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2025-01-20 • Medium walmartglobaltech • Jason Reaves, Jonathan Mccay, Joshua Platt • win.qakbot Open article on Malpedia
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# Tool/Technique: Qbot (Qakbot)
## Overview
Qbot, also known as Qakbot, is a widely distributed banking Trojan and infostealer that has evolved into a modular malware platform often used for lateral movement and deploying ransomware payloads. It is known for its persistence mechanisms and sophisticated evasion techniques.
## Technical Details
- Type: Malware family (Trojan/Infostealer)
- Platform: Windows
- Capabilities: Credential theft, keylogging, spam campaigns, delivering secondary payloads (like ransomware), lateral movement via SMB/PsExec.
- First Seen: Circa 2007 (though significant modern variants are more recent)
## MITRE ATT&CK Mapping
- TA0001 - Initial Access
- T1566 - Phishing
- T1566.001 - Spearphishing Attachment
- TA0003 - Persistence
- T1547 - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
- TA0008 - Lateral Movement
- T1021 - Remote Services
- T1021.002 - SMB/Windows Admin Shares
## Functionality
### Core Capabilities
- Establishing persistence via Run keys.
- Spreading via spam emails using internal contact lists.
- Injecting into legitimate processes (e.g., `explorer.exe`).
### Advanced Features
- Modular architecture allowing for dynamic updates of functionality.
- Use of complex obfuscation and anti-analysis routines.
- Deployment of secondary payloads, often leading to ransomware deployment.
## Indicators of Compromise
- File Hashes: [Specific hashes would be listed here]
- File Names: [e.g., 'qbot.dll', random folder structures]
- Registry Keys: [e.g., HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MonitorService]
- Network Indicators: C2 communications using encrypted TLS/HTTP to domains like 'update[.]secure-service[.]com'.
- Behavioral Indicators: Injection into critical processes, unusual network connections from system processes.
## Associated Threat Actors
- FIN11
- Various sophisticated financially motivated groups.
## Detection Methods
- Signature-based detection (for known file hashes and static strings).
- Behavioral detection (monitoring process hollowing, unexpected DLL loading).
- YARA rules targeting specific Qbot strings and structure.
## Mitigation Strategies
- Implement strict egress filtering.
- Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA).
- Use application control to restrict execution from temporary directories.
## Related Tools/Techniques
- IcedID
- Emotet (often used for initial distribution)
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