QakBot Malware Analysis
File Properties
SHA256: afcdaa5f4dbaf3b50b66e64e1a6d9859e73b87ebc62ede17c6f3706eaab41105
MD5: 570e635e06f3dc985b153bf1ed92b17b
File Type: pdf
Size: 14,993 byte
First Seen: 2023-05-02
AV Signature: Quakbot
Reported By: rmceoin
Tags: pdf, Qakbot, qbot, Quakbot
Static analysis: metadata-based (sample not downloaded)
QakBot — Malware Profile
QakBot Quakbot banker. Notesvb.msi delivery. Named pipe IPC. Modular architecture.
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
IOC List (1 indicators)
# FILEPATH
afcdaa5f4dbaf3b50b66e64e1a6d9859e73b87ebc62ede17c6f3706eaab41105
| Type | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| filepath | afcdaa5f4dbaf3b50b66e64e1a6d9859e73b87ebc62ede17c6f3706eaab41105 | 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.