Analysis

  • max time kernel
    141s
  • max time network
    131s
  • platform
    android_x86
  • resource
    android-x86-arm-20240624-en
  • resource tags

    androidarch:armarch:x86image:android-x86-arm-20240624-enlocale:en-usos:android-9-x86system
  • submitted
    27-11-2024 02:12

General

  • Target

    a55df1afefc9562dca22c6befa00003b_JaffaCakes118.apk

  • Size

    2.6MB

  • MD5

    a55df1afefc9562dca22c6befa00003b

  • SHA1

    50616944bb194cb4f82dc28cd53c9dd4ca6f66f4

  • SHA256

    8d4ba01befd0bb33459d7232c376cfb036c68857433ecc05a3f127b8edd64a66

  • SHA512

    38e2c410c5ac6b1dc2d91c1fddec77dd9a374c0f6e090dc460c1819a78d7693846264982eccab90c0b6e73d874e916c3022c813d05c1fa7542f3ddaa45948833

  • SSDEEP

    49152:QwaTYBSLms8ge13jrI4c17HiFdnyx4I/+Usf6r4+rRf3VKnZNe9:zaTBiamIbmy6I/+U8wLt3UZc9

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://buralarneler.com

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

  • sketch.arrange.wagon
    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:4265
    • /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/sketch.arrange.wagon/app_DynamicOptDex/tElQ.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/sketch.arrange.wagon/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/tElQ.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
      PID:4290

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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Downloads

  • /data/data/sketch.arrange.wagon/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/tElQ.json.cur.prof

    Filesize

    469B

    MD5

    0c932ea0c50d2b1fa7a7562fa1dec00f

    SHA1

    7f860d9a68d860ff4436709d236893241bac040c

    SHA256

    ee47f8b531f1f07f92941800bb6102709ba8e052e05ae4b5aa3ddc90c89431dc

    SHA512

    6662e55c39eff9031b828f05e1276954bd5eeb25613d3bdba85de644e91adc48e23f091f732a9dd1c122d67159c4d94fd9b65ce4c4f4112454b377c6008a5e0a

  • /data/data/sketch.arrange.wagon/app_DynamicOptDex/tElQ.json

    Filesize

    732KB

    MD5

    7d6265aefe05d8a8c3e4cee8c85c66a3

    SHA1

    42ee9332f80d4ac52382e9e7e273bb06e0abc6d3

    SHA256

    3efaccb2cba254ed20a5644e5929252d61be1f172cf04f531d11721214c81863

    SHA512

    b827b9d6a3322f6c73dea80d64283f49f016f65267ca9e57a1195e73ef660699ef81303ebff29e6b8ddc65c8131e228927fdee95158a0fa1c340b9d7b1aafca2

  • /data/data/sketch.arrange.wagon/app_DynamicOptDex/tElQ.json

    Filesize

    732KB

    MD5

    f8ed9b84f80bed871507a3f3868b18a6

    SHA1

    b0d7584fdc183695f61663fd81a4ec94f03bfb76

    SHA256

    231bb51310a9285f5d1e480eae6e9627a35c8710b4955dad01a2d0c675f7a8a2

    SHA512

    23b3d2962ec9d2139c4556599b0f61395f8de96dea4786b6cae2635a6014f48eaeb2392822bb7e8ba7c307e4f0cde396767b7caa0898aa369a946a66944fd4e0

  • /data/user/0/sketch.arrange.wagon/app_DynamicOptDex/tElQ.json

    Filesize

    732KB

    MD5

    82122c210612b98b05a657ea5506bd68

    SHA1

    f50311acba07778954a9f487262437ad0f6a6ec7

    SHA256

    fd7c13f068e130ca0e06cf9160012bbeb9c7516823df15a8bed8cb03354dda63

    SHA512

    16723bf725cd3e18e59c7e3016cd595586a86c3c26c5c0b38bf720e2b9b27f6188ea1ff58c08f22109962edd28defbc218e8af9a9bd1ca8db4b82faf881a83fc