Malware Analysis Report

2024-11-30 13:42

Sample ID 201029-vt5b5wa5fe
Target doc_pack-2027013892.xlsb
SHA256 abae65ad61de2db32f7981feee693845bb09d3fa57ff1ebb8df5d57aaa326656
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

abae65ad61de2db32f7981feee693845bb09d3fa57ff1ebb8df5d57aaa326656

Threat Level: Known bad

The file doc_pack-2027013892.xlsb was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

qakbot tr01 1603793855 banker stealer trojan

Qakbot/Qbot

Executes dropped EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Checks processor information in registry

Enumerates system info in registry

Creates scheduled task(s)

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

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 04:45

Platform

win7v20201028

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

137s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\doc_pack-2027013892.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\MenuExt 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
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
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\E&xport to Microsoft Excel 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

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\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 308 wrote to memory of 1724 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 1724 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 1724 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 308 wrote to memory of 1724 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1100 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1100 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1100 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1100 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 688 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 688 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 688 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 688 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1536 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1536 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1536 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 1724 wrote to memory of 1536 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 688 wrote to memory of 1644 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe
PID 688 wrote to memory of 1644 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe
PID 688 wrote to memory of 1644 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe
PID 688 wrote to memory of 1644 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe
PID 688 wrote to memory of 968 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 688 wrote to memory of 968 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 688 wrote to memory of 968 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 688 wrote to memory of 968 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 688 wrote to memory of 968 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1224 wrote to memory of 300 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1224 wrote to memory of 300 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1224 wrote to memory of 300 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1224 wrote to memory of 300 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-2027013892.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\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe

"C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn mxwpryv /tr "\"C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe\" /I mxwpryv" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 05:49 /ET 06:01

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe /C

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe

taskeng.exe {BC937339-6E92-4995-9EB1-2B554592F53B} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

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

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 72.21.81.240:80 www.download.windowsupdate.com tcp

Files

memory/1976-0-0x000007FEF7040000-0x000007FEF72BA000-memory.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

memory/1724-3-0x0000000000000000-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

memory/1100-6-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

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

memory/1100-8-0x0000000002540000-0x0000000002551000-memory.dmp

\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe

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

\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe

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

memory/688-11-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe

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

memory/1536-13-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe

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

memory/1644-15-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.exe

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

\??\PIPE\wkssvc

MD5 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
SHA1 da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709
SHA256 e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
SHA512 cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e

memory/1644-18-0x00000000025E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/688-19-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000001DE7000-memory.dmp

memory/968-20-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Xpwuhcadw\itqokej.dat

MD5 dcfd6c88d458f714aadc9f384b34b486
SHA1 8122d01ef0433f6c0ec2b16f03eb47c90a2c77d4
SHA256 00f6ef8f8398de7a5856a64e9a2b687fbcec02713d8043869c55daa9d548dcd8
SHA512 5a0b0b7c9d8474495f111f4506a097a024e629fc0fd09a8f5c8627bef1a11cea971a8049774451251346ee13f1caacf699a62817f4f1a0c21fdd68e3ec28e160

memory/300-22-0x0000000000000000-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 04:45

Platform

win10v20201028

Max time kernel

137s

Max time network

129s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\doc_pack-2027013892.xlsb"

Signatures

Checks processor information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
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
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString 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-2027013892.xlsb"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 52.109.12.18:443 tcp
N/A 8.8.8.8:53 live-now.club udp
N/A 162.213.253.56:443 live-now.club tcp

Files

memory/4696-0-0x00007FF853020000-0x00007FF853657000-memory.dmp