Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    android-11_x64
  • resource
    android-x64-arm64-20240910-en
  • resource tags

    arch:armarch:arm64arch:x64arch:x86image:android-x64-arm64-20240910-enlocale:en-usos:android-11-x64system
  • submitted
    25/03/2025, 11:42

General

  • Target

    e3ae7cb2eaa532da35412d2d96ec08b02a907678f18518c9e7d3dd59ddd96e67.apk

  • Size

    3.6MB

  • MD5

    dea978d07ac311a6e5c98704c01c95c5

  • SHA1

    2443f8e9795088d7277524cef6be6497ca4bc6da

  • SHA256

    e3ae7cb2eaa532da35412d2d96ec08b02a907678f18518c9e7d3dd59ddd96e67

  • SHA512

    c93800347bac73550477cdf5258bac1d760e2ddbf8b3608c2fd71c3b8e0d5f93f48d9decfe529c3b89fb07485c56f04dfc83007dd094803379aa8f61a98a47cf

  • SSDEEP

    98304:gvyRCRRxztr0ic/XDL1J+jBphNAtDShEhV693xz:g6KLByH1ipDApSh069Bz

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://ototmootot.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 3 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.

  • Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background). 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

  • course.long.type
    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
    • Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
    • Schedules tasks to execute at a specified time
    PID:4801

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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Downloads

  • /data/user/0/course.long.type/app_DynamicOptDex/hs.json

    Filesize

    792KB

    MD5

    dbe0b5430b8e8cd321301a02fc661591

    SHA1

    ed894e7ae756abcf8c4923445aab65fea52747a4

    SHA256

    ca07547f5b5e42b0ea39e5c9751471ca1f84bb743d2b658b9975eef005c9108b

    SHA512

    d7d07a4410c2bdd3c89d44e9834540687be1ac4b464828895dabd79da4e58d61b65fd8e3ae8475a2b5eac1631bb78014e2ab52b3432c3eb4802a7f378069c195

  • /data/user/0/course.long.type/app_DynamicOptDex/hs.json

    Filesize

    792KB

    MD5

    3b822c844efb27a1aa7d6a2f1cb4aee9

    SHA1

    aadd4d58f1a3c5b78045dfa44812cfc242d40ca4

    SHA256

    01d77eaee6aa23babb25a1dd1288c3e3c803c922002fe2fe38b3181b2a93b9bb

    SHA512

    6d555709b30516fb7afe82a90cb44b4716fadce17ae476efa028e5600b7a1a2221335068a9ab0fe96ee92a7f93609c43a23269aae35b03a4970a639bf6b866c0