cerberus | 81ce38f5987359e64ddb84f7ac3356fd5160f4f2c9000563393f141516341255

Analysis

max time kernel
48s
max time network
138s
platform
android_x86
resource
android-x86-arm-20240624-en
resource tags

androidarch:armarch:x86image:android-x86-arm-20240624-enlocale:en-usos:android-9-x86system
submitted
08/07/2024, 22:06

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General

Target

81ce38f5987359e64ddb84f7ac3356fd5160f4f2c9000563393f141516341255.apk
Size

1.6MB
MD5

0b2880cb11b9be304346fe6513de585f
SHA1

a315dec708b66a69ece082b3db3bfdce43ec721e
SHA256

81ce38f5987359e64ddb84f7ac3356fd5160f4f2c9000563393f141516341255
SHA512

ceedc28d1d597f0bd067703807f8c14ed36993ba4d750a1f5f3093a834b83ae14088d361d3050b75b618ee3ee03231369cd42590b537549e46a2ca6fbfb40a98
SSDEEP

49152:O+6VmndqCnrhfVxTICBazsFm66blXCkx8r:Okn0AF/nOSZ6hXCkx8r

Score

10^/10

cerberus banker collection credential_access discovery evasion impact infostealer persistence privilege_escalation rat stealth trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

cerberus

.urlConnectPanel.

Signatures

Cerberus
An Android banker that is being rented to actors beginning in 2019.
banker trojan infostealer evasion rat cerberus

Removes its main activity from the application launcher 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

stealth trojan evasion

Suppress Application Icon

T1628.001

pid	Process
4214	com.example.mmm

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

Retrieves information displayed on the phone screen using AccessibilityService.

collection evasion credential_access

Input Injection

T1516

Screen Capture

T1513

Keylogging

T1417.001

GUI Input Capture

T1417.002

description	ioc	Process
Framework service call	android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByViewId	com.example.mmm
Framework service call	android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfoByAccessibilityId	com.example.mmm

Queries the phone number (MSISDN for GSM devices) 1 TTPs
discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery
T1422

Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Application may abuse the accessibility service to prevent their removal.

evasion

Prevent Application Removal

T1629.001

ioc	Process
android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction	com.example.mmm
android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction	com.example.mmm
android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction	com.example.mmm
android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction	com.example.mmm

Queries the mobile country code (MCC) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1422

description	ioc	Process
Framework service call	com.android.internal.telephony.ITelephony.getNetworkCountryIsoForPhone	com.example.mmm

Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background). 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

User Evasion

T1628.002

description	ioc	Process
Intent action	android.settings.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS	com.example.mmm

Tries to add a device administrator. 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

privilege_escalation impact

Device Administrator Permissions

T1626.001

Account Access Removal

T1640

description	ioc	Process
Intent action	android.app.action.ADD_DEVICE_ADMIN	com.example.mmm

Listens for changes in the sensor environment (might be used to detect emulation) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

User Evasion

T1628.002

description	ioc	Process
Framework API call	android.hardware.SensorManager.registerListener	com.example.mmm

Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Broadcast Receivers

T1624.001

description	ioc	Process
Framework service call	android.app.IActivityManager.registerReceiver	com.example.mmm

Checks CPU information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Checks

T1633.001

System Information Discovery

T1426

description	ioc	Process
File opened for read	/proc/cpuinfo	com.example.mmm

Checks memory information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Checks

T1633.001

System Information Discovery

T1426

description	ioc	Process
File opened for read	/proc/meminfo	com.example.mmm

com.example.mmm
1⤵
- Removes its main activity from the application launcher
- Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
- Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user
- Queries the mobile country code (MCC)
- Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
- Tries to add a device administrator.
- Listens for changes in the sensor environment (might be used to detect emulation)
- Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events)
- Checks CPU information
- Checks memory information
PID:4214