pikabot | a0434d04361c1d13481971f4072681781b2075a5c8025c028ef85f50357b808c

General

Target

launcher.bat
Size

58B
MD5

b2f5850d6e5fa7247b33e72254653a56
SHA1

35538388d294259df30f4d9d68f00b75c5f60696
SHA256

c39dcd3c17b7584821e73ec7fd48faf9d7cc36a25bb6a0dcb0db16b3fdacfd13
SHA512

c64fb0dc93107ddf54ac692288a82df15071e7ede56e1ec81f43bef36c43833fc0c6dd1cbde79ff8810e3623adf6d04a3d099e0da76f9bc16cd0aad7cf9f1b9a

Score

10^/10

pikabot botnet

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects PikaBot botnet 6 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral4/memory/2156-6-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008BF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral4/memory/2156-8-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008BF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral4/memory/2156-9-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008BF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral4/memory/2156-10-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008BF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral4/memory/2156-13-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008BF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral4/memory/2156-14-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008BF000-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 3504 set thread context of 2156 3504 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

2024 ipconfig.exe
4980 netstat.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid process

2156 SearchProtocolHost.exe
2156 SearchProtocolHost.exe
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

3504 rundll32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3504 set thread context of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid	process
2024	ipconfig.exe
4980	netstat.exe

pid	process
2156	SearchProtocolHost.exe
2156	SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid	process
3504	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 28 IoCs

Processes:

whoami.exenetstat.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2972	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4980	netstat.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exerundll32.exerundll32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1444	1248	cmd.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 1444	1248	cmd.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 3504	1444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 3504	1444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 3504	1444	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 3504 wrote to memory of 2156	3504	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:1248

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe inf2.dll,Limit
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1444

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe inf2.dll,Limit
3⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3504

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SearchProtocolHost.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"
4⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:2156

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\whoami.exe
whoami.exe /all
5⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2972

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe
ipconfig.exe /all
5⤵
- Gathers network information
PID:2024

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netstat.exe
netstat.exe -aon
5⤵
- Gathers network information
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4980

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/2156-6-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/2156-8-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/2156-9-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/2156-10-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/2156-13-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/2156-14-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/3504-0-0x0000000000F50000-0x0000000000F53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12KB

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memory/3504-1-0x0000000002AB0000-0x0000000002B7A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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