Analysis

  • max time kernel
    179s
  • max time network
    185s
  • platform
    android_x86
  • resource
    android-x86-arm-20240514-en
  • resource tags

    androidarch:armarch:x86image:android-x86-arm-20240514-enlocale:en-usos:android-9-x86system
  • submitted
    21-05-2024 06:29

General

  • Target

    625652eaf23d00f2190df678ac60b47d_JaffaCakes118.apk

  • Size

    1.6MB

  • MD5

    625652eaf23d00f2190df678ac60b47d

  • SHA1

    9a313b8327f7ecd566b7fd86436ae9b59e44d90a

  • SHA256

    bb56649ce7eb24c89682f85d18422cd45c349516f92b2e20d09246bef4942197

  • SHA512

    5600c3c84575c71b973ae7e61ee1dbacd9d35008be93e8a86da31b86286e655659dfb3ea802777af152f6e85f0e2eb237e2c3bda6691dc8e09d6c5c34d95b742

  • SSDEEP

    49152:PfAgmFEpAQrxwUjAiV2Zdm4olc2F+WfOMU:vmFEvx9AS2ZdmPzfOv

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://185.255.132.193

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 1 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 2 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

  • hleiqngqpcjrssqwpl.zkrfqktyefdriyaq.qdgiqen
    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:4236

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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Downloads

  • /data/data/hleiqngqpcjrssqwpl.zkrfqktyefdriyaq.qdgiqen/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/ri.json.cur.prof

    Filesize

    423B

    MD5

    5a86b7cdd418fb964abbd81fd2059dec

    SHA1

    773ead71cabffd2a8386d448368dd691b6e8f375

    SHA256

    937098312884dba60d3bbf27a43a13525f0e123bc00107ff8a6d49e2c0c96e0e

    SHA512

    cadac78b4633a12e73c556947d8f2bf8332b42e0ce6e00ac93708fbfdad523a6045d70279dc2b10ac4561eb5e5c75c551453e7c9a65784b8d54aa82857ade02e

  • /data/data/hleiqngqpcjrssqwpl.zkrfqktyefdriyaq.qdgiqen/app_DynamicOptDex/ri.json

    Filesize

    734KB

    MD5

    2a41adda33b154b337a5d8d3b4edcf3d

    SHA1

    eeba2a4ff2c5503a6c568f227aecedd5e0025853

    SHA256

    aae12b8c4a5b77c6380a2d93465e35bdf97376bed4ec6b3b935e634c5baf9329

    SHA512

    3ca781cbe37be8908087778771bdf53eb2460d577e5c121ae4c8d6e2ce850d7a2b666710516ebe2b5c7d03eea3cc7470cf90156f7b4443c01c8477aedeec97e6

  • /data/data/hleiqngqpcjrssqwpl.zkrfqktyefdriyaq.qdgiqen/app_DynamicOptDex/ri.json

    Filesize

    734KB

    MD5

    5f81779411e613a70bcd17b6d1e492d1

    SHA1

    ddf74ae4731decd1b5129d711d4af3f96ed7d703

    SHA256

    1c34bbf62a6470b2e0c4d3bad868fba4ddfdf14ba35b69eafa669039ca5637f8

    SHA512

    cf6bf3d67feee339433f672bdd4f9126765a0eb98b575cd3ecda7c3df85fa8714545df671153b58a63278c8f2a505a7885e7eb8aeb8925f88f0a4199d0db0916