Analysis

  • max time kernel
    140s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    android_x64
  • resource
    android-x64-arm64-20240624-en
  • resource tags

    androidarch:armarch:arm64arch:x64arch:x86image:android-x64-arm64-20240624-enlocale:en-usos:android-11-x64system
  • submitted
    08-10-2024 20:02

General

  • Target

    24b12a6b58a37dfa57a7563883efabea_JaffaCakes118.apk

  • Size

    2.8MB

  • MD5

    24b12a6b58a37dfa57a7563883efabea

  • SHA1

    0a93e315530ac6a65f701869bebfd48c7ca40486

  • SHA256

    afa85eacbcb9e4cb13d962449663ca0060eae579b33e0806c9ddecdc8d095830

  • SHA512

    e6ba864194558ee1afd82e2edf84412e76c45f3c4d31f07f241bf29fbedaceca855b29e31ef283ab536c7533e326218ccb3a3201634fc23e83fc29f7cfd77cf6

  • SSDEEP

    49152:J8ujrWNGlYI9L9kjA5MtSRqzYsy6O7EHK35UPPCaBNNPfjElyDHp9nqHcnReiIQq:JkNahV5/UY9Dj2nnPTplKcnRHI3qm

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://194.163.136.78

rc4.plain

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://194.163.136.78

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 1 IoCs
  • Removes its main activity from the application launcher 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Loads dropped Dex/Jar 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Runs executable file dropped to the device during analysis.

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

    Application may abuse the accessibility service to prevent their removal.

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

Processes

  • asset.margin.pipe
    1⤵
    • Removes its main activity from the application launcher
    • 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
    • Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
    • Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time
    PID:4448

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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Downloads

  • /data/user/0/asset.margin.pipe/app_DynamicOptDex/SgK.json

    Filesize

    685KB

    MD5

    1221a8143f5ba9aa97092d586920d054

    SHA1

    e53b302d47d078701bd3c096833d3cb4692749f2

    SHA256

    fa23ec08d24705deacb41545a3ca21779e2b1c0845dcd400d27ba2754eda2547

    SHA512

    53af00702725719d386685be945e943cdeb5d435deb9dd4a71ce4b3ab56a3e86efc4da6061ea56f8a82953617ead7f26047c1a32770e77ca70a4d8eb47424afa

  • /data/user/0/asset.margin.pipe/app_DynamicOptDex/SgK.json

    Filesize

    685KB

    MD5

    f1184c0f3cd2fa70c590484035e9d32a

    SHA1

    76fa99121538d74ac89a9598f107e2c4ece7717f

    SHA256

    5d7cc286da591ab8f960570810260bda6dff78f51d5b03229841eb84f76ca434

    SHA512

    d17c2c61be6863e945fa514e9d7c1c6dbed1781baf35c8e630cc7c68608aec31f233f1fd2cdbcbeadffe0a0ffc479d06442fe263476691859036a8b78b32ae9c

  • /data/user/0/asset.margin.pipe/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/SgK.json.cur.prof

    Filesize

    368B

    MD5

    1905f1cb23fc1e6ab162442905ef6b67

    SHA1

    4959c6a32f9877e91068f52885b2dc3f4b87b560

    SHA256

    1b57bb9da2dea8c6dfcd29a2e6a5ec43e1eeda289e3a5d7043d4ad1fa5fa3ff2

    SHA512

    fec39fae5d2e19e80299d7e380e1a57e53d67e5787f54481d3c72aeae31271cd9f8065c0ac307942f9454bead3dc6383dd1d2419f4b17ceb1de658d39ae724f4