Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    159s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220112
  • submitted
    05-02-2022 10:31

General

  • Target

    c20dc2c71d2e44b1a8f469fff690855fffb1c14092d383ce19eef8c8ae9eaa07.exe

  • Size

    2.3MB

  • MD5

    463a5753d69ef09b1cab76b94f0e4c38

  • SHA1

    e09afac5154e6b42f037e2dab8fab5666eba9be4

  • SHA256

    c20dc2c71d2e44b1a8f469fff690855fffb1c14092d383ce19eef8c8ae9eaa07

  • SHA512

    076509e61b460e270bfd142bd5498cf594b393728eaa719f0dfbcb17ab05e55c0093c46017d91aa5582c067f0117ab63df600c41740f1c8bde9b1d3171492de5

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

324.127

Botnet

spx97

Campaign

1586971769

C2

72.214.55.147:995

78.96.64.230:443

100.38.123.22:443

47.205.231.60:443

185.145.113.249:443

72.16.212.107:465

94.52.124.226:443

72.255.200.69:2222

73.56.2.167:443

67.249.222.14:443

71.58.21.235:443

79.113.193.29:443

96.35.170.82:2222

76.111.128.194:443

181.126.86.223:443

67.209.195.198:3389

47.146.169.85:443

47.39.76.74:443

67.131.59.17:443

71.11.209.101:443

Signatures

  • Qakbot/Qbot

    Qbot or Qakbot is a sophisticated worm with banking capabilities.

  • Turns off Windows Defender SpyNet reporting 2 TTPs
  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 6 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • 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 56 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c20dc2c71d2e44b1a8f469fff690855fffb1c14092d383ce19eef8c8ae9eaa07.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c20dc2c71d2e44b1a8f469fff690855fffb1c14092d383ce19eef8c8ae9eaa07.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1684
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c20dc2c71d2e44b1a8f469fff690855fffb1c14092d383ce19eef8c8ae9eaa07.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c20dc2c71d2e44b1a8f469fff690855fffb1c14092d383ce19eef8c8ae9eaa07.exe /C
      2⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:2780
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn rlbvcsy /tr "\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c20dc2c71d2e44b1a8f469fff690855fffb1c14092d383ce19eef8c8ae9eaa07.exe\" /I rlbvcsy" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 11:34 /ET 11:46
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3416
  • C:\Windows\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe
    %systemroot%\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe NotifyTrayIcon 13
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    PID:2464
  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    PID:3612
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c20dc2c71d2e44b1a8f469fff690855fffb1c14092d383ce19eef8c8ae9eaa07.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c20dc2c71d2e44b1a8f469fff690855fffb1c14092d383ce19eef8c8ae9eaa07.exe /I rlbvcsy
    1⤵
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1680
    • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
      2⤵
        PID:1740
      • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
        2⤵
          PID:1980
        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
          2⤵
            PID:1884
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
            2⤵
              PID:396
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
              2⤵
                PID:2980
              • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
                2⤵
                  PID:3412
                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
                  2⤵
                    PID:3032
                  • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
                    2⤵
                      PID:3684
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1 & type "C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe" > "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c20dc2c71d2e44b1a8f469fff690855fffb1c14092d383ce19eef8c8ae9eaa07.exe"
                      2⤵
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:452
                      • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                        ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1
                        3⤵
                        • Runs ping.exe
                        PID:2892
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /DELETE /F /TN rlbvcsy
                      2⤵
                        PID:2912

                    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

                    Discovery

                    System Information Discovery

                    3
                    T1082

                    Query Registry

                    2
                    T1012

                    Peripheral Device Discovery

                    1
                    T1120

                    Remote System Discovery

                    1
                    T1018

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                    Downloads

                    • memory/1680-133-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000647000-memory.dmp
                      Filesize

                      2.3MB

                    • memory/1684-130-0x00000000023A0000-0x00000000023D9000-memory.dmp
                      Filesize

                      228KB

                    • memory/1684-131-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000647000-memory.dmp
                      Filesize

                      2.3MB

                    • memory/2780-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000647000-memory.dmp
                      Filesize

                      2.3MB