Analysis

  • max time kernel
    133s
  • 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
    27/03/2025, 20:43

General

  • Target

    25f8c85774f2c0cfb7122f2a1de2301498c70c239a42d0cd9399c904c22a35b9.apk

  • Size

    1.4MB

  • MD5

    7557a88cf8e930d33675a1cf2a3ca0f0

  • SHA1

    dff8dd372f1d3137bb41820f89b67acecb7204c1

  • SHA256

    25f8c85774f2c0cfb7122f2a1de2301498c70c239a42d0cd9399c904c22a35b9

  • SHA512

    3d8214805293c47ed91b40653619396d1a82a9310a27c7979723a0f3b5d7d67c198802f534ba98ac882d5090c9913b7e930335edf13a7a4a658c8cdb9d4feed8

  • SSDEEP

    24576:1p9ZisGtk5hudq5nS6uVA16rhWSEsKfTiVRGp4v97dxyDheGvYwWb7owcGgEKC9k:1pfJ3HYFlWF3fTiVRC4v95x8heLRozPP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

alienbot

C2

http://alskdalksdlaksdjlaigpopoinojasg.info/

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

  • ntmserpfdosfwguutcejnye.zohzrycfeqcfuuuxjdtztl.uhph
    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:4340
    • /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/ntmserpfdosfwguutcejnye.zohzrycfeqcfuuuxjdtztl.uhph/app_DynamicOptDex/qUbuD.json --output-vdex-fd=41 --oat-fd=42 --oat-location=/data/user/0/ntmserpfdosfwguutcejnye.zohzrycfeqcfuuuxjdtztl.uhph/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/x86/qUbuD.odex --compiler-filter=quicken --class-loader-context=&
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped Dex/Jar
      PID:4365

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v15

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Downloads

  • /data/data/ntmserpfdosfwguutcejnye.zohzrycfeqcfuuuxjdtztl.uhph/app_DynamicOptDex/oat/qUbuD.json.cur.prof

    Filesize

    485B

    MD5

    1b1d7a17314470af66b3f4aba1399ff2

    SHA1

    877ee98d17671cb03f489c7baf7d17a5f2ff1526

    SHA256

    bb5f0d516a45cc39b62b9ca121e6ddf07a47371c0dd8f280a7dac5c635604753

    SHA512

    fa3fc16a196be5d48370dc0b0a4c13675e1f2a286656522b0f814277db9ec4b262802f55cb907ff1a1aafb138839463f91657ab74fecb99f11f884e32685cbec

  • /data/data/ntmserpfdosfwguutcejnye.zohzrycfeqcfuuuxjdtztl.uhph/app_DynamicOptDex/qUbuD.json

    Filesize

    730KB

    MD5

    f57737c363419720b82c569be6a9cb04

    SHA1

    38816a25583a52ca3f5eb305acdd91be887376e3

    SHA256

    9f24e342bf3cc2b35e7fef63d682515a01193789acffe79ac74a62fb6e41d298

    SHA512

    73370947343d3331d14c0e5c2b061db982a66c5ff556e2a5d2f3ca02e63b5f913191c7983f83b0fa43c0669ff1ae6fb59ae17db6a0af59a41efdc8a97f59bf23

  • /data/data/ntmserpfdosfwguutcejnye.zohzrycfeqcfuuuxjdtztl.uhph/app_DynamicOptDex/qUbuD.json

    Filesize

    730KB

    MD5

    bea1a26accb85be002f29ca8bed94444

    SHA1

    a27216ece47a8cc87c99855e40b3dbb0bfd659b5

    SHA256

    4f8b45eb438098549b76367305f5701ef53d467647d3479431771f1f767fb61b

    SHA512

    567770506afeba0ed5301e86983e94c627f752c1300ef60459ec11e8d652ebb51a8a008ee4e12a872f6adafd5b29cba1abf28780a76b28bbeefc3a668f8e1fcb

  • /data/user/0/ntmserpfdosfwguutcejnye.zohzrycfeqcfuuuxjdtztl.uhph/app_DynamicOptDex/qUbuD.json

    Filesize

    730KB

    MD5

    1f6cefb0e1ff53ab22f6bb71aca705b7

    SHA1

    ac5871a7922242caf24dd5738cb1b0e8fc31eecc

    SHA256

    c5caafdf19aae37d8f5ee5f98e20fcd9163ab3ef161909aa289966ee581b9502

    SHA512

    906de9e1b613cedcdfd13eb815e9e0cc574ba8a069bce95085b33a0322200b9d25c46a087a1b2af63c8e1ab27c3e9d0397a1b0b2b8a86ee2e24ca176b60492bb