Analysis

  • max time kernel
    135s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows10_x64
  • resource
    win10-en-20211208
  • submitted
    21-12-2021 22:09

General

  • Target

    second_stage3.bin.dll

  • Size

    665KB

  • MD5

    f92528a71e6f367c39195d12bc9d30c4

  • SHA1

    1d5795de9f36d216d842c79af28d7f8d245f733e

  • SHA256

    d7ebf4872795a274ac86598fd2cbcad77b8cf9ddf81b854d7b480901f7f3b236

  • SHA512

    f9f61831c5d3126af97ea708b4729254412705792625755348e3286f5b60f6ee6ddc2fdc518ab543afef1067b728fa26e3614daf5b86a18ec450c3eeed36cf7a

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

403.10

Botnet

cullinan

Campaign

1640084934

C2

95.5.133.68:995

188.159.122.122:443

140.82.49.12:443

32.221.229.7:443

24.152.219.253:995

31.35.28.29:443

96.37.113.36:993

109.12.111.14:443

14.96.72.249:61202

93.48.80.198:995

45.9.20.200:2211

24.95.61.62:443

79.167.192.206:995

37.210.226.125:61202

103.139.242.30:995

70.163.1.219:443

114.79.148.170:443

63.153.187.104:443

103.143.8.71:6881

24.53.49.240:443

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 64 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\second_stage3.bin.dll
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3728
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
      /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\second_stage3.bin.dll
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1560
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3264
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn jvmhhwjvt /tr "regsvr32.exe -s \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\second_stage3.bin.dll\"" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 06:18 /ET 06:30
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:1164
  • \??\c:\windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
    regsvr32.exe -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\second_stage3.bin.dll"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1220
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
      -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\second_stage3.bin.dll"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3228
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:732
        • 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\Ywxgyvedapab" /d "0"
          4⤵
            PID:2436
          • 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\Seliu" /d "0"
            4⤵
              PID:652

      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

      Replay Monitor

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\second_stage3.bin.dll
        MD5

        f92528a71e6f367c39195d12bc9d30c4

        SHA1

        1d5795de9f36d216d842c79af28d7f8d245f733e

        SHA256

        d7ebf4872795a274ac86598fd2cbcad77b8cf9ddf81b854d7b480901f7f3b236

        SHA512

        f9f61831c5d3126af97ea708b4729254412705792625755348e3286f5b60f6ee6ddc2fdc518ab543afef1067b728fa26e3614daf5b86a18ec450c3eeed36cf7a

      • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\second_stage3.bin.dll
        MD5

        f92528a71e6f367c39195d12bc9d30c4

        SHA1

        1d5795de9f36d216d842c79af28d7f8d245f733e

        SHA256

        d7ebf4872795a274ac86598fd2cbcad77b8cf9ddf81b854d7b480901f7f3b236

        SHA512

        f9f61831c5d3126af97ea708b4729254412705792625755348e3286f5b60f6ee6ddc2fdc518ab543afef1067b728fa26e3614daf5b86a18ec450c3eeed36cf7a

      • memory/652-131-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/732-133-0x00000000033E0000-0x00000000033E1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/732-134-0x00000000030A0000-0x00000000030C1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        132KB

      • memory/732-132-0x00000000033E0000-0x00000000033E1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/732-129-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1164-121-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1560-118-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        648KB

      • memory/1560-116-0x0000000002DB0000-0x0000000002E2B000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        492KB

      • memory/1560-115-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1560-117-0x00000000047C0000-0x000000000494E000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/2436-130-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/3228-125-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/3228-128-0x0000000003760000-0x00000000038EE000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.6MB

      • memory/3228-127-0x00000000036E0000-0x000000000375B000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        492KB

      • memory/3264-123-0x00000000033B0000-0x00000000033B1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/3264-122-0x00000000033B0000-0x00000000033B1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/3264-120-0x0000000002D10000-0x0000000002D31000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        132KB

      • memory/3264-119-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp