pikabot | 00bbc9b5cf75b7e58c5371cdaacb3ea2795f5195ad407eaa871cf8caf85451d1

Analysis

max time kernel
143s
max time network
162s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240226-en
submitted
02/04/2024, 13:33

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General

Target
98734d3ad1484aaa9405652bf8952e5f429e1298710647d6be3f9a2a53dc48ca.dll
Sample240402-qtk4wsbg27

Score

10^/10

pikabot botnet discovery

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

pikabot

https://154.53.55.165:13719
https://158.247.240.58:5688
https://70.34.223.164:5000
https://70.34.199.64:9785
https://45.77.63.237:5687
https://198.38.94.213:2224
https://94.72.104.80:5000
https://84.46.240.42:2083
https://154.12.236.248:13722
https://94.72.104.77:13724
https://209.126.86.48:1194

Signatures

PikaBot
PikaBot is a botnet that is distributed similarly to Qakbot and written in c++.
botnet pikabot
Pikabot family
pikabot

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 844 set thread context of 1952	844	rundll32.exe	98

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
2104	844	WerFault.exe	93

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ctfmon.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
844	rundll32.exe
844	rundll32.exe
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844	rundll32.exe
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844	rundll32.exe
844	rundll32.exe
844	rundll32.exe
844	rundll32.exe
844	rundll32.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
844	rundll32.exe

Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs

pid	Process
844	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 440 wrote to memory of 844	440	rundll32.exe	93
PID 440 wrote to memory of 844	440	rundll32.exe	93
PID 440 wrote to memory of 844	440	rundll32.exe	93
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1952	844	rundll32.exe	98
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1952	844	rundll32.exe	98
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1952	844	rundll32.exe	98
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1952	844	rundll32.exe	98
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1952	844	rundll32.exe	98
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1952	844	rundll32.exe	98
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1952	844	rundll32.exe	98
PID 844 wrote to memory of 1952	844	rundll32.exe	98

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\98734d3ad1484aaa9405652bf8952e5f429e1298710647d6be3f9a2a53dc48ca.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:440
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\98734d3ad1484aaa9405652bf8952e5f429e1298710647d6be3f9a2a53dc48ca.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:844
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctfmon.exe
    "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctfmon.exe -p 1234"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1952
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 844 -s 628
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:2104

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4112 --field-trial-handle=2292,i,2103142837140538807,15881446839139365070,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:2712

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 460 -p 844 -ip 844
1⤵
PID:4000

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/844-0-0x00000000029C0000-0x00000000029F6000-memory.dmp

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memory/844-12-0x00000000029C0000-0x00000000029F6000-memory.dmp

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memory/1952-1-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005F9000-memory.dmp

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memory/1952-6-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005F9000-memory.dmp

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