General

  • Target
    87cff4f61b32306eaec1f50af02d0521937aadd6f1c1a3b3d5ea177ebe690f47.apk
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample240725-mgk2kstbpp
  • SHA256 87cff4f61b32306eaec1f50af02d0521937aadd6f1c1a3b3d5ea177ebe690f47
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • alienbot

C2
  • http://ricktreemonkey54st.com

Targets

    • Target
      87cff4f61b32306eaec1f50af02d0521937aadd6f1c1a3b3d5ea177ebe690f47.apk
    • Size 1.9MB
    • SHA256 87cff4f61b32306eaec1f50af02d0521937aadd6f1c1a3b3d5ea177ebe690f47
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
    • 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

    • Removes its main activity from the application launcher

    • Checks Android system properties for emulator presence.

    • Loads dropped Dex/Jar

      Runs executable file dropped to the device during analysis.

    • Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service

      Retrieves information displayed on the phone screen using AccessibilityService.

    • Queries account information for other applications stored on the device

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

    • Queries the phone number (MSISDN for GSM devices)

    • Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user

      Application may abuse the accessibility service to prevent their removal.

    • Queries the mobile country code (MCC)

    • Requests changing the default SMS application.

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

    • Requests enabling of the accessibility settings.

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

Tasks