Analysis Overview
SHA256
b5c295071d4c2b25b920beadd01f74c19e80c90b230fb8a53f9de11ae24c79b0
Threat Level: Known bad
The file ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Detects Andromeda payload.
Andromeda, Gamarue
Andromeda family
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
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-11-29 02:15
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-29 02:15
Reported
2024-11-29 02:18
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
145s
Max time network
138s
Command Line
Signatures
Andromeda family
Andromeda, Gamarue
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
| 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\6781 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msszpxpla.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\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1496 set thread context of 3376 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe |
Drops file in Program Files directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msszpxpla.pif | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_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\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
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 | 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 67.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 140.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.update.microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 20.109.209.108:80 | www.update.microsoft.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | axhost.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | axhost.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | sonic4us.ru | udp |
| US | 184.105.192.2:80 | sonic4us.ru | tcp |
| 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 | 8.8.4.4:53 | aminserve.info | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | aminserve.info | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 2.192.105.184.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 53.210.109.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | axhost.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | axhost.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | sonic4us.ru | udp |
| US | 184.105.192.2:80 | sonic4us.ru | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | aminserve.info | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | aminserve.info | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 31.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | axhost.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | axhost.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | sonic4us.ru | udp |
| US | 184.105.192.2:80 | sonic4us.ru | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | aminserve.info | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | aminserve.info | udp |
Files
memory/3376-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp
memory/1496-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp
memory/3376-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp
memory/3376-3-0x0000000000410000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp
memory/1036-7-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A5E000-memory.dmp
memory/1036-5-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A5E000-memory.dmp
memory/1036-9-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000000FF5000-memory.dmp
memory/1036-13-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000000FF5000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-29 02:15
Reported
2024-11-29 02:18
Platform
win7-20241010-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
155s
Command Line
Signatures
Andromeda family
Andromeda, Gamarue
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
| 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\35033 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\mszavl.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 opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\disk\enum | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2268 set thread context of 2548 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe |
Drops file in Program Files directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\mszavl.cmd | C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_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\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ae455f6dbafbe31288273839594287c4_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 | axhost.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | axhost.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | sonic4us.ru | udp |
| US | 184.105.192.2:80 | sonic4us.ru | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | aminserve.info | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | aminserve.info | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | axhost.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | sonic4us.ru | udp |
| US | 184.105.192.2:80 | sonic4us.ru | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | aminserve.info | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | axhost.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | sonic4us.ru | udp |
| US | 184.105.192.2:80 | sonic4us.ru | tcp |
| US | 8.8.4.4:53 | aminserve.info | udp |
Files
memory/2268-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp
memory/2548-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp
memory/2268-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp
memory/2548-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp
memory/2548-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp
memory/2548-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp
memory/1988-11-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000A48000-memory.dmp
memory/1988-9-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000A48000-memory.dmp
memory/1988-13-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp
memory/1988-17-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp