Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-23 12:30

Sample ID 241030-xdny6sxrdv
Target Pixel Art.apk
SHA256 2d5b6806d9ad74062f2cc6cf2dc5e0f6545639a1b3e6c00ca2f5528f09612783
Tags
spynote collection credential_access evasion execution persistence
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Mobile Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral3

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

2d5b6806d9ad74062f2cc6cf2dc5e0f6545639a1b3e6c00ca2f5528f09612783

Threat Level: Known bad

The file Pixel Art.apk was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

spynote collection credential_access evasion execution persistence

Spynote family

Spynote payload

Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service

Declares services with permission to bind to the system

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

Makes use of the framework's foreground persistence service

Attempts to obfuscate APK file format

Declares broadcast receivers with permission to handle system events

Acquires the wake lock

Requests dangerous framework permissions

Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user

Requests enabling of the accessibility settings.

Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events)

Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-10-30 18:44

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

2024-10-30 18:44

Reported

2024-10-30 18:49

Platform

android-x86-arm-20240624-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

145s

Command Line

criticism.searchcom.looks

Signatures

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.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByText N/A N/A
Framework service call android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByViewId N/A N/A

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
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A

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

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

Requests enabling of the accessibility settings.

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

Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events)

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Framework service call android.app.IActivityManager.registerReceiver 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

Processes

criticism.searchcom.looks

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 224.0.0.251:5353 udp
US 1.1.1.1:53 semanticlocation-pa.googleapis.com udp
GB 51.132.229.252:7771 tcp
GB 142.250.187.206:443 tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 android.apis.google.com udp
GB 216.58.201.110:443 android.apis.google.com tcp
GB 51.132.229.252:7771 tcp
GB 51.132.229.252:7771 tcp

Files

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-10-30.txt

MD5 73ca8d6af8fdcb567754847440dbfa88
SHA1 b1472b764ff81d8165ddfd2958a67aa0d4abddf4
SHA256 2296954497d649bc19a7b3213d05d51fc1a68ff71e7de01a7edd56ca0828f14d
SHA512 7fb52bb85e0e34f6a3ba928d5e88c2f004344bbd6ae3c163088e6aaaa59b5ce60484c78f93c10deabc6051323f7bbc0c87983ad260ebcb03cc42e49dc7b0019f

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-10-30.txt

MD5 c36f325a97187fd40e682f73d2760f68
SHA1 9026cbbd008958d899682bd19c59371487420a1c
SHA256 292b1936cf271fe450439a6160fd6d75365893f57680955b35f6a658b008c83f
SHA512 c88709245a1b2384b2929718085e56fcdf8310516dbefe3a1d86f47d4b2c20036ebb949b22724905e8e3c22109d1959817bc88bfbc6cb4ef3c3ee60bd65f29fd

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-10-30.txt

MD5 ba30336bf53d54ed3c0ea69dd545de8c
SHA1 ce99c6724c75b93b7448e2d9fac16ca702a5711f
SHA256 2d6988fb5afdaafc4e33fa1f71d6f10c95ab5a49a8ec820add5b13eef05439af
SHA512 eea34ca526e03349e746d3687ea660b4748f0174fe2ffdb65161e232e08630b345e03329614852ce881a71362ba68575e9dd08fa361a416e5b2fb231e21a0a3e

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-10-30.txt

MD5 1764e93b2746190e78ef138acf1473c3
SHA1 3a56d0993540c39957f99fb544dfeaf370ac5eb9
SHA256 a456e812d8f7fde11bebf644fb0d09b3f0932a6edf37d9dfb7cd217bedaf9aaf
SHA512 f59316867309b30b393cde0d03dd75a10e3e21e4e34946ce383e906c4f0f0d3b510f90076dce79e7b4d0f70f3e73b39dc74e36353041cc8be5ff26ad2335aeb6

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-30 18:44

Reported

2024-10-30 18:49

Platform

android-x64-20240624-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

155s

Command Line

criticism.searchcom.looks

Signatures

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.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByText N/A N/A
Framework service call android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByViewId N/A N/A

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
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A

Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events)

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Framework service call android.app.IActivityManager.registerReceiver 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

Processes

criticism.searchcom.looks

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 224.0.0.251:5353 udp
US 1.1.1.1:53 ssl.google-analytics.com udp
GB 172.217.16.232:443 ssl.google-analytics.com tcp
GB 51.132.229.252:7771 tcp
GB 142.250.187.206:443 tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 android.apis.google.com udp
GB 142.250.179.238:443 android.apis.google.com tcp
GB 216.58.201.100:443 tcp
GB 216.58.201.100:443 tcp
GB 51.132.229.252:7771 tcp
GB 172.217.16.238:443 tcp
GB 216.58.201.98:443 tcp
GB 51.132.229.252:7771 tcp

Files

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-10-30.txt

MD5 0300ec2f8d88e07f8983e99b902851d4
SHA1 ab19b1319d461e2ca7808025c2d2a1852f39cced
SHA256 ff7c4baeb96176e50875a3530f2d6fe37a3ab1c0b33c568db7326e0a52bcf7a8
SHA512 d8e7c24644da8672b1df959ded2ee1dc2ab673151a1e987ad1e4a1d52da3e784e076ec91fa096a665d75dd91c7ac9563e689d452e405119352ae4761d93bd5bf

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-10-30.txt

MD5 0d5535c5355c354fc9673314251ad301
SHA1 2f50797480887c0fcffef8e0eee926dc5ac35d99
SHA256 05f5a9fd6ff214222c4951e2abf569982e205c8cc7bdfb107c85578207e9777d
SHA512 466b1ba376fbde4ed889bba63172cb49ce760b52843bd496dc74a96993a37d5c4f8f13c8ddf46fc6a15b80b1d60ce9f6a220dc5f3345284e1e5f577484248365

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-10-30.txt

MD5 ba30336bf53d54ed3c0ea69dd545de8c
SHA1 ce99c6724c75b93b7448e2d9fac16ca702a5711f
SHA256 2d6988fb5afdaafc4e33fa1f71d6f10c95ab5a49a8ec820add5b13eef05439af
SHA512 eea34ca526e03349e746d3687ea660b4748f0174fe2ffdb65161e232e08630b345e03329614852ce881a71362ba68575e9dd08fa361a416e5b2fb231e21a0a3e

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-10-30.txt

MD5 86d3da1bdc14e0832affe21a219dd5d1
SHA1 d09d4a12d1772b35311c68a71d423e603d70e140
SHA256 9e459cc0a118029b6f18dd781b711823ff9e039d512621add4dd419dfc39026c
SHA512 17f56709e795ff4314245963d99a1c21a4fdf695961f214cc76039d38001527c798791f1940db5f5298fabbe9111b999ad1a73e459c2e247f70fc21eead499c3

Analysis: behavioral3

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-30 18:44

Reported

2024-10-30 18:49

Platform

android-x64-arm64-20240624-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

152s

Command Line

criticism.searchcom.looks

Signatures

Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service

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

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
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A
N/A android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction N/A N/A

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

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Intent action android.settings.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS 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

Processes

criticism.searchcom.looks

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
GB 142.250.187.238:443 tcp
GB 142.250.187.238:443 tcp
GB 142.250.187.238:443 tcp
N/A 224.0.0.251:5353 udp
US 1.1.1.1:53 android.apis.google.com udp
GB 142.250.200.14:443 android.apis.google.com tcp
GB 51.132.229.252:7771 tcp
US 1.1.1.1:53 ssl.google-analytics.com udp
GB 142.250.200.40:443 ssl.google-analytics.com tcp
GB 142.250.200.36:443 tcp
GB 142.250.200.36:443 tcp
GB 51.132.229.252:7771 tcp
GB 51.132.229.252:7771 tcp

Files

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-10-30.txt

MD5 0300ec2f8d88e07f8983e99b902851d4
SHA1 ab19b1319d461e2ca7808025c2d2a1852f39cced
SHA256 ff7c4baeb96176e50875a3530f2d6fe37a3ab1c0b33c568db7326e0a52bcf7a8
SHA512 d8e7c24644da8672b1df959ded2ee1dc2ab673151a1e987ad1e4a1d52da3e784e076ec91fa096a665d75dd91c7ac9563e689d452e405119352ae4761d93bd5bf

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-10-30.txt

MD5 0d5535c5355c354fc9673314251ad301
SHA1 2f50797480887c0fcffef8e0eee926dc5ac35d99
SHA256 05f5a9fd6ff214222c4951e2abf569982e205c8cc7bdfb107c85578207e9777d
SHA512 466b1ba376fbde4ed889bba63172cb49ce760b52843bd496dc74a96993a37d5c4f8f13c8ddf46fc6a15b80b1d60ce9f6a220dc5f3345284e1e5f577484248365

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-10-30.txt

MD5 ba30336bf53d54ed3c0ea69dd545de8c
SHA1 ce99c6724c75b93b7448e2d9fac16ca702a5711f
SHA256 2d6988fb5afdaafc4e33fa1f71d6f10c95ab5a49a8ec820add5b13eef05439af
SHA512 eea34ca526e03349e746d3687ea660b4748f0174fe2ffdb65161e232e08630b345e03329614852ce881a71362ba68575e9dd08fa361a416e5b2fb231e21a0a3e

/storage/emulated/0/Config/sys/apps/log/log-2024-10-30.txt

MD5 86d3da1bdc14e0832affe21a219dd5d1
SHA1 d09d4a12d1772b35311c68a71d423e603d70e140
SHA256 9e459cc0a118029b6f18dd781b711823ff9e039d512621add4dd419dfc39026c
SHA512 17f56709e795ff4314245963d99a1c21a4fdf695961f214cc76039d38001527c798791f1940db5f5298fabbe9111b999ad1a73e459c2e247f70fc21eead499c3