Qakbot Uninstaller Execution

calendar Oct 18, 2023 · detection.emerging_threats attack.execution  ·
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Detects the execution of the Qakbot uninstaller file mentioned in the USAO-CDCA document on the disruption of the Qakbot malware and botnet

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 1title: Qakbot Uninstaller Execution
 2id: bc309b7a-3c29-4937-a4a3-e232473f9168
 3status: experimental
 4description: Detects the execution of the Qakbot uninstaller file mentioned in the USAO-CDCA document on the disruption of the Qakbot malware and botnet
 5references:
 6    - https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/divisions/national-security-division/qakbot-resources
 7    - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7cdee5a583eacf24b1f142413aabb4e556ccf4ef3a4764ad084c1526cc90e117/community
 8    - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/fab408536aa37c4abc8be97ab9c1f86cb33b63923d423fdc2859eb9d63fa8ea0/community
 9author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
10date: 2023/08/31
11modified: 2023/09/01
12tags:
13    - detection.emerging_threats
14    - attack.execution
15logsource:
16    category: process_creation
17    product: windows
18detection:
19    selection:
20        - Image|endswith: '\QbotUninstall.exe'
21        - Hashes|contains:
22              - 'IMPHASH=E772C815072311D6FB8C3390743E6BE5'
23              - 'SHA256=423A9D13D410E2DC38EABB9FDF3121D2072472D0426260283A638B822DCD5180'
24              - 'SHA256=559CAE635F0D870652B9482EF436B31D4BB1A5A0F51750836F328D749291D0B6'
25              - 'SHA256=855EB5481F77DDE5AD8FA6E9D953D4AEBC280DDDF9461144B16ED62817CC5071'
26              - 'SHA256=FAB408536AA37C4ABC8BE97AB9C1F86CB33B63923D423FDC2859EB9D63FA8EA0'
27    condition: selection
28falsepositives:
29    - Unlikely
30level: high

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