Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-02 14:24

Sample ID 241201-rnw5mstkgs
Target ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe
SHA256 ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199
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

ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199

Threat Level: Known bad

The file ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

andromeda backdoor botnet discovery persistence

Andromeda, Gamarue

Andromeda family

Detects Andromeda payload.

Adds policy Run key to start application

Executes dropped EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Drops file in Program Files directory

Unsigned PE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-12-01 14:20

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-01 14:20

Reported

2024-12-01 14:23

Platform

win7-20240903-en

Max time kernel

112s

Max time network

84s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.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
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\41656 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\ccizikava.exe" C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\ccizikava.exe 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\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.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\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 1732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 1732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 1732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 1732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 1732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 1732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 1732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 2580 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 2580 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 2580 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 2580 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.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 morphed.ru udp
US 54.244.188.177:80 morphed.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 morphed.ru udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 morphed.ru udp
US 54.244.188.177:80 morphed.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp

Files

\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe

MD5 a2ad0ae5e4346f974ef2dd2e817983d0
SHA1 69ae6a5cf85fc93c67d383147ef720592735a8c3
SHA256 ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199
SHA512 f13da447242107da7ce128468f716e1e5df3149552b7f5a0d058b34dc7f415047b4d3ccae995c3001df82d008ea23652589fddd14dc545d83d490c7cc3aa6a65

memory/1732-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/1732-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/1732-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/1732-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/1732-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-14-0x0000000000680000-0x0000000000688000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-16-0x0000000000680000-0x0000000000688000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-18-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-22-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-01 14:20

Reported

2024-12-01 14:23

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

112s

Max time network

96s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.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
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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\1495 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\ccswdg.cmd" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\ccswdg.cmd 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\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.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\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 3424 wrote to memory of 3620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe
PID 3424 wrote to memory of 3620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe
PID 3424 wrote to memory of 3620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe
PID 3424 wrote to memory of 3620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe
PID 3424 wrote to memory of 3620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe
PID 3424 wrote to memory of 3620 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe
PID 3620 wrote to memory of 3764 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
PID 3620 wrote to memory of 3764 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
PID 3620 wrote to memory of 3764 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 241.150.49.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 83.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 67.31.126.40.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 8.8.8.8:53 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 morphed.ru udp
US 54.244.188.177:80 morphed.ru tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 4.4.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 82.235.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 177.188.244.54.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 2.192.105.184.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 197.87.175.4.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 241.42.69.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 morphed.ru udp
US 54.244.188.177:80 morphed.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 22.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/3620-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199N.exe

MD5 a2ad0ae5e4346f974ef2dd2e817983d0
SHA1 69ae6a5cf85fc93c67d383147ef720592735a8c3
SHA256 ab87e6ab1ca9a0220f5348a8e1287f23dd7071bc2f936810d4ba61d7d69b2199
SHA512 f13da447242107da7ce128468f716e1e5df3149552b7f5a0d058b34dc7f415047b4d3ccae995c3001df82d008ea23652589fddd14dc545d83d490c7cc3aa6a65

memory/3620-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/3764-6-0x0000000000270000-0x000000000027E000-memory.dmp

memory/3764-8-0x0000000000270000-0x000000000027E000-memory.dmp

memory/3764-10-0x00000000011E0000-0x00000000011E5000-memory.dmp

memory/3764-15-0x00000000011E0000-0x00000000011E5000-memory.dmp