qakbot | 28de8cc2fe88e9770fa8fd16bc5c849cf3bf27dbeb83628f2892a984dbf166ac

General

Target

up_cleaned.dll
Size

126KB
MD5

c8ad936c97f26c3a8b19880815cd8b58
SHA1

dd065dd03de0c534c396602d06831115e24cb644
SHA256

28de8cc2fe88e9770fa8fd16bc5c849cf3bf27dbeb83628f2892a984dbf166ac
SHA512

2be34af31d0ff8cefac9ce477d70bf49173a947887017b34f66bf570e0ed87f3e53b2ccf6fea77f4f5852baf2d6f3922cffdf24d12e6e2e775c2729e0bf8e3a9

Score

10^/10

qakbot aa 1656051427 banker stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

403.780

Botnet

AA

Campaign

1656051427

C2

217.128.122.65:2222

24.43.99.75:443

67.209.195.198:443

208.107.221.224:443

70.46.220.114:443

32.221.224.140:995

88.241.122.55:443

186.90.153.162:2222

148.64.96.100:443

197.87.182.93:443

39.44.30.209:995

67.165.206.193:993

118.161.2.13:995

111.125.245.116:995

104.34.212.7:32103

86.200.151.188:2222

41.228.22.180:443

94.59.15.180:2222

24.178.196.158:2222

182.191.92.203:995

Attributes

salt
jHxastDcds)oMc=jvh7wdUhxcsdt2

Signatures

Qakbot/Qbot
Qbot or Qakbot is a sophisticated worm with banking capabilities.
trojan banker stealer qakbot
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

regsvr32.exe

pid process

1720 regsvr32.exe

pid	process
1720	regsvr32.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive	powershell.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log	powershell.exe

Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
persistence

Scheduled Task
T1053

Processes:

schtasks.exe

pid process

4592 schtasks.exe

pid	process
4592	schtasks.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 42 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exeexplorer.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Liaxtmfx	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing	powershell.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

regsvr32.exeexplorer.exe

pid	process
3384	regsvr32.exe
3384	regsvr32.exe
3820	explorer.exe
3820	explorer.exe
3820	explorer.exe
3820	explorer.exe
3820	explorer.exe
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3820	explorer.exe
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3820	explorer.exe
3820	explorer.exe
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3820	explorer.exe
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3820	explorer.exe
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3820	explorer.exe
3820	explorer.exe
3820	explorer.exe
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3820	explorer.exe
3820	explorer.exe
3820	explorer.exe
3820	explorer.exe
3820	explorer.exe
3820	explorer.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs

Processes:

regsvr32.exeregsvr32.exe

pid process

3384 regsvr32.exe
1720 regsvr32.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4648 powershell.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4648	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes:

regsvr32.exeregsvr32.exeexplorer.exepowershell.exeregsvr32.exeregsvr32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4564 wrote to memory of 3384	4564	regsvr32.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 4564 wrote to memory of 3384	4564	regsvr32.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 4564 wrote to memory of 3384	4564	regsvr32.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 3384 wrote to memory of 3820	3384	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 3384 wrote to memory of 3820	3384	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 3384 wrote to memory of 3820	3384	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 3384 wrote to memory of 3820	3384	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 3384 wrote to memory of 3820	3384	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 3820 wrote to memory of 4592	3820	explorer.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 3820 wrote to memory of 4592	3820	explorer.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 3820 wrote to memory of 4592	3820	explorer.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 4648 wrote to memory of 5036	4648	powershell.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 4648 wrote to memory of 5036	4648	powershell.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 5036 wrote to memory of 1720	5036	regsvr32.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 5036 wrote to memory of 1720	5036	regsvr32.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 5036 wrote to memory of 1720	5036	regsvr32.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 4440	1720	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 4440	1720	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 4440	1720	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 4440	1720	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 4440	1720	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
regsvr32 /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\up_cleaned.dll
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4564

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
/s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\up_cleaned.dll
2⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3384

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
3⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3820

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /Z /ST 03:31 /tn alghufi /ET 03:42 /tr "powershell.exe -encodedCommand cgBlAGcAcwB2AHIAMwAyAC4AZQB4AGUAIAAiAEMAOgBcAFUAcwBlAHIAcwBcAEEAZABtAGkAbgBcAEEAcABwAEQAYQB0AGEAXABMAG8AYwBhAGwAXABUAGUAbQBwAFwAdQBwAF8AYwBsAGUAYQBuAGUAZAAuAGQAbABsACIA" /SC ONCE
4⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:4592

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
powershell.exe -encodedCommand cgBlAGcAcwB2AHIAMwAyAC4AZQB4AGUAIAAiAEMAOgBcAFUAcwBlAHIAcwBcAEEAZABtAGkAbgBcAEEAcABwAEQAYQB0AGEAXABMAG8AYwBhAGwAXABUAGUAbQBwAFwAdQBwAF8AYwBsAGUAYQBuAGUAZAAuAGQAbABsACIA
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4648

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\up_cleaned.dll
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5036

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\up_cleaned.dll
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1720

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
4⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
PID:4440

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task

1

T1053

Persistence

Scheduled Task

1

T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1

T1053

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\up_cleaned.dll
Filesize
126KB

MD5
c8ad936c97f26c3a8b19880815cd8b58

SHA1
dd065dd03de0c534c396602d06831115e24cb644

SHA256
28de8cc2fe88e9770fa8fd16bc5c849cf3bf27dbeb83628f2892a984dbf166ac

SHA512
2be34af31d0ff8cefac9ce477d70bf49173a947887017b34f66bf570e0ed87f3e53b2ccf6fea77f4f5852baf2d6f3922cffdf24d12e6e2e775c2729e0bf8e3a9

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\up_cleaned.dll
Filesize
126KB

MD5
c8ad936c97f26c3a8b19880815cd8b58

SHA1
dd065dd03de0c534c396602d06831115e24cb644

SHA256
28de8cc2fe88e9770fa8fd16bc5c849cf3bf27dbeb83628f2892a984dbf166ac

SHA512
2be34af31d0ff8cefac9ce477d70bf49173a947887017b34f66bf570e0ed87f3e53b2ccf6fea77f4f5852baf2d6f3922cffdf24d12e6e2e775c2729e0bf8e3a9

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\??\PIPE\wkssvc
MD5
d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e

SHA1
da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

SHA256
e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855

SHA512
cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e

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memory/1720-138-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/3384-130-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/3820-131-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/3820-132-0x0000000000B90000-0x0000000000BB2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/3820-134-0x0000000000B90000-0x0000000000BB2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/4440-142-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4592-133-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4648-141-0x00007FFE79030000-0x00007FFE79AF1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4648-135-0x00000212455C0000-0x00000212455E2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/5036-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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