cerberus

General

Target

AndroidUpdate.apk
Size

3.5MB
Sample

240413-t1985shh4s
MD5

137977ce6091ada6f47a7597ec29ae91
SHA1

1bab75a551be46b4651d490090f7be9243180774
SHA256

d47ec95576d0a0da2ae3a469d8389bf2f81e133ad1d58f80ed3b4d275ba0c10d
SHA512

4e2845973f9bcea91252f173051ad7022bd5d38c7a940fa2abbce845b94bfc89380ce2a5a93755091ec3ad13280a3d87c45704f6ceefc57a3cbd75d055d858ba
SSDEEP

98304:T0wHEFWtj4aW4D2IGc+VIsBfENSm3ivD5e:T0wHEFWtj454DJGcBsBS

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

cerberus

C2

http://185.141.61.131

Targets

- Target
  
  AndroidUpdate.apk
- Size
  
  3.5MB
- MD5
  
  137977ce6091ada6f47a7597ec29ae91
- SHA1
  
  1bab75a551be46b4651d490090f7be9243180774
- SHA256
  
  d47ec95576d0a0da2ae3a469d8389bf2f81e133ad1d58f80ed3b4d275ba0c10d
- SHA512
  
  4e2845973f9bcea91252f173051ad7022bd5d38c7a940fa2abbce845b94bfc89380ce2a5a93755091ec3ad13280a3d87c45704f6ceefc57a3cbd75d055d858ba
- SSDEEP
  
  98304:T0wHEFWtj4aW4D2IGc+VIsBfENSm3ivD5e:T0wHEFWtj454DJGcBsBS
Score

10^/10

cerberus banker collection discovery evasion infostealer rat stealth trojan
- Cerberus
  An Android banker that is being rented to actors beginning in 2019.
  banker trojan infostealer evasion rat cerberus
- Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
  Retrieves information displayed on the phone screen using AccessibilityService.
  collection evasion
- Removes its main activity from the application launcher
  stealth trojan evasion
- Checks CPU information
  Checks CPU information which indicate if the system is an emulator.
  evasion discovery
- Checks memory information
  Checks memory information which indicate if the system is an emulator.
  evasion discovery
- Loads dropped Dex/Jar
  Runs executable file dropped to the device during analysis.
  evasion
- Queries the phone number (MSISDN for GSM devices)
  discovery
- Requests enabling of the accessibility settings.
- Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
  evasion
- Listens for changes in the sensor environment (might be used to detect emulation)
  evasion
behavioral1 behavioral2 behavioral3

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix

Tasks

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Targets

Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service

Removes its main activity from the application launcher

Checks CPU information

Checks memory information

Loads dropped Dex/Jar

Queries the phone number (MSISDN for GSM devices)

Requests enabling of the accessibility settings.

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

Listens for changes in the sensor environment (might be used to detect emulation)

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix

Tasks

static1

behavioral1

behavioral2

behavioral3