cerberus | 2bbbe6ddf9fd7bf59c0d6278a766dc9e6384e3063e6ab14f324963d377a72920

General

Target

2bbbe6ddf9fd7bf59c0d6278a766dc9e6384e3063e6ab14f324963d377a72920.apk
Size

1.3MB
MD5

e73235cd805560ee21222111a777ebce
SHA1

eaea54304910f4e37840cc75cb0b59f7758602d3
SHA256

2bbbe6ddf9fd7bf59c0d6278a766dc9e6384e3063e6ab14f324963d377a72920
SHA512

0dbca7b1782e20a7ff053f0219abdb12f6e077fe70f2895c033e83d2ba4afc5620433dafbc9f9db226dd280ca9df31471bd5a4aa4b9870e5f59c1181f56bdcf4
SSDEEP

24576:Y3MJpXZtOMoYcODLJcd9AFwtVzJue/FTY1+1ti9zL7hKemAsWhWmKM:nJpXZtvVP3Sd9A6hJuuFTdY9zL7semRw

Score

10^/10

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

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

cerberus

C2

http://80.87.192.227

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
4433	com.canvas.coil

Loads dropped Dex/Jar 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Runs executable file dropped to the device during analysis.

evasion

Download New Code at Runtime

T1407

ioc	pid	Process
/data/user/0/com.canvas.coil/app_DynamicOptDex/KyRStHa.json	4433	com.canvas.coil
[anon:dalvik-classes.dex extracted in memory from /data/user/0/com.canvas.coil/app_DynamicOptDex/KyRStHa.json]	4433	com.canvas.coil
[anon:dalvik-classes.dex extracted in memory from /data/user/0/com.canvas.coil/app_DynamicOptDex/KyRStHa.json]	4433	com.canvas.coil

Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service 4 TTPs 3 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.findAccessibilityNodeInfoByAccessibilityId	com.canvas.coil
Framework service call	android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByText	com.canvas.coil
Framework service call	android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByViewId	com.canvas.coil

Obtains sensitive information copied to the device clipboard 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Application may abuse the framework's APIs to obtain sensitive information copied to the device clipboard.

collection credential_access impact

Clipboard Data

T1414

Transmitted Data Manipulation

T1641.001

description	ioc	Process
Framework service call	android.content.IClipboard.addPrimaryClipChangedListener	com.canvas.coil

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.canvas.coil
android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction	com.canvas.coil
android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction	com.canvas.coil
android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction	com.canvas.coil

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.canvas.coil

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.canvas.coil

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.canvas.coil

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.canvas.coil

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.canvas.coil

com.canvas.coil
1⤵
- Removes its main activity from the application launcher
- Loads dropped Dex/Jar
- Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
- Obtains sensitive information copied to the device clipboard
- Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user
- 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)
- Checks CPU information
- Checks memory information
PID:4433

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

1

T1626

Device Administrator Permissions

1

T1626.001

Defense Evasion

Download New Code at Runtime

1

T1407

Hide Artifacts

3

T1628

Suppress Application Icon

1

T1628.001

User Evasion

2

T1628.002

Impair Defenses

1

T1629

Prevent Application Removal

Input Injection

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2

T1633

System Checks

2

T1633.001

Credential Access

Clipboard Data

1

T1414

Input Capture

2

T1417

GUI Input Capture

1

T1417.002

Keylogging

1

T1417.001

Discovery

System Information Discovery

2

T1426

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1422

Lateral Movement

Collection

Clipboard Data

1

T1414

Input Capture

2

T1417

GUI Input Capture

1

T1417.002

Keylogging

Screen Capture

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Account Access Removal

1

T1640

Data Manipulation

1

T1641

Transmitted Data Manipulation

Input Injection

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Downloads

/data/user/0/com.canvas.coil/app_DynamicOptDex/KyRStHa.json

Filesize
34KB

MD5
f7ec2f1486f71f0901af7b435fa069e6

SHA1
68819aa37f6f8a1c4893cfbc4712f19d5deed42f

SHA256
0d7351270ca77b4a911ff6540cc7bb868bf9a058e14b5697bf394c361050f45d

SHA512
386ba3d164e9f4470dc9102b4e6c6421d4a6f1b8a49f07de823c8be700c2ce0d8362e14e6e1c8761726dcf987f930d58c2274252b6b6b01dcdfb4e5cdfca54f6

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/data/user/0/com.canvas.coil/app_DynamicOptDex/KyRStHa.json

Filesize
34KB

MD5
1664ae5719dbc27746d4919cfbf29d3c

SHA1
bbba3ccc1d9ee99eab8cf944c321f5e1025efa27

SHA256
7f625598cabfb85baae2d7551d01551f9e5c87fbba8dd22be5a455a61408bc59

SHA512
f00016325fc58971d06b2e63b9aa0d3d59bd7dda25ae8dff08bb8de6d91c77b9e7b8057adda6353cc7d58055e5e9382ebc91e1947cb294d30c6bb683ef104925

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/data/user/0/com.canvas.coil/app_DynamicOptDex/KyRStHa.json

Filesize
76KB

MD5
262d9655c7d686d31b55aa1976061517

SHA1
5f6d350e5e6ae66afee5ddddf4aceaf5dcb8899c

SHA256
df1baa0be867f09df28532c5078b0c84f1f133e5b33182143f776ae3751779b0

SHA512
b660b7636b06b2aff6e4da60346424ba6902a3e247760e211f628b0ad582d36eff04acbba3e600442a0da57449316f458643f49ff34ce82f2cc8dfbe2e8aa16b

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/data/user/0/com.canvas.coil/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/KyRStHa.json.cur.prof

Filesize
150B

MD5
77351926eb7cbe4eadcfbf0b365698d7

SHA1
a9f931fd2f1ea6ee58d588bdf2da4b92a1457d10

SHA256
3d8a71949c73535992b5ca97b509e7a0fc3604f788581aabc4fcd00e64599791

SHA512
09062b9728e796b8e382b16d33cc8c881bbdfd29df39b9f42773739cfa569bdcf33bbd70de0e3d18428df96e4006ee3a3ca9e9c9b1ce51659260a934e397beb2

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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