Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-02 14:24

Sample ID 241202-fl4ads1jfv
Target c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe
SHA256 c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543
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

c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543

Threat Level: Known bad

The file c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

andromeda backdoor botnet discovery persistence

Andromeda family

Detects Andromeda payload.

Andromeda, Gamarue

Adds policy Run key to start application

Loads dropped DLL

Executes dropped EXE

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Drops file in Program Files directory

Unsigned PE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-12-02 04:58

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-02 04:58

Reported

2024-12-02 05:01

Platform

win7-20241010-en

Max time kernel

141s

Max time network

138s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.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\16592 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\ccgaiy.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\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\ccgaiy.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\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1304 wrote to memory of 352 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe
PID 1304 wrote to memory of 352 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe
PID 1304 wrote to memory of 352 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe
PID 1304 wrote to memory of 352 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe
PID 1304 wrote to memory of 352 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe
PID 1304 wrote to memory of 352 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe
PID 1304 wrote to memory of 352 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe
PID 352 wrote to memory of 1032 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 352 wrote to memory of 1032 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 352 wrote to memory of 1032 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 352 wrote to memory of 1032 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.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 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 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\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe

MD5 5454a7749b19b7c6ced0d22360c738b1
SHA1 75e1dd056895c0e9cda7b2f4615997d11c2b38f9
SHA256 c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543
SHA512 77d924f407610b9db8f8a9cc86e34d497b124bb2c08bcbb58d77be97ed3e499c84a89e4a46946d43f6d5b957efe4c94cc7e2f15ecdd39e5d2c914df90866ec95

memory/352-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/352-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/352-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/352-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/352-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/1032-15-0x0000000000420000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

memory/1032-13-0x0000000000420000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

memory/1032-17-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

memory/1032-21-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-02 04:58

Reported

2024-12-02 05:01

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.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\37397 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\ccbuaa.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\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\ccbuaa.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\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 1824 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 1824 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 1824 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 1824 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 1824 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 1824 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 2212 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 2212 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 2212 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.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 8.8.8.8:53 241.150.49.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 83.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 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 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 8.8.4.4:53 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 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 2.192.105.184.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 200.163.202.172.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.134.221.88.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 48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.4.4:53 morphed.ru udp
US 54.244.188.177:80 morphed.ru tcp
US 8.8.4.4:53 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 28.73.42.20.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/1824-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/1824-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543.exe

MD5 5454a7749b19b7c6ced0d22360c738b1
SHA1 75e1dd056895c0e9cda7b2f4615997d11c2b38f9
SHA256 c45a0df2d99a94ae0ac76231a35d58bc0df8f6c95918557c057a1351a9bf4543
SHA512 77d924f407610b9db8f8a9cc86e34d497b124bb2c08bcbb58d77be97ed3e499c84a89e4a46946d43f6d5b957efe4c94cc7e2f15ecdd39e5d2c914df90866ec95

memory/2212-7-0x0000000000770000-0x000000000077E000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-9-0x0000000000770000-0x000000000077E000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-11-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000F95000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-15-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000F95000-memory.dmp