Analysis

  • max time kernel
    4144385s
  • max time network
    148s
  • 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
    11-01-2024 05:34

General

  • Target

    52abe8e7b491c4674f924c7c116e0998.apk

  • Size

    3.2MB

  • MD5

    52abe8e7b491c4674f924c7c116e0998

  • SHA1

    790ac6997c1b9042e157e4dd2f314d5077155ecc

  • SHA256

    90ddf3acf9053e3d61ce3a125bd4998c71e75621567040cd31d3d27e76d3876f

  • SHA512

    d16fc4e8d3a53129babcab8ac128820089060f39825487e840af199c62f9b763e71aeacdec5389ad0520cbf36ff6e8388e5f7c299354fbcf6ab421527cfd6226

  • SSDEEP

    98304:9pg60BgELESYXj60Y2tGiR640ejpcBtmHXTIl:9pguSyj605tGiR0Eqrmcl

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://34.89.218.199

rc4.plain

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://34.89.218.199

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

  • fade.air.cage
    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:4251
    • /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/fade.air.cage/app_DynamicOptDex/ymkJXkU.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/fade.air.cage/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/ymkJXkU.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
      PID:4276

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix

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Downloads

  • /data/data/fade.air.cage/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/ymkJXkU.json.cur.prof

    Filesize

    522B

    MD5

    861e08bd69546ee3f4cb8ae4e890a221

    SHA1

    cc2d12dda84a69aa88cafd401aaafdec16d7f0b5

    SHA256

    86669d0d58aeae720804c5b890ff0618ac3f8734cecdbfaea33649c5ff093e89

    SHA512

    b6e368411601e4e8ec114f66dd97dae90a844966a03d3b90a52daaec345e89cd72864f74315e9bb76dbe6a84f6ea74e743d9642769036eb5ead7e9acc4939189

  • /data/data/fade.air.cage/app_DynamicOptDex/ymkJXkU.json

    Filesize

    691KB

    MD5

    c57990f73f9b1c60da87c84c045999c0

    SHA1

    654c1d3a52275adfc1cf48dac6ffd07b3f224437

    SHA256

    8c40144ff045e1c8dd6b12c99b84b6006f55593c0a1754b24118f0110bbe3684

    SHA512

    13726bc7bd339f29e9aad6f784d9ffe4806468174cd290a0065bb6d526ce6b34e33d3362d154084f648f1b9ca167fbb2961e5b353c44b0a08348fce2f35c8179

  • /data/data/fade.air.cage/app_DynamicOptDex/ymkJXkU.json

    Filesize

    691KB

    MD5

    314b1deb1a7b635f110cea727459c0f6

    SHA1

    88fab22d0947462299929a755918d8b8435d3654

    SHA256

    1bbaf1ea599f6be74be58e4566de7aa7fc72bc93ca3477ef4548f6e693c6338d

    SHA512

    775d24d7e4c004297a48208ce2f1fdf94c89f7f8ab049d375d3fb27af7c12374df1c72c0dd4294dea3441e8475651cd9b2f692fdae5bfb542250eb58eeb2516f

  • /data/user/0/fade.air.cage/app_DynamicOptDex/ymkJXkU.json

    Filesize

    691KB

    MD5

    7b8efd417c16643a62a3ad659440a2c7

    SHA1

    8843a4865ec06bb0289618acfda6ee6d6fb91d7e

    SHA256

    cdb33783f77a960d50823b4412fce8f8643010b415ae63e1fc4f42c2ae14de3a

    SHA512

    6744390ba2c9b259b6fb768f49b47e12745a134004941e0d16ac6909c78d1474fc7df1a258e3f4ef259e2ba7542d0aca3390e73f2451bf36f305b9ae9bdcd01f