Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    157s
  • platform
    android_x86
  • resource
    android-x86-arm-20240221-en
  • resource tags

    androidarch:armarch:x86image:android-x86-arm-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:android-9-x86system
  • submitted
    10-03-2024 07:36

General

  • Target

    be0a0e5e44bfd1f88aacc9759eecb33f.apk

  • Size

    3.2MB

  • MD5

    be0a0e5e44bfd1f88aacc9759eecb33f

  • SHA1

    115a112ab7ba770606b5a6dd64285351e578f189

  • SHA256

    06cd6615089297c72da04561ffd8c65676304aba74d684ab0559159effbabf4f

  • SHA512

    f282934eeb74b318d484d75c30e43c71d1296d914370c311f390fb9e095055a7de9f5eacc0955e542cb797595e87125a812d15e076731b975dbc307d6833f7ea

  • SSDEEP

    49152:ADaiTrDeqky92+PpHiRuNEAaTvAz+dF7xxVQOoz/3sUJuzeaV3V1SAMLKCDNnC+v:ofeqF97A9TICdFlxOP5gt8LtNxdfD

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://34.89.151.222

rc4.plain

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://34.89.151.222

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 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Retrieves information displayed on the phone screen using AccessibilityService.

  • Removes its main activity from the application launcher 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks Android system properties for emulator presence. 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped Dex/Jar 1 TTPs 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

  • auction.ceiling.spoon
    1⤵
    • 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
    • Acquires the wake lock
    • Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
    PID:4286
    • /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/auction.ceiling.spoon/app_DynamicOptDex/HsLkqQ.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/auction.ceiling.spoon/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/HsLkqQ.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
      PID:4345

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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Downloads

  • /data/data/auction.ceiling.spoon/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/HsLkqQ.json.cur.prof

    Filesize

    520B

    MD5

    f00f9d5a9ac70cabfb7658e6694f44fd

    SHA1

    fb4def1d5fc6de2bb4b7211c143e6f2be828bc79

    SHA256

    df1f8bb2dee1fe1988f10f0e1be084e622ad6d9db1125a2b3260a831e65224f0

    SHA512

    ed3626eceeec0017638ceb2203f517a56e6c468ead2e6d3d99679105fc7413e8f87a1bf50c153e1eb51b5294bc0c0d770b4aef368930450b146ca9507bf854d4

  • /data/user/0/auction.ceiling.spoon/app_DynamicOptDex/HsLkqQ.json

    Filesize

    670KB

    MD5

    9c18581d01b308a8da8ba6b1e677ff3f

    SHA1

    9b83a91d841d0dc639e8d2976193cd9ef066a353

    SHA256

    f9a52e2fa64d30169708a3a9981bdb911342b34a1f9ce1e73f2ef33426ce1495

    SHA512

    93d3b5ca33bfaa55f006de69a64f0c0f27c861b83a3172ada5a687ddacfac82c3b6874c366215fce4436a673548bc16e118686f9e42928c9854a880b19a131f7

  • /data/user/0/auction.ceiling.spoon/app_DynamicOptDex/HsLkqQ.json

    Filesize

    670KB

    MD5

    47e8913c6d4fd2cd81e4b30bf7f40831

    SHA1

    2d4992c5047016254b30d8e3f5f56f086b0b3f20

    SHA256

    254c13d9e5af8933ddbf5868dd5689d82f2faeb80aa5258fc2c2feb83594b732

    SHA512

    2c37c0fed9d1aaa4a45724de11b44104863c3dfe3ceed90158dd89aa4ad26b7f266cc661be52447aae756bf25d149d3116a1a3f4a25e222b987a78291e5340a6