Analysis

  • max time kernel
    177s
  • max time network
    132s
  • 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
    06-08-2024 22:08

General

  • Target

    3971c75f8e720b299326be773785f5d769e2169e3423568a083ee85ff10b0e64.apk

  • Size

    2.4MB

  • MD5

    f713b5a912165ace188098faa6eacb4a

  • SHA1

    e872c1cacf9d9f62341da4d8d74bb8a0aba28f63

  • SHA256

    3971c75f8e720b299326be773785f5d769e2169e3423568a083ee85ff10b0e64

  • SHA512

    7d569c778b3db429e1f3b93c66204b7c85962a2909a3ad9aec7192759ce575d973f9d5d030cd08900b18a428c498daecc0219b3077857511ba28cee73124e928

  • SSDEEP

    49152:CLsTSLDjhWweimyx5UVGLpiRhRPW4fpYw3o5GkWZ:CYTS7zeYx5RL4RhRPJf7eGR

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://hermenegildo.xyz

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
  • Removes its main activity from the application launcher 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks Android system properties for emulator presence. 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped Dex/Jar 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Runs executable file dropped to the device during analysis.

  • Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service 4 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Retrieves information displayed on the phone screen using AccessibilityService.

  • 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 phone number (MSISDN for GSM devices) 1 TTPs
  • Acquires the wake lock 1 IoCs
  • Makes use of the framework's foreground persistence service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Application may abuse the framework's foreground service to continue running in the foreground.

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

    Application may abuse the accessibility service to prevent their removal.

  • Queries the mobile country code (MCC) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background). 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events) 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.

  • Checks CPU information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks memory information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • fog.rude.label
    1⤵
    • Removes its main activity from the application launcher
    • Checks Android system properties for emulator presence.
    • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
    • Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
    • Queries account information for other applications stored on the device
    • Acquires the wake lock
    • Makes use of the framework's foreground persistence 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).
    • Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events)
    • Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time
    • Checks CPU information
    • Checks memory information
    PID:4267
    • /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/fog.rude.label/app_DynamicOptDex/pYbWk.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/fog.rude.label/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/pYbWk.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
      PID:4292

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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Downloads

  • /data/data/fog.rude.label/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/pYbWk.json.cur.prof

    Filesize

    480B

    MD5

    cb20a38b837b6a8db4f3e749731150c0

    SHA1

    3101602bd9ca938aad47ba87dbc99eb1e325053d

    SHA256

    9921b7a45b9c11b71c9bc61404255085657b36ec78db56afa153b4b361d97db4

    SHA512

    866a1ddefa857fb190e4b9e6c1a76ff23bd39b427f06e6ab2f72974952d42db6a26524c451586416a540c880f8170436b3f357b103dafea478f4f696abee2cf9

  • /data/data/fog.rude.label/app_DynamicOptDex/pYbWk.json

    Filesize

    559KB

    MD5

    0c349c34b2c3ba8c449eeeb5b8682685

    SHA1

    5594a1ec7c79dd7afd522a94b875a342423042be

    SHA256

    c40789cc014da24ae226b0ac67e7de7fdef7b5211ee12902fd98e845f4107fe9

    SHA512

    9052ed756e5d78981bfe48b531e573b57db58b8c8eb3aed0c2605612e98490596b8b81e4cb16a2835b1e5a5864d8106721ade1217f35e5a1cdb034298f708de0

  • /data/data/fog.rude.label/app_DynamicOptDex/pYbWk.json

    Filesize

    559KB

    MD5

    a9c7b777be9a0de500694dda135b64f0

    SHA1

    8c92dd2cadbe03a0834078c24a2018a8971a4b89

    SHA256

    c1eacd13cb16bae17603c17ee291f3c1db501e70e4634dbefd1b66cb9f77270d

    SHA512

    d7fe8ec893a87e06fd451816a03815e3cc79cd340d0bffad8991eccc15c8e7df281a976299801579c821f729f4eaa2d7d7ec5331c3297ebac4b8ad769369b4f3

  • /data/user/0/fog.rude.label/app_DynamicOptDex/pYbWk.json

    Filesize

    559KB

    MD5

    f101668b500e2a3ad97211c7bf679442

    SHA1

    192164687fe8d43ef350bc2d7d37a18daffcb616

    SHA256

    fd7f0ee80fb90ef8281ce8b32cb3168897362120c161ae2537fdca6fb9651517

    SHA512

    eb2a8615f769fe365637588fbcc9a138810ff59336d27e20a65187bebf376f51466dc84f521ee94f13a1f76b716420d2e42ba8dee49d8f17e72ae6cf41544f1e