Analysis Overview
SHA256
a9d002ca6fdc16722303c5ffbd3d1e2800f60c4f5f362b92038d9c29afcc53af
Threat Level: Known bad
The file a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Detects Andromeda payload.
Andromeda, Gamarue
Adds policy Run key to start application
Deletes itself
Maps connected drives based on registry
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Drops file in Program Files directory
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-08-18 00:19
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-08-18 00:19
Reported
2024-08-18 00:22
Platform
win7-20240704-en
Max time kernel
144s
Max time network
141s
Command Line
Signatures
Andromeda, Gamarue
Detects Andromeda payload.
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Adds policy Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run | C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\23284 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\mswyoz.cmd" | C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Maps connected drives based on registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\disk\enum | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2824 set thread context of 2196 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe |
Drops file in Program Files directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\mswyoz.cmd | C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe
C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.update.microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 20.109.209.108:80 | www.update.microsoft.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | iloveblogging4ca.com | udp |
| US | 184.105.192.2:80 | iloveblogging4ca.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | www.limoway.com.au | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.limoway.com.au | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | www.westkc.org | udp |
| US | 198.185.159.145:80 | www.westkc.org | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | iloveblogging4ca.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | iloveblogging4ca.com | udp |
| US | 184.105.192.2:80 | iloveblogging4ca.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | www.limoway.com.au | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | www.westkc.org | udp |
| US | 198.185.159.145:80 | www.westkc.org | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | iloveblogging4ca.com | udp |
| US | 184.105.192.2:80 | iloveblogging4ca.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | www.limoway.com.au | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | www.westkc.org | udp |
| US | 198.185.159.144:80 | www.westkc.org | tcp |
Files
memory/2196-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp
memory/2196-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp
memory/2196-5-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2196-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp
memory/2824-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp
memory/2824-8-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000003E0000-memory.dmp
memory/2196-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp
memory/2880-12-0x0000000000BD0000-0x0000000000BD8000-memory.dmp
memory/2880-13-0x0000000000BD0000-0x0000000000BD8000-memory.dmp
memory/2880-15-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp
memory/2880-19-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-08-18 00:19
Reported
2024-08-18 00:22
Platform
win10v2004-20240802-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
156s
Command Line
Signatures
Andromeda, Gamarue
Detects Andromeda payload.
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Adds policy Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\41138 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msuhzem.bat" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Maps connected drives based on registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\disk\enum | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4528 set thread context of 2960 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe |
Drops file in Program Files directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msuhzem.bat | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a4aaf28c3b5204070beedd8db2823ac8_JaffaCakes118.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 136.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.update.microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 20.109.209.108:80 | www.update.microsoft.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | iloveblogging4ca.com | udp |
| US | 184.105.192.2:80 | iloveblogging4ca.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 4.4.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 108.209.109.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | www.limoway.com.au | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.limoway.com.au | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | www.westkc.org | udp |
| US | 198.185.159.145:80 | www.westkc.org | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 2.192.105.184.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 145.159.185.198.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | iloveblogging4ca.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | iloveblogging4ca.com | udp |
| US | 184.105.192.2:80 | iloveblogging4ca.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | www.limoway.com.au | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.limoway.com.au | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | www.westkc.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.westkc.org | udp |
| US | 198.185.159.145:80 | www.westkc.org | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 19.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | iloveblogging4ca.com | udp |
| US | 184.105.192.2:80 | iloveblogging4ca.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | www.limoway.com.au | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.limoway.com.au | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | www.westkc.org | udp |
| US | 198.185.159.145:80 | www.westkc.org | tcp |
Files
memory/2960-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp
memory/4528-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp
memory/2960-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-6-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000038E000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-8-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000038E000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-10-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000DD5000-memory.dmp
memory/2084-14-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000DD5000-memory.dmp