pikabot | 253ead64706615b5200fe80d68478646d5ed6897445f3453075dd2b3e9d987df

General

Target

document.docx.lnk
Size

1KB
MD5

1b8361e2f1b058a9791047dce0df57c4
SHA1

3cd3750507971e8f9eef55249e5b2646855652c6
SHA256

4c267d4f7155d7f0686d1ac2ea861eaa926fd41a9d71e8f6952caf24492b376b
SHA512

c084582e40cc3739e08677b6523c355a297185d37747f853b363c1e0053ca3c753ee4b6b86d3d89f72dfbdae8b4805d63a0223f9e371bcc6bddc9fd053eea77c

Score

10^/10

pikabot botnet

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects PikaBot botnet 6 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3676-6-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001BF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral2/memory/3676-8-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001BF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral2/memory/3676-9-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001BF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral2/memory/3676-10-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001BF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral2/memory/3676-11-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001BF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral2/memory/3676-13-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001BF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2

PikaBot
PikaBot is a botnet that is distributed similarly to Qakbot and written in c++.
botnet pikabot
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry
T1012

System Information Discovery
T1082

Processes:

cmd.exe

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-177160434-2093019976-369403398-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation cmd.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

description pid process target process

PID 4128 set thread context of 3676 4128 rundll32.exe SearchProtocolHost.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082
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

2312 ipconfig.exe
4580 netstat.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid process

3676 SearchProtocolHost.exe
3676 SearchProtocolHost.exe
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

4128 rundll32.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-177160434-2093019976-369403398-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	cmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4128 set thread context of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid	process
2312	ipconfig.exe
4580	netstat.exe

pid	process
3676	SearchProtocolHost.exe
3676	SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid	process
4128	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 28 IoCs

Processes:

whoami.exenetstat.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4200	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4580	netstat.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exerundll32.exerundll32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 884	1960	cmd.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 884	1960	cmd.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 884 wrote to memory of 4128	884	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 884 wrote to memory of 4128	884	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 884 wrote to memory of 4128	884	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 4128 wrote to memory of 3676	4128	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.docx.lnk
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1960
- C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" inf2.dll,Limit
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:884
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" inf2.dll,Limit
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4128
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SearchProtocolHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"
      4⤵
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:3676
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\whoami.exe
        
        whoami.exe /all
        5⤵
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        
        PID:4200
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe
        
        ipconfig.exe /all
        5⤵
        Gathers network information
        
        PID:2312
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netstat.exe
        
        netstat.exe -aon
        5⤵
        Gathers network information
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        
        PID:4580

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

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

memory/3676-6-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/3676-8-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/3676-9-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/3676-10-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/3676-11-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/3676-13-0x0000000000170000-0x00000000001BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/4128-0-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000A43000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12KB

Download
memory/4128-1-0x0000000002630000-0x00000000026FA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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