QakBot Malware Analysis

File Properties

SHA256: bebf0dbfc471717f27ff0a0ecbd591efdcdc6ed84e92380ef98284785c0e5750

MD5: ba049609fcc9b473cfb00a21fda46a3c

File Type: pdf

Size: 91,831 byte

First Seen: 2023-04-06

AV Signature: Quakbot

Reported By: pr0xylife

Tags: 1680772777, BB22, 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.

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 bebf0dbfc471717f27ff0a0ecbd591efdcdc6ed84e92380ef98284785c0e5750
TypeValueNote
filepath bebf0dbfc471717f27ff0a0ecbd591efdcdc6ed84e92380ef98284785c0e5750 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
1680772777BB22pdfQakbotqbot