andromeda | 0e4a0c05f22498676046d0af91298528a0e0edf1650da21d8b592bf86141f948

Analysis

max time kernel
143s
max time network
148s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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22-08-2024 01:37

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General

Target

b5da2c69449ed7975763beea7ade90a0_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

13KB
MD5

b5da2c69449ed7975763beea7ade90a0
SHA1

65831ecb7c4f4bbe92ca91a10ef184de3f3889dc
SHA256

0e4a0c05f22498676046d0af91298528a0e0edf1650da21d8b592bf86141f948
SHA512

95bf17039b4eb7246256da66668bb5bbbff4496e0a736a4ee3d727b3d8ddb4f951a09cc9c7bff9af148316e932712feadaba0c7384b4548a7f99dcfc5dcdc1d5
SSDEEP

384:cLOTSoMaHAhzQYVu1TY7gKJEmizmzCaF1FY:9Sagh0Qu1UkKE7AF

Score

10^/10

andromeda backdoor botnet discovery persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Andromeda, Gamarue
Andromeda, also known as Gamarue, is a modular botnet malware primarily used for distributing other types of malware and it's written in C++.
botnet backdoor andromeda

Detects Andromeda payload. 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1648-6-0x00000000009E0000-0x00000000009E5000-memory.dmp	family_andromeda
behavioral2/memory/1648-10-0x00000000009E0000-0x00000000009E5000-memory.dmp	family_andromeda

Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\59831 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msazat.exe"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1648	svchost.exe

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\disk\enum	b5da2c69449ed7975763beea7ade90a0_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	b5da2c69449ed7975763beea7ade90a0_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msazat.exe	svchost.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	b5da2c69449ed7975763beea7ade90a0_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1484	b5da2c69449ed7975763beea7ade90a0_JaffaCakes118.exe
1484	b5da2c69449ed7975763beea7ade90a0_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1484	b5da2c69449ed7975763beea7ade90a0_JaffaCakes118.exe
1484	b5da2c69449ed7975763beea7ade90a0_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1484 wrote to memory of 1648	1484	b5da2c69449ed7975763beea7ade90a0_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 1484 wrote to memory of 1648	1484	b5da2c69449ed7975763beea7ade90a0_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 1484 wrote to memory of 1648	1484	b5da2c69449ed7975763beea7ade90a0_JaffaCakes118.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b5da2c69449ed7975763beea7ade90a0_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b5da2c69449ed7975763beea7ade90a0_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1484
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Adds policy Run key to start application
  - Deletes itself
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1648

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

memory/1484-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/1484-1-0x00000000004E0000-0x00000000004E2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1648-2-0x0000000000340000-0x000000000034E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/1648-4-0x0000000000340000-0x000000000034E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/1648-6-0x00000000009E0000-0x00000000009E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/1648-10-0x00000000009E0000-0x00000000009E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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