Malware Analysis Report

2024-11-30 13:53

Sample ID 201029-pnk9kdk3xs
Target doc_pack-191251155.xlsb
SHA256 9e835a43bd76acbc14f6770166089792d4e74b69fdf93aa4db9507b74680ab7e
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

9e835a43bd76acbc14f6770166089792d4e74b69fdf93aa4db9507b74680ab7e

Threat Level: Known bad

The file doc_pack-191251155.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 behavior: MapViewOfSection

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Checks processor information in registry

Enumerates system info in registry

Creates scheduled task(s)

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2020-10-29 03:12

Signatures

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2020-10-29 03:12

Reported

2020-10-29 03:50

Platform

win7v20201028

Max time kernel

128s

Max time network

130s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\doc_pack-191251155.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
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
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 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
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\MenuExt\Se&nd to OneNote 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

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\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 748 wrote to memory of 792 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 748 wrote to memory of 792 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 748 wrote to memory of 792 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 748 wrote to memory of 792 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 792 wrote to memory of 2032 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 792 wrote to memory of 2032 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 792 wrote to memory of 2032 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 792 wrote to memory of 2032 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 792 wrote to memory of 860 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe
PID 792 wrote to memory of 860 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe
PID 792 wrote to memory of 860 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe
PID 792 wrote to memory of 860 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe
PID 792 wrote to memory of 868 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 792 wrote to memory of 868 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 792 wrote to memory of 868 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 792 wrote to memory of 868 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 860 wrote to memory of 1640 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe
PID 860 wrote to memory of 1640 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe
PID 860 wrote to memory of 1640 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe
PID 860 wrote to memory of 1640 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe
PID 860 wrote to memory of 1580 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 860 wrote to memory of 1580 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 860 wrote to memory of 1580 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 860 wrote to memory of 1580 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 860 wrote to memory of 1580 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 1372 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 1372 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 1372 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 1372 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-191251155.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\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe

"C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn joghbqzdl /tr "\"C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe\" /I joghbqzdl" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 04:46 /ET 04:58

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe /C

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe

taskeng.exe {E38919BE-C754-4723-BA3A-6A281C738678} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

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

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 205.185.216.42:80 www.download.windowsupdate.com tcp

Files

memory/1984-0-0x000007FEF7500000-0x000007FEF777A000-memory.dmp

\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

MD5 e7fb89ff479959bedf84eed00a642f07
SHA1 fa31fb2d426f237ccd67a78b848b40ee1c001166
SHA256 9089e9c57d46d65745dce684b639571617890c5ddabdf049122314cd7b1c7b13
SHA512 328f29767511d3f5d61e3d6462282bc7f8919ec02c9cd82c94c25018d9004af773cfe3734a9524dfad9909c7c0147d086dfa52931432241a0fd801ccaceeda6e

memory/792-3-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

MD5 e7fb89ff479959bedf84eed00a642f07
SHA1 fa31fb2d426f237ccd67a78b848b40ee1c001166
SHA256 9089e9c57d46d65745dce684b639571617890c5ddabdf049122314cd7b1c7b13
SHA512 328f29767511d3f5d61e3d6462282bc7f8919ec02c9cd82c94c25018d9004af773cfe3734a9524dfad9909c7c0147d086dfa52931432241a0fd801ccaceeda6e

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

MD5 e7fb89ff479959bedf84eed00a642f07
SHA1 fa31fb2d426f237ccd67a78b848b40ee1c001166
SHA256 9089e9c57d46d65745dce684b639571617890c5ddabdf049122314cd7b1c7b13
SHA512 328f29767511d3f5d61e3d6462282bc7f8919ec02c9cd82c94c25018d9004af773cfe3734a9524dfad9909c7c0147d086dfa52931432241a0fd801ccaceeda6e

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

MD5 e7fb89ff479959bedf84eed00a642f07
SHA1 fa31fb2d426f237ccd67a78b848b40ee1c001166
SHA256 9089e9c57d46d65745dce684b639571617890c5ddabdf049122314cd7b1c7b13
SHA512 328f29767511d3f5d61e3d6462282bc7f8919ec02c9cd82c94c25018d9004af773cfe3734a9524dfad9909c7c0147d086dfa52931432241a0fd801ccaceeda6e

memory/2032-6-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

MD5 e7fb89ff479959bedf84eed00a642f07
SHA1 fa31fb2d426f237ccd67a78b848b40ee1c001166
SHA256 9089e9c57d46d65745dce684b639571617890c5ddabdf049122314cd7b1c7b13
SHA512 328f29767511d3f5d61e3d6462282bc7f8919ec02c9cd82c94c25018d9004af773cfe3734a9524dfad9909c7c0147d086dfa52931432241a0fd801ccaceeda6e

memory/2032-8-0x00000000024D0000-0x00000000024E1000-memory.dmp

\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe

MD5 e7fb89ff479959bedf84eed00a642f07
SHA1 fa31fb2d426f237ccd67a78b848b40ee1c001166
SHA256 9089e9c57d46d65745dce684b639571617890c5ddabdf049122314cd7b1c7b13
SHA512 328f29767511d3f5d61e3d6462282bc7f8919ec02c9cd82c94c25018d9004af773cfe3734a9524dfad9909c7c0147d086dfa52931432241a0fd801ccaceeda6e

memory/860-11-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe

MD5 e7fb89ff479959bedf84eed00a642f07
SHA1 fa31fb2d426f237ccd67a78b848b40ee1c001166
SHA256 9089e9c57d46d65745dce684b639571617890c5ddabdf049122314cd7b1c7b13
SHA512 328f29767511d3f5d61e3d6462282bc7f8919ec02c9cd82c94c25018d9004af773cfe3734a9524dfad9909c7c0147d086dfa52931432241a0fd801ccaceeda6e

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe

MD5 e7fb89ff479959bedf84eed00a642f07
SHA1 fa31fb2d426f237ccd67a78b848b40ee1c001166
SHA256 9089e9c57d46d65745dce684b639571617890c5ddabdf049122314cd7b1c7b13
SHA512 328f29767511d3f5d61e3d6462282bc7f8919ec02c9cd82c94c25018d9004af773cfe3734a9524dfad9909c7c0147d086dfa52931432241a0fd801ccaceeda6e

memory/868-13-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe

MD5 e7fb89ff479959bedf84eed00a642f07
SHA1 fa31fb2d426f237ccd67a78b848b40ee1c001166
SHA256 9089e9c57d46d65745dce684b639571617890c5ddabdf049122314cd7b1c7b13
SHA512 328f29767511d3f5d61e3d6462282bc7f8919ec02c9cd82c94c25018d9004af773cfe3734a9524dfad9909c7c0147d086dfa52931432241a0fd801ccaceeda6e

memory/1640-15-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.exe

MD5 e7fb89ff479959bedf84eed00a642f07
SHA1 fa31fb2d426f237ccd67a78b848b40ee1c001166
SHA256 9089e9c57d46d65745dce684b639571617890c5ddabdf049122314cd7b1c7b13
SHA512 328f29767511d3f5d61e3d6462282bc7f8919ec02c9cd82c94c25018d9004af773cfe3734a9524dfad9909c7c0147d086dfa52931432241a0fd801ccaceeda6e

memory/1640-17-0x0000000002530000-0x0000000002541000-memory.dmp

memory/860-18-0x0000000001EB0000-0x0000000001EE7000-memory.dmp

memory/1580-19-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Omwjaxbyics\qncggq.dat

MD5 0785450acf8d22b03a7f467d61b4ad20
SHA1 898f386a25732ef7c52bb23663c81549eedba01c
SHA256 7fdd72c69e2f657cb15169e3f1c577c026de64823891405e0414a017796d7ec4
SHA512 e708a92d5cc37cb62366f00c73a2894be969c1c03d1e6d3e026672e1e89e05855b2b9ffee17ca56d92668a61270a7552fbc0802e422896a9edb1a664c20f38d8

memory/1372-21-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

MD5 e7fb89ff479959bedf84eed00a642f07
SHA1 fa31fb2d426f237ccd67a78b848b40ee1c001166
SHA256 9089e9c57d46d65745dce684b639571617890c5ddabdf049122314cd7b1c7b13
SHA512 328f29767511d3f5d61e3d6462282bc7f8919ec02c9cd82c94c25018d9004af773cfe3734a9524dfad9909c7c0147d086dfa52931432241a0fd801ccaceeda6e

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2020-10-29 03:12

Reported

2020-10-29 03:50

Platform

win10v20201028

Max time kernel

138s

Max time network

133s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\doc_pack-191251155.xlsb"

Signatures

Checks processor information in registry

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

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-191251155.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/3936-0-0x00007FF81E890000-0x00007FF81EEC7000-memory.dmp