Malware Analysis Report

2025-04-03 09:09

Sample ID 250303-a8a98s1ns6
Target GBWhatsApp_Pro_v18.30.apk
SHA256 31e934c627a6d2b19b49baeef1bd595fe8f0a34e376f6b11b204bdb5e2de3a5d
Tags
upx triada
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

31e934c627a6d2b19b49baeef1bd595fe8f0a34e376f6b11b204bdb5e2de3a5d

Threat Level: Known bad

The file GBWhatsApp_Pro_v18.30.apk was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

upx triada

Android Triada payload

Triada family

Patched UPX-packed file

Declares services with permission to bind to the system

Requests dangerous framework permissions

UPX packed file

MITRE ATT&CK

N/A

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2025-03-03 00:53

Signatures

Android Triada payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Triada family

triada

Patched UPX-packed file

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Declares services with permission to bind to the system

Description Indicator Process Target
Required by chooser target services to bind with the system. Allows apps to modify targets that handle user actions. android.permission.BIND_CHOOSER_TARGET_SERVICE N/A N/A
Required by remote views services to bind with the system. Allows apps to share and display views across different processes. android.permission.BIND_REMOTEVIEWS N/A N/A
Required by telecom connection services to bind with the system. Allows apps to manage phone call aspects such as call setup and notifications. android.permission.BIND_TELECOM_CONNECTION_SERVICE N/A N/A

Requests dangerous framework permissions

Description Indicator Process Target
Allows an app to post notifications. android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS N/A N/A
Allows read only access to phone state, including the current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device. android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE N/A N/A
Allows read access to the device's phone number(s). android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS N/A N/A
Allows an application to receive SMS messages. android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS N/A N/A
Required to be able to connect to paired Bluetooth devices. android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT N/A N/A
Allows an application a broad access to external storage in scoped storage. android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE N/A N/A
Allows an app to access approximate location. android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION N/A N/A
Allows an app to access precise location. android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION N/A N/A
Allows an application to access any geographic locations persisted in the user's shared collection. android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION N/A N/A
Required to be able to access the camera device. android.permission.CAMERA N/A N/A
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data. android.permission.READ_CONTACTS N/A N/A
Allows an application to record audio. android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO N/A N/A
Allows applications to use exact alarm APIs. android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM N/A N/A
Allows an application to send SMS messages. android.permission.SEND_SMS N/A N/A
Allows an application to write the user's contacts data. android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS N/A N/A
Allows an application to write to external storage. android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE N/A N/A
Allows an application to read from external storage. android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE N/A N/A
Allows an application to read audio files from external storage. android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO N/A N/A
Allows an application to read image files from external storage. android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES N/A N/A
Allows an application to read video files from external storage. android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO N/A N/A
Allows an application to read image or video files from external storage that a user has selected via the permission prompt photo picker. android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED N/A N/A
Allows an application to request installing packages. android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES N/A N/A
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service. android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS N/A N/A
Required to be able to advertise and connect to nearby devices via Wi-Fi. android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES N/A N/A
Required to be able to discover and pair nearby Bluetooth devices. android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN N/A N/A
Required to be able to advertise to nearby Bluetooth devices. android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE N/A N/A

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2025-03-03 00:52

Reported

2025-03-03 00:55

Platform

android-x86-arm-20240910-en

Max time kernel

1s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

com.gbwhatsapp

Signatures

N/A

Processes

com.gbwhatsapp

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 224.0.0.251:5353 udp
GB 172.217.169.74:443 tcp
GB 142.250.187.238:443 tcp
GB 142.250.187.238:443 tcp
AU 1.1.1.1:53 android.apis.google.com udp
GB 216.58.212.238:443 android.apis.google.com tcp
GB 216.58.213.10:443 tcp
AU 1.1.1.1:53 digitalassetlinks.googleapis.com udp
GB 172.217.169.10:443 digitalassetlinks.googleapis.com tcp
GB 172.217.169.74:443 digitalassetlinks.googleapis.com tcp
GB 142.250.200.2:443 tcp
GB 172.217.169.74:443 digitalassetlinks.googleapis.com tcp
GB 172.217.169.74:443 digitalassetlinks.googleapis.com tcp
GB 172.217.169.74:443 digitalassetlinks.googleapis.com tcp
GB 172.217.169.74:443 digitalassetlinks.googleapis.com tcp

Files

N/A