pikabot | 21862f74b9a3c8ab1b83aa71b5334b056015599ff4c864c1c37ca00df8732e42

General

Target

launcher.bat
Size

85B
MD5

11b18328dbf6f85ca1114d86cbb2cc38
SHA1

49db5b4ea10b9de6582af949d3c9dcf4f1b400fc
SHA256

89e8bc784d49ff6dbbf1670222458fa4cf2e4bb736f18bf2d17ccc06a1c4ba21
SHA512

2696f155124c09db32ce58a3393bdf6144a03c3aecd4eadfbaa9f3525a1134bd513ea2e7457dd3dfb2828007578b97a54ed2f91313d57bf1dc6a2d45d6ea3cad

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 2784 set thread context of 3376 2784 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

3944 ipconfig.exe
1744 netstat.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid process

3376 SearchProtocolHost.exe
3376 SearchProtocolHost.exe
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2784 rundll32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2784 set thread context of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid	process
3944	ipconfig.exe
1744	netstat.exe

pid	process
3376	SearchProtocolHost.exe
3376	SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid	process
2784	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 28 IoCs

Processes:

whoami.exenetstat.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4376	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1744	netstat.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exerundll32.exerundll32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4996 wrote to memory of 2292	4996	cmd.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 4996 wrote to memory of 2292	4996	cmd.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 2784	2292	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 2784	2292	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 2784	2292	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2784 wrote to memory of 3376	2784	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:4996

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe 17112023_2229_Anesthesiology__.dll, Throw
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2292

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:2784

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SearchProtocolHost.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"
4⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:3376

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\whoami.exe
whoami.exe /all
5⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4376

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe
ipconfig.exe /all
5⤵
- Gathers network information
PID:3944

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netstat.exe
netstat.exe -aon
5⤵
- Gathers network information
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1744

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
1⤵
PID:2084

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/2784-0-0x00000000023C0000-0x00000000023C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12KB

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memory/2784-1-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000100CB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
812KB

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memory/3376-6-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3376-8-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3376-9-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3376-10-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3376-11-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3376-14-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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