Analysis

  • max time kernel
    160s
  • max time network
    103s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7v20210408
  • submitted
    27-09-2021 19:20

General

  • Target

    Qakbot_2.red.dll

  • Size

    378KB

  • MD5

    7df93445d7752cd944b727d3824ebb55

  • SHA1

    119352f971e74f397d5f78301b144c22be8f944f

  • SHA256

    31a90ad6dbe61a0a90ee10802efa1a6ea8cc5edbeb3b74e79f7d07293cd56898

  • SHA512

    daab59fbf601e2ca1bc75259adb0ea39cc32cc767479e09f33c0f37a1d46d6cc4049f5f2a13af0fe8eeb28c429fa4bffde215b6a07dbcec2d216593084353da8

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

402.343

Botnet

obama104

Campaign

1632729661

C2

95.77.223.148:443

47.22.148.6:443

89.101.97.139:443

27.223.92.142:995

120.151.47.189:443

136.232.34.70:443

120.150.218.241:995

185.250.148.74:443

181.118.183.94:443

140.82.49.12:443

67.165.206.193:993

103.148.120.144:443

71.74.12.34:443

76.25.142.196:443

73.151.236.31:443

173.21.10.71:2222

75.188.35.168:443

2.178.88.145:61202

71.80.168.245:443

45.46.53.140:2222

Signatures

  • Qakbot/Qbot

    Qbot or Qakbot is a sophisticated worm with banking capabilities.

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 43 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Qakbot_2.red.dll,#1
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:836
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
      rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Qakbot_2.red.dll,#1
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1984
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1732
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn uarggrzf /tr "regsvr32.exe -s \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Qakbot_2.red.dll\"" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 21:23 /ET 21:35
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:1824
  • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
    taskeng.exe {305C8197-D286-4174-B407-52CC9A04C47B} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1320
    • C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
      regsvr32.exe -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Qakbot_2.red.dll"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1488
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
        -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Qakbot_2.red.dll"
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1680
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
          4⤵
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1640
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Rnzimgteuz" /d "0"
            5⤵
              PID:1828
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Cfutcuyb" /d "0"
              5⤵
                PID:400

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

      Execution

      Scheduled Task

      1
      T1053

      Persistence

      Scheduled Task

      1
      T1053

      Privilege Escalation

      Scheduled Task

      1
      T1053

      Defense Evasion

      Disabling Security Tools

      1
      T1089

      Modify Registry

      1
      T1112

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Qakbot_2.red.dll
        MD5

        7df93445d7752cd944b727d3824ebb55

        SHA1

        119352f971e74f397d5f78301b144c22be8f944f

        SHA256

        31a90ad6dbe61a0a90ee10802efa1a6ea8cc5edbeb3b74e79f7d07293cd56898

        SHA512

        daab59fbf601e2ca1bc75259adb0ea39cc32cc767479e09f33c0f37a1d46d6cc4049f5f2a13af0fe8eeb28c429fa4bffde215b6a07dbcec2d216593084353da8

      • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Qakbot_2.red.dll
        MD5

        7df93445d7752cd944b727d3824ebb55

        SHA1

        119352f971e74f397d5f78301b144c22be8f944f

        SHA256

        31a90ad6dbe61a0a90ee10802efa1a6ea8cc5edbeb3b74e79f7d07293cd56898

        SHA512

        daab59fbf601e2ca1bc75259adb0ea39cc32cc767479e09f33c0f37a1d46d6cc4049f5f2a13af0fe8eeb28c429fa4bffde215b6a07dbcec2d216593084353da8

      • memory/400-81-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1488-69-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1488-70-0x000007FEFBC41000-0x000007FEFBC43000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB

      • memory/1640-82-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        132KB

      • memory/1640-77-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1680-72-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1680-75-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001F2000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        264KB

      • memory/1680-76-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010062000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        392KB

      • memory/1732-68-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        132KB

      • memory/1732-64-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1732-66-0x0000000074801000-0x0000000074803000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB

      • memory/1824-67-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1828-80-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1984-63-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010062000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        392KB

      • memory/1984-62-0x0000000000840000-0x0000000000882000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        264KB

      • memory/1984-60-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1984-61-0x0000000075201000-0x0000000075203000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB