Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-02 14:24

Sample ID 241124-vpv6hszles
Target e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe
SHA256 e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6
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

e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6

Threat Level: Known bad

The file e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

andromeda backdoor botnet discovery persistence

Detects Andromeda payload.

Andromeda family

Andromeda, Gamarue

Adds policy Run key to start application

Blocklisted process makes network request

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Drops file in Program Files directory

Unsigned PE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Program crash

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-11-24 17:10

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-11-24 17:10

Reported

2024-11-24 17:12

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

142s

Max time network

139s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe"

Signatures

Andromeda family

andromeda

Andromeda, Gamarue

botnet backdoor andromeda

Detects Andromeda payload.

Description Indicator Process Target
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Adds policy Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\19874 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\ccodneluo.exe" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A

Blocklisted process makes network request

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\ccodneluo.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.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\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 3576 wrote to memory of 2188 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe
PID 3576 wrote to memory of 2188 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe
PID 3576 wrote to memory of 2188 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe
PID 3576 wrote to memory of 2188 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe
PID 3576 wrote to memory of 2188 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe
PID 3576 wrote to memory of 2188 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 4768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 4768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 4768 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe

C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 74.208.201.84.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 73.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.update.microsoft.com udp
US 20.72.235.82:80 www.update.microsoft.com tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 82.235.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 4.4.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 2.192.105.184.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 devicesta.ru udp
US 44.221.84.105:80 devicesta.ru tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 105.84.221.44.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 212.20.149.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 72.208.201.84.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 devicesta.ru udp
US 44.221.84.105:80 devicesta.ru tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 11.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.205.248.87.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 restlesz.su udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 restlesz.su tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 devicesta.ru udp
US 44.221.84.105:80 devicesta.ru tcp

Files

memory/2188-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/2188-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/4768-5-0x0000000000EA0000-0x0000000000EB2000-memory.dmp

memory/4768-7-0x0000000000EA0000-0x0000000000EB2000-memory.dmp

memory/4768-9-0x0000000000EA0000-0x0000000000EB2000-memory.dmp

memory/4768-10-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000000FF5000-memory.dmp

memory/4768-12-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000000FF5000-memory.dmp

memory/4768-16-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000000FF5000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-11-24 17:10

Reported

2024-11-24 17:12

Platform

win7-20240903-en

Max time kernel

117s

Max time network

118s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe"

Signatures

Andromeda family

andromeda

Andromeda, Gamarue

botnet backdoor andromeda

Detects Andromeda payload.

Description Indicator Process Target
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Program crash

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe

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\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 2088 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 2088 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 2088 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 2088 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 2088 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 2088 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 2088 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe
PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe
PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe
PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe
PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe
PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe
PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe
PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2904 N/A C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2904 N/A C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2904 N/A C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 2904 N/A C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4fc4bbdf9ae6adbc464f403e00aa22ec77704490bca0cf05bd2d27c270b30f6.exe"

C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe

C:\Windows\syswow64\msiexec.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2732 -s 268

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2088-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/2088-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/2088-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/2088-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/2088-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/2732-12-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FD4000-memory.dmp

memory/2732-13-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FD4000-memory.dmp

memory/2732-15-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FD4000-memory.dmp