Malware Analysis Report

2024-11-30 13:42

Sample ID 201029-k5xts9j94s
Target doc_pack-2029500319.xlsb
SHA256 a83329ceb5505ad16adbdfba0bec79d579a58ea905b0463615c6b24b1a4e1f26
Tags
qakbot tr01 1603793855 banker stealer trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V6

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

a83329ceb5505ad16adbdfba0bec79d579a58ea905b0463615c6b24b1a4e1f26

Threat Level: Known bad

The file doc_pack-2029500319.xlsb was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

qakbot tr01 1603793855 banker stealer trojan

Qakbot/Qbot

Executes dropped EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Enumerates system info in registry

Creates scheduled task(s)

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Checks processor information in registry

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2020-10-29 04:37

Signatures

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2020-10-29 04:37

Reported

2020-10-29 04:43

Platform

win7v20201028

Max time kernel

120s

Max time network

137s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\doc_pack-2029500319.xlsb

Signatures

Qakbot/Qbot

trojan banker stealer qakbot

Creates scheduled task(s)

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe N/A

Enumerates system info in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

adware spyware
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShowDiscussionButton = "Yes" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\Contexts = "1" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\ONBttnIE.dll/105" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote\Contexts = "55" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-293278959-2699126792-324916226-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\E&xport to Microsoft Excel\ = "res://C:\\PROGRA~2\\MICROS~1\\Office14\\EXCEL.EXE/3000" C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 276 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 276 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 276 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1980 wrote to memory of 276 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 276 wrote to memory of 1624 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 276 wrote to memory of 1624 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 276 wrote to memory of 1624 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 276 wrote to memory of 1624 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 276 wrote to memory of 1500 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe
PID 276 wrote to memory of 1500 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe
PID 276 wrote to memory of 1500 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe
PID 276 wrote to memory of 1500 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe
PID 276 wrote to memory of 1380 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 276 wrote to memory of 1380 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 276 wrote to memory of 1380 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 276 wrote to memory of 1380 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1308 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1308 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1308 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1308 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1388 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1388 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1388 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1388 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1388 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 1528 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 1528 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 1528 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 1528 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

Processes

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\doc_pack-2029500319.xlsb

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

"C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe"

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe /C

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe

"C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn qohscvg /tr "\"C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe\" /I qohscvg" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 05:46 /ET 05:58

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe /C

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe

taskeng.exe {4917E0FF-1889-4B27-A68E-42BF239D498D} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe /I qohscvg

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 8.8.8.8:53 live-now.club udp
N/A 162.213.253.56:443 live-now.club tcp
N/A 8.8.8.8:53 www.download.windowsupdate.com udp
N/A 84.53.175.122:80 www.download.windowsupdate.com tcp

Files

memory/516-0-0x000007FEF7810000-0x000007FEF7A8A000-memory.dmp

\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

MD5 96967658deb7d88da248e077dc383eca
SHA1 475c6525bf12dc043e8e20fac9b73b5e5c43165b
SHA256 926a329dedbfa54478aae338e79e8c6861e345084173b2bd54d677ba73ce4342
SHA512 542781099dc56c2cc7c685e87c3962cd65405a5b2e3ec24655e26f9156b2fdbebfd8f550d959b08bfb044cfd49e8bfcff6b3ccef891257177a71dafe7750cba2

memory/276-3-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

MD5 96967658deb7d88da248e077dc383eca
SHA1 475c6525bf12dc043e8e20fac9b73b5e5c43165b
SHA256 926a329dedbfa54478aae338e79e8c6861e345084173b2bd54d677ba73ce4342
SHA512 542781099dc56c2cc7c685e87c3962cd65405a5b2e3ec24655e26f9156b2fdbebfd8f550d959b08bfb044cfd49e8bfcff6b3ccef891257177a71dafe7750cba2

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

MD5 96967658deb7d88da248e077dc383eca
SHA1 475c6525bf12dc043e8e20fac9b73b5e5c43165b
SHA256 926a329dedbfa54478aae338e79e8c6861e345084173b2bd54d677ba73ce4342
SHA512 542781099dc56c2cc7c685e87c3962cd65405a5b2e3ec24655e26f9156b2fdbebfd8f550d959b08bfb044cfd49e8bfcff6b3ccef891257177a71dafe7750cba2

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

MD5 96967658deb7d88da248e077dc383eca
SHA1 475c6525bf12dc043e8e20fac9b73b5e5c43165b
SHA256 926a329dedbfa54478aae338e79e8c6861e345084173b2bd54d677ba73ce4342
SHA512 542781099dc56c2cc7c685e87c3962cd65405a5b2e3ec24655e26f9156b2fdbebfd8f550d959b08bfb044cfd49e8bfcff6b3ccef891257177a71dafe7750cba2

memory/1624-6-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

MD5 96967658deb7d88da248e077dc383eca
SHA1 475c6525bf12dc043e8e20fac9b73b5e5c43165b
SHA256 926a329dedbfa54478aae338e79e8c6861e345084173b2bd54d677ba73ce4342
SHA512 542781099dc56c2cc7c685e87c3962cd65405a5b2e3ec24655e26f9156b2fdbebfd8f550d959b08bfb044cfd49e8bfcff6b3ccef891257177a71dafe7750cba2

memory/1624-8-0x0000000002480000-0x0000000002491000-memory.dmp

\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe

MD5 96967658deb7d88da248e077dc383eca
SHA1 475c6525bf12dc043e8e20fac9b73b5e5c43165b
SHA256 926a329dedbfa54478aae338e79e8c6861e345084173b2bd54d677ba73ce4342
SHA512 542781099dc56c2cc7c685e87c3962cd65405a5b2e3ec24655e26f9156b2fdbebfd8f550d959b08bfb044cfd49e8bfcff6b3ccef891257177a71dafe7750cba2

memory/1500-11-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe

MD5 96967658deb7d88da248e077dc383eca
SHA1 475c6525bf12dc043e8e20fac9b73b5e5c43165b
SHA256 926a329dedbfa54478aae338e79e8c6861e345084173b2bd54d677ba73ce4342
SHA512 542781099dc56c2cc7c685e87c3962cd65405a5b2e3ec24655e26f9156b2fdbebfd8f550d959b08bfb044cfd49e8bfcff6b3ccef891257177a71dafe7750cba2

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe

MD5 96967658deb7d88da248e077dc383eca
SHA1 475c6525bf12dc043e8e20fac9b73b5e5c43165b
SHA256 926a329dedbfa54478aae338e79e8c6861e345084173b2bd54d677ba73ce4342
SHA512 542781099dc56c2cc7c685e87c3962cd65405a5b2e3ec24655e26f9156b2fdbebfd8f550d959b08bfb044cfd49e8bfcff6b3ccef891257177a71dafe7750cba2

memory/1380-13-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe

MD5 96967658deb7d88da248e077dc383eca
SHA1 475c6525bf12dc043e8e20fac9b73b5e5c43165b
SHA256 926a329dedbfa54478aae338e79e8c6861e345084173b2bd54d677ba73ce4342
SHA512 542781099dc56c2cc7c685e87c3962cd65405a5b2e3ec24655e26f9156b2fdbebfd8f550d959b08bfb044cfd49e8bfcff6b3ccef891257177a71dafe7750cba2

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.exe

MD5 96967658deb7d88da248e077dc383eca
SHA1 475c6525bf12dc043e8e20fac9b73b5e5c43165b
SHA256 926a329dedbfa54478aae338e79e8c6861e345084173b2bd54d677ba73ce4342
SHA512 542781099dc56c2cc7c685e87c3962cd65405a5b2e3ec24655e26f9156b2fdbebfd8f550d959b08bfb044cfd49e8bfcff6b3ccef891257177a71dafe7750cba2

memory/1308-15-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

\??\PIPE\wkssvc

MD5 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
SHA1 da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709
SHA256 e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
SHA512 cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e

memory/1308-18-0x0000000002430000-0x0000000002441000-memory.dmp

memory/1500-19-0x0000000001C60000-0x0000000001C97000-memory.dmp

memory/1388-20-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bamnoeeqyce\wuehat.dat

MD5 186d4ca88f5029935d37c154aab60f8f
SHA1 270f12740aed72bd2cee0459e372c72b0a069ccb
SHA256 a81329825738040d1d940cf93e620f18efc2a0288f767e8c7a0b261a508a6b7c
SHA512 f1b97d7097bc33a60f39536ce51f113517dea56811db3ecc821a89441cb5e7a709c8adb51c5859e25d60c7cacdd984fd40db701e0635d66726a9e96a26f849a1

memory/1528-22-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

MD5 96967658deb7d88da248e077dc383eca
SHA1 475c6525bf12dc043e8e20fac9b73b5e5c43165b
SHA256 926a329dedbfa54478aae338e79e8c6861e345084173b2bd54d677ba73ce4342
SHA512 542781099dc56c2cc7c685e87c3962cd65405a5b2e3ec24655e26f9156b2fdbebfd8f550d959b08bfb044cfd49e8bfcff6b3ccef891257177a71dafe7750cba2

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2020-10-29 04:37

Reported

2020-10-29 04:43

Platform

win10v20201028

Max time kernel

136s

Max time network

132s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\doc_pack-2029500319.xlsb"

Signatures

Checks processor information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Enumerates system info in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE N/A

Processes

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\doc_pack-2029500319.xlsb"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 8.8.8.8:53 live-now.club udp
N/A 162.213.253.56:443 live-now.club tcp

Files

memory/1192-0-0x00007FFE6DA00000-0x00007FFE6E037000-memory.dmp