Analysis

  • max time kernel
    20s
  • max time network
    35s
  • platform
    android_x64
  • resource
    android-x64-20240624-en
  • resource tags

    androidarch:x64arch:x86image:android-x64-20240624-enlocale:en-usos:android-10-x64system
  • submitted
    26/02/2025, 02:55

General

  • Target

    4fe5c2f3972b2856957742f7bcabf14102cb8d7df71e21c30dc6d6d023e9d7ee.apk

  • Size

    1.8MB

  • MD5

    985b428c39115820a7a5052fb1e68048

  • SHA1

    e7ed680407b9bbc4eafb3554f83ce34973605f92

  • SHA256

    4fe5c2f3972b2856957742f7bcabf14102cb8d7df71e21c30dc6d6d023e9d7ee

  • SHA512

    29f581db92139a4c23fdd19deda902ff4952a4aa804f678a814562aef50b425943c59ab72c9409a5270f13e1f5213d4f167f810a0e7be00cadfe75ab06e386e1

  • SSDEEP

    49152:E3kVPMcccM3O92Bt8Er2pmbvaAUGEXeHewEdYl68ux9:9520/4raAUNeHdEdq6Xx9

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://zesasar9.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 1 IoCs
  • Removes its main activity from the application launcher 1 TTPs 2 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 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
  • Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Application may abuse the accessibility service to prevent their removal.

  • 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.

Processes

  • tghqfaydexqpmsem.zxxeifzgsucaauejlhmw.zpgiowiwlipxct
    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
    • Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user
    • Registers a broadcast receiver at runtime (usually for listening for system events)
    • Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time
    PID:4978

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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Downloads

  • /data/data/tghqfaydexqpmsem.zxxeifzgsucaauejlhmw.zpgiowiwlipxct/app_DynamicOptDex/EbcJbMe.json

    Filesize

    654KB

    MD5

    30d0e5851dc8d367455a26a74a068a85

    SHA1

    0333618cd37501cbe490b60d957194c7fd87683a

    SHA256

    a828abc563b56a790fa9656c195802ff53e3576eab6e3fbbb7744416a4d44397

    SHA512

    733787302e9cd0fd44dad31f09874c62d26260c2154fa2e1c8fc430724ba4127c316f9716460ef5e19affd894b8c14741680b99a9bc2bac40bd9bbdf29c56d40

  • /data/data/tghqfaydexqpmsem.zxxeifzgsucaauejlhmw.zpgiowiwlipxct/app_DynamicOptDex/EbcJbMe.json

    Filesize

    654KB

    MD5

    0ee42c3762c0f6c8f42f4a3bf46728e4

    SHA1

    d56e357fdd3faeda8e4bb9f8d3a48fffa69ad5e8

    SHA256

    c801d9678fea044e3405162075c7f1501eacba6e01313458b5d54d72f26a966c

    SHA512

    adef03b13a145ce01da7e531917d139afafcfa68a1de4f5cf15f010e15403bfb50e001c6b084ebb135c7720d606da5cc3407bcb1d5ffc777c41e1cead144c1ba