Analysis

  • max time kernel
    132s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-en-20211208
  • submitted
    21-12-2021 22:09

General

  • Target

    second_stage2.bin.dll

  • Size

    664KB

  • MD5

    13e592747dd14009080fb054cb80bad7

  • SHA1

    98422f1cd903685c3dd91755b9894e918e53318b

  • SHA256

    3460c75467173d8770325ef0cae52a081088c40c3009b49c30ce156acdcfeb31

  • SHA512

    7248e03c329909c9f8c4ae67b5f6c85795025c746538ec9f965b48ea6806e6ed5f8affe3ff8354d02cafe9b6c791558c9c9b9da30cf9c564cc5fb660b89c5a45

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 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 43 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
    regsvr32 /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\second_stage2.bin.dll
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1628
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
      /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\second_stage2.bin.dll
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:960
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:700
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn sipcfnkasa /tr "regsvr32.exe -s \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\second_stage2.bin.dll\"" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 22:12 /ET 22:24
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:1644
  • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
    taskeng.exe {69A9E8F4-1556-401E-BCBD-EC0C8DE8D677} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1148
    • C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
      regsvr32.exe -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\second_stage2.bin.dll"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1136
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
        -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\second_stage2.bin.dll"
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1176
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
          4⤵
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2020
          • 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\Wuciqoae" /d "0"
            5⤵
              PID:560
            • 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\Oureveimvv" /d "0"
              5⤵
                PID:832

      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_stage2.bin.dll
        MD5

        13e592747dd14009080fb054cb80bad7

        SHA1

        98422f1cd903685c3dd91755b9894e918e53318b

        SHA256

        3460c75467173d8770325ef0cae52a081088c40c3009b49c30ce156acdcfeb31

        SHA512

        7248e03c329909c9f8c4ae67b5f6c85795025c746538ec9f965b48ea6806e6ed5f8affe3ff8354d02cafe9b6c791558c9c9b9da30cf9c564cc5fb660b89c5a45

      • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\second_stage2.bin.dll
        MD5

        13e592747dd14009080fb054cb80bad7

        SHA1

        98422f1cd903685c3dd91755b9894e918e53318b

        SHA256

        3460c75467173d8770325ef0cae52a081088c40c3009b49c30ce156acdcfeb31

        SHA512

        7248e03c329909c9f8c4ae67b5f6c85795025c746538ec9f965b48ea6806e6ed5f8affe3ff8354d02cafe9b6c791558c9c9b9da30cf9c564cc5fb660b89c5a45

      • memory/560-78-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/700-62-0x0000000073F81000-0x0000000073F83000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB

      • memory/700-64-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        132KB

      • memory/700-59-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000B2000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB

      • memory/700-60-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/832-79-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/960-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        512KB

      • memory/960-55-0x00000000751B1000-0x00000000751B3000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB

      • memory/960-54-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/960-57-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000021D0000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/960-56-0x0000000001FD0000-0x000000000204B000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        492KB

      • memory/1136-65-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1176-68-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/1176-71-0x0000000000360000-0x0000000000402000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        648KB

      • memory/1176-73-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000D2B000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        492KB

      • memory/1176-81-0x0000000000360000-0x0000000000402000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        648KB

      • memory/1176-80-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000EB0000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.5MB

      • memory/1628-53-0x000007FEFB591000-0x000007FEFB593000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB

      • memory/1644-63-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/2020-75-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
      • memory/2020-82-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        132KB