pikabot | 8d3b8979ac9f98fb7e916ac475acf978dbbcd61d2716a7fc7c47da7f03bd100b

General

Target

launcher.bat
Size

62B
MD5

ca26c2116e48ff8168a0dfea335e0ba7
SHA1

ad430bfff4a4b47bc7b62786bf117fa8e26440f9
SHA256

acc454e4126e9809f4e44f13bf28eaeb20deab377182b579a11fcfbc480da50a
SHA512

dae2de54f44777203714deecf057a79ce1e24b446985bea7126f8bc020b64b5c8e17df6a8c27502081b21ee93a4ed9eef05103f73260390de7756b7a6eab7fab

Score

10^/10

pikabot botnet

Malware Config

Signatures

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 4860 set thread context of 3568 4860 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

4944 ipconfig.exe
2996 netstat.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid process

3568 SearchProtocolHost.exe
3568 SearchProtocolHost.exe
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

4860 rundll32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4860 set thread context of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid	process
4944	ipconfig.exe
2996	netstat.exe

pid	process
3568	SearchProtocolHost.exe
3568	SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid	process
4860	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 28 IoCs

Processes:

whoami.exenetstat.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3456	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2996	netstat.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exerundll32.exerundll32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3088 wrote to memory of 1000	3088	cmd.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3088 wrote to memory of 1000	3088	cmd.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1000 wrote to memory of 4860	1000	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1000 wrote to memory of 4860	1000	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1000 wrote to memory of 4860	1000	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3568	4860	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\launcher.bat"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3088
- C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe 17112023_2229_Anesthesiology.dll,Throw
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1000
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe 17112023_2229_Anesthesiology.dll,Throw
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4860
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SearchProtocolHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"
      4⤵
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:3568
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\whoami.exe
        
        whoami.exe /all
        5⤵
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        
        PID:3456
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe
        
        ipconfig.exe /all
        5⤵
        Gathers network information
        
        PID:4944
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netstat.exe
        
        netstat.exe -aon
        5⤵
        Gathers network information
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        
        PID:2996

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

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

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

memory/3568-6-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000000E5E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3568-8-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000000E5E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3568-9-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000000E5E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3568-10-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000000E5E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3568-13-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000000E5E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/4860-0-0x0000000002A70000-0x0000000002A73000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12KB

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memory/4860-1-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000100CB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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