Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    175s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20221111-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20221111-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    06-12-2022 14:03

General

  • Target

    DS.lnk

  • Size

    1KB

  • MD5

    4091d7118195b7b04cfe0e883bb8d0b8

  • SHA1

    122d167f7f5d8ba57cb2231c1dc8954111393819

  • SHA256

    3bdef21db3c0e1843d03a5458cc0f4c09bd9a06e2bc836ffab0731da0b49104f

  • SHA512

    b36b8f1e5a7d8156dbcf79aecd2343a0dc3a28afcf58c9c1b92132d4d96963b04db0cf50a418007ef78e36062266827de234153d893a6c8cecb7b703acc92415

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

404.46

Botnet

BB09

Campaign

1670354428

C2

216.82.134.218:443

49.175.72.56:443

12.172.173.82:22

12.172.173.82:50001

190.24.45.24:995

103.144.201.62:2078

24.142.218.202:443

70.160.80.210:443

24.228.132.224:2222

117.186.222.30:993

173.18.126.3:443

75.99.125.235:2222

172.90.139.138:2222

136.232.184.134:995

123.3.240.16:995

76.100.159.250:443

66.191.69.18:995

181.118.183.44:443

31.167.254.199:995

183.82.100.110:2222

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 16 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DS.lnk
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1612
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c sandalwood\annotates.cmd
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1120
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /K sandalwood\mynah.cmd system rundl
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4788
        • C:\Windows\system32\replace.exe
          replace C:\Windows\\system32\\rundlr32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp /A
          4⤵
            PID:444
          • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
            rundll32 sandalwood\\forthcoming.tmp,DrawThemeIcon
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3136
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
              rundll32 sandalwood\\forthcoming.tmp,DrawThemeIcon
              5⤵
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1432
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wermgr.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wermgr.exe
                6⤵
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                PID:4476

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

    Discovery

    Query Registry

    1
    T1012

    System Information Discovery

    2
    T1082

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    Downloads

    • memory/444-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1120-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1432-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/1432-137-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000859000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      164KB

    • memory/1432-138-0x0000000000860000-0x000000000088A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      168KB

    • memory/1432-139-0x0000000000860000-0x000000000088A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      168KB

    • memory/1432-141-0x0000000000860000-0x000000000088A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      168KB

    • memory/3136-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/4476-140-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
    • memory/4476-142-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000A6A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      168KB

    • memory/4476-143-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000A6A000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      168KB

    • memory/4788-133-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp