andromeda | d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18be

Analysis

max time kernel
120s
max time network
101s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
17-11-2024 07:17

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General

Target

d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe
Size

88KB
MD5

6f94eafd8cb8c157a4af2931f2d05e20
SHA1

6a69397e5058f3c8fd84b4be939a982e7484b0f4
SHA256

d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18be
SHA512

8e25058ba92fed72916364a116510a10b2b3871384fe3a1c2c26485ec35d153151f4f951dbc3fe8d633b4470e6ec003869e3748fbd5a358ecd25b5398f49420f
SSDEEP

1536:t5piVnDXkTbhCtaB6GVA/bVQPxfgiqfoOonoKg+yOH5y/yEu:6D0ctAVA/bmxIMnoKjyR/Nu

Score

10^/10

andromeda backdoor botnet discovery persistence upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Andromeda family
andromeda
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/4172-61-0x0000000001500000-0x0000000001505000-memory.dmp	family_andromeda
behavioral2/memory/4172-65-0x0000000001500000-0x0000000001505000-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\35092 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msaiebaa.com"	svchost.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3804	winlogonr.exe
4048	winlogonr.exe
3640	winlogonr.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winlogon = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\winlogonr\\winlogonr.exe"	reg.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	winlogonr.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	winlogonr.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2800 set thread context of 3672	2800	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	94
PID 3804 set thread context of 4048	3804	winlogonr.exe	102
PID 3804 set thread context of 3640	3804	winlogonr.exe	103

UPX packed file 6 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3672-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-37-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3672-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4048-67-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

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

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 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	winlogonr.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	winlogonr.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	winlogonr.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3640	winlogonr.exe
3640	winlogonr.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3640	winlogonr.exe
3640	winlogonr.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 56 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4048	winlogonr.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2800	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe
3672	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe
3804	winlogonr.exe
4048	winlogonr.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 3672	2800	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	94
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 3672	2800	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	94
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 3672	2800	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	94
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 3672	2800	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	94
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 3672	2800	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	94
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 3672	2800	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	94
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 3672	2800	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	94
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 3672	2800	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	94
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 4532	3672	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	95
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 4532	3672	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	95
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 4532	3672	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	95
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 4404	4532	cmd.exe	98
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 4404	4532	cmd.exe	98
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 4404	4532	cmd.exe	98
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 3804	3672	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	99
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 3804	3672	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	99
PID 3672 wrote to memory of 3804	3672	d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe	99
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 4048	3804	winlogonr.exe	102
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 4048	3804	winlogonr.exe	102
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 4048	3804	winlogonr.exe	102
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 4048	3804	winlogonr.exe	102
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 4048	3804	winlogonr.exe	102
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 4048	3804	winlogonr.exe	102
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 4048	3804	winlogonr.exe	102
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 4048	3804	winlogonr.exe	102
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 3640	3804	winlogonr.exe	103
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 3640	3804	winlogonr.exe	103
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 3640	3804	winlogonr.exe	103
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 3640	3804	winlogonr.exe	103
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 3640	3804	winlogonr.exe	103
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 3640	3804	winlogonr.exe	103
PID 3640 wrote to memory of 4172	3640	winlogonr.exe	104
PID 3640 wrote to memory of 4172	3640	winlogonr.exe	104
PID 3640 wrote to memory of 4172	3640	winlogonr.exe	104

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2800
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d424dfe8ea9c6d62c30917bffa2067c0e0381fa469c85c8e04c4cb595dda18beN.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3672
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PGFQN.bat" "
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4532
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "winlogon" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winlogonr\winlogonr.exe" /f
      4⤵
      Adds Run key to start application
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4404
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winlogonr\winlogonr.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winlogonr\winlogonr.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3804
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winlogonr\winlogonr.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winlogonr\winlogonr.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4048
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winlogonr\winlogonr.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winlogonr\winlogonr.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Maps connected drives based on registry
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3640
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
        
        C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
        5⤵
        Adds policy Run key to start application
        Drops file in Program Files directory
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:4172

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

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PGFQN.txt

Filesize
149B

MD5
6831b89d0b8dc3e07588d733e75c122b

SHA1
8c70088c3224bbaf535ed19ec0f6bd5231c543be

SHA256
9fe102f2c6dff35f03787b85f725d12347cf491c897730a7f2e818f65177ffc2

SHA512
699fb44a25032ee4ad0ace1f941c826b333baddb65049c22e80b272909e85f4c8a00fef73fe2d97fa8998a0b6969b13461237bfc1e8f9bf711849d17d0cda6da

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\winlogonr\winlogonr.exe

Filesize
88KB

MD5
d98bfde7e0535bd8a4748a004cabb856

SHA1
2344c57f37ab4c31f70709fc9263c51eac5bdb0e

SHA256
c38a43e9bace3914e1ec94aa1e2cce06a1a3da49693a4e659dd235bd980031c7

SHA512
70943c6053e13bac4d998afae9e92372e1f3e008be6e0f978c5a74cb07bf70018c0b72daf9b04eec0e71b6b8065f32f0a5b72f10513c5d1a6663f7ed61ec5b25

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memory/2800-2-0x0000000002B10000-0x0000000002B12000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2800-4-0x0000000002B40000-0x0000000002B42000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2800-5-0x0000000002B70000-0x0000000002B72000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2800-6-0x0000000002B80000-0x0000000002B82000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2800-3-0x0000000002B20000-0x0000000002B22000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/3640-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/3640-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/3672-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/3672-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/3672-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/3672-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/3672-37-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/3804-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/3804-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/3804-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/3804-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp

Filesize
88KB

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memory/4048-67-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/4172-57-0x00000000000E0000-0x00000000000EE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/4172-59-0x00000000000E0000-0x00000000000EE000-memory.dmp

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56KB

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memory/4172-61-0x0000000001500000-0x0000000001505000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/4172-65-0x0000000001500000-0x0000000001505000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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