Malware Analysis Report

2025-05-28 17:31

Sample ID 230129-wk8fqahf5t
Target c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42
SHA256 c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42
Tags
qakbot obama07 1614243368 banker stealer trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V6

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42

Threat Level: Known bad

The file c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

qakbot obama07 1614243368 banker stealer trojan

Qakbot/Qbot

Loads dropped DLL

Program crash

Creates scheduled task(s)

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Checks SCSI registry key(s)

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-01-29 17:59

Signatures

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-01-29 17:59

Reported

2023-01-29 18:02

Platform

win7-20220812-en

Max time kernel

115s

Max time network

46s

Command Line

regsvr32 /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll

Signatures

Qakbot/Qbot

trojan banker stealer qakbot

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A

Creates scheduled task(s)

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1948 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1948 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1948 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1948 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1948 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1948 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1972 wrote to memory of 1948 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1948 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1948 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1948 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1948 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1948 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1948 wrote to memory of 1692 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 1572 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 1572 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 1572 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 1692 wrote to memory of 1572 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1816 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1816 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1816 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1816 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 268 wrote to memory of 1816 N/A C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 1144 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 1144 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 1144 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 1144 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 1144 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 1144 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1816 wrote to memory of 1144 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe

regsvr32 /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe

/s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe

"C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn ygjbvdxii /tr "regsvr32.exe -s \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll\"" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 19:02 /ET 19:14

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe

taskeng.exe {20D052C2-1D77-4CFE-BF70-8A357BE8390B} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe

regsvr32.exe -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe

-s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll"

Network

N/A

Files

memory/1972-54-0x000007FEFB881000-0x000007FEFB883000-memory.dmp

memory/1948-55-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/1948-56-0x0000000075A11000-0x0000000075A13000-memory.dmp

memory/1948-57-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000011000000-memory.dmp

memory/1948-58-0x00000000021C0000-0x00000000031C0000-memory.dmp

memory/1948-59-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000011000000-memory.dmp

memory/1692-60-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/1692-62-0x0000000074101000-0x0000000074103000-memory.dmp

memory/1692-63-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000B5000-memory.dmp

memory/1572-64-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/1692-65-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000B5000-memory.dmp

memory/1816-66-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll

MD5 44a5ce053b25eb214c273bcd0541c7e9
SHA1 418445461e606847cf634b09e886f3a9285fac2e
SHA256 1ec2708c975c867e27fd13e4c8d0d4a586421315753f20fca03fbefb415b32da
SHA512 0f68f3e646a504608338d34d426226791644b935d9fdd369f48dcd31c95a58e44ba283a6dba005b8fc3e722048acd77c28c4aad7dead718324253493b98105f2

memory/1144-69-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll

MD5 44a5ce053b25eb214c273bcd0541c7e9
SHA1 418445461e606847cf634b09e886f3a9285fac2e
SHA256 1ec2708c975c867e27fd13e4c8d0d4a586421315753f20fca03fbefb415b32da
SHA512 0f68f3e646a504608338d34d426226791644b935d9fdd369f48dcd31c95a58e44ba283a6dba005b8fc3e722048acd77c28c4aad7dead718324253493b98105f2

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-01-29 17:59

Reported

2023-01-29 18:02

Platform

win10v2004-20220812-en

Max time kernel

137s

Max time network

157s

Command Line

regsvr32 /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll

Signatures

Qakbot/Qbot

trojan banker stealer qakbot

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A

Program crash

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe

Checks SCSI registry key(s)

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_DADY&Prod_HARDDISK\4&215468a5&0&000000\Service C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CDROM&VEN_DADY&PROD_DADY_DVD-ROM\4&215468A5&0&010000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_DADY&Prod_DADY_DVD-ROM\4&215468a5&0&010000\DeviceDesc C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_DADY&Prod_DADY_DVD-ROM\4&215468a5&0&010000\Service C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\DISK&VEN_DADY&PROD_HARDDISK\4&215468A5&0&000000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_DADY&Prod_HARDDISK\4&215468a5&0&000000\DeviceDesc C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A

Creates scheduled task(s)

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 3156 wrote to memory of 1932 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 3156 wrote to memory of 1932 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 3156 wrote to memory of 1932 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 4132 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 4132 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 4132 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 4132 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 1932 wrote to memory of 4132 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
PID 4132 wrote to memory of 5020 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 4132 wrote to memory of 5020 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 4132 wrote to memory of 5020 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 3316 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 3316 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 3316 N/A C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe

regsvr32 /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe

/s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe

"C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn dxozbqq /tr "regsvr32.exe -s \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll\"" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 19:02 /ET 19:14

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe

regsvr32.exe -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe

-s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 3316 -ip 3316

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3316 -s 592

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 8.252.51.254:80 tcp
N/A 8.253.183.120:80 tcp
N/A 209.197.3.8:80 tcp
N/A 209.197.3.8:80 tcp
N/A 52.168.117.170:443 tcp
N/A 104.80.225.205:443 tcp
N/A 209.197.3.8:80 tcp
N/A 52.242.97.97:443 tcp
N/A 8.8.8.8:53 97.97.242.52.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 8.8.8.8:53 9.9.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.3.0.0.0.3.0.4.0.0.3.0.1.3.0.6.2.ip6.arpa udp

Files

memory/1932-132-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/1932-133-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000011000000-memory.dmp

memory/1932-134-0x0000000002DA0000-0x0000000003DA0000-memory.dmp

memory/1932-135-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000011000000-memory.dmp

memory/4132-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/5020-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

memory/4132-138-0x0000000001080000-0x00000000010B5000-memory.dmp

memory/4132-139-0x0000000001080000-0x00000000010B5000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll

MD5 44a5ce053b25eb214c273bcd0541c7e9
SHA1 418445461e606847cf634b09e886f3a9285fac2e
SHA256 1ec2708c975c867e27fd13e4c8d0d4a586421315753f20fca03fbefb415b32da
SHA512 0f68f3e646a504608338d34d426226791644b935d9fdd369f48dcd31c95a58e44ba283a6dba005b8fc3e722048acd77c28c4aad7dead718324253493b98105f2

memory/3316-141-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c54f74cf3264655df7eec35865f40e658f81cb03dc0eeb00b8d0d5212d020a42.dll

MD5 44a5ce053b25eb214c273bcd0541c7e9
SHA1 418445461e606847cf634b09e886f3a9285fac2e
SHA256 1ec2708c975c867e27fd13e4c8d0d4a586421315753f20fca03fbefb415b32da
SHA512 0f68f3e646a504608338d34d426226791644b935d9fdd369f48dcd31c95a58e44ba283a6dba005b8fc3e722048acd77c28c4aad7dead718324253493b98105f2

memory/3316-143-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000011000000-memory.dmp

memory/3316-144-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000011000000-memory.dmp