QakBot | Threat Level: critical | Type: Banking Trojan

Cryptographic Identifiers

SHA2561a979befbb818957b361b695fa34543f521a654ac7567ef79a22bb382b1ee0b5
MD556ef1d9b70d6a6860868d521a8bb2865
File Typedll
Size1526.5 KB
First Seen2022-11-14
File Namegrouts.tmp
Tags1668418916, BB06, dll, Qakbot, Quakbot

Malware Family: QakBot

QakBot, bankacılık trojanıdır.

TypeBanking Trojan
Programming LanguageC++
Target PlatformWindows
C2 ProtocolHTTPS
PurposeEmail hijacking
First Seen Year2008
AliasesQBot

Threat Indicators (IOC)

  • SHA256: 1a979befbb818957b361b695fa34543f521a654ac7567ef79a22bb382b1ee0b5
  • MD5: 56ef1d9b70d6a6860868d521a8bb2865

You can verify all hash values of this sample on VirusTotal.

System Cleanup Guide

  1. Disconnect the system from the network — unplug ethernet, disable Wi-Fi
  2. Terminate suspicious processes from Task Manager
  3. Run a full system scan with Malwarebytes or Kaspersky
  4. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run kayıtlarını kontrol edin
  5. Review newly created tasks in Task Scheduler
  6. Change all your account passwords from a clean device
  7. Gerekirse Windows'u yeniden yükleyin ve verilerinizi temiz bir yedeğe geri alın

YARA Rule Hints

rule QakBot_SHA256 {
    meta:
        description = "QakBot sample: 1a979befbb818957"
        threat_level = "critical"
        first_seen = "2022-11-14"
    condition:
        hash.sha256(0, filesize) == "1a979befbb818957b361b695fa34543f521a654ac7567ef79a22bb382b1ee0b5"
}

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 (2 indicators)

IOC — QakBot
# SHA256 1a979befbb818957b361b695fa34543f521a654ac7567ef79a22bb382b1ee0b5 # MD5 56ef1d9b70d6a6860868d521a8bb2865
TypeValueNote
sha256 1a979befbb818957b361b695fa34543f521a654ac7567ef79a22bb382b1ee0b5 Sample:QakBot
md5 56ef1d9b70d6a6860868d521a8bb2865 Sample:QakBot

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
qakbotbanking trojanmalwarecriticalsha256hash-analizi