Analysis

  • max time kernel
    957s
  • max time network
    960s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220901-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220901-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    24-12-2022 01:24

General

  • Target

    SCANED_HM8476.lnk

  • Size

    1KB

  • MD5

    ffa60ede5749f88001fb89248b06551a

  • SHA1

    652adfdbe6692fd2e6ec29dc6d00bbb597b074b2

  • SHA256

    48a86388e89cde7d1aa975fac2ede855df8d8ebbf6fb42460fef8859aaf95f4b

  • SHA512

    37e8548f4f681b76a6878d2891242c446a10c8ad3706b265ff2a8429670aa8e67d86ae3f7182018e555d9d98aeb849a25035e55c004be08b73f00d80f3389962

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

404.62

Botnet

azd

Campaign

1671805456

C2

79.77.142.22:2222

70.51.134.110:2222

156.217.79.168:995

93.156.98.4:443

108.6.249.139:443

89.152.120.181:443

152.170.17.136:443

83.248.199.56:443

136.35.241.159:443

72.200.109.104:443

84.113.121.103:443

38.166.41.88:2087

173.178.151.233:443

85.72.107.2:2222

91.254.132.23:443

195.198.103.184:443

96.255.66.51:995

178.142.126.181:443

176.142.207.63:443

199.83.165.233:443

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.

  • Discovers systems in the same network 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Gathers network information 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 29 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 48 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SCANED_HM8476.lnk
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2836
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c Document\RecentInformation.cmd A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:976
      • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
        rundll32 /s newinformation.new,Updt
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2620
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
          rundll32 /s newinformation.new,Updt
          4⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3932
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wermgr.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wermgr.exe
            5⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1788
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
              net view
              6⤵
              • Discovers systems in the same network
              PID:4620
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              cmd /c set
              6⤵
                PID:4028
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\arp.exe
                arp -a
                6⤵
                  PID:4932
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe
                  ipconfig /all
                  6⤵
                  • Gathers network information
                  PID:2440
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nslookup.exe
                  nslookup -querytype=ALL -timeout=12 _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.WORKGROUP
                  6⤵
                    PID:1784
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                    net share
                    6⤵
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:1780
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\net1 share
                      7⤵
                        PID:1152
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\route.exe
                      route print
                      6⤵
                        PID:3124
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netstat.exe
                        netstat -nao
                        6⤵
                        • Gathers network information
                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                        PID:3408
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                        net localgroup
                        6⤵
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:3412
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                          C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup
                          7⤵
                            PID:4516
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\whoami.exe
                          whoami /all
                          6⤵
                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                          PID:436
              • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
                1⤵
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:2904

              Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

              Execution

              Command-Line Interface

              1
              T1059

              Discovery

              Query Registry

              1
              T1012

              System Information Discovery

              3
              T1082

              Remote System Discovery

              1
              T1018

              Replay Monitor

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              Downloads

              • \??\PIPE\wkssvc
                MD5

                d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e

                SHA1

                da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

                SHA256

                e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855

                SHA512

                cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e

              • memory/436-155-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/976-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1152-149-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1780-148-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1784-147-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1788-140-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1788-141-0x0000000001050000-0x000000000107A000-memory.dmp
                Filesize

                168KB

              • memory/1788-142-0x0000000001050000-0x000000000107A000-memory.dmp
                Filesize

                168KB

              • memory/2440-146-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2620-133-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/3124-150-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/3408-151-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/3412-152-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/3932-135-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001002A000-memory.dmp
                Filesize

                168KB

              • memory/3932-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/4028-144-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/4516-153-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/4620-143-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/4932-145-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp