Qakbot Uninstaller Execution

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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Detection logic

selection

- Image|endswith: \QbotUninstall.exe
- Hashes|contains:
    - IMPHASH=E772C815072311D6FB8C3390743E6BE5
    - SHA256=423A9D13D410E2DC38EABB9FDF3121D2072472D0426260283A638B822DCD5180
    - SHA256=559CAE635F0D870652B9482EF436B31D4BB1A5A0F51750836F328D749291D0B6
    - SHA256=855EB5481F77DDE5AD8FA6E9D953D4AEBC280DDDF9461144B16ED62817CC5071
    - SHA256=FAB408536AA37C4ABC8BE97AB9C1F86CB33B63923D423FDC2859EB9D63FA8EA0

Condition

selection

Raw YAML

title: Qakbot Uninstaller Execution
id: bc309b7a-3c29-4937-a4a3-e232473f9168
status: test
description: Detects the execution of the Qakbot uninstaller file mentioned in the USAO-CDCA document on the disruption of the Qakbot malware and botnet
references:
    - https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/divisions/national-security-division/qakbot-resources
    - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7cdee5a583eacf24b1f142413aabb4e556ccf4ef3a4764ad084c1526cc90e117/community
    - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/fab408536aa37c4abc8be97ab9c1f86cb33b63923d423fdc2859eb9d63fa8ea0/community
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-08-31
modified: 2023-09-01
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        - Image|endswith: '\QbotUninstall.exe'
        - Hashes|contains:
              - 'IMPHASH=E772C815072311D6FB8C3390743E6BE5'
              - 'SHA256=423A9D13D410E2DC38EABB9FDF3121D2072472D0426260283A638B822DCD5180'
              - 'SHA256=559CAE635F0D870652B9482EF436B31D4BB1A5A0F51750836F328D749291D0B6'
              - 'SHA256=855EB5481F77DDE5AD8FA6E9D953D4AEBC280DDDF9461144B16ED62817CC5071'
              - 'SHA256=FAB408536AA37C4ABC8BE97AB9C1F86CB33B63923D423FDC2859EB9D63FA8EA0'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high

False positives

Unlikely

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