QakBot | Threat Level: critical | Type: Banking Trojan

Cryptographic Identifiers

SHA2567675df17f8d5e26026abec7cb4beef54b27b8613f4569e408234a5e659e90b60
MD52a15d6dd88d9481f8042f0cb44212d1b
File Typedll
Size486.9 KB
First Seen2023-04-25
File NameaCKBql9Ln.tmp
Tags1682409935, BB25, 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: 7675df17f8d5e26026abec7cb4beef54b27b8613f4569e408234a5e659e90b60
  • MD5: 2a15d6dd88d9481f8042f0cb44212d1b

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: 7675df17f8d5e260"
        threat_level = "critical"
        first_seen = "2023-04-25"
    condition:
        hash.sha256(0, filesize) == "7675df17f8d5e26026abec7cb4beef54b27b8613f4569e408234a5e659e90b60"
}

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 7675df17f8d5e26026abec7cb4beef54b27b8613f4569e408234a5e659e90b60 # MD5 2a15d6dd88d9481f8042f0cb44212d1b
TypeValueNote
sha256 7675df17f8d5e26026abec7cb4beef54b27b8613f4569e408234a5e659e90b60 Sample:QakBot
md5 2a15d6dd88d9481f8042f0cb44212d1b 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