pikabot | b1263712725839298cd4c3c0bd10e881cc848244f386d66e2fd1348f0a3ec236

General

Target

e1179516c0fe8cbf69566d5db63c6d1d7d02d67b04eae5800f9a950fb07fee81.dll
Size

507KB
MD5

a0b9376d1a46e876fe056dd89b79dfca
SHA1

1b363e22c6a51341e16ef4a1177596504974e066
SHA256

e1179516c0fe8cbf69566d5db63c6d1d7d02d67b04eae5800f9a950fb07fee81
SHA512

08a9b9de4b8ff6aebe1f9846e5e1994370796b4aa19613178dc320482cf68bf2ee1fb66e7925e1e4887febf398457f04e2193d48b7198d050e6666125802b946
SSDEEP

12288:nljxPw/KI5MGpBRTf4LvGCAotHnG4CEu+AvHuzfsdzjbHgRV:zPkKIGsBRTydjG4GxbHU

Score

10^/10

pikabot botnet

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects PikaBot botnet 6 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1896-0-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001FF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/1896-1-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001FF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/1896-2-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001FF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/1896-5-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001FF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/1896-16-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001FF000-memory.dmp	family_pikabot_v2
behavioral1/memory/1896-18-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001FF000-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 2788 set thread context of 1896 2788 rundll32.exe SearchProtocolHost.exe
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

Processes:

MiniSearchHost.exe

description ioc process

Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1199853020-417986905-91977573-1000_Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache MiniSearchHost.exe
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

Processes:

vlc.exe

pid process

244 vlc.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid process

1896 SearchProtocolHost.exe
1896 SearchProtocolHost.exe
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

vlc.exe

pid process

244 vlc.exe
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exe

pid process

2788 rundll32.exe
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 8 IoCs

Processes:

vlc.exe

pid process

244 vlc.exe
244 vlc.exe
244 vlc.exe
244 vlc.exe
244 vlc.exe
244 vlc.exe
244 vlc.exe
244 vlc.exe
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 7 IoCs

Processes:

vlc.exe

pid process

244 vlc.exe
244 vlc.exe
244 vlc.exe
244 vlc.exe
244 vlc.exe
244 vlc.exe
244 vlc.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

MiniSearchHost.exevlc.exe

pid process

1056 MiniSearchHost.exe
244 vlc.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2788 set thread context of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1199853020-417986905-91977573-1000_Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache	MiniSearchHost.exe

pid	process
244	vlc.exe

pid	process
1896	SearchProtocolHost.exe
1896	SearchProtocolHost.exe

pid	process
244	vlc.exe

pid	process
2788	rundll32.exe

pid	process
244	vlc.exe
244	vlc.exe
244	vlc.exe
244	vlc.exe
244	vlc.exe
244	vlc.exe
244	vlc.exe
244	vlc.exe

pid	process
244	vlc.exe
244	vlc.exe
244	vlc.exe
244	vlc.exe
244	vlc.exe
244	vlc.exe
244	vlc.exe

pid	process
1056	MiniSearchHost.exe
244	vlc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes:

rundll32.exerundll32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1360 wrote to memory of 2788	1360	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1360 wrote to memory of 2788	1360	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 1360 wrote to memory of 2788	1360	rundll32.exe	rundll32.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1896	2788	rundll32.exe	SearchProtocolHost.exe

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e1179516c0fe8cbf69566d5db63c6d1d7d02d67b04eae5800f9a950fb07fee81.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1360

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e1179516c0fe8cbf69566d5db63c6d1d7d02d67b04eae5800f9a950fb07fee81.dll,#1
2⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2788

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SearchProtocolHost.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"
3⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:1896

C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe" -ServerName:MiniSearchUI.AppXj3y73at8fy1htwztzxs68sxx1v7cksp7.mca
1⤵
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1056

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4716

C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\GrantSave.asx"
1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:244

C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\GrantSave.asx"
1⤵
PID:3172

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix

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Downloads

memory/244-40-0x00007FFCECDE0000-0x00007FFCEDE8B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/244-53-0x00007FFCEEEA0000-0x00007FFCEEEF6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
344KB

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memory/244-54-0x00007FFD00070000-0x00007FFD00098000-memory.dmp

Filesize
160KB

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memory/244-55-0x00007FFCFFF60000-0x00007FFCFFF84000-memory.dmp

Filesize
144KB

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memory/244-56-0x00007FFCFFF40000-0x00007FFCFFF57000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/244-57-0x00007FFCFFDC0000-0x00007FFCFFDE3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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memory/244-41-0x00007FFD00970000-0x00007FFD00991000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/244-59-0x00007FFCFFC90000-0x00007FFCFFCA2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/244-60-0x00007FFCF5350000-0x00007FFCF5371000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/244-64-0x00007FFCF4FD0000-0x00007FFCF4FFC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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memory/244-61-0x00007FFCF5170000-0x00007FFCF5183000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/244-42-0x00007FFD008B0000-0x00007FFD008C8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/244-28-0x00007FF692020000-0x00007FF692118000-memory.dmp

Filesize
992KB

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memory/244-29-0x00007FFD08A00000-0x00007FFD08A34000-memory.dmp

Filesize
208KB

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memory/244-30-0x00007FFCEEA80000-0x00007FFCEED34000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.7MB

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memory/244-33-0x00007FFD05E60000-0x00007FFD05E71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/244-31-0x00007FFD08A40000-0x00007FFD08A58000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/244-32-0x00007FFD06C60000-0x00007FFD06C77000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/244-34-0x00007FFD00E40000-0x00007FFD00E57000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/244-35-0x00007FFD00B80000-0x00007FFD00B91000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/244-62-0x00007FFCF5150000-0x00007FFCF5162000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/244-36-0x00007FFD00A00000-0x00007FFD00A1D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/244-38-0x00007FFCEDE90000-0x00007FFCEE090000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/244-39-0x00007FFD009A0000-0x00007FFD009DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
252KB

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memory/244-37-0x00007FFD009E0000-0x00007FFD009F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/244-63-0x00007FFCEED60000-0x00007FFCEEE9B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/244-58-0x00007FFCFFD80000-0x00007FFCFFD91000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/244-43-0x00007FFD00890000-0x00007FFD008A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/244-44-0x00007FFD00870000-0x00007FFD00881000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/244-45-0x00007FFD00850000-0x00007FFD00861000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/244-46-0x00007FFD00830000-0x00007FFD0084B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/244-47-0x00007FFD00230000-0x00007FFD00241000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/244-48-0x00007FFD00210000-0x00007FFD00228000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/244-49-0x00007FFD001E0000-0x00007FFD00210000-memory.dmp

Filesize
192KB

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memory/244-50-0x00007FFCFFF90000-0x00007FFCFFFF7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
412KB

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memory/244-51-0x00007FFCF6300000-0x00007FFCF636F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
444KB

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memory/244-52-0x00007FFD001C0000-0x00007FFD001D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/1896-1-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/1896-0-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/1896-18-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/1896-16-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/1896-5-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/1896-2-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
316KB

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memory/3172-27-0x00007FFD05E60000-0x00007FFD05E71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/3172-21-0x00007FF692020000-0x00007FF692118000-memory.dmp

Filesize
992KB

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memory/3172-26-0x00007FFD06C60000-0x00007FFD06C77000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/3172-25-0x00007FFD08A40000-0x00007FFD08A58000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/3172-23-0x00007FFCEEA80000-0x00007FFCEED34000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.7MB

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memory/3172-22-0x00007FFD08A00000-0x00007FFD08A34000-memory.dmp

Filesize
208KB

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MITRE ATT&CK Matrix

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