Analysis

  • max time kernel
    136s
  • max time network
    131s
  • platform
    android_x64
  • resource
    android-x64-arm64-20240624-en
  • resource tags

    androidarch:armarch:arm64arch:x64arch:x86image:android-x64-arm64-20240624-enlocale:en-usos:android-11-x64system
  • submitted
    17/01/2025, 22:01

General

  • Target

    02d023b0b09c8aa7cf7b8ebfb5b26d445fb859cf6597222da12b8dd0f0b8fe52.apk

  • Size

    1.4MB

  • MD5

    1e7ab5f7d5410a6f7d74c6da22fea1bc

  • SHA1

    d7427dce9e412706c862705ee792516027cb4d67

  • SHA256

    02d023b0b09c8aa7cf7b8ebfb5b26d445fb859cf6597222da12b8dd0f0b8fe52

  • SHA512

    7e1f7cdb66589a46f32847cd4a156df4115d030b120f5705539e56a26f312da2828ff5763fc075879abe0ae6545b354d703cdba8967157b6eb1aad35fc2f6f59

  • SSDEEP

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

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://hennesytamer.net/

rc4.plain

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://hennesytamer.net/

Signatures

  • Alienbot

    Alienbot is a fork of Cerberus banker first seen in January 2020.

  • Alienbot family
  • Cerberus

    An Android banker that is being rented to actors beginning in 2019.

  • Cerberus family
  • Cerberus payload 1 IoCs
  • Removes its main activity from the application launcher 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Loads dropped Dex/Jar 1 TTPs 1 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 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.

  • 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.

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

    Application may abuse the accessibility service to prevent their removal.

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

Processes

  • 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
    • Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
    • Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time
    PID:4492

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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Downloads

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

    Filesize

    238KB

    MD5

    370a559d53f8470577fff1138475b811

    SHA1

    f5193debf032091d12790726d1c8c746e1022360

    SHA256

    6f312c0ebfe78a0be653e72d22849418704bfb791d980050bc5d567f70c84a1a

    SHA512

    d264c549bb06686d29a0bc9ead0064894982d85cd6dc5d8438119ea29c7dcfccdf40accfca84c50013c8ddd93e1cc7f7348b8695f5b704e7bc1252cc5753000a

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

    Filesize

    238KB

    MD5

    7622f347582cc213cb5bdeaedf0e5c83

    SHA1

    8ff3cdf62cf0393c30a9cb0420143f43c68f097c

    SHA256

    eb104932a0dcae35a582983bd3ecf1c49bf803379b2452be63316886cbf840fb

    SHA512

    320447504f8802791daa20da3e2b8911907e663e1f15d6aa0548124f3ee913aac1f36f75b26f0b159b157d464ea7e7f737a0cd269b2c9d166614d565290203b7

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

    Filesize

    483KB

    MD5

    67bf10521e7831c1a3305b7da3966ed1

    SHA1

    d49433c3a66f03f375f74879276c55ee7b97134d

    SHA256

    87b7065edc1bcf23dd765c36fe357a712f4e6bb9fd8cb65441ce162e3180c396

    SHA512

    ac46c939ef1d1ea855ebcc67d59f4c7dbce1abc0b89223dd2e35aebe5f9497620ffa96372a1925f14e580ac6ad5c478158422e135be84dd6fcba460d9115cd73

  • /data/user/0/com.owner.dad/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/mrMeJb.json.cur.prof

    Filesize

    319B

    MD5

    2540635b951d56e8ac78ecd88dfb636c

    SHA1

    5e49ee264c97db5c730b857d4a48ca480c046c90

    SHA256

    be61b8ac964d5fbee641a352429d9cd6dca4303777775dcec9815e592b87c2c8

    SHA512

    b53f84c63aaf62c49d6afa2f3c854a76a0959dbabdc6a2553c066b22ea1e27bccf75bae2a1dbd8aafeee28668678222f47b390f02ed88872f0611b642096c2b4