Malware Analysis Report

2024-10-16 05:21

Sample ID 240323-ajax6sde4s
Target ready.apk
SHA256 ddd54ca52399b5fb85d2e0b16ac434ba3c5bea78aa05558a14ba657869280ac2
Tags
spynote collection evasion persistence
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Mobile Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

ddd54ca52399b5fb85d2e0b16ac434ba3c5bea78aa05558a14ba657869280ac2

Threat Level: Known bad

The file ready.apk was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

spynote collection evasion persistence

Spynote family

Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service

Makes use of the framework's foreground persistence service

Requests enabling of the accessibility settings.

Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).

Declares services with permission to bind to the system

Requests dangerous framework permissions

Acquires the wake lock

Declares broadcast receivers with permission to handle system events

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-03-23 00:14

Signatures

Spynote family

spynote

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
Required by VPN services to bind with the system. Allows apps to provision VPN services. android.permission.BIND_VPN_SERVICE N/A N/A
Required by input method services to bind with the system. Allows apps to provide custom input methods (keyboards). android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD N/A N/A

Requests dangerous framework permissions

Description Indicator Process Target
Allows an application to read from external storage. android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE N/A N/A
Allows an application to write to external storage. android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE N/A N/A
Allows an app to create windows using the type LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps. android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW 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
Allows an application to request installing packages. android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-03-23 00:14

Reported

2024-03-23 00:16

Platform

android-33-x64-arm64-20240229-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

144s

Command Line

automotive.suspension.sept

Signatures

Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service

collection evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Framework service call android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfoByAccessibilityId N/A N/A
Framework service call android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByText N/A N/A
Framework service call android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByViewId N/A N/A

Makes use of the framework's foreground persistence service

evasion persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Framework service call android.app.IActivityManager.setServiceForeground N/A N/A

Requests enabling of the accessibility settings.

Description Indicator Process Target
Intent action android.settings.ACCESSIBILITY_SETTINGS N/A N/A

Acquires the wake lock

Description Indicator Process Target
Framework service call android.os.IPowerManager.acquireWakeLock N/A N/A

Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Intent action android.settings.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS N/A N/A

Processes

automotive.suspension.sept

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
GB 142.250.200.42:443 udp
GB 142.250.200.42:443 tcp
GB 172.217.16.228:443 udp
GB 172.217.16.228:443 udp
BE 64.233.166.188:5228 tcp
GB 142.250.200.36:443 tcp
N/A 224.0.0.251:5353 udp
GB 216.58.212.195:443 tcp
GB 142.250.200.4:443 tcp
GB 142.250.200.4:443 tcp
GB 142.250.200.4:443 tcp
GB 142.250.200.3:443 udp
GB 172.217.16.228:443 udp
GB 142.250.200.4:443 udp
GB 172.217.16.238:443 udp
GB 142.250.179.225:443 tcp
GB 142.250.179.225:443 tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 remoteprovisioning.googleapis.com udp
GB 216.58.213.10:443 remoteprovisioning.googleapis.com tcp

Files

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-03-23.txt

MD5 9749192580b2ea878f269ff1664b2d65
SHA1 1672bf5830064ec049195bc4493d8e77be2cad9d
SHA256 db5760c25427f8ca5dd0f92b51c4d5d248621393ea5e33558d44adf8b2066d3b
SHA512 353be6a6b7e13b0a7a91161539a0541e0c9a0868c06e5c40f53182deee46363ddcf60a3f0e07191c5f7c83f128c8fcc39c91f3e7ecc32480970b163f892d18bc

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-03-23.txt

MD5 9452080241166c15439adab8811c2ec3
SHA1 38b9925d443d9eb320da91094288afecfe20bd42
SHA256 e2475a3989e6d43990608b8e1bd61fb1965a2f317448e85c13863f052c9c246e
SHA512 d1959a5348e15e3a3b3fe9d144a21103a65e00af290c44e406baf06143e04c929979c6bddc62d4e2c1dcd16cea29ae2e3e6d2e2fa79199d7be588d87965c0164

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-03-23.txt

MD5 c8873a53fe416ac35ab2fb5f07209e01
SHA1 199ef5b3946d7f58b8ce609a4315679dafb3a3bc
SHA256 d4df16772ca914d36e94196250df6ae5cefb9ff5fa456bbcf0795cbd622f4545
SHA512 9012b2d118cc0a55dbd3cc4281c0c477db25e68e890d8d64ab73cd40c826b5a573b5ff5467b94521d78938eba7f6cbb47fab3aa9cb64d00aaa34137bae43a174