2020-12-15 - QAKBOT (QBOT) INFECTION WITH COBALT STRIKE (BEACON)

NOTICE:

• The zip archives on this page have been updated, and they now use the new password scheme.  For the new password, see the "about" page of this website.

ASSOCIATED FILES

• 2020-12-15-Qakbot-with-Cobalt-Strike-IOCs.txt.zip   1.4 kB   (1,380 bytes)
• 2020-12-15-Qakbot-malspam-example-1549-UTC.eml.zip   29.1 kB   (29,104 bytes)
• 2020-12-15-Qakbot-infection-part-1.pcap.zip   8.5 MB   (8,496,628 bytes)
• 2020-12-15-Qakbot-infection-part-2-with-Cobalt-Strike.pcap.zip   31.2 MB   (31,164,032 bytes)
• 2020-12-15-malware-from-Qakbot-infection.zip   56.5 kB   (56,486 bytes)

NOTES:

• This post documents updated domains/IP addresses for Cobalt Strike activity from Qakbot, different than what I saw last week.

 

IMAGES

Shown above:  Traffic from the Qakbot infection filtered in Wireshark.

 

Shown above:  Cobalt Strike traffic seen hours after the initial Qakbot infection.

 

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