Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-02 14:43

Sample ID 240818-xa3m6a1ekn
Target a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 5e3fc3991151d632a4a6325879ab7027744f956ea8dba4dc12250271105f4cef
Tags
andromeda backdoor botnet discovery persistence
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

5e3fc3991151d632a4a6325879ab7027744f956ea8dba4dc12250271105f4cef

Threat Level: Known bad

The file a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

andromeda backdoor botnet discovery persistence

Andromeda, Gamarue

Detects Andromeda payload.

Adds policy Run key to start application

Deletes itself

Maps connected drives based on registry

Drops file in Program Files directory

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-08-18 18:39

Signatures

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-08-18 18:39

Reported

2024-08-18 18:42

Platform

win7-20240705-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

138s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Andromeda, Gamarue

botnet backdoor andromeda

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

persistence
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\47426 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msuqhob.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\a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msuqhob.bat C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe N/A

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_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\a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_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 20.72.235.82:80 www.update.microsoft.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv10.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv10.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv20.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv20.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv30.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv30.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv40.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv40.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv50.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv50.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv60.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv60.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv10.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv10.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv20.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv20.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv30.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv30.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv40.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv40.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv50.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv50.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv60.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv60.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv10.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv10.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv20.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv20.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv30.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv30.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv40.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv40.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv50.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv50.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv60.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv60.com tcp

Files

memory/2548-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-2-0x00000000002C0000-0x00000000002C2000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-0-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000225000-memory.dmp

memory/2036-4-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006E8000-memory.dmp

memory/2036-6-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006E8000-memory.dmp

memory/2036-8-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

memory/2036-12-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-08-18 18:39

Reported

2024-08-18 18:42

Platform

win10v2004-20240802-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Andromeda, Gamarue

botnet backdoor andromeda

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

persistence
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\47095 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msgqeaee.scr" 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\a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\disk\enum C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msgqeaee.scr C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7c76be7c92a4d66c59670925151ac3b_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 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 204.79.197.237:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 71.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.update.microsoft.com udp
US 20.72.235.82:80 www.update.microsoft.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv10.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv10.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv20.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv20.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 2.192.105.184.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 4.4.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 82.235.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv30.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv30.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv40.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv40.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv50.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv50.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv60.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv60.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 73.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv10.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv10.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv20.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv20.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv30.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv30.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv40.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv40.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv50.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv50.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv60.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv60.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 14.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv10.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv10.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv20.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv20.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv30.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv30.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv40.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv40.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv50.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv50.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 natepserv60.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 natepserv60.com tcp

Files

memory/2976-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/2976-0-0x0000000000850000-0x0000000000855000-memory.dmp

memory/2976-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

memory/2976-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/3692-5-0x0000000000210000-0x000000000021E000-memory.dmp

memory/3692-7-0x0000000000210000-0x000000000021E000-memory.dmp

memory/3692-9-0x0000000000AC0000-0x0000000000AC5000-memory.dmp

memory/3692-13-0x0000000000AC0000-0x0000000000AC5000-memory.dmp