Analysis

  • max time kernel
    138s
  • max time network
    130s
  • platform
    android_x86
  • resource
    android-x86-arm-20240506-en
  • resource tags

    androidarch:armarch:x86image:android-x86-arm-20240506-enlocale:en-usos:android-9-x86system
  • submitted
    09-05-2024 08:46

General

  • Target

    292c9e26ffe79e019bb67c1a4cf53d77_JaffaCakes118.apk

  • Size

    1.5MB

  • MD5

    292c9e26ffe79e019bb67c1a4cf53d77

  • SHA1

    65c4ce134b9221c59a923f3c5f06cad528edb0fd

  • SHA256

    7c834908030f6884afde99b50812f20ccd5253ae1df1d9370a2d0a201014af0b

  • SHA512

    4d863adc866d9f07c51310f3f651ac3d0bf144708addf9aa04f5aa005901eb9a5553c20aa21e12de17f6b250d15933f3897e5b59cc402b153d0095fec82bb898

  • SSDEEP

    49152:s19qhTFjJ0xVdY4s8ssR4aL/7AJNbNWjGOWn:A9qhT9JwdYl8svaL/7ADTln

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://odry.london

Signatures

  • Alienbot

    Alienbot is a fork of Cerberus banker first seen in January 2020.

  • Cerberus

    An Android banker that is being rented to actors beginning in 2019.

  • Cerberus payload 2 IoCs
  • Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service 4 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Retrieves information displayed on the phone screen using AccessibilityService.

  • Prevents application removal 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Application may abuse the framework's APIs to prevent removal.

  • Removes its main activity from the application launcher 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks CPU information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Checks CPU information which indicate if the system is an emulator.

  • Checks memory information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Checks memory information which indicate if the system is an emulator.

  • Loads dropped Dex/Jar 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Runs executable file dropped to the device during analysis.

  • Queries account information for other applications stored on the device 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Application may abuse the framework's APIs to collect account information stored on the device.

  • Queries the mobile country code (MCC) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Queries the phone number (MSISDN for GSM devices) 1 TTPs
  • Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background). 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Application may abuse the framework's APIs to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code.

Processes

  • fethqzabypgsytcqkccz.jqinmjugfzjojibhbwmz.tsxjdhotcktyfgqoiapzgjwugp
    1⤵
    • Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
    • Prevents application removal
    • Removes its main activity from the application launcher
    • Checks CPU information
    • Checks memory information
    • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
    • Queries account information for other applications stored on the device
    • Queries the mobile country code (MCC)
    • Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events)
    • Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
    • Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time
    PID:4268
    • /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/fethqzabypgsytcqkccz.jqinmjugfzjojibhbwmz.tsxjdhotcktyfgqoiapzgjwugp/app_DynamicOptDex/IQm.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/fethqzabypgsytcqkccz.jqinmjugfzjojibhbwmz.tsxjdhotcktyfgqoiapzgjwugp/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/IQm.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
      PID:4293

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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Downloads

  • /data/data/fethqzabypgsytcqkccz.jqinmjugfzjojibhbwmz.tsxjdhotcktyfgqoiapzgjwugp/app_DynamicOptDex/IQm.json

    Filesize

    658KB

    MD5

    4f0ed2c40656977fa8cea45e0f351e09

    SHA1

    99dae1e4ceb6928d041695a11af394cdf5d0b1d7

    SHA256

    c5be51f04478f51cc1f997e3bb389b3faae35738890e199bccfb198df435cf81

    SHA512

    5898c5d1dc66015af97972d9a8f1801fb41e712ecfcad7007a03c82ee3e9a182d169490941ede5ee1b32405b35b028d3a6dd689b08e413f9f7ee60de871c98d1

  • /data/data/fethqzabypgsytcqkccz.jqinmjugfzjojibhbwmz.tsxjdhotcktyfgqoiapzgjwugp/app_DynamicOptDex/IQm.json

    Filesize

    658KB

    MD5

    94ce26115df1664aa1adf1a05682deba

    SHA1

    bf4b0171c70ca56559bb219312bf53023cf1ad18

    SHA256

    0c03c7d4b144b7b2b95f0d5335ef4fcd5a9b8b74bb0a65f747392f9117f6afe9

    SHA512

    eefac54b5aeb6a4b629f9a925101be9a3192834a1248b3f129c6a04a9227740d0a3c4ebd98c610ddfa304ecedc4a086134d35142e80676a5b1775e2a357634b9

  • /data/data/fethqzabypgsytcqkccz.jqinmjugfzjojibhbwmz.tsxjdhotcktyfgqoiapzgjwugp/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/IQm.json.cur.prof

    Filesize

    461B

    MD5

    d744976d9baf11f235d7c70f32a65afc

    SHA1

    0472db33a703861c3f3ba602b290158089fab60e

    SHA256

    eee1f792389f32794ad9e180d80093e3503dcb332c07212daa02086059097389

    SHA512

    7b828cfe949e369fb74a428b74711beb92bbfd21d476e6b40837d72a09df8b46beca05c7bd61d174dbc5f0c33f39e7a1d2709f48dd9034f2561f0c20eac80151

  • /data/user/0/fethqzabypgsytcqkccz.jqinmjugfzjojibhbwmz.tsxjdhotcktyfgqoiapzgjwugp/app_DynamicOptDex/IQm.json

    Filesize

    658KB

    MD5

    1801e1a375dd4a35bfe5d409953cc7e0

    SHA1

    99dbc61c65898f11e00c5ef0f17fe00b52c2f0f7

    SHA256

    d102f746de68a3df50700de2cff37e3ab2579d02d37327bfdcc004166345dd85

    SHA512

    0b59abf402ba59119b0f4c985394e434b0649b10fbaf152e219a9cfb7fd361784854525eef9d1f2cb9a7733d7822557e87e36663ce0ac53526a63a3315ce2fa3