FluBot

FluBot is a multi-purpose mobile banking malware that was first observed in Spain in late 2020. It primarily spread through European countries using a variety of SMS phishing messages in multiple languages.[1][2]

ID: S1067
Type: MALWARE
Platforms: Android
Version: 1.0
Created: 28 February 2023
Last Modified: 31 March 2023

Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
Mobile T1517 Access Notifications

FluBot can access app notifications.[1]

Mobile T1437 .001 Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols

FluBot can use HTTP POST requests on port 80 for communicating with its C2 server.[1]

Mobile T1637 .001 Dynamic Resolution: Domain Generation Algorithms

FluBot can use Domain Generation Algorithms to connect to the C2 server.[1]

Mobile T1521 .002 Encrypted Channel: Asymmetric Cryptography

FluBot has encrypted C2 message bodies with RSA and encoded them in base64.[1]

Mobile T1646 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

FluBot can send contact lists to its C2 server.[1]

Mobile T1628 .002 Hide Artifacts: User Evasion

FluBot can use locale.getLanguage() to choose the language for notifications and avoid user detection.[1]

Mobile T1629 .001 Impair Defenses: Prevent Application Removal

FluBot can use Accessibility Services to make removal of the malicious app difficult.[2]

.003 Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools

FluBot can disable Google Play Protect to prevent detection.[1]

Mobile T1417 .002 Input Capture: GUI Input Capture

FluBot can add display overlays onto banking apps to capture credit card information.[1]

Mobile T1406 Obfuscated Files or Information

FluBot can obfuscated class, string, and method names in newer malware versions.[1]

Mobile T1636 .003 Protected User Data: Contact List

FluBot can retrieve the contacts list from an infected device.[1]

.004 Protected User Data: SMS Messages

FluBot can intercept SMS messages and USSD messages from Telcom operators.[1]

Mobile T1604 Proxy Through Victim

FluBot can use a SOCKS proxy to evade C2 IP detection.[1]

Mobile T1582 SMS Control

FluBot can send SMS phishing messages to other contacts on an infected device.[1][2]

References