Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-23 12:22

Sample ID 241013-nxb92svcmf
Target EvilRAT.apk
SHA256 9dbe5b1a7dc239f17fb41e399e9137c675b2e4e3882974ef9397cee4d4bd91ff
Tags
spynote
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

9dbe5b1a7dc239f17fb41e399e9137c675b2e4e3882974ef9397cee4d4bd91ff

Threat Level: Known bad

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

Malicious Activity Summary

spynote

Spynote family

Spynote payload

Attempts to obfuscate APK file format

Declares services with permission to bind to the system

Requests dangerous framework permissions

Declares broadcast receivers with permission to handle system events

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Modifies registry class

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-10-13 11:46

Signatures

Spynote family

spynote

Spynote payload

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

Attempts to obfuscate APK file format

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: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-13 11:46

Reported

2024-10-13 12:03

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

436s

Max time network

437s

Command Line

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

Signatures

Enumerates physical storage devices

Modifies registry class

Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3227495264-2217614367-4027411560-1000_Classes\Local Settings C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3227495264-2217614367-4027411560-1000_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\EvilRAT.apk

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe

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

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 150.171.27.10:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 67.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 197.87.175.4.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 98.117.19.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 23.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.16.208.104.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

N/A