Analysis

  • max time kernel
    134s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    android-9_x86
  • resource
    android-x86-arm-20240910-en
  • resource tags

    arch:armarch:x86image:android-x86-arm-20240910-enlocale:en-usos:android-9-x86system
  • submitted
    15-11-2024 22:08

General

  • Target

    1a3ebdd4f2596eb4eb68f00fbfbc2736d6c622e8a2076c70fb78da76a8fe5ac2.apk

  • Size

    3.3MB

  • MD5

    6448535085c034d2c3959fbbdcbe7c2f

  • SHA1

    0564d5bb3e1dc1465926614a55f1654865766fb5

  • SHA256

    1a3ebdd4f2596eb4eb68f00fbfbc2736d6c622e8a2076c70fb78da76a8fe5ac2

  • SHA512

    1fc5281e1b79b93edcfd98c31e012b5f5e81e53e4968c10ba1d86e055851c54933152bde92c985b97542b783df45c848872c4c1e293d56bab83ae0f94ec2e93f

  • SSDEEP

    98304:rSOk6fzXmCQSgUFe6ksAzK8DyYnfJLJ2jBrQ0:TbQdUFe6ks6tnaBrN

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://xstata.xyz

Signatures

  • Alienbot

    Alienbot is a fork of Cerberus banker first seen in January 2020.

  • Alienbot family
  • Cerberus

    An Android banker that is being rented to actors beginning in 2019.

  • Cerberus family
  • Cerberus payload 2 IoCs
  • Removes its main activity from the application launcher 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped Dex/Jar 1 TTPs 3 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
  • Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Application may abuse the accessibility service to prevent their removal.

  • Queries the mobile country code (MCC) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background). 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events) 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.

  • Checks CPU information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks memory information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • disagree.gun.bracket
    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
    • Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user
    • Queries the mobile country code (MCC)
    • Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
    • Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events)
    • Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time
    • Checks CPU information
    • Checks memory information
    PID:4302
    • /system/bin/dex2oat --instruction-set=x86 --instruction-set-features=ssse3,-sse4.1,-sse4.2,-avx,-avx2,-popcnt --runtime-arg -Xhidden-api-checks --runtime-arg -Xrelocate --boot-image=/system/framework/boot.art --runtime-arg -Xms64m --runtime-arg -Xmx512m --instruction-set-variant=x86 --instruction-set-features=default --inline-max-code-units=0 --compact-dex-level=none --dex-file=/data/user/0/disagree.gun.bracket/app_DynamicOptDex/lJKanar.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/disagree.gun.bracket/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/lJKanar.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
      PID:4326

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

Replay Monitor

Loading Replay Monitor...

Downloads

  • /data/data/disagree.gun.bracket/app_DynamicOptDex/lJKanar.json

    Filesize

    751KB

    MD5

    3e7bbcda4aa85f21404a569ff6f05c77

    SHA1

    bb879831c1f5102f3b0c2e89e3178efac08d9974

    SHA256

    6313692d3c3f99c7da8ea6cf2e224aab6d6c511b12a11d9065dcaac513c86c77

    SHA512

    8bd3d92e338dcbef61b384da68283f4b48a99c14ed305207a08d39be8af73b593f1fa05221ae90587165a237df47b0b397c84b980c58804f0f52afabe0be779f

  • /data/data/disagree.gun.bracket/app_DynamicOptDex/lJKanar.json

    Filesize

    751KB

    MD5

    4fee0da7ed2a9db77372ed116c859682

    SHA1

    b3969a2793e0da4ef5de9be0b0c290310a851fc0

    SHA256

    55480eed73dbc312b3d1d44bebf18d8e5870d143cb6349b1abdbb745b0fb59c4

    SHA512

    5a6ac3963b19a8fe5e18da8f6b3f6da0e58b182a07872d1f942df0d7958acb8b8aafa2a616685cda23161097cf16f352bc56c6d5979b9106efe416c1f9344f7e

  • /data/data/disagree.gun.bracket/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/lJKanar.json.cur.prof

    Filesize

    497B

    MD5

    15e0620f08ea1fe6363792712685b613

    SHA1

    58d3996fb0e600e79502c0673ea01dec7e0d404a

    SHA256

    64a26a677bdf149f8e7cf6f6808c79bb5cdade4faf9ba9b1903006f0ea52fcf6

    SHA512

    58a2f994910c262de139265e87e83174c128511b853d0e03140294cb0d2fead42127e8e9f547385e1b644dd8c1ad554566d3e73c6626e3270bf639044dc5aadb

  • /data/user/0/disagree.gun.bracket/app_DynamicOptDex/lJKanar.json

    Filesize

    751KB

    MD5

    6fced90930b7be7c19960d84e6c5424c

    SHA1

    380348cbdff2f7ee1e27159e0a11e1d970e3a0db

    SHA256

    290d1732b002672f8698eb5ebeeea5acf52557b4314958db080b7a5733bcffcd

    SHA512

    6db901cbd2dfd77e99aedd8f0fe73d7144dc8268e58350b4263c903e608e9c06767bc756bc5fe9cd5e0e69455c48e7c8d08fe99740a3f564141d82eed03bc270