Analysis

  • max time kernel
    132s
  • 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
    27/03/2025, 00:36

General

  • Target

    8d4ba01befd0bb33459d7232c376cfb036c68857433ecc05a3f127b8edd64a66.apk

  • Size

    2.6MB

  • MD5

    a55df1afefc9562dca22c6befa00003b

  • SHA1

    50616944bb194cb4f82dc28cd53c9dd4ca6f66f4

  • SHA256

    8d4ba01befd0bb33459d7232c376cfb036c68857433ecc05a3f127b8edd64a66

  • SHA512

    38e2c410c5ac6b1dc2d91c1fddec77dd9a374c0f6e090dc460c1819a78d7693846264982eccab90c0b6e73d874e916c3022c813d05c1fa7542f3ddaa45948833

  • SSDEEP

    49152:QwaTYBSLms8ge13jrI4c17HiFdnyx4I/+Usf6r4+rRf3VKnZNe9:zaTBiamIbmy6I/+U8wLt3UZc9

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://buralarneler.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 8 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

  • sketch.arrange.wagon
    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:4647

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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Downloads

  • /data/user/0/sketch.arrange.wagon/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/tElQ.json.cur.prof

    Filesize

    324B

    MD5

    961d2c9b0a4cb296a98ceb2d2fa9532c

    SHA1

    0af419f012a47cbc24b98ecc12780c67c20bdd14

    SHA256

    0d2332b5d2e6df804af27263054c6e3ae8be6ed940db389625db9ab57e20b81d

    SHA512

    627ecbf09e2e9736f80be52c6dbd9c4df203a52eb8c00715b897e17a057c80893edcedca4683ea675186f63077b057eec88304a3e8473c136e7b8d2de00b73e3

  • /data/user/0/sketch.arrange.wagon/app_DynamicOptDex/tElQ.json

    Filesize

    732KB

    MD5

    7d6265aefe05d8a8c3e4cee8c85c66a3

    SHA1

    42ee9332f80d4ac52382e9e7e273bb06e0abc6d3

    SHA256

    3efaccb2cba254ed20a5644e5929252d61be1f172cf04f531d11721214c81863

    SHA512

    b827b9d6a3322f6c73dea80d64283f49f016f65267ca9e57a1195e73ef660699ef81303ebff29e6b8ddc65c8131e228927fdee95158a0fa1c340b9d7b1aafca2

  • /data/user/0/sketch.arrange.wagon/app_DynamicOptDex/tElQ.json

    Filesize

    732KB

    MD5

    f8ed9b84f80bed871507a3f3868b18a6

    SHA1

    b0d7584fdc183695f61663fd81a4ec94f03bfb76

    SHA256

    231bb51310a9285f5d1e480eae6e9627a35c8710b4955dad01a2d0c675f7a8a2

    SHA512

    23b3d2962ec9d2139c4556599b0f61395f8de96dea4786b6cae2635a6014f48eaeb2392822bb7e8ba7c307e4f0cde396767b7caa0898aa369a946a66944fd4e0