alienbot | 02d023b0b09c8aa7cf7b8ebfb5b26d445fb859cf6597222da12b8dd0f0b8fe52

Analysis

max time kernel
135s
max time network
162s
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
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17-01-2025 22:01

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General

Target

02d023b0b09c8aa7cf7b8ebfb5b26d445fb859cf6597222da12b8dd0f0b8fe52.apk
Size

1.4MB
MD5

1e7ab5f7d5410a6f7d74c6da22fea1bc
SHA1

d7427dce9e412706c862705ee792516027cb4d67
SHA256

02d023b0b09c8aa7cf7b8ebfb5b26d445fb859cf6597222da12b8dd0f0b8fe52
SHA512

7e1f7cdb66589a46f32847cd4a156df4115d030b120f5705539e56a26f312da2828ff5763fc075879abe0ae6545b354d703cdba8967157b6eb1aad35fc2f6f59
SSDEEP

24576:37UgswoNnuMsQJ2Ife3tyiNcftsWXYFQ2+5jXBqQqQfjAC2/iZwcOut:LYwwlToi+tyz+ioQ2edqQq2AC2aZnnt

Score

10^/10

alienbot cerberus banker collection credential_access discovery evasion execution infostealer persistence rat stealth trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

http://hennesytamer.net/

rc4.plain

Extracted

Family

alienbot

http://hennesytamer.net/

Signatures

Alienbot
Alienbot is a fork of Cerberus banker first seen in January 2020.
banker trojan infostealer alienbot
Alienbot family
alienbot
Cerberus
An Android banker that is being rented to actors beginning in 2019.
banker trojan infostealer evasion rat cerberus
Cerberus family
cerberus

Cerberus payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/4238-0.dex	family_cerberus
behavioral1/memory/4212-0.dex	family_cerberus

Removes its main activity from the application launcher 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

stealth trojan evasion

Suppress Application Icon

T1628.001

pid	Process
4212	com.owner.dad

Loads dropped Dex/Jar 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Runs executable file dropped to the device during analysis.

evasion

Download New Code at Runtime

T1407

ioc	pid	Process
/data/user/0/com.owner.dad/app_DynamicOptDex/mrMeJb.json	4238	/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.owner.dad/app_DynamicOptDex/mrMeJb.json --output-vdex-fd=43 --oat-fd=44 --oat-location=/data/user/0/com.owner.dad/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/mrMeJb.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
/data/user/0/com.owner.dad/app_DynamicOptDex/mrMeJb.json	4212	com.owner.dad

Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service 4 TTPs 2 IoCs

Retrieves information displayed on the phone screen using AccessibilityService.

collection evasion credential_access

Input Injection

T1516

Screen Capture

T1513

Keylogging

T1417.001

GUI Input Capture

T1417.002

description	ioc	Process
Framework service call	android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfoByAccessibilityId	com.owner.dad
Framework service call	android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.findAccessibilityNodeInfosByViewId	com.owner.dad

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.

collection

Stored Application Data

T1409

description	ioc	Process
Framework service call	android.accounts.IAccountManager.getAccountsAsUser	com.owner.dad

Queries the phone number (MSISDN for GSM devices) 1 TTPs
discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery
T1422

Acquires the wake lock 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Framework service call	android.os.IPowerManager.acquireWakeLock	com.owner.dad

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.

evasion persistence

Foreground Persistence

T1541

description	ioc	Process
Framework service call	android.app.IActivityManager.setServiceForeground	com.owner.dad

Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Application may abuse the accessibility service to prevent their removal.

evasion

Prevent Application Removal

T1629.001

ioc	Process
android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction	com.owner.dad
android.accessibilityservice.IAccessibilityServiceConnection.performGlobalAction	com.owner.dad

Queries the mobile country code (MCC) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1422

description	ioc	Process
Framework service call	com.android.internal.telephony.ITelephony.getNetworkCountryIsoForPhone	com.owner.dad

Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background). 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

User Evasion

T1628.002

description	ioc	Process
Intent action	android.settings.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS	com.owner.dad

Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Broadcast Receivers

T1624.001

description	ioc	Process
Framework service call	android.app.IActivityManager.registerReceiver	com.owner.dad

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.

execution persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

T1603

description	ioc	Process
Framework service call	android.app.job.IJobScheduler.schedule	com.owner.dad

Checks CPU information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Checks

T1633.001

System Information Discovery

T1426

description	ioc	Process
File opened for read	/proc/cpuinfo	com.owner.dad

Checks memory information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

System Checks

T1633.001

System Information Discovery

T1426

description	ioc	Process
File opened for read	/proc/meminfo	com.owner.dad

com.owner.dad
1⤵
- 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
PID:4212
- /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.owner.dad/app_DynamicOptDex/mrMeJb.json --output-vdex-fd=43 --oat-fd=44 --oat-location=/data/user/0/com.owner.dad/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/mrMeJb.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped Dex/Jar
  PID:4238

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

T1603

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

T1624

Broadcast Receivers

T1624.001

Foreground Persistence

T1541

Scheduled Task/Job

T1603

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Download New Code at Runtime

T1407

Foreground Persistence

T1541

Hide Artifacts

T1628

Suppress Application Icon

T1628.001

User Evasion

T1628.002

Impair Defenses

T1629

Prevent Application Removal

T1629.001

Input Injection

T1516

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1633

System Checks

T1633.001

Credential Access

Input Capture

T1417

GUI Input Capture

T1417.002

Keylogging

T1417.001

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1426

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1422

Lateral Movement

Collection

Input Capture

T1417

GUI Input Capture

T1417.002

Keylogging

T1417.001

Screen Capture

T1513

Stored Application Data

T1409

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Input Injection

T1516

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/data/data/com.owner.dad/app_DynamicOptDex/mrMeJb.json

Filesize
238KB

MD5
370a559d53f8470577fff1138475b811

SHA1
f5193debf032091d12790726d1c8c746e1022360

SHA256
6f312c0ebfe78a0be653e72d22849418704bfb791d980050bc5d567f70c84a1a

SHA512
d264c549bb06686d29a0bc9ead0064894982d85cd6dc5d8438119ea29c7dcfccdf40accfca84c50013c8ddd93e1cc7f7348b8695f5b704e7bc1252cc5753000a

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/data/data/com.owner.dad/app_DynamicOptDex/mrMeJb.json

Filesize
238KB

MD5
7622f347582cc213cb5bdeaedf0e5c83

SHA1
8ff3cdf62cf0393c30a9cb0420143f43c68f097c

SHA256
eb104932a0dcae35a582983bd3ecf1c49bf803379b2452be63316886cbf840fb

SHA512
320447504f8802791daa20da3e2b8911907e663e1f15d6aa0548124f3ee913aac1f36f75b26f0b159b157d464ea7e7f737a0cd269b2c9d166614d565290203b7

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/data/data/com.owner.dad/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/mrMeJb.json.cur.prof

Filesize
487B

MD5
df95f95d945e380b26d4469aed9636b1

SHA1
fcb137c11cecc99dddd252fbdd603b3ee4cd6bb6

SHA256
32fd21909d4b5279702d5d86062f381228d322c04f80cd4590925999876150e3

SHA512
10d614d975f3980293e5a340909bbc47d68e132a26cdf2e39d17b54d47dafe5d556c38c7ca37aaa61b4da15961e2ddf9e5b5ff20d2d868642dad793e553a80d5

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/data/user/0/com.owner.dad/app_DynamicOptDex/mrMeJb.json

Filesize
483KB

MD5
e412e4bd308b41ed9c0b1621c4985d6c

SHA1
fad289cade2be20a1dc3c06063488d9552b14bf8

SHA256
bb6ab517257a90990b5dd516e50a21504745db66638aacc39d9130068dafca8a

SHA512
9e45f86a7283dff646df1ffdafd9899cb47b5b4c71bb06b691722e861b9fcf42a1011dabb07b1e5358459aa77c0f18d22aed8ed7ed1ce36c6279203940272640

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/data/user/0/com.owner.dad/app_DynamicOptDex/mrMeJb.json

Filesize
483KB

MD5
67bf10521e7831c1a3305b7da3966ed1

SHA1
d49433c3a66f03f375f74879276c55ee7b97134d

SHA256
87b7065edc1bcf23dd765c36fe357a712f4e6bb9fd8cb65441ce162e3180c396

SHA512
ac46c939ef1d1ea855ebcc67d59f4c7dbce1abc0b89223dd2e35aebe5f9497620ffa96372a1925f14e580ac6ad5c478158422e135be84dd6fcba460d9115cd73

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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