qakbot | 41526878e3aa178edb76734c21197e4e82a5b8b90a3f1ae2adeaabbfd1847e0e

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

C2

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\Oedrif = "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\Qyqnkbsdjia = "0"	reg.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3492	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	explorer.exe
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

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 10 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Euxtssamhdfnzg\5366ed50 = de132fe965617c45863aadf1864defb99e96dbd5bf8a9398e9bc0dfd90f60ec9d940838295fd4120b5e3e4789f7d7f7ad4b066bcb217fbd021ed24646f66c40a27ac5c4d5134dc0bbc53eaf289b398f6b712a839d44bd437db692a1868e852bfcf8dd5aae025a3	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Euxtssamhdfnzg\a10c358d = 5ed86a7bcaf1a7f910f54f4f1c6c24289518092dd9f8375483f870d73afcb2b7d74ea11af656f623a682a20d08e8381052ce8b6ab2c3e51fa1580fedf042	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Euxtssamhdfnzg\de455a7b = 4e24abe63fd46eb8aa3f12141b39d9b8e749990bb691f1ba864435625797a05b78bcab91a21c35cf876404a8eb0606bdba174e72434c0006efdf35750590a0be71	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Euxtssamhdfnzg\e99baa49 = e2cae60f999a65763365a3b276ff608825050007ab9b7e1261dcc5	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Euxtssamhdfnzg\5127cd2c = dfc70855a6aae14b6a8aeaec3a0ceaa255f47e7e35e9fcd73b6ad6b426fb428ecc6223b8e90c9eec6e15c0aa0c9ba161d8179ed8ec3a285755e86f54d9a572aa91183b20fbaf2f86a82fbe8bb4	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Euxtssamhdfnzg\9493e5c3 = b0e3e0cbd1366a98a4477f0abcb06e8c9d0aa7fe75cfcf29ca214d29b5f6c66b2e4bdb9a0a78ede5d9946bb944cace	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Euxtssamhdfnzg\2c2f82a6 = 117ba0682155a0a92f46e89b3a6a69f4e06760fc525cb94861609aeda42d4db707e5e9d4	explorer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Euxtssamhdfnzg	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Euxtssamhdfnzg\de455a7b = 4e24bce63fd45b5a8f71e3ff709836fe78f4f99fd559e47f78d013901df8b774640e747c0c6292e77f4a3424	explorer.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Euxtssamhdfnzg\ebda8a35 = 98afbe1b9c00f29fd90c76187feacfb7ad25affb3e28129631b41f44e16f767e9f08399a48b4c87247daa712c216f76f8fe42e39d6fefbbff5dc1057ddb9915ddcd64296b60b1a66237c921632a1af4fc09925c8f2dc5bd12b3614e32f5c0800dd0f05	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
1916	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4480	rundll32.exe
4480	rundll32.exe
3492	regsvr32.exe
3492	regsvr32.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4480	rundll32.exe
3492	regsvr32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 4480	3724	rundll32.exe	82
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 4480	3724	rundll32.exe	82
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 4480	3724	rundll32.exe	82
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 5068	4480	rundll32.exe	88
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 5068	4480	rundll32.exe	88
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 5068	4480	rundll32.exe	88
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 5068	4480	rundll32.exe	88
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 5068	4480	rundll32.exe	88
PID 5068 wrote to memory of 1916	5068	explorer.exe	89
PID 5068 wrote to memory of 1916	5068	explorer.exe	89
PID 5068 wrote to memory of 1916	5068	explorer.exe	89
PID 3276 wrote to memory of 3492	3276	regsvr32.exe	96
PID 3276 wrote to memory of 3492	3276	regsvr32.exe	96
PID 3276 wrote to memory of 3492	3276	regsvr32.exe	96
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 3516	3492	regsvr32.exe	97
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 3516	3492	regsvr32.exe	97
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 3516	3492	regsvr32.exe	97
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 3516	3492	regsvr32.exe	97
PID 3492 wrote to memory of 3516	3492	regsvr32.exe	97
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 4236	3516	explorer.exe	98
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 4236	3516	explorer.exe	98
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3928	3516	explorer.exe	100
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3928	3516	explorer.exe	100

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_c17e04429787880b9d60fd6b365234d0.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3724
- 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:4480
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5068
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn gijjcnzu /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:1916

C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe
regsvr32.exe -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_c17e04429787880b9d60fd6b365234d0.dll"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3276
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
  -s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_c17e04429787880b9d60fd6b365234d0.dll"
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3492
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3516
  - - 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\Oedrif" /d "0"
      4⤵
      Windows security bypass
      PID:4236
  - - 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\Qyqnkbsdjia" /d "0"
      4⤵
      Windows security bypass
      PID:3928

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

1

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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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/3492-18-0x0000000073560000-0x000000007369E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/3492-20-0x0000000073560000-0x000000007369E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/3492-17-0x0000000073560000-0x000000007369E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/3516-23-0x0000000000AF0000-0x0000000000B11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/3516-24-0x0000000000AF0000-0x0000000000B11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/3516-22-0x0000000000AF0000-0x0000000000B11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/4480-1-0x0000000074DBD000-0x0000000074DC3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/4480-2-0x0000000074C90000-0x0000000074DCE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/4480-3-0x0000000074C90000-0x0000000074DCE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/4480-0-0x0000000074C90000-0x0000000074DCE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/4480-6-0x0000000074C90000-0x0000000074DCE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/5068-5-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001021000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/5068-13-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001021000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/5068-10-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001021000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/5068-11-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001021000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/5068-9-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001021000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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