Analysis Overview
SHA256
d5686b96ed9847a7b5184b70ef9401c3295f50682ad12a9127eb87ec4b4d2feb
Threat Level: Known bad
The file fbadda1aea91b50a5adc6b855b8bbfa4_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Cerberus
Alienbot family
Alienbot
Cerberus payload
Cerberus family
Removes its main activity from the application launcher
Queries the phone number (MSISDN for GSM devices)
Queries account information for other applications stored on the device
Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
Loads dropped Dex/Jar
Declares services with permission to bind to the system
Requests dangerous framework permissions
Declares broadcast receivers with permission to handle system events
Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user
Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
Makes use of the framework's foreground persistence service
Acquires the wake lock
Queries the mobile country code (MCC)
Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events)
Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time
Checks memory information
Checks CPU information
MITRE ATT&CK
Mobile Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-12-18 13:14
Signatures
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 notification listener services to bind with the system. Allows apps to listen to and interact with notifications on the device. | android.permission.BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE | N/A | N/A |
| Required by accessibility services to bind with the system. Allows apps to access accessibility features. | android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE | N/A | N/A |
Requests dangerous framework permissions
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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 SMS messages. | android.permission.READ_SMS | N/A | N/A |
| Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service. | android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS | 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 read from external storage. | android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE | N/A | N/A |
| Allows an application to read the user's contacts data. | android.permission.READ_CONTACTS | N/A | N/A |
| Allows an application to receive SMS messages. | android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS | N/A | N/A |
| Allows an application to send SMS messages. | android.permission.SEND_SMS | N/A | N/A |
| Allows an application to record audio. | android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO | N/A | N/A |
| Allows an application to write to external storage. | android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-12-18 13:14
Reported
2024-12-18 13:26
Platform
android-x86-arm-20240624-en
Max time kernel
140s
Max time network
141s
Command Line
Signatures
Alienbot
Alienbot family
Cerberus
Cerberus family
Cerberus payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Removes its main activity from the application launcher
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Loads dropped Dex/Jar
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | /data/user/0/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | /data/user/0/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | /data/user/0/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json | N/A | N/A |
Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfoByAccessibilityId | N/A | N/A |
| Framework service call | android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByViewId | N/A | N/A |
Queries account information for other applications stored on the device
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.accounts.IAccountManager.getAccountsAsUser | N/A | N/A |
Queries the phone number (MSISDN for GSM devices)
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
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.app.IActivityManager.setServiceForeground | N/A | N/A |
Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction | N/A | N/A |
Queries the mobile country code (MCC)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | com.android.internal.telephony.ITelephony.getNetworkCountryIsoForPhone | N/A | N/A |
Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Intent action | android.settings.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS | N/A | N/A |
Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.app.IActivityManager.registerReceiver | N/A | N/A |
Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.app.job.IJobScheduler.schedule | N/A | N/A |
Checks CPU information
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for read | /proc/cpuinfo | N/A | N/A |
Checks memory information
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for read | /proc/meminfo | N/A | N/A |
Processes
bachelor.desk.version
/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/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/MnFHiEy.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| N/A | 224.0.0.251:5353 | udp | |
| GB | 216.58.204.74:443 | tcp | |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | semanticlocation-pa.googleapis.com | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | jsonplaceholder.typicode.com | udp |
| US | 104.21.59.19:443 | jsonplaceholder.typicode.com | tcp |
| GB | 142.250.187.206:443 | tcp | |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | android.apis.google.com | udp |
| GB | 216.58.204.78:443 | android.apis.google.com | tcp |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp |
Files
/data/data/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json
| MD5 | 629fd011536d57fd48855a79a8e81adc |
| SHA1 | 8af3a590cf9593cd03504b37573fddad89c7c557 |
| SHA256 | baf9806357d61e6e451e75650eec0385bed0e74c87812107fda63f35628acfe3 |
| SHA512 | 78ece321d214547cb143413a0952e875d0646d2ab74c0eae3c3b673daf728f4f529612752ca49a589afa933270bea22ea6e2d027d4543b1193fe18c6d6cbd3b0 |
/data/data/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json
| MD5 | 660d53e8aab29da942ba4728544f49a6 |
| SHA1 | 4fdc19a08166d93d527b653786451161d958252b |
| SHA256 | 353e1b2d19562411aff4966064c9704be08f280fc77070e5dc78bac4b2046d2f |
| SHA512 | 5b879c83d90b0a3b5d19e8fe5381f42bc9de0ea5cd1833f2e2053c2271f8f8ce1e95460c34107cbc2a9a63a56502a6c8187c2f7af792a015aa5d9eb6b652b3a5 |
/data/user/0/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json
| MD5 | d44ddb1dd222b1f559ae99ea4711afcf |
| SHA1 | 6af08eb6cc327813b995a60ebb232fd88c303763 |
| SHA256 | d6fae06b0e5761aba5465b078f42ba1d5dbbdfbeb9e02e07f37a4b6834130666 |
| SHA512 | 8d34ecdd97540ae8620c12f74502a1d45ffc4e174605f12b7c924932d357021df9c312d37e72003d0c0c3e83ec16f4bc7d99bf4108dc66d9f9a05b04672bdb72 |
/data/data/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/MnFHiEy.json.cur.prof
| MD5 | 2c1c428dca95044a43f9944e5081a431 |
| SHA1 | 946b4a49f7f8b30427e022e46a32dd7e7152da36 |
| SHA256 | 041308560f6e494236daf17d0d514ceb6a11a420a28bf48752a59c68a51c72e4 |
| SHA512 | c09a18be136b0cbcbf5f15fe979eda010f0618b28e526c27c220470552e8dafe0590d03542c1434c8517042002b6793cb95b186f1e111157d503f6abd7d70001 |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-12-18 13:14
Reported
2024-12-18 13:17
Platform
android-x64-20240910-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
152s
Command Line
Signatures
Alienbot
Alienbot family
Cerberus
Cerberus family
Cerberus payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Removes its main activity from the application launcher
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Loads dropped Dex/Jar
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | /data/user/0/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | /data/user/0/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json | N/A | N/A |
Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfoByAccessibilityId | N/A | N/A |
| Framework service call | android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByViewId | N/A | N/A |
Queries account information for other applications stored on the device
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.accounts.IAccountManager.getAccountsAsUser | N/A | N/A |
Queries the phone number (MSISDN for GSM devices)
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
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.app.IActivityManager.setServiceForeground | N/A | N/A |
Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.app.IActivityManager.registerReceiver | N/A | N/A |
Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.app.job.IJobScheduler.schedule | N/A | N/A |
Processes
bachelor.desk.version
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| N/A | 224.0.0.251:5353 | udp | |
| GB | 172.217.16.238:443 | tcp | |
| GB | 172.217.16.238:443 | tcp | |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | android.apis.google.com | udp |
| GB | 216.58.204.78:443 | android.apis.google.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | jsonplaceholder.typicode.com | udp |
| US | 104.21.59.19:443 | jsonplaceholder.typicode.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | ssl.google-analytics.com | udp |
| GB | 172.217.169.8:443 | ssl.google-analytics.com | tcp |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 172.217.16.226:443 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp |
Files
/data/data/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json
| MD5 | 629fd011536d57fd48855a79a8e81adc |
| SHA1 | 8af3a590cf9593cd03504b37573fddad89c7c557 |
| SHA256 | baf9806357d61e6e451e75650eec0385bed0e74c87812107fda63f35628acfe3 |
| SHA512 | 78ece321d214547cb143413a0952e875d0646d2ab74c0eae3c3b673daf728f4f529612752ca49a589afa933270bea22ea6e2d027d4543b1193fe18c6d6cbd3b0 |
/data/data/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json
| MD5 | 660d53e8aab29da942ba4728544f49a6 |
| SHA1 | 4fdc19a08166d93d527b653786451161d958252b |
| SHA256 | 353e1b2d19562411aff4966064c9704be08f280fc77070e5dc78bac4b2046d2f |
| SHA512 | 5b879c83d90b0a3b5d19e8fe5381f42bc9de0ea5cd1833f2e2053c2271f8f8ce1e95460c34107cbc2a9a63a56502a6c8187c2f7af792a015aa5d9eb6b652b3a5 |
/data/data/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/MnFHiEy.json.cur.prof
| MD5 | 4f5fdbfbdc4e96f7e167f459278106fc |
| SHA1 | 31dc96e497773eca8770d6b565064f006a2f1665 |
| SHA256 | 150d50c971705319af3ab3e4200348430d4455117f69dc470fad78ee97f6f5cd |
| SHA512 | d3425119463378eca30f14c3f07bcb7ae46e10f378a54a7160ad60ef798b8c6e21765bda129e9cee741368bbf120ac2072f02891e55b8c936092efc1ab09a38a |
Analysis: behavioral3
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-12-18 13:14
Reported
2024-12-18 13:17
Platform
android-x64-arm64-20240910-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
152s
Command Line
Signatures
Alienbot
Alienbot family
Cerberus
Cerberus family
Cerberus payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Removes its main activity from the application launcher
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Loads dropped Dex/Jar
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | /data/user/0/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | /data/user/0/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json | N/A | N/A |
Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfoByAccessibilityId | N/A | N/A |
| Framework service call | android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByViewId | N/A | N/A |
Queries account information for other applications stored on the device
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.accounts.IAccountManager.getAccountsAsUser | N/A | N/A |
Queries the phone number (MSISDN for GSM devices)
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
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.app.IActivityManager.setServiceForeground | N/A | N/A |
Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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).
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Intent action | android.settings.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS | N/A | N/A |
Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Framework service call | android.app.job.IJobScheduler.schedule | N/A | N/A |
Processes
bachelor.desk.version
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| N/A | 224.0.0.251:5353 | udp | |
| GB | 142.250.187.206:443 | tcp | |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | www.youtube.com | udp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | android.apis.google.com | udp |
| GB | 142.250.187.238:443 | www.youtube.com | udp |
| GB | 142.250.187.238:443 | www.youtube.com | tcp |
| GB | 172.217.169.78:443 | android.apis.google.com | tcp |
| GB | 172.217.169.78:443 | android.apis.google.com | tcp |
| US | 216.239.32.223:443 | tcp | |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | jsonplaceholder.typicode.com | udp |
| US | 104.21.59.19:443 | jsonplaceholder.typicode.com | tcp |
| US | 1.1.1.1:53 | ssl.google-analytics.com | udp |
| GB | 216.58.212.200:443 | ssl.google-analytics.com | tcp |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp | |
| GB | 172.217.16.238:443 | www.youtube.com | tcp |
| GB | 142.250.187.225:443 | tcp | |
| US | 216.239.32.223:443 | tcp | |
| GB | 142.250.178.1:443 | tcp | |
| US | 216.239.32.223:443 | tcp | |
| DE | 194.163.136.78:80 | tcp |
Files
/data/user/0/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json
| MD5 | 629fd011536d57fd48855a79a8e81adc |
| SHA1 | 8af3a590cf9593cd03504b37573fddad89c7c557 |
| SHA256 | baf9806357d61e6e451e75650eec0385bed0e74c87812107fda63f35628acfe3 |
| SHA512 | 78ece321d214547cb143413a0952e875d0646d2ab74c0eae3c3b673daf728f4f529612752ca49a589afa933270bea22ea6e2d027d4543b1193fe18c6d6cbd3b0 |
/data/user/0/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/MnFHiEy.json
| MD5 | 660d53e8aab29da942ba4728544f49a6 |
| SHA1 | 4fdc19a08166d93d527b653786451161d958252b |
| SHA256 | 353e1b2d19562411aff4966064c9704be08f280fc77070e5dc78bac4b2046d2f |
| SHA512 | 5b879c83d90b0a3b5d19e8fe5381f42bc9de0ea5cd1833f2e2053c2271f8f8ce1e95460c34107cbc2a9a63a56502a6c8187c2f7af792a015aa5d9eb6b652b3a5 |
/data/user/0/bachelor.desk.version/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/MnFHiEy.json.cur.prof
| MD5 | 934b2cb93dcfc8903ed1dddfdd49baa3 |
| SHA1 | e1304f0a9d126ba7ca2c648d4b94ef22a7c3c79e |
| SHA256 | ce819297466b1bc0789151f6c1da3121ccdc4a6b50dade64945b6a7d82fcc61c |
| SHA512 | 6831a3416c63d26c631726635c0b94923dc4b0845c4b017e89fa1618c59376cc30a4d3a3ac2b3c509c0fdede71e09728ef906b3f2410734b0641fc503af52a6d |