qakbot | 8b59e2de999068c78d352cb591dbae7e4495ce989615eb35607475648356ef11

General

Target

whatAt.db.dll
Size

370KB
MD5

3af4a4a28dafbb10a6637e59059015fe
SHA1

224443e988d68a3e020d539854f609b32c5067e7
SHA256

8b59e2de999068c78d352cb591dbae7e4495ce989615eb35607475648356ef11
SHA512

dac98357101162a38de5fb3ff0bfaa2399f3b28288d7a99cb19719fd287070b0dbedf6b7fc6e39649c15e29826f3ad6d1e07e502358bb46340ec8714e64c202a
SSDEEP

6144:0W94f4+mWoAwI55fMC/sLv2S2UBNlAzm+LNq6mpPh9HTk3upTfCUp:D4w1AwSpZ1S2kNWzmjDh9zk3gD

Score

10^/10

qakbot bb 1663053540 banker stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

403.862

Botnet

BB

Campaign

1663053540

C2

194.49.79.231:443

193.3.19.37:443

99.232.140.205:2222

47.146.182.110:443

84.38.133.191:443

191.97.234.238:995

37.210.148.30:995

64.207.215.69:443

200.161.62.126:32101

88.245.103.132:2222

86.98.156.176:993

175.110.231.67:443

78.100.254.17:2222

191.84.204.214:995

123.240.131.1:443

197.94.210.133:443

196.92.172.24:8443

186.50.245.74:995

70.51.132.197:2222

100.1.5.250:995

Attributes

salt
SoNuce]ugdiB3c[doMuce2s81*uXmcvP

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

2404 regsvr32.exe

pid	process
2404	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

3820 schtasks.exe

pid	process
3820	schtasks.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 51 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exeexplorer.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CTLs	powershell.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Owfnhaltvezyw\b9220634 = c214d4ac4b92942b6c3b1161cd64333a6c1a0385546af677c5e69805cc08ba71fc6250369b535b19fbb1e7d276526c320f4e26d0d179b4c9f54625c57f99dcbfb62577ea61716186417f8f7a6bc324ff427a768e4a48dc8c47e07106f69c7b4a11d2c454	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed	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\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Root\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Owfnhaltvezyw	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Owfnhaltvezyw\bb632648 = 7cde0b467ae4b66cbb475546b2490c88671193ee0a17aafa572cebed3c445587e739c363a3d9d7ba79686f6a1e64330e11317d205167e2935ef9b8e8fc5ea1cfbb51030a2042a3c9cbe718fa6152522be535e814d6718945e24da1989efdf5aae7db170de8d14b978a89b627	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Owfnhaltvezyw\8efcf606 = 8c5c565e656bab9c39a9f66e23776fb9cf5da10a185ed98cc64737645473efb1f489f2b64b1cdd332643b6bcabf98c38fa7fafcbd8d4a265f7946a3eb7fa33ccaf3e9fc033e21b47a28a090d	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing	powershell.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Owfnhaltvezyw\3df412d = 4119c785ea3340934477629cee1c2a10aeb1723505021d6a20b3a0a9a143f777d4f66934473f3b32f8	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Owfnhaltvezyw\f1b599f0 = 39cdd8c0b11dd9d91307f0da95a7dc80dcefe3d5c84b23e0f9cb0e5762	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\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\SystemCertificates\trust	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\Certificates	powershell.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Owfnhaltvezyw\7c962edb = 2337c6bf58fde1b08188046656a21255eaaa80c77477b8bd1028e2cb228f6d	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CRLs	powershell.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Owfnhaltvezyw\8efcf606 = 8c5c415e656b9851e79f881578edb1c8894397ce0408b421a5b81a9c0badad3f8a8c9486615d40736fdc6eb210c56dfe52503f3c099714	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Owfnhaltvezyw\19e6151 = 52d60e3f46827579d48d1e79580342bb7124e4a92596039471f64aa790eecb5985c64d74f75b8c759c9e47f648d37a07590ccfc66c1dbb3ce59897cbb71d	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\trust\CTLs	powershell.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Owfnhaltvezyw\c42a49be = aa76a22c3d31166d3fd3f4f7ae8d9e805e41bdf63d7e58d91f3847acfc6c4d0e8e1961aaeb9451dca92976f4b5a22ebb34cd2fb09991cf2cfd51a3ababe5fab1d3e45a	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA\CTLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\CA	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\Disallowed\Certificates	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\TrustedPeople\CRLs	powershell.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\SmartCardRoot\CTLs	powershell.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

regsvr32.exeexplorer.exe

pid	process
2148	regsvr32.exe
2148	regsvr32.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
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1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
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1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe
1676	explorer.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs

Processes:

regsvr32.exeregsvr32.exe

pid process

2148 regsvr32.exe
2404 regsvr32.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

powershell.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3740 powershell.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3740	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes:

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

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2148	1280	regsvr32.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2148	1280	regsvr32.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2148	1280	regsvr32.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1676	2148	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1676	2148	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1676	2148	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1676	2148	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 2148 wrote to memory of 1676	2148	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 3820	1676	explorer.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 3820	1676	explorer.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1676 wrote to memory of 3820	1676	explorer.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 3740 wrote to memory of 4776	3740	powershell.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 3740 wrote to memory of 4776	3740	powershell.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 4776 wrote to memory of 2404	4776	regsvr32.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 4776 wrote to memory of 2404	4776	regsvr32.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 4776 wrote to memory of 2404	4776	regsvr32.exe	regsvr32.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 4184	2404	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 4184	2404	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 4184	2404	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 4184	2404	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 4184	2404	regsvr32.exe	explorer.exe

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
regsvr32 /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\whatAt.db.dll
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1280

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
/s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\whatAt.db.dll
2⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2148

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
3⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1676

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /Z /ST 14:52 /tn wwrpohehv /ET 15:03 /tr "powershell.exe -encodedCommand cgBlAGcAcwB2AHIAMwAyAC4AZQB4AGUAIAAiAEMAOgBcAFUAcwBlAHIAcwBcAEEAZABtAGkAbgBcAEEAcABwAEQAYQB0AGEAXABMAG8AYwBhAGwAXABUAGUAbQBwAFwAdwBoAGEAdABBAHQALgBkAGIALgBkAGwAbAAiAA==" /SC ONCE
4⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:3820

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
powershell.exe -encodedCommand cgBlAGcAcwB2AHIAMwAyAC4AZQB4AGUAIAAiAEMAOgBcAFUAcwBlAHIAcwBcAEEAZABtAGkAbgBcAEEAcABwAEQAYQB0AGEAXABMAG8AYwBhAGwAXABUAGUAbQBwAFwAdwBoAGEAdABBAHQALgBkAGIALgBkAGwAbAAiAA==
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3740

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\whatAt.db.dll
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4776

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\whatAt.db.dll
3⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2404

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
4⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
PID:4184

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\whatAt.db.dll
Filesize
370KB

MD5
3af4a4a28dafbb10a6637e59059015fe

SHA1
224443e988d68a3e020d539854f609b32c5067e7

SHA256
8b59e2de999068c78d352cb591dbae7e4495ce989615eb35607475648356ef11

SHA512
dac98357101162a38de5fb3ff0bfaa2399f3b28288d7a99cb19719fd287070b0dbedf6b7fc6e39649c15e29826f3ad6d1e07e502358bb46340ec8714e64c202a

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\whatAt.db.dll
Filesize
370KB

MD5
3af4a4a28dafbb10a6637e59059015fe

SHA1
224443e988d68a3e020d539854f609b32c5067e7

SHA256
8b59e2de999068c78d352cb591dbae7e4495ce989615eb35607475648356ef11

SHA512
dac98357101162a38de5fb3ff0bfaa2399f3b28288d7a99cb19719fd287070b0dbedf6b7fc6e39649c15e29826f3ad6d1e07e502358bb46340ec8714e64c202a

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memory/1676-138-0x0000000000BF0000-0x0000000000C12000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/1676-137-0x0000000000BF0000-0x0000000000C12000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/1676-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/2148-135-0x0000000002B80000-0x0000000002BA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2148-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/2148-133-0x0000000002B80000-0x0000000002BA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2404-145-0x0000000001820000-0x0000000001842000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2404-147-0x0000000001820000-0x0000000001842000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2404-142-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/3740-139-0x0000026773110000-0x0000026773132000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/3740-144-0x00007FFBFE090000-0x00007FFBFEB51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3820-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4184-146-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4184-148-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000C92000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/4184-149-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000C92000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/4776-140-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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