Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-02 14:47

Sample ID 240908-e3s1baybqe
Target d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 56800ddd973ff2a756277ed832b9224b164ae2104641d4b525a9f55dde4e6d28
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

56800ddd973ff2a756277ed832b9224b164ae2104641d4b525a9f55dde4e6d28

Threat Level: Known bad

The file d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_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

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Drops file in Program Files directory

Unsigned PE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-09-08 04:28

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-09-08 04:28

Reported

2024-09-08 04:30

Platform

win7-20240708-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

129s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_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\36946 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msnpavqxo.pif" 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\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msnpavqxo.pif 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\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2720 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2720 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2720 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2720 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2720 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2720 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2312 wrote to memory of 2720 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2840 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_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 boatsarenice.info udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 boatsarenice.info udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 boatsarenice.info udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 boatsarenice.info udp

Files

memory/2720-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/2720-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/2720-6-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

memory/2720-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/2720-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/2840-14-0x0000000000880000-0x0000000000888000-memory.dmp

memory/2840-12-0x0000000000880000-0x0000000000888000-memory.dmp

memory/2840-16-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

memory/2840-20-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-09-08 04:28

Reported

2024-09-08 04:30

Platform

win10v2004-20240802-en

Max time kernel

141s

Max time network

125s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_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\45324 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msirqskfh.exe" 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\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msirqskfh.exe 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\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 3196 wrote to memory of 2392 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 3196 wrote to memory of 2392 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 3196 wrote to memory of 2392 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 3196 wrote to memory of 2392 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 3196 wrote to memory of 2392 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 3196 wrote to memory of 2392 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2392 wrote to memory of 2312 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
PID 2392 wrote to memory of 2312 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
PID 2392 wrote to memory of 2312 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d38a01715025f0ccf4bd535d79fd0faa_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 136.32.126.40.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 boatsarenice.info udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 boatsarenice.info 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 8.8.8.8:53 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 59.170.16.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 73.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 boatsarenice.info udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 boatsarenice.info udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 boatsarenice.info udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 boatsarenice.info udp

Files

memory/2392-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/2392-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/2312-6-0x0000000000FB0000-0x0000000000FBE000-memory.dmp

memory/2312-8-0x0000000000FB0000-0x0000000000FBE000-memory.dmp

memory/2312-10-0x0000000000E80000-0x0000000000E85000-memory.dmp

memory/2312-14-0x0000000000E80000-0x0000000000E85000-memory.dmp