Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-02 14:47

Sample ID 240906-ym6q1svemq
Target d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 4d2c05d9341274e2b2e474438b45c8614e79e4173478e4e646b8fdd5229893fb
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: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

4d2c05d9341274e2b2e474438b45c8614e79e4173478e4e646b8fdd5229893fb

Threat Level: Known bad

The file d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

andromeda backdoor botnet discovery persistence

Detects Andromeda payload.

Andromeda, Gamarue

Adds policy Run key to start application

Deletes itself

Maps connected drives based on registry

Drops file in Program Files directory

Unsigned PE

Program crash

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-09-06 19:55

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-09-06 19:55

Reported

2024-09-06 19:57

Platform

win10v2004-20240802-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_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\7979 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msjbjkpm.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\d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msjbjkpm.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\d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_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\d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4280 -ip 4280

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4280 -s 496

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 520 -p 4280 -ip 4280

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4280 -s 516

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 241.150.49.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.205.248.87.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 20.160.190.20.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 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy40.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy40.in 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 photoshopstudy50.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy50.in tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 2.192.105.184.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 50.23.12.20.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 photoshopstudy60.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy60.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy70.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy70.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy80.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy80.in tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy90.in udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 photoshopstudy90.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy90.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy40.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy40.in tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 30.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy50.in udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 photoshopstudy50.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy50.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy60.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy60.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy70.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy70.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy80.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy80.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy90.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy90.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy40.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy40.in tcp

Files

memory/4280-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/4280-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/4280-5-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp

memory/4280-3-0x0000000002440000-0x0000000002468000-memory.dmp

memory/3032-8-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000EBE000-memory.dmp

memory/3032-6-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000EBE000-memory.dmp

memory/3032-11-0x00000000013C0000-0x00000000013C5000-memory.dmp

memory/3032-15-0x00000000013C0000-0x00000000013C5000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-09-06 19:55

Reported

2024-09-06 19:57

Platform

win7-20240708-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_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\20233 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msgwds.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\d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\disk\enum C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msgwds.cmd 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\d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_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\d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d057eba5efb4cd4e08f2ec6f2f857a5e_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 photoshopstudy40.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy40.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy50.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy50.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy60.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy60.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy70.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy70.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy80.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy80.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy90.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy90.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy40.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy40.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy50.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy50.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy40.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy40.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy50.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy50.in tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 photoshopstudy60.in udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 photoshopstudy60.in tcp

Files

memory/2160-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/2160-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/2160-5-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000242000-memory.dmp

memory/2160-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/2160-3-0x0000000000370000-0x0000000000398000-memory.dmp

memory/2784-7-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000678000-memory.dmp

memory/2784-8-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000678000-memory.dmp

memory/2784-10-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

memory/2784-14-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp