Analysis Overview
SHA256
5362c4101f153eedaca5344cdec4897af155b364dd1609ad19a495af745fcc50
Threat Level: Known bad
The file base.apk was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Alienbot
Cerberus
Cerberus payload
Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
Removes its main activity from the application launcher
Checks Android system properties for emulator presence.
Loads dropped Dex/Jar
Requests enabling of the accessibility settings.
Requests dangerous framework permissions
Declares broadcast receivers with permission to handle system events
Declares services with permission to bind to the system
Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
MITRE ATT&CK
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2023-12-16 07:45
Signatures
Declares broadcast receivers with permission to handle system events
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Required by device admin receivers to bind with the system. Allows apps to manage device administration features. | android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN | N/A | N/A |
Declares services with permission to bind to the system
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Required by notification listener services to bind with the system. Allows apps to listen to and interact with notifications on the device. | android.permission.BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE | N/A | N/A |
| Required by accessibility services to bind with the system. Allows apps to access accessibility features. | android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE | N/A | N/A |
Requests dangerous framework permissions
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Allows an application to record audio. | android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO | N/A | N/A |
| Allows an application to read SMS messages. | android.permission.READ_SMS | N/A | N/A |
| Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service. | android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS | N/A | N/A |
| Allows an application to read the user's contacts data. | android.permission.READ_CONTACTS | N/A | N/A |
| Allows an application to read from external storage. | android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE | N/A | N/A |
| Allows read only access to phone state, including the current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device. | android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE | N/A | N/A |
| Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call. | android.permission.CALL_PHONE | N/A | N/A |
| Allows an application to send SMS messages. | android.permission.SEND_SMS | N/A | N/A |
| Allows an application to write to external storage. | android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE | N/A | N/A |
| Allows an application to receive SMS messages. | android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2023-12-16 07:45
Reported
2023-12-16 07:47
Platform
android-x86-arm-20231215-en
Max time kernel
1905816s
Max time network
97s
Command Line
Signatures
Alienbot
Cerberus
Cerberus payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByViewId | N/A | N/A |
| Framework service call | android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfoByAccessibilityId | N/A | N/A |
Removes its main activity from the application launcher
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Checks Android system properties for emulator presence.
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Accessed system property | key: ro.product.model | N/A | N/A |
Loads dropped Dex/Jar
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | /data/user/0/foztfoooubzwjwkapdthkpmw.zifgisscqs.gylqexbgzbysbeituofejtazcwh/app_DynamicOptDex/mUQtlh.json | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | /data/user/0/foztfoooubzwjwkapdthkpmw.zifgisscqs.gylqexbgzbysbeituofejtazcwh/app_DynamicOptDex/mUQtlh.json | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | /data/user/0/foztfoooubzwjwkapdthkpmw.zifgisscqs.gylqexbgzbysbeituofejtazcwh/app_DynamicOptDex/mUQtlh.json | N/A | N/A |
Requests enabling of the accessibility settings.
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Intent action | android.settings.ACCESSIBILITY_SETTINGS | N/A | N/A |
Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Intent action | android.settings.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS | N/A | N/A |
Processes
foztfoooubzwjwkapdthkpmw.zifgisscqs.gylqexbgzbysbeituofejtazcwh
/system/bin/dex2oat --instruction-set=x86 --instruction-set-features=ssse3,-sse4.1,-sse4.2,-avx,-avx2,-popcnt --runtime-arg -Xhidden-api-checks --runtime-arg -Xrelocate --boot-image=/system/framework/boot.art --runtime-arg -Xms64m --runtime-arg -Xmx512m --instruction-set-variant=x86 --instruction-set-features=default --inline-max-code-units=0 --compact-dex-level=none --dex-file=/data/user/0/foztfoooubzwjwkapdthkpmw.zifgisscqs.gylqexbgzbysbeituofejtazcwh/app_DynamicOptDex/mUQtlh.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/foztfoooubzwjwkapdthkpmw.zifgisscqs.gylqexbgzbysbeituofejtazcwh/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/mUQtlh.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| N/A | 224.0.0.251:5353 | udp | |
| GB | 142.250.179.238:443 | tcp | |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | android.apis.google.com | udp |
| GB | 142.250.200.14:443 | android.apis.google.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | addictedlong.site | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | t.me | udp |
| NL | 149.154.167.99:443 | t.me | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | static.xx.fbcdn.net | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | m.youtube.com | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | en.m.wikipedia.org | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | a.espncdn.com | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | s.yimg.com | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | ir.ebaystatic.com | udp |
| IE | 163.70.147.23:443 | static.xx.fbcdn.net | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | www.instagram.com | udp |
| GB | 142.250.200.14:443 | m.youtube.com | tcp |
| GB | 2.19.117.31:443 | images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com | tcp |
| NL | 185.15.59.224:443 | en.m.wikipedia.org | tcp |
| GB | 23.56.238.75:80 | a.espncdn.com | tcp |
| GB | 87.248.114.12:443 | s.yimg.com | tcp |
| US | 151.101.194.206:443 | ir.ebaystatic.com | tcp |
| GB | 157.240.214.174:443 | www.instagram.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | www.google.com | udp |
| FR | 216.58.201.100:443 | www.google.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | www.google.co.uk | udp |
| GB | 172.217.169.35:443 | www.google.co.uk | tcp |
| GB | 172.217.169.35:443 | www.google.co.uk | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | update.googleapis.com | udp |
| GB | 172.217.16.227:443 | update.googleapis.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | jrtiwhmm | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | dbhyznvlcpku | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | daftceyz | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | consent.google.co.uk | udp |
| GB | 172.217.169.14:443 | consent.google.co.uk | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | safebrowsing.googleapis.com | udp |
| GB | 142.250.179.234:443 | safebrowsing.googleapis.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | id.google.co.uk | udp |
| US | 64.233.177.94:443 | id.google.co.uk | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com | udp |
| FR | 216.58.201.110:443 | encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com | tcp |
| FR | 216.58.201.110:443 | encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com | tcp |
| FR | 216.58.201.110:443 | encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com | tcp |
| FR | 216.58.201.110:443 | encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com | tcp |
| FR | 216.58.201.110:443 | encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com | tcp |
| FR | 216.58.201.110:443 | encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | www.trustedantiviruscompare.com | udp |
| US | 174.138.119.38:443 | www.trustedantiviruscompare.com | tcp |
| US | 174.138.119.38:443 | www.trustedantiviruscompare.com | tcp |
| US | 174.138.119.38:443 | www.trustedantiviruscompare.com | tcp |
| US | 174.138.119.38:443 | www.trustedantiviruscompare.com | tcp |
| US | 174.138.119.38:443 | www.trustedantiviruscompare.com | tcp |
| US | 174.138.119.38:443 | www.trustedantiviruscompare.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | googleads.g.doubleclick.net | udp |
| GB | 142.250.187.206:443 | tcp | |
| GB | 142.250.178.2:443 | tcp | |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | www.pcworld.com | udp |
| US | 151.101.2.165:443 | www.pcworld.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | rumcdn.geoedge.be | udp |
| GB | 108.156.39.70:443 | rumcdn.geoedge.be | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | cdn.onthe.io | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | stats.wp.com | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | use.typekit.net | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | cdn.subscribers.com | udp |
| GB | 23.56.238.65:443 | use.typekit.net | tcp |
| US | 172.67.43.60:443 | cdn.subscribers.com | tcp |
| DE | 116.202.11.242:443 | cdn.onthe.io | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | b2c-contenthub.com | udp |
| US | 192.0.76.3:443 | stats.wp.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | cse.google.com | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | cmpv2.pcworld.com | udp |
| US | 192.0.66.80:443 | b2c-contenthub.com | tcp |
| US | 192.0.66.80:443 | b2c-contenthub.com | tcp |
| US | 192.0.66.80:443 | b2c-contenthub.com | tcp |
| US | 192.0.66.80:443 | b2c-contenthub.com | tcp |
| US | 192.0.66.80:443 | b2c-contenthub.com | tcp |
| GB | 52.84.90.34:443 | cmpv2.pcworld.com | tcp |
| GB | 52.84.90.34:443 | cmpv2.pcworld.com | tcp |
| US | 172.67.43.60:443 | cdn.subscribers.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | p.typekit.net | udp |
| GB | 23.56.238.74:443 | p.typekit.net | tcp |
| GB | 23.56.238.65:443 | use.typekit.net | tcp |
| GB | 52.84.90.34:443 | cmpv2.pcworld.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | pixel.wp.com | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | www.adsensecustomsearchads.com | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | ccpa-service.sp-prod.net | udp |
| US | 3.90.23.49:443 | ccpa-service.sp-prod.net | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | functions.adnami.io | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | w.soundcloud.com | udp |
| GB | 2.19.117.74:443 | functions.adnami.io | tcp |
| GB | 99.86.114.59:443 | w.soundcloud.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | cdn-magiclinks.trackonomics.net | udp |
| GB | 99.86.114.67:443 | cdn-magiclinks.trackonomics.net | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | clients1.google.com | udp |
| GB | 142.250.187.206:443 | clients1.google.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | macro.adnami.io | udp |
| GB | 2.19.117.96:443 | macro.adnami.io | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | ampcid.google.com | udp |
| GB | 172.217.16.238:443 | ampcid.google.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | api.kickfire.com | udp |
| US | 52.89.253.156:443 | api.kickfire.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | region1.google-analytics.com | udp |
| US | 216.239.32.36:443 | region1.google-analytics.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | images.idgesg.net | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | fr-actions.trackonomics.net | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | trx-hub.com | udp |
| GB | 108.138.217.54:443 | trx-hub.com | tcp |
| GB | 18.165.201.10:443 | fr-actions.trackonomics.net | tcp |
Files
/data/data/foztfoooubzwjwkapdthkpmw.zifgisscqs.gylqexbgzbysbeituofejtazcwh/app_DynamicOptDex/mUQtlh.json
| MD5 | fb33eb463732cb22c9fa6281af32f814 |
| SHA1 | 9b74cc5a6bcb8061a1d93e818356990a878bbf99 |
| SHA256 | aa8cc1cf5ec846eafb1d3c2f9d19c92350c850288470ad6c29ddfcf687bf3586 |
| SHA512 | 93dc2f9c78184b59c349f28d1bd13e057d54c1de8a29f38a7935b9c8fb60567319d30554d7024be0113a702a33c33b853367a47df1dc2af9f3ef1b495ec8f42f |
/data/data/foztfoooubzwjwkapdthkpmw.zifgisscqs.gylqexbgzbysbeituofejtazcwh/app_DynamicOptDex/mUQtlh.json
| MD5 | b23525a9986a5d1e869d8fdb5f775130 |
| SHA1 | 1d5d1e56ebd86459c34dcbf6e60a5241cc9c1674 |
| SHA256 | 653d45767b0b59753709b4b402b6539ee899d5d37dfa84598ebe11d927a62139 |
| SHA512 | a84824fe9efc6f63495cc8c334cfa7a6ba9d2e0d478b5e3bb4f03a6012f3e6483ae1d9ae6c409f3b79949227ef6257a07f313d35c4b474326e20a139f65f6146 |
/data/user/0/foztfoooubzwjwkapdthkpmw.zifgisscqs.gylqexbgzbysbeituofejtazcwh/app_DynamicOptDex/mUQtlh.json
| MD5 | 3658d6421c98e35e139ab334706feac2 |
| SHA1 | eb7d934c51284e607483dea3ab5078788bf77ca0 |
| SHA256 | 127d36a740b3c03c854d83af0c27f454ca17ba97c3bbe2763ce5fef044af124c |
| SHA512 | e22b7e2e6e7b3717536bf295e47e45592dfdb7699ad9e61edf0a58b0ed0d8839e7f85321ba67298bf95846b9e9ee74b1ad5daa71711c464f9297a62a2695a86e |
/data/data/foztfoooubzwjwkapdthkpmw.zifgisscqs.gylqexbgzbysbeituofejtazcwh/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/mUQtlh.json.cur.prof
| MD5 | f073624093d8c12c560c9cac6df433dd |
| SHA1 | e1a2ce39466c5b5729032e42affa1c8755090521 |
| SHA256 | a05974d1d809975e136198844f19398174703f147ecd74e0a3f01b2907575b34 |
| SHA512 | 1a18f67a849c8237e08068eb3413e48f150fe6eb9b38f256171ac615acc0b92126c871b4330ae0789b185e61fb68a7c4ea144a74bf5812ba058a967f93579908 |