Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-02 14:46

Sample ID 240828-1k9q1axeqg
Target c7b28435ea73ca06b3154f32fb513ef8_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 41e11c8bae6f51346da84349ca797f7d91c7ecf0f4e891186d5825d2c6996321
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

41e11c8bae6f51346da84349ca797f7d91c7ecf0f4e891186d5825d2c6996321

Threat Level: Known bad

The file c7b28435ea73ca06b3154f32fb513ef8_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

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-08-28 21:43

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-08-28 21:43

Reported

2024-08-28 21:46

Platform

win7-20240704-en

Max time kernel

146s

Max time network

153s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr" /S

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\8256 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msxaozka.com" 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\Picture20-JPG.scr N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msxaozka.com 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\Picture20-JPG.scr 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\Picture20-JPG.scr N/A

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr" /S

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 researchers01.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers01.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers02.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.net udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers02.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.net tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers03.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.biz udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers03.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.biz tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers04.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.info udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers04.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.info tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers05.pusikuracbre.me udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 researchers05.pusikuracbre.me udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers06.mrdd8937453454352.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers06.mrdd8937453454352.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers01.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers01.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers02.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 researchers02.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.net udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers02.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.net tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers03.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.biz udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers03.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.biz tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers04.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.info udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers04.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.info tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers05.pusikuracbre.me udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers06.mrdd8937453454352.in udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 researchers06.mrdd8937453454352.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers06.mrdd8937453454352.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers01.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers01.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers02.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.net udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers02.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.net tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers03.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.biz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 researchers03.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.biz udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers03.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.biz tcp

Files

memory/2788-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp

memory/2796-2-0x0000000000170000-0x0000000000178000-memory.dmp

memory/2796-3-0x0000000000170000-0x0000000000178000-memory.dmp

memory/2796-5-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

memory/2796-9-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-08-28 21:43

Reported

2024-08-28 21:46

Platform

win10v2004-20240802-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

153s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr" /S

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\23557 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msvawveg.com" 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\Picture20-JPG.scr N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msvawveg.com 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\Picture20-JPG.scr 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\Picture20-JPG.scr N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr N/A

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 904 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 904 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 904 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Picture20-JPG.scr" /S

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 150.171.27.10:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 138.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
GB 95.101.129.203:443 www.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.205.248.87.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.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 8.8.8.8:53 203.129.101.95.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers01.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers01.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers02.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.net udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers02.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.net tcp
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 researchers03.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.biz udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers03.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.biz tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers04.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.info udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 2.192.105.184.in-addr.arpa udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers04.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.info tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers05.pusikuracbre.me udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 researchers05.pusikuracbre.me udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers06.mrdd8937453454352.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers06.mrdd8937453454352.in tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers01.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers01.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers02.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.net udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers02.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.net tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers03.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.biz udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers03.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.biz tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers04.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.info udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers04.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.info tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers05.pusikuracbre.me udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 researchers05.pusikuracbre.me udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers06.mrdd8937453454352.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers06.mrdd8937453454352.in tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 43.229.111.52.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 8.8.8.8:53 2.36.159.162.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers01.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.com udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers01.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers02.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 researchers02.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.net udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers02.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.net tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers03.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.biz udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers03.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.biz tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers04.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.info udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers04.sve-ce-da-nas-pojebe.info tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers05.pusikuracbre.me udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 researchers05.pusikuracbre.me udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 researchers06.mrdd8937453454352.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 researchers06.mrdd8937453454352.in tcp

Files

memory/4872-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp

memory/4872-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp

memory/904-2-0x0000000000B90000-0x0000000000B9E000-memory.dmp

memory/904-4-0x0000000000B90000-0x0000000000B9E000-memory.dmp

memory/904-7-0x00000000011E0000-0x00000000011E5000-memory.dmp

memory/904-11-0x00000000011E0000-0x00000000011E5000-memory.dmp