pikabot | 4251aaf2974de65933d918bede1e98c25292e7be424e750ab580fb85c50e0923

Analysis

max time kernel
142s
max time network
152s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20231020-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231020-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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24-11-2023 10:00

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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

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4488-6-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral2/memory/4488-8-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral2/memory/4488-9-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral2/memory/4488-10-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral2/memory/4488-11-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral2/memory/4488-13-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009EF000-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

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3811856890-180006922-3689258494-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2508 set thread context of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95

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

pid	Process
1096	netstat.exe
4640	ipconfig.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4488	SearchProtocolHost.exe
4488	SearchProtocolHost.exe

Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2508	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 28 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	whoami.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1096	netstat.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4900	4040	cmd.exe	85
PID 4040 wrote to memory of 4900	4040	cmd.exe	85
PID 4900 wrote to memory of 2508	4900	rundll32.exe	87
PID 4900 wrote to memory of 2508	4900	rundll32.exe	87
PID 4900 wrote to memory of 2508	4900	rundll32.exe	87
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95
PID 2508 wrote to memory of 4488	2508	rundll32.exe	95

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:4040
- C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" inf2.dll,Limit
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4900
- - 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:2508
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SearchProtocolHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"
      4⤵
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4488
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\whoami.exe
        
        whoami.exe /all
        5⤵
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        
        PID:1740
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe
        
        ipconfig.exe /all
        5⤵
        Gathers network information
        
        PID:4640
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netstat.exe
        
        netstat.exe -aon
        5⤵
        Gathers network information
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        
        PID:1096

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

memory/2508-0-0x0000000001120000-0x0000000001123000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12KB

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memory/2508-1-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002FDA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/4488-6-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/4488-8-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/4488-9-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/4488-10-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/4488-11-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/4488-13-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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