QakBot Malware Analysis

File Properties

SHA256: 6cd2a1b3a5366d862a8c24c5693592f0f7783078f11ac333839144c4a2c8da3c

MD5: 39947ae23307ad94517ad1632b00cd27

File Type: dll

Size: 995,406 byte

First Seen: 2023-04-19

AV Signature: Quakbot

Imphash: eb842ac86186f73eea06f1e518a1bd36

Reported By: pr0xylife

Tags: 1681731194, BB24, dll, Qakbot, Quakbot

Static analysis: metadata-based (sample not downloaded)

QakBot — Malware Profile

QakBot Quakbot banker. Notesvb.msi delivery. Named pipe IPC. Modular architecture.

Malware Type
Other
Programming Language
C++
C2 Protocol
HTTPS
Target Systems
Windows
Also Known As (AKA)
QBot

Technical Details

QakBot (Qbot/QuakBot) is a banking trojan and loader active since 2007. Features: credential theft, email hijacking for thread hijacking attacks, lateral movement via SMB/psexec, web injection for banking fraud. Delivered via malspam using hijacked email threads (reply-chain attacks). Modules: email collector, credential grabber, network scanner, VNC plugin. Used to deliver Egregor, ProLock, REvil, Black Basta ransomware. FBI "Operation Duck Hunt" disrupted infrastructure August 2023, removing QakBot from 700,000+ infected machines. Attempted comeback Q4 2023 with new delivery methods.

Attribution / Threat Actor

Gold Lagoon, TA570 (Shatak)

Capabilities & Behavior

Zararlı Yazılım Aktivitesi
Kalıcılık Mekanizması
C2 İletişimi
Anti-Analiz

IOC List (1 indicators)

IOC — QakBot
# FILEPATH 6cd2a1b3a5366d862a8c24c5693592f0f7783078f11ac333839144c4a2c8da3c
TypeValueNote
filepath 6cd2a1b3a5366d862a8c24c5693592f0f7783078f11ac333839144c4a2c8da3c PDB

C2 Servers (8 recorded servers for this family)

Address Type Port Protocol Status Country
95.217.35.154 ip 443 HTTPS inactive FI
upd5.pro domain 443 HTTPS inactive —
upd5.pro domain 443 HTTPS inactive —
metasta.me domain 443 HTTPS inactive —
upd5.pro domain 443 HTTPS inactive —
amacey.com domain 443 HTTPS inactive —
181.174.165.208 ip 443 HTTPS sinkholed AR
212.117.180.232 ip 443 HTTPS sinkholed CH

C2 addresses are provided only from malware samples manually verified by the KEYDAL team. Commercial use is prohibited.

Tags
1681731194BB24dllQakbotQuakbot