pikabot | 2bf21a583f86c4889b1653cb188aa361a20a9fbaa451d514c4d2d8bf5decc24d

General

Target

VSP.dll
Size

1.2MB
MD5

1256db0d678a86a604a61dd42da07a4a
SHA1

5ba1f4e06963b726e6a127f2a4caf605c94991d6
SHA256

2bf21a583f86c4889b1653cb188aa361a20a9fbaa451d514c4d2d8bf5decc24d
SHA512

294a4777fdf76e2e72fa3e544c75967797a924038139a32b79b4456dbda45e15d4d063238a65b0256b9b9393267bfefe4967b54e6a93011a05846a96ed1fcff5
SSDEEP

24576:XDOgwgfYbK9s3kW3CG3vQ3snpR7loatbEUZqHwhv642THJ1r63LSw7b8VzkPPjwt:XDOyfYbK9sZvw8V/qQeHf6JUawknjY

Score

10^/10

pikabot botnet

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects PikaBot botnet 10 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/4104-6-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-8-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-9-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-10-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-11-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-12-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-13-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-15-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-26-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/4104-29-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2

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

Processes:

rundll32.exe

description pid process target process

PID 1880 set thread context of 4104 1880 rundll32.exe SearchProtocolHost.exe
Enumerates processes with tasklist 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Process Discovery
T1057

Processes:

tasklist.exe

pid process

416 tasklist.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

1756 ipconfig.exe
2252 netstat.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid process

4104 SearchProtocolHost.exe
4104 SearchProtocolHost.exe
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

1880 rundll32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1880 set thread context of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid	process
416	tasklist.exe

pid	process
1756	ipconfig.exe
2252	netstat.exe

pid	process
4104	SearchProtocolHost.exe
4104	SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid	process
1880	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 29 IoCs

Processes:

tasklist.exewhoami.exenetstat.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	416	tasklist.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3316	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	netstat.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.execmd.exerundll32.exerundll32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 4992	2968	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 4992	2968	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 4992	2968	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 5084	1896	cmd.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 5084	1896	cmd.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 5084 wrote to memory of 1880	5084	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 5084 wrote to memory of 1880	5084	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 5084 wrote to memory of 1880	5084	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 416	1896	cmd.exe	tasklist.exe
PID 1896 wrote to memory of 416	1896	cmd.exe	tasklist.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4104	1880	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSP.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2968

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSP.dll,#1
2⤵
PID:4992

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1896

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32 VSP.dll, Crash
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5084

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32 VSP.dll, Crash
3⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1880

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SearchProtocolHost.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"
4⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:4104

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\whoami.exe
whoami.exe /all
5⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3316

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe
ipconfig.exe /all
5⤵
- Gathers network information
PID:1756

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netstat.exe
netstat.exe -aon
5⤵
- Gathers network information
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2252

C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
tasklist
2⤵
- Enumerates processes with tasklist
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:416

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

Process Discovery

1

T1057

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Resource Development

Reconnaissance

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Downloads

memory/1880-0-0x0000000002040000-0x0000000002043000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12KB

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memory/1880-1-0x0000000002390000-0x0000000002460000-memory.dmp

Filesize
832KB

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memory/4104-6-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-8-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-9-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-10-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-11-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-12-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-13-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-15-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-26-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4104-29-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005AC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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Resubmissions

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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