Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-02 14:25

Sample ID 241129-lsa53stncq
Target b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 86ed0a3a06f872ca5c54da8a6fca20f7f41f726793a0f586f3ac7663e02bc9f1
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

86ed0a3a06f872ca5c54da8a6fca20f7f41f726793a0f586f3ac7663e02bc9f1

Threat Level: Known bad

The file b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

andromeda backdoor botnet discovery persistence

Andromeda family

Andromeda, Gamarue

Detects Andromeda payload.

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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-11-29 09:47

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-11-29 09:47

Reported

2024-11-29 09:50

Platform

win7-20240903-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

131s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Andromeda family

andromeda

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\63846 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msxonfrp.com" 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\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msxonfrp.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\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_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\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 788 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 788 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 788 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 788 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 788 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 788 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 788 wrote to memory of 884 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 788 wrote to memory of 884 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 788 wrote to memory of 884 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 788 wrote to memory of 884 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_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 moloz.me udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 moloz.me udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 moloz.me udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 moloz.me udp

Files

memory/788-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/788-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/788-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/788-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/884-10-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000868000-memory.dmp

memory/884-12-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000868000-memory.dmp

memory/884-14-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

memory/884-18-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-11-29 09:47

Reported

2024-11-29 09:49

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

149s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Andromeda family

andromeda

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\13603 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msqrbnhn.scr" 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\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msqrbnhn.scr 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\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_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\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 4912 wrote to memory of 3272 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 4912 wrote to memory of 3272 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 4912 wrote to memory of 3272 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 4912 wrote to memory of 3272 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 4912 wrote to memory of 3272 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe
PID 3272 wrote to memory of 828 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
PID 3272 wrote to memory of 828 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
PID 3272 wrote to memory of 828 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b06aeb00fd6345e61776ce1cfeeac103_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.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 88.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 71.159.190.20.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 moloz.me udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 moloz.me udp
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 8.8.8.8:53 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 197.87.175.4.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 92.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 moloz.me udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 moloz.me udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 14.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 moloz.me udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 moloz.me udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 udp

Files

memory/3272-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/3272-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

memory/828-7-0x00000000008F0000-0x00000000008FE000-memory.dmp

memory/828-6-0x00000000008F0000-0x00000000008FE000-memory.dmp

memory/828-10-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

memory/828-14-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp