Analysis

  • max time kernel
    3624901s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    android_x86
  • resource
    android-x86-arm-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    androidarch:armarch:x86image:android-x86-arm-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:android-9-x86system
  • submitted
    31-12-2023 02:35

General

  • Target

    24b12a6b58a37dfa57a7563883efabea.apk

  • Size

    2.8MB

  • MD5

    24b12a6b58a37dfa57a7563883efabea

  • SHA1

    0a93e315530ac6a65f701869bebfd48c7ca40486

  • SHA256

    afa85eacbcb9e4cb13d962449663ca0060eae579b33e0806c9ddecdc8d095830

  • SHA512

    e6ba864194558ee1afd82e2edf84412e76c45f3c4d31f07f241bf29fbedaceca855b29e31ef283ab536c7533e326218ccb3a3201634fc23e83fc29f7cfd77cf6

  • SSDEEP

    49152:J8ujrWNGlYI9L9kjA5MtSRqzYsy6O7EHK35UPPCaBNNPfjElyDHp9nqHcnReiIQq:JkNahV5/UY9Dj2nnPTplKcnRHI3qm

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://194.163.136.78

rc4.plain

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://194.163.136.78

Signatures

  • Alienbot

    Alienbot is a fork of Cerberus banker first seen in January 2020.

  • Cerberus

    An Android banker that is being rented to actors beginning in 2019.

  • Cerberus payload 2 IoCs
  • Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service 2 IoCs

    Retrieves information displayed on the phone screen using AccessibilityService.

  • Removes its main activity from the application launcher 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped Dex/Jar 3 IoCs

    Runs executable file dropped to the device during analysis.

  • Acquires the wake lock 1 IoCs
  • Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background). 1 IoCs

Processes

  • asset.margin.pipe
    1⤵
    • Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
    • Removes its main activity from the application launcher
    • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
    • Acquires the wake lock
    • Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
    PID:4253
    • /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/asset.margin.pipe/app_DynamicOptDex/SgK.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/asset.margin.pipe/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/SgK.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
      PID:4279

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix

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Downloads

  • /data/data/asset.margin.pipe/app_DynamicOptDex/SgK.json

    Filesize

    685KB

    MD5

    1221a8143f5ba9aa97092d586920d054

    SHA1

    e53b302d47d078701bd3c096833d3cb4692749f2

    SHA256

    fa23ec08d24705deacb41545a3ca21779e2b1c0845dcd400d27ba2754eda2547

    SHA512

    53af00702725719d386685be945e943cdeb5d435deb9dd4a71ce4b3ab56a3e86efc4da6061ea56f8a82953617ead7f26047c1a32770e77ca70a4d8eb47424afa

  • /data/data/asset.margin.pipe/app_DynamicOptDex/SgK.json

    Filesize

    685KB

    MD5

    f1184c0f3cd2fa70c590484035e9d32a

    SHA1

    76fa99121538d74ac89a9598f107e2c4ece7717f

    SHA256

    5d7cc286da591ab8f960570810260bda6dff78f51d5b03229841eb84f76ca434

    SHA512

    d17c2c61be6863e945fa514e9d7c1c6dbed1781baf35c8e630cc7c68608aec31f233f1fd2cdbcbeadffe0a0ffc479d06442fe263476691859036a8b78b32ae9c

  • /data/data/asset.margin.pipe/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/SgK.json.cur.prof

    Filesize

    510B

    MD5

    4faf9916f20d860f6384ac6a81ab057c

    SHA1

    7748c0dacdfca8882d4170b3bbb4bfbf52425f81

    SHA256

    b698a770700486050c248f72dad92b6f42d1e2cb781704bc52267e8fbe02d415

    SHA512

    071e29e76c375c9e9b2289807eb67945b5cdcd554212624eabe72caa6d78b29d1e9d277e1d3b22eb0ba07cdfa10a366037044b7dbd425049eb666fa25c3979f8

  • /data/user/0/asset.margin.pipe/app_DynamicOptDex/SgK.json

    Filesize

    685KB

    MD5

    69dd8c5d9510aaae23342829a01d7f0c

    SHA1

    209e46ec9e59426c9ae429e650f9e027a6482a6f

    SHA256

    f96281706809f4c32303845a0819bb4fe0976e272209a2a3bddb632c24625974

    SHA512

    04f0ad7fa9825b6bb19aa1c079ff74d0f23cf343009ab9b2bd0fbbd7c28bded16c27edba87f11027fe48d78f51beec2cd8fb0937de6e4d547027fc22a244a5b4