Analysis
- max time kernel
29s - max time network
30s - platform
android-9_x86 - resource
android-x86-arm-20240910-en - resource tags
- submitted
10/02/2025, 23:49
General
- Target a78eb5e01531b42d8380be1d6a507f10610c95557716bb2173b331f80e7d2d81.apk
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample250210-3t48zsslfp
- SHA256 a78eb5e01531b42d8380be1d6a507f10610c95557716bb2173b331f80e7d2d81
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Extracted
Family
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cerberus
C2
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http://162.55.21.189
Signatures
- Cerberus
An Android banker that is being rented to actors beginning in 2019.
- Cerberus family
- Removes its main activity from the application launcher 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Loads dropped Dex/Jar 1 TTPs 2 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 the phone number (MSISDN for GSM devices) 1 TTPs
- Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Application may abuse the accessibility service to prevent their removal.
- Queries the mobile country code (MCC) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background). 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Listens for changes in the sensor environment (might be used to detect emulation) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Checks CPU information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Checks memory information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Processes
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com.share.seed1⤵
- Removes its main activity from the application launcher
- Loads dropped Dex/Jar
- Makes use of the framework's Accessibility 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).
- Listens for changes in the sensor environment (might be used to detect emulation)
- Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events)
- Checks CPU information
- Checks memory information
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/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.share.seed/app_DynamicOptDex/PZST.json --output-vdex-fd=42 --oat-fd=43 --oat-location=/data/user/0/com.share.seed/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/PZST.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&2⤵
- Loads dropped Dex/Jar
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15
Defense Evasion
Download New Code at Runtime
1Hide Artifacts
3Suppress Application Icon
1User Evasion
2Impair Defenses
1Prevent Application Removal
1Input Injection
1Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
2System Checks
2Replay Monitor
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Downloads
PZST.json
PZST.json
PZST.json
PZST.json