pikabot | 267895bb452a1cc607155917f13672d66e394ec30e34f5689d427e6cd81ca15b

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
153s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240412-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240412-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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23/04/2024, 12:30

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General

Target
DISTINCTIOQ.jar
Size 337KB
Sample240423-ppf4psgc64
SHA256 267895bb452a1cc607155917f13672d66e394ec30e34f5689d427e6cd81ca15b
MD5 e3201b7efe4dee74389d9c358f3c1798
SHA1 560a5875a00a75829ce916564f6dc3eee13d2c42
SHA512 d90e4db4066625e48509225e3e4028187c40fe401afafef92e20e967ea3370d0b41b170658936781ca1e1ca68b6d02766f9d97b2f5c910e8d33731828bb5e21b
SSDEEP 6144:nAqn4qfVev93QG4B9XQdKuPKwdWBsw3eO8RQrFXg3iWA5iHDXVP:AA4qfA93BdTk3OeFXg3iDWhP
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Score

10^/10

pikabot botnet discovery

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

pikabot

https://45.76.251.190:5567
https://131.153.231.178:2221
https://95.179.135.3:2225
https://155.138.147.62:2223
https://86.38.225.109:13724
https://172.232.189.219:2224
https://198.44.187.12:2224
https://104.156.233.235:2226
https://103.82.243.5:13721
https://86.38.225.106:2221
https://45.32.248.100:2226
https://23.226.138.161:5242
https://37.60.242.85:9785
https://104.129.55.105:2223
https://45.32.21.184:5242
https://178.18.246.136:2078
https://108.61.78.17:13719
https://86.38.225.105:13721
https://172.232.189.10:1194
https://172.232.162.97:13719

Signatures

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

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1396	regsvr32.exe

Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

discovery

File and Directory Permissions Modification

T1222

pid	Process
3692	icacls.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1396 set thread context of 3432	1396	regsvr32.exe	99

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
1396	regsvr32.exe
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Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1396	regsvr32.exe

Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1396	regsvr32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 516 wrote to memory of 3692	516	java.exe	88
PID 516 wrote to memory of 3692	516	java.exe	88
PID 516 wrote to memory of 2524	516	java.exe	93
PID 516 wrote to memory of 2524	516	java.exe	93
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 1396	2524	regsvr32.exe	94
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 1396	2524	regsvr32.exe	94
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 1396	2524	regsvr32.exe	94
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 3432	1396	regsvr32.exe	99
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 3432	1396	regsvr32.exe	99
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 3432	1396	regsvr32.exe	99
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 3432	1396	regsvr32.exe	99
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 3432	1396	regsvr32.exe	99
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 3432	1396	regsvr32.exe	99
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 3432	1396	regsvr32.exe	99
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 3432	1396	regsvr32.exe	99

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe
java -jar C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DISTINCTIOQ.jar
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:516
- C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\.oracle_jre_usage /grant "everyone":(OI)(CI)M
  2⤵
  - Modifies file permissions
  PID:3692
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\regsvr32.exe
  regsvr32 /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\761790.png
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2524
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
    /s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\761790.png
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    - Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1396
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctfmon.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctfmon.exe -p 1234"
      4⤵
      PID:3432

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

File and Directory Permissions Modification

T1222

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

3903daac9bc4a3b7.timestamp

Path C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\.oracle_jre_usage\3903daac9bc4a3b7.timestamp
Size 46B
SHA256 27e9d9f575a06a9709cbed672c0d81107ff3397fdb2c1862d99b3fe59da41fe0
MD5 f4d5af9e16fd9b39fe6f70766e3038d7
SHA1 bdf8cc41f9ebf9fd756a4c2a318e7edf858a8940
SHA512 b367ace617b42bbf124243e1cdc9507f1b0142c5e7e5ba9d1d576d90ce61c7b5b7f9678b65ef3bc7583db916c875fc9a70b152964715c35a2ea885fcd41faab7
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761790.png

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\761790.png
Size 476KB
SHA256 839550463e4e5ce3fa738378529b1e818405967413a4351d3790eee5c10a3ef2
MD5 68fa8377c75a2b457e33f538021a4db6
SHA1 c9af9f7ea0e773ec5bc585abf7d471a0bd130081
SHA512 94567f7688dbe46b8c29b7a5061927b3fb8f83f58817b85fe509c035c4724fd1e81308f04195c1a464ad194f5362ea544678492d08a49d25bf56a6db4d10b824
SSDEEP 12288:v+P9B4JFF6iIJoLjIE0LO5Q23eankS0HsQBw:vHJaKE5L4US0HJw
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memory/516-4-0x000001F80D9E0000-0x000001F80E9E0000-memory.dmp

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memory/516-12-0x000001F80D9C0000-0x000001F80D9C1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1396-19-0x0000000001170000-0x00000000011A4000-memory.dmp

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memory/1396-22-0x0000000001170000-0x00000000011A4000-memory.dmp

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memory/3432-20-0x0000000001280000-0x0000000001298000-memory.dmp

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memory/3432-26-0x0000000001280000-0x0000000001298000-memory.dmp

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