Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    45s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    08-09-2022 21:17

General

  • Target

    qakbot.dll

  • Size

    533KB

  • MD5

    76dd8de86a8a0c3c66c86cb854617879

  • SHA1

    f4b53cfd6e81b532c585e62defae7c37a6b695ed

  • SHA256

    1566d011a12613080aaeb6741c06ea832b9d28af725dce6017e11b5eec148836

  • SHA512

    3d95fdc7a586d0a2a0b80d2f97bb18fb9321d16bf28cc793778a94f96f76b594cb841d6f53dfaa8163cbef34ee30c8f1553d61989e086ecb95b70d97fd023299

  • SSDEEP

    12288:LWghjfsaHKisYUVJAEvyxN1Us1RvCey4CZfxz4uc:SijHHKH53vU1UwRq3bzp

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

403.860

Botnet

BB

Campaign

1662647912

C2

197.94.210.133:443

193.3.19.37:443

70.51.153.182:2222

99.232.140.205:2222

123.240.131.1:443

177.102.84.28:32101

105.156.152.227:443

190.59.247.136:995

89.211.218.88:2222

81.214.220.237:443

85.99.62.74:443

191.97.234.238:995

81.131.161.131:2078

217.165.68.122:993

219.69.103.199:443

37.210.148.30:995

64.207.215.69:443

113.169.57.104:443

179.225.221.169:32101

151.234.99.49:990

Attributes
  • salt

    SoNuce]ugdiB3c[doMuce2s81*uXmcvP

Signatures

  • Qakbot/Qbot

    Qbot or Qakbot is a sophisticated worm with banking capabilities.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qakbot.dll,#1
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1824
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
      rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qakbot.dll,#1
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1172
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1940
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /Z /ST 23:20 /tn wcgfmmzo /ET 23:31 /tr "powershell.exe -encodedCommand cgBlAGcAcwB2AHIAMwAyAC4AZQB4AGUAIAAiAEMAOgBcAFUAcwBlAHIAcwBcAEEAZABtAGkAbgBcAEEAcABwAEQAYQB0AGEAXABMAG8AYwBhAGwAXABUAGUAbQBwAFwAcQBhAGsAYgBvAHQALgBkAGwAbAAiAA==" /SC ONCE
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:1960
  • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
    taskeng.exe {28268890-7B01-486A-BD85-8B6655563BD2} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1420
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell.exe -encodedCommand cgBlAGcAcwB2AHIAMwAyAC4AZQB4AGUAIAAiAEMAOgBcAFUAcwBlAHIAcwBcAEEAZABtAGkAbgBcAEEAcABwAEQAYQB0AGEAXABMAG8AYwBhAGwAXABUAGUAbQBwAFwAcQBhAGsAYgBvAHQALgBkAGwAbAAiAA==
      2⤵
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1480
      • C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qakbot.dll
        3⤵
          PID:844

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Execution

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Persistence

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

    Privilege Escalation

    Scheduled Task

    1
    T1053

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    Downloads

    • memory/1172-63-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000432000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/1172-56-0x0000000000300000-0x0000000000386000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      536KB

    • memory/1172-54-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1172-57-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000264000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      144KB

    • memory/1172-58-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000432000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/1172-59-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000432000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/1172-55-0x0000000075571000-0x0000000075573000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1480-72-0x000000000129B000-0x00000000012BA000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      124KB

    • memory/1480-67-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1480-68-0x000007FEFB5C1000-0x000007FEFB5C3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1480-69-0x000007FEF43B0000-0x000007FEF4DD3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.1MB

    • memory/1480-70-0x000007FEF3850000-0x000007FEF43AD000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      11.4MB

    • memory/1480-71-0x0000000001294000-0x0000000001297000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      12KB

    • memory/1940-62-0x00000000740D1000-0x00000000740D3000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/1940-60-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1940-66-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/1940-64-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/1960-65-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp