Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    05-12-2022 16:02

General

  • Target

    HG.lnk

  • Size

    1KB

  • MD5

    1c4e8962506f453877c1f769f7ae57f9

  • SHA1

    b35a44659773f50eb391c220042136f2b2a81f93

  • SHA256

    4c41cde5eb0dc1599c1fefe50329f4268eb1e01e092adc52f8a508578fdc7851

  • SHA512

    90f1e9fd247d0e1a06bcea03e3af2e152e353e977d17555e3e88a905b90748012e990ab00e9467b128d2d88ce8faa69055727e8935091687ce18dd462a85526a

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

404.46

Botnet

BB09

Campaign

1670238005

C2

76.100.159.250:443

66.191.69.18:995

186.64.67.9:443

50.90.249.161:443

109.150.179.158:2222

92.149.205.238:2222

86.165.15.180:2222

41.44.19.36:995

78.17.157.5:443

173.18.126.3:443

75.99.125.235:2222

172.90.139.138:2222

27.99.45.237:2222

91.68.227.219:443

12.172.173.82:993

103.144.201.62:2078

12.172.173.82:990

173.239.94.212:443

91.169.12.198:32100

24.64.114.59:2222

Attributes
  • salt

    SoNuce]ugdiB3c[doMuce2s81*uXmcvP

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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HG.lnk
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4828
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe" /q /c cordage\invective.cmd
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2876
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /K cordage\persistence.cmd system rundl
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3664
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\replace.exe
          replace C:\Windows\\system32\\rundlr32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp /A
          4⤵
            PID:1296
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
            rundll32 cordage\\befuddles.tmp,DrawThemeIcon
            4⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1352
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wermgr.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wermgr.exe
              5⤵
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              PID:3188

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Discovery

    Query Registry

    1
    T1012

    System Information Discovery

    2
    T1082

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    Downloads

    • memory/1296-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1352-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1352-136-0x00000000026F0000-0x0000000002763000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      460KB

    • memory/1352-137-0x0000000002770000-0x000000000279A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      168KB

    • memory/1352-139-0x0000000002770000-0x000000000279A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      168KB

    • memory/2876-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/3188-138-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/3188-140-0x0000000000360000-0x000000000038A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      168KB

    • memory/3188-141-0x0000000000360000-0x000000000038A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      168KB

    • memory/3664-133-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp