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11/02/2025, 02:17

250211-cqpq1svpfw 10

03/06/2022, 06:31

220603-g98epabgc4 10

Analysis

  • max time kernel
    25s
  • max time network
    31s
  • platform
    android_x86
  • resource
    android-x86-arm-20240624-en
  • resource tags

    androidarch:armarch:x86image:android-x86-arm-20240624-enlocale:en-usos:android-9-x86system
  • submitted
    11/02/2025, 02:17

General

  • Target

    4D5764BE41FD0E422C7FE7222BAA5169D162AB89A48A00C3512BF401514BC07F.apk

  • Size

    1.8MB

  • MD5

    1cb9d2ecaca4d972d09cca05dcffb519

  • SHA1

    491fff2df906b86fe493d9613494c350a94bd125

  • SHA256

    4d5764be41fd0e422c7fe7222baa5169d162ab89a48a00c3512bf401514bc07f

  • SHA512

    8ff3e80a62f2c97ffb6f6fd9dc5d839de728b928a31c8d45bf14fe73db4e08cca7aa772b6436ece91685487d6f641027da1b2cd7a7d440cf3b474b2bcebf1420

  • SSDEEP

    49152:mWBOUUH7kX5TQZtFxHsvn7dU6EU9DspIsBAP:cH7UOZtFQn7m6E6Dwm

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://tayyipbey31.com

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 2 IoCs
  • Removes its main activity from the application launcher 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks Android system properties for emulator presence. 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped Dex/Jar 1 TTPs 3 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.

  • 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
  • Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events) 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.

  • Checks CPU information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks memory information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • nhtoylgqwkblqaa.etpfnimh.igaohffeeamwoemzgxedpymxpe
    1⤵
    • Removes its main activity from the application launcher
    • Checks Android system properties for emulator presence.
    • 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:4254
    • /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/nhtoylgqwkblqaa.etpfnimh.igaohffeeamwoemzgxedpymxpe/app_DynamicOptDex/hSrcTRq.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/nhtoylgqwkblqaa.etpfnimh.igaohffeeamwoemzgxedpymxpe/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/hSrcTRq.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
      PID:4279

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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Downloads

  • /data/data/nhtoylgqwkblqaa.etpfnimh.igaohffeeamwoemzgxedpymxpe/app_DynamicOptDex/hSrcTRq.json

    Filesize

    698KB

    MD5

    1bf6b813ee95cb23b0702b0faf829d3d

    SHA1

    b8c5879e925f33ca19f1d05ec5eebb0c834f25e7

    SHA256

    19fde71ace596430c1e9f5b963429de7acca7d47e3870e4c801c1713467011aa

    SHA512

    1f4d4c1de7a6ad5bbee035a525d4640de66c0758d176798681771ddd44650aed576eeaaf741d111b6cfa9875b1b5a2401a9ff0d8a9eccf5467547a9f7f110097

  • /data/data/nhtoylgqwkblqaa.etpfnimh.igaohffeeamwoemzgxedpymxpe/app_DynamicOptDex/hSrcTRq.json

    Filesize

    698KB

    MD5

    bc5845a7907e5856f418adf9cc1efbb3

    SHA1

    5cf82f3f397e153a822c78cb1df6b740331065fe

    SHA256

    506d95179d2329473199d2c280cd0d02c67346afde1be5319666fdbf6f6028da

    SHA512

    915e1d74dfef31073d3dd1f87b72d5619ba81fc8c5bb6e69c21cc98acafc1b70bc4156c6b3c900a7e6c0f05321f15bbdd5bee2857f5d708d4ff61999481d0625

  • /data/user/0/nhtoylgqwkblqaa.etpfnimh.igaohffeeamwoemzgxedpymxpe/app_DynamicOptDex/hSrcTRq.json

    Filesize

    698KB

    MD5

    ec8aa445d67b19e33c06b33f41a92970

    SHA1

    f6166d5e4570226afdbe8e8c2a87b311f41b4889

    SHA256

    696fcf2af8be1fc00adc82cae90ae3a04d941a841a3bdfec798bd46f319de782

    SHA512

    d8e9ddfcdbc5ea563d13ff9c7e55f8aab79155c45bb58d119dab42ba38f516cd80fdd88d409569ed9a5a66ef1ebf3d8667783febde037ae6aa0388ed0b401227