Analysis

  • max time kernel
    91s
  • max time network
    127s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220414-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220414-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    15-07-2022 14:48

General

  • Target

    718c0ae260ecee2538564a2a55af22b53f39a24013f008251f443d6dbc8eb06d.exe

  • Size

    640KB

  • MD5

    b566458411258f397f6c836d26204b3e

  • SHA1

    f9f7f315306eb85c3525210093b3832bcb4c247b

  • SHA256

    718c0ae260ecee2538564a2a55af22b53f39a24013f008251f443d6dbc8eb06d

  • SHA512

    202574ceb2777c4bb54156b95f0fd354bface83255d4d5e51444104034231651d241761c0af34681247d5792163ed7144caa89d9177bac716835fcb5e6f6bfa0

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

323.49

Campaign

1566230092

Credentials

  • Protocol:
    ftp
  • Host:
    192.185.5.208
  • Port:
    21
  • Username:
    logger@dustinkeeling.com
  • Password:
    NxdkxAp4dUsY

  • Protocol:
    ftp
  • Host:
    162.241.218.118
  • Port:
    21
  • Username:
    logger@misterexterior.com
  • Password:
    EcOV0DyGVgVN

  • Protocol:
    ftp
  • Host:
    69.89.31.139
  • Port:
    21
  • Username:
    cpanel@vivekharris-architects.com
  • Password:
    fcR7OvyLrMW6!

  • Protocol:
    ftp
  • Host:
    169.207.67.14
  • Port:
    21
  • Username:
    cpanel@dovetailsolar.com
  • Password:
    eQyicNLzzqPN
C2

24.180.7.155:443

72.255.200.129:443

67.200.146.98:2222

98.173.34.212:995

75.71.201.170:443

69.170.21.98:443

65.116.179.83:443

68.174.15.223:443

96.20.238.2:2078

64.229.194.89:995

206.51.202.106:50003

98.17.133.209:995

67.71.130.80:2222

216.221.88.160:443

47.153.115.154:443

162.244.224.166:443

65.94.90.23:3389

209.222.185.155:990

98.233.116.181:443

70.53.246.156:995

Signatures

  • Qakbot/Qbot

    Qbot or Qakbot is a sophisticated worm with banking capabilities.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • 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.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\718c0ae260ecee2538564a2a55af22b53f39a24013f008251f443d6dbc8eb06d.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\718c0ae260ecee2538564a2a55af22b53f39a24013f008251f443d6dbc8eb06d.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3936
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\718c0ae260ecee2538564a2a55af22b53f39a24013f008251f443d6dbc8eb06d.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\718c0ae260ecee2538564a2a55af22b53f39a24013f008251f443d6dbc8eb06d.exe /C
      2⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:3032
    • 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\718c0ae260ecee2538564a2a55af22b53f39a24013f008251f443d6dbc8eb06d.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4596
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1
        3⤵
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:3328

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Discovery

Query Registry

2
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Remote System Discovery

1
T1018

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Downloads

  • memory/3032-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/3032-142-0x00000000021D0000-0x0000000002268000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    608KB

  • memory/3328-144-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
  • memory/3936-130-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A4000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    656KB

  • memory/3936-135-0x00000000022B0000-0x0000000002348000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    608KB

  • memory/4596-143-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp