qakbot | a23ef053cccf6a35fda9adc5f1702ba99a7be695107d3ba5d1ea8c9c258299e4

General

Target

136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b
SHA1

0cf5ba13d14c28c60586c7f4b9679925fa4d4172
SHA256

a23ef053cccf6a35fda9adc5f1702ba99a7be695107d3ba5d1ea8c9c258299e4
SHA512

0c02b116029a7d4f4c44988dc6220ed4050c94cab6e57f4aeb29d8edd0b8b59e74c89d6bd62e6e828826f44ebfb478280051ca289ea712c52d5fd113541e2590
SSDEEP

6144:JanAo3boaSrTBRc6nWF84LvSkgNSjEtIovH6DgJG3uhRtSUgnSt9BYbC38g/T4J:JaAKoRrTBHWC4LINSjA/EMGU/SHomaI

Score

10^/10

qakbot spx133 1591267427 banker cryptone evasion packer stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

324.142

Botnet

spx133

Campaign

1591267427

C2

49.144.84.21:443

189.159.133.162:995

173.245.152.231:443

77.237.181.212:995

207.255.161.8:2078

76.187.8.160:443

207.255.161.8:2087

98.219.77.197:443

66.222.88.126:995

207.255.161.8:32102

108.58.9.238:995

47.152.210.233:443

1.40.42.4:443

188.27.71.163:443

82.127.193.151:2222

104.50.141.139:995

67.83.54.76:2222

86.126.97.183:2222

73.94.229.115:443

47.35.182.97:443

Signatures

Qakbot/Qbot
Qbot or Qakbot is a sophisticated worm with banking capabilities.
trojan banker stealer qakbot
Turns off Windows Defender SpyNet reporting 2 TTPs
evasion

Disable or Modify Tools
T1562.001

Modify Registry
T1112

CryptOne packer 1 IoCs

Detects CryptOne packer defined in NCC blogpost.

cryptone packer

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Mszao\ehidxs.exe	cryptone

Drops startup file 1 IoCs

Processes:

136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp\ehidxs.lnk	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe

pid process

2468 136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082
Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
persistence

Scheduled Task/Job
T1053

Processes:

schtasks.exe

pid process

2824 schtasks.exe

pid	process
2824	schtasks.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs

Processes:

136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "0"	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "1"	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

1992 PING.EXE

pid	process
1992	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

Processes:

136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe

pid	process
2468	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
2176	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
2176	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 55 IoCs

Processes:

136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exetaskeng.exe136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2176	2468	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2176	2468	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2176	2468	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2176	2468	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2824	2468	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2824	2468	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2824	2468	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2468 wrote to memory of 2824	2468	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1040	2872	taskeng.exe	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1040	2872	taskeng.exe	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1040	2872	taskeng.exe	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 1040	2872	taskeng.exe	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2488	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2488	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2488	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2488	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2544	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2544	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2544	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2544	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1808	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1808	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1808	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1808	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 3028	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 3028	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 3028	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 3028	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1812	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1812	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1812	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1812	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2472	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2472	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2472	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2472	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1676	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1676	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1676	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 1676	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2840	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2840	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2840	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2840	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	reg.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2880	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2880	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2880	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2880	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2892	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2892	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2892	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 1040 wrote to memory of 2892	1040	136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 1992	2880	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 1992	2880	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2880 wrote to memory of 1992	2880	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe"
1⤵
- Drops startup file
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2468

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe /C
2⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:2176

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn cyugzkaykx /tr "\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe\" /I cyugzkaykx" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 01:11 /ET 01:23
2⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:2824

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {0BE01AA6-7489-4B06-A1EB-0B2FA73E96AD} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2872

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe /I cyugzkaykx
2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1040

C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
3⤵
PID:2488

C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
3⤵
PID:2544

C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
3⤵
PID:1808

C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
3⤵
PID:3028

C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
3⤵
PID:1812

C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
3⤵
PID:2472

C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
3⤵
PID:1676

C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
3⤵
PID:2840

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1 & type "C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe" > "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b.exe"
3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2880

C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1
4⤵
- Runs ping.exe
PID:1992

C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /DELETE /F /TN cyugzkaykx
3⤵
PID:2892

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

1

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

Query Registry

1

T1012

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Resource Development

Reconnaissance

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Mszao\ehidxs.exe
Filesize
1.2MB

MD5
136b9c85525ba66276b8c9f6b7014b0b

SHA1
0cf5ba13d14c28c60586c7f4b9679925fa4d4172

SHA256
a23ef053cccf6a35fda9adc5f1702ba99a7be695107d3ba5d1ea8c9c258299e4

SHA512
0c02b116029a7d4f4c44988dc6220ed4050c94cab6e57f4aeb29d8edd0b8b59e74c89d6bd62e6e828826f44ebfb478280051ca289ea712c52d5fd113541e2590

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memory/1040-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/1040-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2176-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2176-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2468-0-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000267000-memory.dmp

Filesize
220KB

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memory/2468-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2468-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2468-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2468-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2468-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000052D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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