83a4718fd650f78bf1aed4a5…

sample

Tracked by C2 Tracker · indicators & metadata only, the APK itself is never published

Analyst notes

CapraRat. Android RAT used by Transparent Tribe (a.k.a. APT36, Earth Karkaddan, ProjectM) against targets in India and Pakistan. Typically single-application spyware delivered via social engineering, with screen capture, call/SMS exfiltration and audio recording. Indicators: 80.241.209.53:12182, shareboxs.net:12182.

Recovered configuration

version

A.D.0.2

Identification

SHA-256: 83a4718fd650f78bf1aed4a5eb560950aab8bc2ea432598402c38568f7e462ab
MD5: 4a7a22d90ead6ffa86ef704958b57aab

Observed

Families: CapraRat
First seen: 2019-07-31

APK metadata

Summary

Type: Android · APK
Package: com.newapps.gallery.galleryapp
Main activity: com.example.appcode.appcode.MainActivity
Internal version: —
Displayed version: —
Min SDK: 16
Target SDK: 21

Signing certificate

Valid from: 2018-11-27 19:20:04
Valid to: 2048-11-19 19:20:04
Serial: 1
Thumbprint: 765d239766e8f7c3d6c50e69d1b95a69cdbc2bb1
Subject: C:US, CN:Android Debug, O:Android
Issuer: C:US, CN:Android Debug, O:Android

Permissions (25)

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATEandroid.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATEandroid.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTSandroid.permission.BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICEandroid.permission.CALL_PHONEandroid.permission.CAMERAandroid.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATEandroid.permission.GET_ACCOUNTSandroid.permission.INTERNETandroid.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGSandroid.permission.PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLSandroid.permission.READ_CALL_LOGandroid.permission.READ_CONTACTSandroid.permission.READ_INSTALL_SESSIONSandroid.permission.READ_PHONE_STATEandroid.permission.READ_SMSandroid.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETEDandroid.permission.RECEIVE_SMSandroid.permission.RECORD_AUDIOandroid.permission.STORAGEandroid.permission.VIBRATEandroid.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGEandroid.permission.read_external_storage

Activities (2)

com.example.appcode.appcode.Main2Activity
com.example.appcode.appcode.MainActivity

Services (4)

com.example.appcode.appcode.NotificationListenerExampleService
com.example.appcode.appcode.ScreenshotService
com.example.appcode.appcode.TCPClient
com.example.appcode.appcode.callRecording

Receivers (2)

com.example.appcode.appcode.BootUpReceiver
com.example.appcode.appcode.alarmReceiver

Intent filters — actions

REFRESH_THISandroid.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETEDandroid.intent.action.NEW_OUTGOING_CALLandroid.intent.action.PHONE_STATEandroid.service.notification.NotificationListenerServicecom.example.appcode.appcode.ActivityRecognition.RestartSensor

Intent filters — categories

android.intent.category.DEFAULT

C2 configuration (2)

Every indicator extracted from this sample. One row per C2 — each links to its indicator page with Whois, DNS and certificate pivots.

Indicator	Type	Port	Scheme	Family	First seen
shareboxs.net	domain	12182	—	CapraRat	2019-07-31
80.241.209.53	ip	12182	—	CapraRat	2019-07-31

Signing certificate

Subject CN: Android Debug
Issuer CN: Android Debug
Fingerprint: a8140f73130740106b48101c218989e0decd9755748661e01e5e8bc5eb314391

Relationships

Sample → C2 indicators, signing certificate (with every other sample signed by it) and family. Click a node for details, double-click to open its page.

Click a node to inspect it.

About CapraRat

Android RAT used by Transparent Tribe (a.k.a. APT36, Earth Karkaddan, ProjectM) against targets in India and Pakistan. Typically single-application spyware delivered via social engineering, with screen capture, call/SMS exfiltration and audio recording.

Trend Micro: Investigating APT36 (Earth Karkaddan) attack chain and malware ETDA APT groups encyclopedia