Analysis Overview
SHA256
808f0c09e176834a8f3c0750677fbe9f6ec10caab55067cbec5c98dee300e151
Threat Level: Known bad
The file cd9cc2c288b39d58324c96eedda21831 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Cerberus
Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
Removes its main activity from the application launcher
Loads dropped Dex/Jar
Declares services with permission to bind to the system
Requests dangerous framework permissions
Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
Declares broadcast receivers with permission to handle system events
Listens for changes in the sensor environment (might be used to detect emulation)
MITRE ATT&CK
Mobile Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-03-16 08:44
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 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 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 receive SMS messages. | android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS | N/A | N/A |
| Allows an application to send SMS messages. | android.permission.SEND_SMS | 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 SMS messages. | android.permission.READ_SMS | 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 |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-03-16 08:44
Reported
2024-03-16 08:47
Platform
android-x86-arm-20240221-en
Max time kernel
85s
Max time network
130s
Command Line
Signatures
Cerberus
Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfoByAccessibilityId | N/A | N/A |
| Framework service call | android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByViewId | N/A | N/A |
Removes its main activity from the application launcher
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Loads dropped Dex/Jar
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | /data/user/0/rhythm.retreat.absorb/app_DynamicOptDex/fiyJ.json | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | /data/user/0/rhythm.retreat.absorb/app_DynamicOptDex/fiyJ.json | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | /data/user/0/rhythm.retreat.absorb/app_DynamicOptDex/fiyJ.json | 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 |
Listens for changes in the sensor environment (might be used to detect emulation)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework API call | android.hardware.SensorManager.registerListener | N/A | N/A |
Processes
rhythm.retreat.absorb
/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/rhythm.retreat.absorb/app_DynamicOptDex/fiyJ.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/rhythm.retreat.absorb/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/fiyJ.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| N/A | 224.0.0.251:5353 | udp | |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | semanticlocation-pa.googleapis.com | udp |
| GB | 142.250.179.234:443 | semanticlocation-pa.googleapis.com | tcp |
| GB | 142.250.200.14:443 | tcp | |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | android.apis.google.com | udp |
| GB | 142.250.180.14:443 | android.apis.google.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | googleglobal.cf | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | googleglobal.cf | udp |
Files
/data/data/rhythm.retreat.absorb/app_DynamicOptDex/fiyJ.json
| MD5 | 692b922e76bed1995e19bf34104b91ec |
| SHA1 | 21958c394ffe5526b4c65bba0486eacff2c3f574 |
| SHA256 | 1f783ba379284cb7eca50ec255b49658aaf7b2779e6fa984dcfc521aa09313be |
| SHA512 | 7e0137e6617cf72b81a5534ec7140600ec8d4e0e3fc02c38ac5e43cbaa9e83a326156e016cce86185fb21c5ff0a172d42973443cba76fc5e413f86c1b3f842ef |
/data/data/rhythm.retreat.absorb/app_DynamicOptDex/fiyJ.json
| MD5 | b686443912f19ef3e525608d2b48d521 |
| SHA1 | 072b1421d0d1ea64438d7767aac0cf5bd1ad6992 |
| SHA256 | 06f476ea954a0adc82991daefb7554abd1a79f5fd029837c7cc600aead39f0f3 |
| SHA512 | 7127acda95d486c8969cd5cf62fd6bb0b208d40d4ad35e621c2e17aeb1332ddb2b766a25c722322e818a34361f7faa7b7de0135c47cdd29f28de37f5f170d129 |
/data/user/0/rhythm.retreat.absorb/app_DynamicOptDex/fiyJ.json
| MD5 | 567495ac2470d8509ae7d4b11a4e5f0b |
| SHA1 | ed83a2e334836658e1e9c11b7858622d7f153c89 |
| SHA256 | 7f6db41073efe885f341aedd6818231faebe72a7b8b0f399607376c99d99f0c7 |
| SHA512 | 0e76fb21ad822950a9b2f1608a06a06265d524eaec94898994b725f971926ec6dd8e5b3052d36fb128991ebe4b3905c7818e02aa54d59b1e75586c10df670570 |
/data/data/rhythm.retreat.absorb/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/fiyJ.json.cur.prof
| MD5 | db35dee8b4966cdc4610769caf89a795 |
| SHA1 | ece2e02b0bf5970a0af028dba1f2d9bca595543b |
| SHA256 | b717125e78dfd5e26d7b67b502da99a8bbfbca92304086f67650b73c6babe921 |
| SHA512 | 6b14fd25b0cfefae08bc5a340137b0e283be1e3c2cd4fad9e82f14b32c80227c40175a7a0ce13fc301d33b99219970061783cce38f086741615ddad4254a0104 |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-03-16 08:44
Reported
2024-03-16 08:47
Platform
android-x64-20240221-en
Max time kernel
127s
Max time network
151s
Command Line
Signatures
Cerberus
Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfoByAccessibilityId | N/A | N/A |
| Framework service call | android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByViewId | N/A | N/A |
Removes its main activity from the application launcher
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Loads dropped Dex/Jar
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | /data/user/0/rhythm.retreat.absorb/app_DynamicOptDex/fiyJ.json | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | /data/user/0/rhythm.retreat.absorb/app_DynamicOptDex/fiyJ.json | N/A | N/A |
Listens for changes in the sensor environment (might be used to detect emulation)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework API call | android.hardware.SensorManager.registerListener | N/A | N/A |
Processes
rhythm.retreat.absorb
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| N/A | 224.0.0.251:5353 | udp | |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | ssl.google-analytics.com | udp |
| GB | 142.250.179.232:443 | ssl.google-analytics.com | tcp |
| GB | 142.250.178.14:443 | tcp | |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | android.apis.google.com | udp |
| GB | 142.250.180.14:443 | android.apis.google.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | googleglobal.cf | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | googleglobal.cf | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | googleglobal.cf | udp |
| GB | 216.58.212.228:443 | tcp | |
| GB | 216.58.212.228:443 | tcp | |
| GB | 216.58.201.98:443 | tcp | |
| GB | 172.217.16.238:443 | tcp |
Files
/data/data/rhythm.retreat.absorb/app_DynamicOptDex/fiyJ.json
| MD5 | 692b922e76bed1995e19bf34104b91ec |
| SHA1 | 21958c394ffe5526b4c65bba0486eacff2c3f574 |
| SHA256 | 1f783ba379284cb7eca50ec255b49658aaf7b2779e6fa984dcfc521aa09313be |
| SHA512 | 7e0137e6617cf72b81a5534ec7140600ec8d4e0e3fc02c38ac5e43cbaa9e83a326156e016cce86185fb21c5ff0a172d42973443cba76fc5e413f86c1b3f842ef |
/data/data/rhythm.retreat.absorb/app_DynamicOptDex/fiyJ.json
| MD5 | b686443912f19ef3e525608d2b48d521 |
| SHA1 | 072b1421d0d1ea64438d7767aac0cf5bd1ad6992 |
| SHA256 | 06f476ea954a0adc82991daefb7554abd1a79f5fd029837c7cc600aead39f0f3 |
| SHA512 | 7127acda95d486c8969cd5cf62fd6bb0b208d40d4ad35e621c2e17aeb1332ddb2b766a25c722322e818a34361f7faa7b7de0135c47cdd29f28de37f5f170d129 |
/data/data/rhythm.retreat.absorb/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/fiyJ.json.cur.prof
| MD5 | 7a5efef3949b90a860258ad0fc24eca8 |
| SHA1 | 243d6268e4dc2f0f9c343d67d76779fe394e23e4 |
| SHA256 | e88f74f1a253325ccec998e7e4f8d3d2b0fec803a3a3f28b4c50fc0cc4134156 |
| SHA512 | a9bac5c16879a251f5316c72646caef4aa658c9323eff14e81b61b68547d6f80631cae754c44f3623a1986ca513311732dce62240d1f1417c471b98eb2bd2375 |
Analysis: behavioral3
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-03-16 08:44
Reported
2024-03-16 08:44
Platform
android-x64-arm64-20240221-en
Max time network
6s
Command Line
Signatures
Processes
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| N/A | 224.0.0.251:5353 | udp | |
| GB | 172.217.169.74:443 | udp | |
| GB | 216.58.213.14:443 | udp |