Malware Analysis Report

2024-11-30 13:42

Sample ID 201029-zmk3z8186s
Target doc_pack-2038416961.xlsb
SHA256 68828f08dd325b2e9c970314bbd6ef09d32271882b2bebf4a4914ecea739b019
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

68828f08dd325b2e9c970314bbd6ef09d32271882b2bebf4a4914ecea739b019

Threat Level: Known bad

The file doc_pack-2038416961.xlsb was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

qakbot tr01 1603793855 banker stealer trojan

Qakbot/Qbot

Executes dropped EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Creates scheduled task(s)

Enumerates system info in registry

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

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 04:45

Platform

win7v20201028

Max time kernel

130s

Max time network

126s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\doc_pack-2038416961.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
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
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\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
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

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\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1916 wrote to memory of 1812 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1916 wrote to memory of 1812 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1916 wrote to memory of 1812 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1916 wrote to memory of 1812 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 964 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 964 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 964 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 964 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 1248 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 1248 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 1248 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 1248 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 1436 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 1436 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 1436 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 1812 wrote to memory of 1436 N/A C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 2040 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 2040 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 2040 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 2040 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1392 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1392 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1392 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1392 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1392 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 1056 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 1056 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 1056 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 1056 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-2038416961.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\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe

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

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe /C

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe

taskeng.exe {19480E32-9B93-4202-B9EC-592FFBA24B76} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

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

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/1672-0-0x000007FEF7D20000-0x000007FEF7F9A000-memory.dmp

\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

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

memory/1812-3-0x0000000000000000-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/964-6-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

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

memory/964-8-0x00000000025E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe

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

\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe

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

memory/1248-11-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe

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

memory/1436-13-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe

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

memory/2040-15-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.exe

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

memory/2040-17-0x0000000002510000-0x0000000002521000-memory.dmp

memory/1248-18-0x0000000000490000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

memory/1392-19-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

\??\PIPE\wkssvc

MD5 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
SHA1 da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709
SHA256 e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
SHA512 cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Idiojr\uipstqb.dat

MD5 c477bff4d0ef643d2212eeed76200989
SHA1 db1bd318b2dfa9b57f929e52ec2d803a26022641
SHA256 46f6dcfff1cce482ec808ff0611d3405c47df105b39d9de3804655431a943bd5
SHA512 2cadf3c450e9626fe13928300fef8044a91cd8186292fd376a2165224b78b2d516c59d75bf0a155144dbb54c6dc6327e5fbd2bd3eae2253da592a475a1e729df

C:\hgoitk\nkorpy\exlwhtih.exe

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

memory/1056-22-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2020-10-29 04:37

Reported

2020-10-29 04:45

Platform

win10v20201028

Max time kernel

138s

Max time network

132s

Command Line

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\doc_pack-2038416961.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

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-2038416961.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/1124-0-0x00007FFC81F30000-0x00007FFC82567000-memory.dmp