Malware Analysis Report

2024-10-24 20:59

Sample ID 240807-sq8f5azfrn
Target qwd.apk
SHA256 6cb0c7f2a254e625a7cb56c9ed12b897a631bfbfd16dc39e734f95fbbb44242e
Tags
banker collection credential_access discovery evasion execution impact persistence spynote
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Mobile Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

6cb0c7f2a254e625a7cb56c9ed12b897a631bfbfd16dc39e734f95fbbb44242e

Threat Level: Known bad

The file qwd.apk was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

banker collection credential_access discovery evasion execution impact persistence spynote

Spynote family

Spynote payload

Queries a list of all the installed applications on the device (Might be used in an attempt to overlay legitimate apps)

Loads dropped Dex/Jar

Obtains sensitive information copied to the device clipboard

Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service

Acquires the wake lock

Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user

Makes use of the framework's foreground persistence service

Declares services with permission to bind to the system

Requests dangerous framework permissions

Declares broadcast receivers with permission to handle system events

Requests enabling of the accessibility settings.

Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time

Enumerates physical storage devices

Checks CPU information

Checks memory information

Modifies registry class

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-08-07 15:20

Signatures

Spynote family

spynote

Spynote payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Declares broadcast receivers with permission to handle system events

Description Indicator Process Target
Required by device admin receivers to bind with the system. Allows apps to manage device administration features. android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN N/A N/A

Declares services with permission to bind to the system

Description Indicator Process Target
Required by accessibility services to bind with the system. Allows apps to access accessibility features. android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE N/A N/A
Required by VPN services to bind with the system. Allows apps to provision VPN services. android.permission.BIND_VPN_SERVICE N/A N/A
Required by input method services to bind with the system. Allows apps to provide custom input methods (keyboards). android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD N/A N/A

Requests dangerous framework permissions

Description Indicator Process Target
Allows an application to send SMS messages. android.permission.SEND_SMS N/A N/A
Allows an application to read SMS messages. android.permission.READ_SMS N/A N/A
Allows an application to read the user's call log. android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG N/A N/A
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data. android.permission.READ_CONTACTS N/A N/A
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service. android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS N/A N/A
Required to be able to access the camera device. android.permission.CAMERA N/A N/A
Allows an application to record audio. android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO N/A N/A
Allows an app to access approximate location. android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION N/A N/A
Allows an app to access precise location. android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION N/A N/A
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call. android.permission.CALL_PHONE N/A N/A
Allows an application to read from external storage. android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE N/A N/A
Allows an application to write to external storage. android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE N/A N/A
Allows an app to create windows using the type LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps. android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW N/A N/A
Allows read only access to phone state, including the current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device. android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE N/A N/A
Allows an application to request installing packages. android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-08-07 15:20

Reported

2024-08-07 15:42

Platform

android-33-x64-arm64-20240624-en

Max time kernel

511s

Max time network

1231s

Command Line

build.ledear.apk

Signatures

Loads dropped Dex/Jar

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A /storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data0 N/A N/A
N/A /storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data1 N/A N/A
N/A /storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data2 N/A N/A
N/A /storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data3 N/A N/A
N/A /storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data4 N/A N/A
N/A /storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data5 N/A N/A
N/A /storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data6 N/A N/A
N/A /storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data7 N/A N/A

Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service

collection evasion credential_access
Description Indicator Process Target
Framework service call android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfoByAccessibilityId N/A N/A
Framework service call android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByViewId N/A N/A

Obtains sensitive information copied to the device clipboard

collection credential_access impact
Description Indicator Process Target
Framework service call android.content.IClipboard.addPrimaryClipChangedListener N/A N/A

Queries a list of all the installed applications on the device (Might be used in an attempt to overlay legitimate apps)

banker discovery

Acquires the wake lock

Description Indicator Process Target
Framework service call android.os.IPowerManager.acquireWakeLock N/A N/A

Makes use of the framework's foreground persistence service

evasion persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Framework service call android.app.IActivityManager.setServiceForeground N/A N/A

Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A

Requests enabling of the accessibility settings.

Description Indicator Process Target
Intent action android.settings.ACCESSIBILITY_SETTINGS N/A N/A

Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time

execution persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Framework service call android.app.job.IJobScheduler.schedule N/A N/A

Checks CPU information

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for read /proc/cpuinfo N/A N/A

Checks memory information

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for read /proc/meminfo N/A N/A

Processes

build.ledear.apk

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
GB 142.250.187.228:443 udp
GB 142.250.187.228:443 tcp
N/A 224.0.0.251:5353 udp
GB 142.250.187.228:443 udp
GB 142.250.187.228:443 udp
GB 142.250.187.228:443 tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 android.apis.google.com udp
GB 172.217.169.14:443 android.apis.google.com tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 rcs-acs-tmo-us.jibe.google.com udp
US 216.239.36.155:443 rcs-acs-tmo-us.jibe.google.com tcp
RU 93.183.95.210:5557 tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 210.95.183.93.in-addr.arpa udp
US 1.1.1.1:53 v2530316.hosted-by-vdsina.ru udp
GB 142.250.187.238:443 tcp
GB 142.250.187.238:443 tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 remoteprovisioning.googleapis.com udp
US 162.159.61.3:443 tcp
US 162.159.61.3:443 tcp
US 162.159.61.3:443 tcp
US 162.159.61.3:443 udp
US 34.104.35.123:80 tcp
GB 142.250.187.228:443 tcp
GB 142.250.178.4:443 tcp
GB 142.250.178.4:443 tcp
GB 216.58.204.67:443 tcp
RU 93.183.95.210:5557 v2530316.hosted-by-vdsina.ru tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 www.google.com udp
GB 142.250.178.4:443 www.google.com udp
US 1.1.1.1:53 newsstand.googleusercontent.com udp
GB 142.250.179.225:443 newsstand.googleusercontent.com tcp
GB 142.250.179.225:443 newsstand.googleusercontent.com tcp
GB 142.250.179.225:443 newsstand.googleusercontent.com tcp
GB 142.250.179.225:443 newsstand.googleusercontent.com tcp
GB 216.58.201.123:443 tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 social-magazines-prod.storage.googleapis.com udp
GB 142.250.200.27:443 social-magazines-prod.storage.googleapis.com tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com udp
GB 216.58.204.78:443 encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com tcp
GB 216.58.201.98:443 tcp
GB 216.58.201.98:443 tcp
GB 216.58.201.98:443 tcp
GB 216.58.213.6:443 tcp
GB 142.250.200.2:443 tcp
GB 216.58.212.206:443 tcp
US 216.239.32.36:443 tcp
GB 172.217.169.1:443 tcp
GB 216.58.213.1:443 tcp
GB 172.217.169.1:443 tcp
GB 172.217.169.1:443 tcp
GB 172.217.169.1:443 tcp
GB 172.217.169.1:443 tcp
GB 216.58.204.67:443 tcp
US 172.64.41.3:443 tcp
US 172.64.41.3:443 tcp
GB 142.250.180.14:443 tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 rcs-acs-tmo-us.jibe.google.com udp
US 216.239.36.155:443 rcs-acs-tmo-us.jibe.google.com tcp
GB 216.58.204.67:443 tcp
GB 216.58.204.67:443 tcp
GB 216.58.204.67:443 tcp
US 216.239.32.223:443 tcp
BE 74.125.71.188:5228 tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 gmscompliance-pa.googleapis.com udp
US 1.1.1.1:53 mdh-pa.googleapis.com udp
US 1.1.1.1:53 safebrowsing.googleapis.com udp
US 1.1.1.1:53 android.apis.google.com udp
GB 142.250.200.46:443 android.apis.google.com udp
GB 142.250.200.46:443 android.apis.google.com udp
US 1.1.1.1:53 chrome.cloudflare-dns.com udp
US 1.1.1.1:53 chrome.cloudflare-dns.com udp
US 1.1.1.1:53 chrome.cloudflare-dns.com udp
US 162.159.61.3:443 chrome.cloudflare-dns.com tcp
US 172.64.41.3:443 chrome.cloudflare-dns.com tcp
US 172.64.41.3:443 chrome.cloudflare-dns.com tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 www.google.com udp
US 1.1.1.1:53 www.google.com udp
GB 142.250.180.4:443 www.google.com tcp
GB 142.250.180.4:443 www.google.com tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 rcs-acs-tmo-us.jibe.google.com udp
US 216.239.36.155:443 rcs-acs-tmo-us.jibe.google.com tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 chrome.cloudflare-dns.com udp
US 1.1.1.1:53 chrome.cloudflare-dns.com udp
US 1.1.1.1:53 chrome.cloudflare-dns.com udp
US 172.64.41.3:443 chrome.cloudflare-dns.com tcp
US 172.64.41.3:443 chrome.cloudflare-dns.com tcp
US 162.159.61.3:443 chrome.cloudflare-dns.com tcp
US 162.159.61.3:443 chrome.cloudflare-dns.com udp
US 172.64.41.3:443 chrome.cloudflare-dns.com udp
GB 142.250.180.3:443 tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 update.googleapis.com udp
US 34.104.35.123:443 edgedl.me.gvt1.com tcp
RU 93.183.95.210:5557 v2530316.hosted-by-vdsina.ru tcp
RU 93.183.95.210:5557 v2530316.hosted-by-vdsina.ru tcp
RU 93.183.95.210:5557 v2530316.hosted-by-vdsina.ru tcp
RU 93.183.95.210:5557 v2530316.hosted-by-vdsina.ru tcp
RU 93.183.95.210:5557 v2530316.hosted-by-vdsina.ru tcp

Files

/storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data0

MD5 effbc10b41f027e5c2130835d524c99d
SHA1 affb65361d7a36d00e402ad869696578b5ac3259
SHA256 566fb91b6bf186c05c4ec051aa2e2802961cbb158df24a8fecaa0678febece84
SHA512 b2ddd0142a80663097e9b71d8d654d88382ef8f765c92f0c8fbf600f1174cb1b1e9e61088f954e609e6d2402fd4750b88945af7c1080018b991f2e6e6d9ad52a

/storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data1

MD5 3748dfbaeae0d43d38471f14e4321dcd
SHA1 a5a6dcb2e325479cb25a44cb66216e09a843666c
SHA256 4830f1d48d41c7725686901a2d4f93a8ea722f6160dfecc6815ac85598e361db
SHA512 bde4b86489abafb3a5aff955ce232367044b6fdf106ea02847c3dbd78e49a02dd7c63bf82c26a3b630962aad16a877ece85af74608909a37a89b0591e012625c

/storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data1

MD5 514d884ca8bb12d1b8f440f3e64c3f9f
SHA1 6242b72c85ce2a287e95fb2522afe1f559b277aa
SHA256 5a9b87d66daf4ad4791d980d9c3270c7806bc18c89e323472a500fb8ebfefc5e
SHA512 c18018ecb5742753f72dbe369c6f21b391b514a3d0dda2ef404cd53be299c42f3c774c7bec085d7c5713d42cf0fdb2f9e629d6cf5d635d3ca9271147e8420ac2

/storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data2

MD5 a6fcd52b6b66cecf6862b4f36341bc04
SHA1 8b21ceb4d264f40cf7da42ce630c991a0eea4090
SHA256 47bb8e56ea3c98e4a3a8b1e557e8b8d7683683e6657df223907b7c1ef085018f
SHA512 90ed714810ad62ef12e861506814f595db1c407aa5d2ee659e0bf5fb67cc1d8bcfc5bd776c82ea7fc0e6cdb21e25e4fc0399e90bfdf666a2296769bdfb0efce9

/storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data2

MD5 6b2bac966edac0048bac4336dd7ffdab
SHA1 4fa290b1ae3d09a70f29e05ac33701a937307a29
SHA256 9a0285c31c82617f5d5823210791ab57fa29c92ca8107b0fa0e7a7a35be96af8
SHA512 758a90200d4f08c263d52c931a2cdc9ce066d87c89f786e04b56cc90bdfce7918001db0349e7a037c5e79a7eeb9d3f6e43c661d37c0cdda43f7bf2853d63f4e2

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-08-07.txt

MD5 de2c41a51ee9246eb1708f65b511add0
SHA1 2f442d634c8a18760a232c8829d4b5d74a52f074
SHA256 ad2d914ca347cd1930e32f21c6d5448c34104bea181b93abc85ec518985653ab
SHA512 7cdfbd001594503644e9ed80ae852f90ef9e841a8382e2eec6979e149a2c400a3b83055d205b4d1d66e1600e5127482932d5127eb5800d35a4ee5673fe34d84a

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-08-07.txt

MD5 ba30336bf53d54ed3c0ea69dd545de8c
SHA1 ce99c6724c75b93b7448e2d9fac16ca702a5711f
SHA256 2d6988fb5afdaafc4e33fa1f71d6f10c95ab5a49a8ec820add5b13eef05439af
SHA512 eea34ca526e03349e746d3687ea660b4748f0174fe2ffdb65161e232e08630b345e03329614852ce881a71362ba68575e9dd08fa361a416e5b2fb231e21a0a3e

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-08-07.txt

MD5 bdb821a955117250611e94cd23842584
SHA1 81edcea1b44f94cfc140710c8410d0696b760c67
SHA256 076eb89055ff3d929eb732e1002a0105652e628682a741151388ce1df3b6ec9d
SHA512 e52ffed4ee84acc414c530c239c8876d9e99c1f2b2c7626c0ed7fbe0c59b9cb8f8a5e9e983541bea3dfdb849dd3b9593df054c2482ed8bcda7c70ebd960ca268

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-08-07.txt

MD5 372391c0b41e754f8f0418ba69e59d56
SHA1 f64c4bbf289e5f867619655dc11a04b06cea16bd
SHA256 d2bace12d7c105fe6a72b0e9672ce9cf8a8781f8c95aae776a70bc37ca099489
SHA512 65e51443c627085a7e36274b64779a8a617e164ac2ebb16d0b32a9764281f97eaa7fd34c3d4e3199ec65ee0c60a748b24ecd2137c5b13c202f8e92f15dc24c3d

/storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data3

MD5 458d9b8746910691b67826098a3aadde
SHA1 c12e70c872a435fc0077d4abd2f4bdff80576d57
SHA256 ef75d7f7c01e9cb9a48f38e08195e0597f751b0700fdd92c59113049a39682a8
SHA512 76c2107449a99f3f9ba69a9d4e39e58607e231fdc2e8daef7f8c3ab39d108f18d01a6eeaf7925581aa3f635fb75350209ca2c198db21fd6ca706457377cac76a

/storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data4

MD5 9c6503eafa45558f1eb5f125c542bb0f
SHA1 c8b67c7a056b96a7916fc97a597bff934e972fb0
SHA256 7406077989fdcda2109ab3e591efc15fabee97109355d94c09dbc0e951a191c4
SHA512 8234eab43a65e8714605541b3f970a4fc784b301e3c49a062d5f951a78135c98574d8c09419412187bcc4a5d8091d82889a4df7eb066db482a0fd87cfd36d0dc

/storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data5

MD5 1a26c5544e9f9f82b3c020c49162764a
SHA1 3689b5b26e85472785082c3f879da9bcbba22655
SHA256 d365285ec8822cc96ffa79d9596e03bb0fef3bcff4d2cf9b890340fec6458459
SHA512 d240e89ce386672b339d8c72b64bc41106b326b4d592ad2dd4aa3ac449a8e5d4930fb705d104f0ee8831ce188e54a644fbde0d3e2da1d788f83781bbb02a5f0f

/storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data5

MD5 29b80b15673d46bfda32d7beaf2457b6
SHA1 cda13c92638243b9116d3ddeb49c792a6b5369bd
SHA256 2b111730487405bef3ad063f3bad8bcbe409fac4ee00c08ce6122b27c6298254
SHA512 1810eeb08a7fc3be4ea0648aae082cea2bca5987972d65f82bd427025fe055c4c1942f2c045a9a95cbfaa60f64d436d6528337f34602c63362ed895c0d92210c

/storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data6

MD5 42602d32a96f59366c36ca9dac5ce28d
SHA1 9690c0c6510cb5c7be9182d41dad381a1262065b
SHA256 e15552b3ab0824370ff36e1ee461251d72fef39ab75722a56064259049370b3e
SHA512 ded18e20f4b4353ee5e65f96a0d8297dc1f7f5802a18332de7fa3aaf6f4cb9b81982cb266c6779e9b1c4791aaa4eb8e04e3214b792c0a98b69a41654158684bb

/storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data6

MD5 b0fb4b4b85453c7413ce34f558dde399
SHA1 e64d0e87b0baf84cc2c7e4c4dc1cfe8adcf9376f
SHA256 ad712097c583f970a7490dcd56f6c85fb3398dc6a5922b8477617fb741385eb0
SHA512 a02ddb7cccd7a820f059c9aa0869d1258d6cd4e1772dbda41d50c967f0da934223d304c4d4ec914b2dfc6b3fb0edbc40b45b2bce68915a312dc0140358dfd036

/storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data7

MD5 24187c8d4a921022947272a9803b3f41
SHA1 1620aadbdbcd4adebe67316e89e8c65d1f61b8c4
SHA256 5468034e8a0355df93f6b070a8025304900219588f6c946f4ad37ba5750a53c0
SHA512 aa1ecef797d063e091c0e149747f331b90051c007cedaee72407f0c533e25086f2a6bdcc3ea4a6686ca595ab9ef577ef11bcd14c0fc26daa5f8f76ab513a3978

/storage/emulated/0/AppData/meta_data7

MD5 36d7729b8cc8ace6afcc472b3f1220db
SHA1 3f1d7cb1dd721cad2cf955303872e3bec883968e
SHA256 58d71a9c91d09e4a5e3cbf4c543daf97e8f2ce31295efb6547d3eb535bd9a148
SHA512 e98135aee684654d62bccac9014d8d15b6d1cddcf303aef10c31d9352ed3fde35c922341ce5d7245e38d8d53c022ecb7953a59632873915af211df90784fa621

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-08-07 15:20

Reported

2024-08-07 15:41

Platform

win10-20240404-en

Max time kernel

316s

Max time network

888s

Command Line

cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qwd.apk

Signatures

Enumerates physical storage devices

Modifies registry class

Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3968772205-1713802336-1776639840-1000_Classes\Local Settings C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3968772205-1713802336-1776639840-1000_Classes\Local Settings C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qwd.apk

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.8.0.8.0.8.0.8.0.ip6.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 14.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

N/A