Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-02 14:38

Sample ID 240918-sdhpyaxbqf
Target e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 423a07f861600f49856fd537b1d5bb8285b7e76b44a45b005f0752d7c37b8dbd
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

423a07f861600f49856fd537b1d5bb8285b7e76b44a45b005f0752d7c37b8dbd

Threat Level: Known bad

The file e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_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

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-09-18 15:00

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-09-18 15:00

Reported

2024-09-18 15:03

Platform

win7-20240729-en

Max time kernel

143s

Max time network

147s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_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
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\57707 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msyxrmd.com" C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run 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\e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\disk\enum C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msyxrmd.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\e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_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\e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_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 luxarena.comlu.com udp
US 153.92.0.100:80 luxarena.comlu.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 luxarena.comlu.com udp
US 153.92.0.100:80 luxarena.comlu.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 luxarena.comlu.com udp
US 153.92.0.100:80 luxarena.comlu.com tcp

Files

memory/2464-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/2464-1-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000022000-memory.dmp

memory/2344-2-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000B68000-memory.dmp

memory/2344-3-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000B68000-memory.dmp

memory/2344-5-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

memory/2344-9-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-09-18 15:00

Reported

2024-09-18 15:03

Platform

win10v2004-20240802-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

101s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_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
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\44468 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\mszvlwc.com" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run 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\e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\mszvlwc.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\e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_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\e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9620ebaabf57ac0c74407ad6e3ec120_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.update.microsoft.com udp
US 20.109.209.108:80 www.update.microsoft.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 240.143.123.92.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 luxarena.comlu.com udp
US 153.92.0.100:80 luxarena.comlu.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 72.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 108.209.109.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 4.4.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 197.87.175.4.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 59.170.16.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 25.140.123.92.in-addr.arpa udp
US 52.111.229.43:443 tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 luxarena.comlu.com udp
US 153.92.0.100:80 luxarena.comlu.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 22.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/4648-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/4648-1-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000452000-memory.dmp

memory/3312-2-0x0000000000C40000-0x0000000000C4E000-memory.dmp

memory/3312-4-0x0000000000C40000-0x0000000000C4E000-memory.dmp

memory/3312-6-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D25000-memory.dmp

memory/3312-11-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D25000-memory.dmp