qakbot | 41526878e3aa178edb76734c21197e4e82a5b8b90a3f1ae2adeaabbfd1847e0e

Analysis

max time kernel
140s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
09-01-2025 06:43

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_c17e04429787880b9d60fd6b365234d0.dll
Size

1.2MB
MD5

c17e04429787880b9d60fd6b365234d0
SHA1

5f83ffd9d4a7168c5e0a5725ae81f38a4ba2012d
SHA256

41526878e3aa178edb76734c21197e4e82a5b8b90a3f1ae2adeaabbfd1847e0e
SHA512

73ed1e4eb8c13dacb499faf64fc633e55a98da39bc0af34bfc73d547938387e83a369a28aa78eb71bd2a144c6ae9bf8a985b6415fe115d6f3ad6fd42773c0128
SSDEEP

24576:+zVwOlR/8qI8ixvTHv2AVpIP97+xgbZTek7X:+zVjR/zI8ixHvzS97+xgbZTf7X

Score

10^/10

qakbot biden53 1634717752 banker discovery evasion stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Version

402.363

Botnet

biden53

Campaign

1634717752

103.142.10.177:443

24.152.219.253:995

181.118.183.94:443

129.208.147.188:995

24.119.214.7:443

38.70.253.226:2222

103.143.8.71:443

77.57.204.78:443

65.100.174.110:995

220.255.25.28:2222

91.178.126.51:995

37.210.155.239:995

81.241.252.59:2078

93.48.58.123:2222

65.100.174.110:443

76.25.142.196:443

24.231.209.2:2222

140.82.49.12:443

146.66.238.74:443

39.49.4.147:995

Attributes

salt
jHxastDcds)oMc=jvh7wdUhxcsdt2

Signatures

Qakbot family
qakbot
Qakbot/Qbot
Qbot or Qakbot is a sophisticated worm with banking capabilities.
trojan banker stealer qakbot

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Ccifxolyh = "0"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Iahccdikazn = "0"	reg.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1960	regsvr32.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	explorer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	regsvr32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	explorer.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 10 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Psugoya\83c7127c = 7a8034552af4bf4cb763513ef033d80b9d1ac2ad164c82d0c9dc190ed74061c7447ad9f62298860a28449860df4bb3ebcd34f7563296fb9f3d59f7954a448686b8dca7a46b825a8d9827a59154a4f1ea7c5a102c7ca0db111f621f	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Psugoya\b419e24e = f158a0f503a6c287b811bfa44d9384ee1f3391fff9c02ab49d4d5a35f966ac43942373b1f0847171db10d00b2ef6ec24f13d47ffb272c43a9c28caaafe42b38ed4a59795b3a9b42c520e3b2a2d0a23128dd6b5	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Psugoya\ca5852b = e552ce7cdd2e8582db46921cdcc3ab671f8e0b9d98e40dbd85c56b9fb628	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Psugoya\71adcaa1 = f71e311a5de10aa0d86924ee2aedb96cf5fa039c623e12c0ab25c62b7cddf8b93fa63b4eb93ecf148dfafa28f57ca3d7e542bceb1365acf65f84f9ed49e4d5292653494279d6f73d090289ab04c2c06b2614b48596b6350d37	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Psugoya\ee4a557 = 30e55d1084d6f1fd5a43e04c900af0f30ac6202b08930db0a58ca123c8e9f2d475753e7f4914f88f69a77dc2f775f0c1a135d800fde7f4cc35ca47	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Psugoya\fc8e7d8a = 8313210261f5ab574e05fa436cd1aaccf5995f2b7c6790495b9289bed9c0ee11532905edbee750ddab631e46b90e5928a2e5a4e796784d5ed9aa6167e490a75cef28094de32500	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Psugoya\83c7127c = 7a8023552af48ae3c26abcff602feedb557b565bee9a7ba07a00a7ce5c261302ebd92b2a4b9e37b2492db52d9754c20886a5e5fd87cf159b8d399fa90d56c44d1f1fd708095a393e8336ee0efef2bce8c9fa8e75d8f2fe907f42deec0007e9453e88402e63e8d4f733cd0c75140514d8	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Psugoya	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Psugoya\b658c232 = 34675b22c2f9fa287782fe094626a8deaaf4f631bb22e675a9a82d6809caa3bfffb4fb3dc4dec1a950097b0e00a22dddd19837e0668549854bf15f1a6d5c20aaf27f79ee3ebced99a5d05d23ff6f9a09d85c30d8d450ddf674717ca8fc8341818fd9017d47b2e6b36e5047255732506410be2a21cd4f7ccf2027	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Psugoya\c911adc4 = d89037b28c9d08cd099beda495134caa728c2dcc298fce0e2edb0b0eac457deb9b076193f8a20ca45558334dd4a3bb	explorer.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
2236	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1768	rundll32.exe
1960	regsvr32.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1768	rundll32.exe
1960	regsvr32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 43 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1768	1836	rundll32.exe	30
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1768	1836	rundll32.exe	30
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1768	1836	rundll32.exe	30
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1768	1836	rundll32.exe	30
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1768	1836	rundll32.exe	30
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1768	1836	rundll32.exe	30
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1768	1836	rundll32.exe	30
PID 1768 wrote to memory of 2108	1768	rundll32.exe	32
PID 1768 wrote to memory of 2108	1768	rundll32.exe	32
PID 1768 wrote to memory of 2108	1768	rundll32.exe	32
PID 1768 wrote to memory of 2108	1768	rundll32.exe	32
PID 1768 wrote to memory of 2108	1768	rundll32.exe	32
PID 1768 wrote to memory of 2108	1768	rundll32.exe	32
PID 2108 wrote to memory of 2236	2108	explorer.exe	33
PID 2108 wrote to memory of 2236	2108	explorer.exe	33
PID 2108 wrote to memory of 2236	2108	explorer.exe	33
PID 2108 wrote to memory of 2236	2108	explorer.exe	33
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1356	1096	taskeng.exe	36
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1356	1096	taskeng.exe	36
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1356	1096	taskeng.exe	36
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1356	1096	taskeng.exe	36
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 1356	1096	taskeng.exe	36
PID 1356 wrote to memory of 1960	1356	regsvr32.exe	37
PID 1356 wrote to memory of 1960	1356	regsvr32.exe	37
PID 1356 wrote to memory of 1960	1356	regsvr32.exe	37
PID 1356 wrote to memory of 1960	1356	regsvr32.exe	37
PID 1356 wrote to memory of 1960	1356	regsvr32.exe	37
PID 1356 wrote to memory of 1960	1356	regsvr32.exe	37
PID 1356 wrote to memory of 1960	1356	regsvr32.exe	37
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 1944	1960	regsvr32.exe	38
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 1944	1960	regsvr32.exe	38
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 1944	1960	regsvr32.exe	38
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 1944	1960	regsvr32.exe	38
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 1944	1960	regsvr32.exe	38
PID 1960 wrote to memory of 1944	1960	regsvr32.exe	38
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 1540	1944	explorer.exe	39
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 1540	1944	explorer.exe	39
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 1540	1944	explorer.exe	39
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 1540	1944	explorer.exe	39
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 1948	1944	explorer.exe	41
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 1948	1944	explorer.exe	41
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 1948	1944	explorer.exe	41
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 1948	1944	explorer.exe	41

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_c17e04429787880b9d60fd6b365234d0.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1836
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_c17e04429787880b9d60fd6b365234d0.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1768
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2108
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn rapnxfv /tr "regsvr32.exe -s \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_c17e04429787880b9d60fd6b365234d0.dll\"" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 06:45 /ET 06:57
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2236

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {6325A0E4-B138-4E17-B841-ECF94D4B5F37} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1096
- C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
  regsvr32.exe -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_c17e04429787880b9d60fd6b365234d0.dll"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1356
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
    -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_c17e04429787880b9d60fd6b365234d0.dll"
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1960
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1944
    - - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        
        C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Ccifxolyh" /d "0"
        5⤵
        Windows security bypass
        
        PID:1540
    - - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        
        C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Iahccdikazn" /d "0"
        5⤵
        Windows security bypass
        
        PID:1948

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_c17e04429787880b9d60fd6b365234d0.dll

Filesize
1.2MB

MD5
c17e04429787880b9d60fd6b365234d0

SHA1
5f83ffd9d4a7168c5e0a5725ae81f38a4ba2012d

SHA256
41526878e3aa178edb76734c21197e4e82a5b8b90a3f1ae2adeaabbfd1847e0e

SHA512
73ed1e4eb8c13dacb499faf64fc633e55a98da39bc0af34bfc73d547938387e83a369a28aa78eb71bd2a144c6ae9bf8a985b6415fe115d6f3ad6fd42773c0128

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memory/1768-8-0x0000000074B60000-0x0000000074C9E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/1768-4-0x0000000074B60000-0x0000000074C9E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/1768-0-0x0000000074B60000-0x0000000074C9E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/1768-1-0x0000000074B60000-0x0000000074C9E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/1768-3-0x0000000074C8D000-0x0000000074C93000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/1944-28-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/1944-29-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/1944-27-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/1960-21-0x0000000074060000-0x000000007419E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/1960-25-0x0000000074060000-0x000000007419E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/1960-20-0x0000000074060000-0x000000007419E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2108-6-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/2108-15-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/2108-12-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/2108-14-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/2108-13-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/2108-11-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/2108-5-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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