qakbot | a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca

General

Target

a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
Size

2.1MB
MD5

9270e9c93b4dc485147489bc4ea516d8
SHA1

d52f8ce4613c19ed052c2f0c9033168f273031df
SHA256

a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca
SHA512

1f319175f233dc30fba9799309d34527162ce715e1b301bea52450974cad7093ef5fa93438c85b66b08288db3224be818653de4d3dc849cdd7dafd26ea99c1bc

Score

10^/10

qakbot spx90 1586180537 banker stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

324.75

Botnet

spx90

Campaign

1586180537

C2

79.113.218.134:443

71.77.231.251:443

89.43.136.239:443

72.36.59.46:2222

76.30.66.244:443

73.163.242.114:443

173.216.174.39:443

70.95.94.91:2078

208.126.142.17:443

216.152.7.12:443

172.87.134.226:443

71.58.21.235:443

173.62.161.126:443

184.21.151.81:995

208.93.202.49:443

206.183.190.53:995

69.123.179.70:443

63.155.135.211:995

72.209.191.27:443

73.184.218.146:443

Signatures

Qakbot/Qbot
Qbot or Qakbot is a sophisticated worm with banking capabilities.
trojan banker stealer qakbot

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-790714498-1549421491-1643397139-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\DeliveryOptimization\State\keyValueLKG.dat	svchost.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_DADY&Prod_DADY_DVD-ROM\4&215468a5&0&010000\DeviceDesc	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_DADY&Prod_DADY_DVD-ROM\4&215468a5&0&010000\Service	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\DISK&VEN_DADY&PROD_HARDDISK\4&215468A5&0&000000	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_DADY&Prod_HARDDISK\4&215468a5&0&000000\DeviceDesc	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_DADY&Prod_HARDDISK\4&215468a5&0&000000\Service	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CDROM&VEN_DADY&PROD_DADY_DVD-ROM\4&215468A5&0&010000	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

MusNotifyIcon.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\Registry\Machine\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	MusNotifyIcon.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	MusNotifyIcon.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 47 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MonthID = "2"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownlinkUsageBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\FrDownloadRatePct = "90"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadRatePct = "100"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\NormalDownloadPendingCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "0.006560"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadMonthlyInternetBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\SwarmCount = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PriorityDownloadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyCdnBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateBkCnt = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\KVFileExpirationTime = "132887129562482622"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\InternetConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyInternetBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyLinkLocalBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyCacheHostBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CDNConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CPUpct = "5.555577"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadMonthlyLanBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyGroupBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateFrCnt = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\Geo_EndpointFullUri = "https://geo.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/geo"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MonthlyUploadRestriction = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UplinkUsageBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Settings	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DownloadMode_BackCompat = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\DODownloadMode = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateBkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PeerInfoCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\LinkLocalConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UplinkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\BkDownloadRatePct = "45"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\UploadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\CacheSizeBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownlinkBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\PriorityDownloadPendingCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\NormalDownloadCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "4024"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\MemoryUsageKB = "3836"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyLanBytes = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\DownloadMonthlyRateFrBps = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Config\GeoVersion_EndpointFullUri = "https://geover.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com/geoversion"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\LANConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DeliveryOptimization\Usage\GroupConnectionCount = "0"	svchost.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

1504 PING.EXE

pid	process
1504	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

Processes:

a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exea0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe

pid	process
2672	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
2672	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
2280	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
2280	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
2280	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
2280	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2280	2672	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2280	2672	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2280	2672	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2156	2672	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2156	2672	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2156	2672	a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 1504	2156	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 1504	2156	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2156 wrote to memory of 1504	2156	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2672

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe /C
2⤵
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:2280

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\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\a0ae46501708028403a8d6a9ffdb2dd31015a22b2703d2305f25df73b3f732ca.exe"
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2156

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1
3⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1504

C:\Windows\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe
%systemroot%\system32\MusNotifyIcon.exe NotifyTrayIcon 13
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
PID:4080

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:3068

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

3

T1012

System Information Discovery

4

T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1

T1120

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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memory/2280-132-0x0000000000780000-0x00000000007FA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
488KB

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memory/2280-133-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000613000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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memory/2672-130-0x00000000023F0000-0x0000000002429000-memory.dmp

Filesize
228KB

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memory/2672-131-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000613000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.1MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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