Analysis

  • max time kernel
    18s
  • max time network
    38s
  • 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
    16/12/2024, 02:59

General

  • Target
    base.apk
  • Size 8.4MB
  • Sample241216-dgrppa1jfv
  • SHA256 c5ab9a0327ac718c196f0fb3709fd6fbeaad327bb5bf1685174f54acbeb79dcf
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • octo

AES_key
AES_key

Signatures

  • Octo

    Octo is a banking malware with remote access capabilities first seen in April 2022.

  • Octo family
  • Octo payload 1 IoCs
  • Checks Android system properties for emulator presence. 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 a list of all the installed applications on the device (Might be used in an attempt to overlay legitimate apps) 1 TTPs
  • 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.

  • Queries the mobile country code (MCC) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Queries the unique device ID (IMEI, MEID, IMSI) 1 TTPs
  • Reads information about phone network operator. 1 TTPs
  • 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
  • Uses Crypto APIs (Might try to encrypt user data) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks CPU information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks memory information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • com.nexplorer1virtualcontacts
    1⤵
    • Checks Android system properties for emulator presence.
    • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
    • Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
    • Acquires the wake lock
    • Makes use of the framework's foreground persistence service
    • 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)
    • Uses Crypto APIs (Might try to encrypt user data)
    • Checks CPU information
    • Checks memory information
    PID:4402
    • /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/com.nexplorer1virtualcontacts/app_miss/df.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/com.nexplorer1virtualcontacts/app_miss/oat/x86/df.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
      PID:4427

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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        Downloads

        .global.com.nexplorer1virtualcontacts

        • Path /data/data/com.nexplorer1virtualcontacts/.global.com.nexplorer1virtualcontacts
        • Size 48B
        • SHA256 b66c1320cb063a1d391c94273572ea6edae76c8c8b0a07f8d75c88686f0df72a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        df.json

        • Path /data/data/com.nexplorer1virtualcontacts/app_miss/df.json
        • Size 1019B
        • SHA256 265322f338d411e43330986a965c99cad3f750216ae49a010eeae8780913b47f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        df.json

        • Path /data/data/com.nexplorer1virtualcontacts/app_miss/df.json
        • Size 1019B
        • SHA256 972271df3c2cfeedbccbd04ad1fa2bde58303894f3b55ecb838106ae968ca390
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        .y

        • Path /data/data/com.nexplorer1virtualcontacts/files/.y
        • Size 307KB
        • SHA256 6db94232e756b90ed437f1bc87dc38cf20fb2e7c7a19a5e40c6c17254b7e234c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        df.json

        • Path /data/user/0/com.nexplorer1virtualcontacts/app_miss/df.json
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 bb8ccea2b9e7bca3a13cb8173513779ef86652ea32151dec0c29f5e8879ef946
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        df.json

        • Path /data/user/0/com.nexplorer1virtualcontacts/app_miss/df.json
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 547ccd52655902ce0fa1a96e82d71484480ad8ba79a99f4ec078244786bc139a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        Anonymous-DexFile@0xd40f8000-0xd417babc

        • Path Anonymous-DexFile@0xd40f8000-0xd417babc
        • Size 526KB
        • SHA256 ace33f0067a81ffd518f63074ef3579da40c42fb040dcc6104753c4fb77b87f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP