MAR-10322463-7.v1 - AppleJeus: Ants2Whale

2021-02-17 • USCISA •

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/analysis-reports/ar21-048g

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CISA, the FBI, and the U.S. Treasury attribute Ants2Whale to North Korea’s Lazarus Group and describe it as an AppleJeus variant used in cryptocurrency-targeting operations. The macOS installer presents a functional cryptocurrency application while deploying Ants2Whale and a persistent helper component through a LaunchDaemon. The two executables communicate with `45.147.231.77:3000` and `qnalytica.com/wp-rss.php`, respectively. CISA published file hashes, domains, and command-and-control infrastructure for detection and response.

Indicators of Compromise

Type Value First Seen Last Seen
HASH bb430087484c1f4587c54efc75681eb… 2021-02-17 2021-02-18
HASH d5ac680e14b013e0624470da7f46e84… 2021-02-17 2021-02-18
DOMAIN ants2whale.com 2021-02-17 2021-02-18
DOMAIN qnalytica.com 2021-02-17 2021-02-18
IPv4 45.147.231.77 2021-02-17 2021-02-18
URL https://www.qnalytica.com/wp-rs… 2021-02-17 2021-02-17
URL http://45.147.231.77:3000 2021-02-17 2021-02-17

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