Analysis

  • max time kernel
    142s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    android-9_x86
  • resource
    android-x86-arm-20240910-en
  • resource tags

    arch:armarch:x86image:android-x86-arm-20240910-enlocale:en-usos:android-9-x86system
  • submitted
    25/03/2025, 23:57

General

  • Target

    b1cd0d501d8a0022d2ce360cb601f171d8938af613e13814e0af68e79a77c3a9.apk

  • Size

    1.8MB

  • MD5

    184f3e4e3577530c667d122f8ef7ed7f

  • SHA1

    f98af84fbe8bf1f9cb4b94eaf730efdca920bbbb

  • SHA256

    b1cd0d501d8a0022d2ce360cb601f171d8938af613e13814e0af68e79a77c3a9

  • SHA512

    95a39582b06a77fc2036b7d864cbb51adaf809d19528454db2febedbea2bdbeda867a7cae7f4f47d7b081504449f18e3f4c9143821835fd1f74038501e9a580e

  • SSDEEP

    49152:st8DZe8Qn/pzcRRFrzrfQhXFFTF+XP5J5boF3EGiNJ/D57hugVd:Res3+Z45J5kF3ziNxNd

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://ricktreemonkey54st.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
  • 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

  • leg.cheap.turkey
    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
    • 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:4338
    • /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/leg.cheap.turkey/app_DynamicOptDex/tDKZn.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/leg.cheap.turkey/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/tDKZn.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
      PID:4362

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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Downloads

  • /data/data/leg.cheap.turkey/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/tDKZn.json.cur.prof

    Filesize

    498B

    MD5

    85c73ffec467666f061bf3119161dbbc

    SHA1

    c838bcabface081aa6738b18617cc9033d2868b7

    SHA256

    0e216cdf08f4217e9a62340021843fb6cce8e48a2e93c3b5d581bb2998f0891b

    SHA512

    3624c75ed1eedddc1627e62e32b9f9647b9c3a279054859fc1395ff3509fe3e2bde22a97a6da2ba04577f04b24279b5a3011088ddcc0736b7fc1b28abe753342

  • /data/data/leg.cheap.turkey/app_DynamicOptDex/tDKZn.json

    Filesize

    675KB

    MD5

    64c0b76af066feb23e0ce62d7e9f88b1

    SHA1

    8831f49e3221fcfebf3de462e1e8fc18f8c515f2

    SHA256

    25004dd6d09fe2f5f88189dbdd4945cf65aa99930ab12e2238a9a7e0e7fd8737

    SHA512

    2b98b24905fb4701670352a62e1d7ddae37762404216fafeb1ec2ba9a471eb4fbedcd9f6a85df7610079412b97436f2de26053d2606db948739880c67266daf0

  • /data/data/leg.cheap.turkey/app_DynamicOptDex/tDKZn.json

    Filesize

    675KB

    MD5

    135e30a296a05e153eda14c820119a71

    SHA1

    56c8fd4faf6f790d54027c3ec0d6e21063c2bb99

    SHA256

    7481a997bf1a1625247c4ffefcfe7273d77b30270420a4e157e8f5c4db3c6cbb

    SHA512

    c4c58de9eb1e1d69efee102e83c0a63fbb3ea910afa2076988278e3b4891fbb1de3acfaa6a3d3a8acb5e5e0b2c31c5ef49738010430b1e375a69468e99e7fd86

  • /data/user/0/leg.cheap.turkey/app_DynamicOptDex/tDKZn.json

    Filesize

    675KB

    MD5

    23d97e16b819e18d98c3c5db1bff982d

    SHA1

    ae86c92668eea9477c500722dd8cb816b95c1707

    SHA256

    ed8c30116e0bc0b0b25e6b0cd798830e496a2d264c67370cc379652c262dcafe

    SHA512

    7bf092fa68b899d73bb10b5b267fcb919605f335459d26c639f9fb026cbbcd46dfa0d773a9365c830273d146a3058a1ad4818bed579e1c3e11d6e98882d5636e