Analysis
- max time kernel
134s - max time network
151s - platform
android-9_x86 - resource
android-x86-arm-20240910-en - resource tags
- submitted
16/12/2024, 22:35
General
- Target eb73dee8702ed7e3582e4d6ac3f47e74_JaffaCakes118.apk
- Size 2.9MB
- Sample241216-2hyrdssrer
- SHA256 29e4bdd32b7f308d1a138dcff54c30ac11aa5c178f6e19fe413c7999fdb120a9
Malware Config
Extracted
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alienbot
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http://194.163.136.78
Extracted
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alienbot
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http://194.163.136.78
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
- 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.
- 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
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flock.trip.upper1⤵
- 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
- 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
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/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/flock.trip.upper/app_DynamicOptDex/wr.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/flock.trip.upper/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/wr.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&2⤵
- Loads dropped Dex/Jar
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15
Persistence
Event Triggered Execution
1Broadcast Receivers
1Foreground Persistence
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Defense Evasion
Download New Code at Runtime
1Foreground Persistence
1Hide Artifacts
2Suppress Application Icon
1User Evasion
1Impair Defenses
1Prevent Application Removal
1Input Injection
1Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
2System Checks
2Replay Monitor
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Downloads
wr.json.cur.prof
wr.json
wr.json
wr.json