pikabot | feef7c585a67e368ce1a514158d6abc280e502b0408ad8b589d83687360ff11f

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
144s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20230621-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230621-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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29-06-2023 22:03

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General

Target

59f42ecde152f78731e54ea27e761bba748c9309a6ad1c2fd17f0e8b90f8aed1.dll
Size

1.0MB
MD5

46808efd5331489a931e51792623caca
SHA1

1e7e75bcee397e9c447edb7a7a20a5c81eee8a87
SHA256

59f42ecde152f78731e54ea27e761bba748c9309a6ad1c2fd17f0e8b90f8aed1
SHA512

33fcf014dba7718a7e99a4860854b6067e525c8e1ab187dd9468fd4913fe7fe450b89beb5c915e424288857ce6137f96ef970d26b9bd061991d1d6a97e63b853
SSDEEP

24576:oYwf5ZRmacuzNSmFa10450twvOUqEB7PBd3X3m+r:WcCzNfveyUdPBdH3l

Score

10^/10

pikabot botnet evasion

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects PikaBot botnet 2 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral24/memory/4568-133-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000E3C000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot
behavioral24/memory/4568-137-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000E3C000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot

PikaBot
PikaBot is a botnet that is distributed similarly to Qakbot and written in c++.
botnet pikabot
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 1 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

description pid process target process

PID 368 created 3268 368 rundll32.exe Explorer.EXE
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
evasion

Query Registry
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497

Processes:

WWAHost.exe

description ioc process

Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ WWAHost.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

description pid process target process

PID 368 set thread context of 4568 368 rundll32.exe WWAHost.exe
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

3880 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

368 rundll32.exe
368 rundll32.exe
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

368 rundll32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 368 created 3268	368	rundll32.exe	Explorer.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	WWAHost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 368 set thread context of 4568	368	rundll32.exe	WWAHost.exe

pid	process
3880	PING.EXE

pid	process
368	rundll32.exe
368	rundll32.exe

pid	process
368	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exeWWAHost.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 5016 wrote to memory of 368	5016	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 5016 wrote to memory of 368	5016	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 5016 wrote to memory of 368	5016	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 368 wrote to memory of 4568	368	rundll32.exe	WWAHost.exe
PID 368 wrote to memory of 4568	368	rundll32.exe	WWAHost.exe
PID 368 wrote to memory of 4568	368	rundll32.exe	WWAHost.exe
PID 368 wrote to memory of 4568	368	rundll32.exe	WWAHost.exe
PID 368 wrote to memory of 4568	368	rundll32.exe	WWAHost.exe
PID 368 wrote to memory of 4568	368	rundll32.exe	WWAHost.exe
PID 368 wrote to memory of 4568	368	rundll32.exe	WWAHost.exe
PID 368 wrote to memory of 4568	368	rundll32.exe	WWAHost.exe
PID 368 wrote to memory of 4568	368	rundll32.exe	WWAHost.exe
PID 4568 wrote to memory of 4520	4568	WWAHost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4568 wrote to memory of 4520	4568	WWAHost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4568 wrote to memory of 4520	4568	WWAHost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4520 wrote to memory of 3880	4520	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4520 wrote to memory of 3880	4520	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4520 wrote to memory of 3880	4520	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\59f42ecde152f78731e54ea27e761bba748c9309a6ad1c2fd17f0e8b90f8aed1.dll, DllUnregisterServer
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5016

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\59f42ecde152f78731e54ea27e761bba748c9309a6ad1c2fd17f0e8b90f8aed1.dll, DllUnregisterServer
2⤵
- Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:368

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3268

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WWAHost.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WWAHost.exe"
2⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4568

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
cmd.exe /C "ping localhost && copy /b /y %SystemRoot%\System32\ActivationManager.dll %appdata%\Microsoft\nonresistantOutlivesDictatorial\AphroniaHaimavati.dll"
3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4520

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping localhost
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3880

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

Remote System Discovery

T1018

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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Downloads

memory/4568-133-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000E3C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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memory/4568-137-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000E3C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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