pikabot | b6fc374e778c7abe998f4318b17dc4085885a81fe633da51581285fa2c46ec73

General

Target

forecounsel.dll
Size

2.1MB
MD5

a6d4a12f1c3c1d68ac3483f546144328
SHA1

e5bccdd808c66f618cdb02246be76506eb5dda06
SHA256

b6fc374e778c7abe998f4318b17dc4085885a81fe633da51581285fa2c46ec73
SHA512

7c56824ab0fb1107826e2e9baac1d0b4808a791bbce48d6c8b2da1525b8e0d7770c6e3432ac47e8e2d3df22881cad56e4d38dde64bdbef37bd9d7be3162b30d3
SSDEEP

49152:4zdqXJqxcLD0YvMf/HyUZwnYVFQkcCZLoCWtZqPpu:4YUxqD0CINmnYVFQkcCZLoxtZqPp

Score

10^/10

pikabot botnet core

Malware Config

Signatures

PikaBot
PikaBot is a botnet that is distributed similarly to Qakbot and written in c++.
botnet pikabot

pikabot_core 11 IoCs

Detects pikabot core payload

core

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2772-1-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp	pikabot_core
behavioral1/memory/2772-3-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp	pikabot_core
behavioral1/memory/2772-4-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp	pikabot_core
behavioral1/memory/2772-6-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp	pikabot_core
behavioral1/memory/2772-7-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp	pikabot_core
behavioral1/memory/2772-8-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp	pikabot_core
behavioral1/memory/2772-9-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp	pikabot_core
behavioral1/memory/2772-10-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp	pikabot_core
behavioral1/memory/2772-11-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp	pikabot_core
behavioral1/memory/2772-12-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp	pikabot_core
behavioral1/memory/2772-24-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp	pikabot_core

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

description pid process target process

PID 4828 set thread context of 2772 4828 rundll32.exe SearchProtocolHost.exe
Gathers network information 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

System Information Discovery
T1082

Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059

Processes:

ipconfig.exenetstat.exe

pid process

4744 ipconfig.exe
2528 netstat.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid process

2772 SearchProtocolHost.exe
2772 SearchProtocolHost.exe
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

4828 rundll32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4828 set thread context of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid	process
4744	ipconfig.exe
2528	netstat.exe

pid	process
2772	SearchProtocolHost.exe
2772	SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid	process
4828	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 28 IoCs

Processes:

whoami.exenetstat.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1396	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2528	netstat.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3896 wrote to memory of 4828	3896	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3896 wrote to memory of 4828	3896	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3896 wrote to memory of 4828	3896	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2772	4828	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\forecounsel.dll, Excpt
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3896

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\forecounsel.dll, Excpt
2⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4828

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SearchProtocolHost.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"
3⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:2772

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\whoami.exe
whoami.exe /all
4⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1396

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe
ipconfig.exe /all
4⤵
- Gathers network information
PID:4744

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netstat.exe
netstat.exe -aon
4⤵
- Gathers network information
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2528

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Resource Development

Reconnaissance

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Downloads

memory/2772-7-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
332KB

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memory/2772-1-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
332KB

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memory/2772-3-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
332KB

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memory/2772-4-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
332KB

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memory/2772-6-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
332KB

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memory/2772-8-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
332KB

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memory/2772-9-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
332KB

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memory/2772-10-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
332KB

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memory/2772-11-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
332KB

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memory/2772-12-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
332KB

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memory/2772-24-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
332KB

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memory/4828-5-0x0000000002620000-0x00000000026F2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
840KB

Download
memory/4828-0-0x0000000002620000-0x00000000026F2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
840KB

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Resubmissions

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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