General
- Target 4256c320578bdf2d3a60bf991313dd0156933560a1d5e79ae21ca3f37e4348ed.apk
- Size 290KB
- Sample260816-2tf1qagd52
- SHA256 4256c320578bdf2d3a60bf991313dd0156933560a1d5e79ae21ca3f37e4348ed
- MD5 9f0d7f64ee36e0ba1fba146816ca0813
- SHA1 3bc9fd553da001babfc898fd5883c2c876d7e36d
- SHA512 15799f408ef695de4ca3c2284b1e7c5eb35f549960c635484234bd8a6a3d222f85058e14b0d7c1cd24801e81d9dbbd5066cf56768fa3e92258179ccf4850703c
- SSDEEP 6144:3jYD1TCKEuLNy7B16Tj42dQAc038J1rVxq9sS+:kD1jlgIPr0JpVY9sS+
- TLSH T167540124F104C737EA7D63B09969E2C52238BF04DF655493B10A7B1C96BBAC90FAE106
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
4256c320578bdf2d3a60bf991313dd0156933560a1d5e79ae21ca3f37e4348ed.apk
Resource
android-x64-arm64-20260325-en
Malware Config
Extracted
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octo
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https://196.251.115.6:7117/gate/
Extracted
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octo
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https://196.251.115.6:7117/gate/
Targets
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- Target 4256c320578bdf2d3a60bf991313dd0156933560a1d5e79ae21ca3f37e4348ed.apk
- Size 290KB
- SHA256 4256c320578bdf2d3a60bf991313dd0156933560a1d5e79ae21ca3f37e4348ed
- MD5 9f0d7f64ee36e0ba1fba146816ca0813
- SHA1 3bc9fd553da001babfc898fd5883c2c876d7e36d
- SHA512 15799f408ef695de4ca3c2284b1e7c5eb35f549960c635484234bd8a6a3d222f85058e14b0d7c1cd24801e81d9dbbd5066cf56768fa3e92258179ccf4850703c
- SSDEEP 6144:3jYD1TCKEuLNy7B16Tj42dQAc038J1rVxq9sS+:kD1jlgIPr0JpVY9sS+
- TLSH T167540124F104C737EA7D63B09969E2C52238BF04DF655493B10A7B1C96BBAC90FAE106
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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Family: Octo
Octo is a banking malware with remote access capabilities first seen in April 2022.
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Octo payload
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Accessibility-driven UI automation to self-grant permissions
Locates nodes in the Settings or package-installer user interface by text or view identifier and dispatches synthetic clicks. This lets the application approve its own permission dialogs, complete side-loading, and intercept attempts to reach the uninstall screen without any real user consent.
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Android banker: accessibility service abuse with overlay injection
DEX references AccessibilityService event hooks together with window-overlay creation and credential-capture primitives. This combination is the canonical Android banking-trojan pattern: the app reads screen content and injects fake login windows over legitimate banking apps.
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Notification listener abuse for OTP and message theft
Binds a notification listener service and reads posted notification content, optionally dismissing notifications afterwards to hide them. This harvests one-time passcodes and private messages without ever requesting SMS permissions, which is why it has largely replaced SMS interception in modern ban
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Silent screen capture via MediaProjection
Acquires a MediaProjection session and pipes the virtual display into an image reader or encoder, enabling continuous capture of everything shown on screen including credentials and one-time codes. Combined with accessibility auto-approval this runs without further user interaction.
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Makes use of the framework's Accessibility service
Retrieves information displayed on the phone screen using AccessibilityService.
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Queries the phone number (MSISDN for GSM devices)
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Acquires the wake lock
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Makes use of the framework's foreground persistence service
Application may abuse the framework's foreground service to continue running in the foreground.
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Performs UI accessibility actions on behalf of the user
Application may abuse the accessibility service to prevent their removal.
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Queries the mobile country code (MCC)
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Reads information about phone network operator.
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Requests accessing notifications (often used to intercept notifications before users become aware).
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Requests disabling of battery optimizations (often used to enable hiding in the background).
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Requests modifying system settings.
MITRE ATT&CK Mobile v16
Defense Evasion
Download New Code at Runtime
1Foreground Persistence
1Hide Artifacts
1User Evasion
1Impair Defenses
1Prevent Application Removal
1Input Injection
1Obfuscated Files or Information
1Credential Access
Access Notifications
1Input Capture
2GUI Input Capture
1Keylogging
1Discovery
Software Discovery
1Security Software Discovery
1System Network Configuration Discovery
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