Analysis

  • max time kernel
    131s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10-en-20211208
  • submitted
    20/12/2021, 13:10

General

  • Target
    6___.png.dll
  • Size 680KB
  • Sample211220-qemdeaafa4
  • SHA256 09a43730c211e959383d8e63d1ab73a600ac0ea824db630c6b5389211943e24c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • qakbot

Version
  • 403.10

Botnet
  • cullinan

Campaign
  • 1639988898

C2
  • 32.221.229.7:443

  • 140.82.49.12:443

  • 24.152.219.253:995

  • 182.56.99.126:443

  • 76.169.147.192:32103

  • 218.101.110.3:995

  • 89.101.97.139:443

  • 82.152.39.39:443

  • 176.24.150.197:443

  • 96.37.113.36:993

  • 68.186.192.69:443

  • 59.88.168.108:443

  • 75.110.250.187:443

  • 182.191.92.203:995

  • 89.165.88.95:443

  • 103.142.10.177:443

  • 45.9.20.200:2211

  • 24.95.61.62:443

  • 194.36.28.26:443

  • 78.101.82.198:2222

Attributes
  • salt

    jHxastDcds)oMc=jvh7wdUhxcsdt2

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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
    regsvr32 /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6___.png.dll
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3208
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
      /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6___.png.dll
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2056
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1828
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn jlmqqfwq /tr "regsvr32.exe -s \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6___.png.dll\"" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 12:04 /ET 12:16
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:2412
  • \??\c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
    regsvr32.exe -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6___.png.dll"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3936
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
      -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6___.png.dll"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:364
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1228
        • 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\Mxloxiyktgl" /d "0"
          4⤵
            PID:616
          • 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\Brkwlvvzna" /d "0"
            4⤵
              PID:3256

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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            Downloads

            memory/1228-129-0x0000000000B10000-0x0000000000B11000-memory.dmp

            memory/1228-130-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000541000-memory.dmp

            memory/1828-119-0x00000000033C0000-0x00000000033E1000-memory.dmp

            memory/1828-121-0x00000000039B0000-0x00000000039B1000-memory.dmp

            memory/1828-122-0x00000000039B0000-0x00000000039B1000-memory.dmp

            memory/2056-117-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001010D000-memory.dmp

            memory/2056-116-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000AB1000-memory.dmp