Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-02 14:24

Sample ID 241202-s8mmdazrd1
Target 928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe
SHA256 928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c
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

928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

andromeda backdoor botnet discovery persistence

Andromeda, Gamarue

Detects Andromeda payload.

Andromeda family

Adds policy Run key to start application

Executes dropped EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

Drops file in Program Files directory

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-12-02 15:47

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-02 15:47

Reported

2024-12-02 15:49

Platform

win7-20240903-en

Max time kernel

112s

Max time network

93s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.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\56047 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\ccxufubv.com" C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\ccxufubv.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\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.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 2216 wrote to memory of 2212 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2212 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2212 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2212 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2212 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2212 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2212 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2528 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2528 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2528 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 2528 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.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 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 8.8.8.8:53 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\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe

MD5 7751f381268301803523682f4e850ef1
SHA1 837691b9c33511b112589c24093cc7fd493e828f
SHA256 928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c
SHA512 f46ff4b7bf4d4aae8d911d6c7afbae14b96810faac332fe7b5dd9337c68c0d00bea74a2a3a61a3884208a488fa42ee579aea51f50b1ef83bfdf8be3537ed4d4e

memory/2212-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/2528-15-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000028000-memory.dmp

memory/2528-16-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000028000-memory.dmp

memory/2528-18-0x0000000000030000-0x0000000000035000-memory.dmp

memory/2528-22-0x0000000000030000-0x0000000000035000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-02 15:47

Reported

2024-12-02 15:49

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

112s

Max time network

95s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.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\59419 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\ccuquzy.com" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\ccuquzy.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\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.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 4436 wrote to memory of 1788 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1788 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1788 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1788 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1788 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe
PID 4436 wrote to memory of 1788 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe
PID 1788 wrote to memory of 2548 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
PID 1788 wrote to memory of 2548 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
PID 1788 wrote to memory of 2548 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.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 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 20.160.190.20.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 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.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 8.8.8.8:53 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 8.8.4.4:53 amnsreiuojy.ru udp
US 184.105.192.2:80 amnsreiuojy.ru tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 200.163.202.172.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 99.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa udp
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
US 8.8.8.8:53 27.252.100.95.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 21.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/1788-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c.exe

MD5 7751f381268301803523682f4e850ef1
SHA1 837691b9c33511b112589c24093cc7fd493e828f
SHA256 928c223d906580b1aad7583af03a41ddc56585fa870b8409bfc58e3aa6da299c
SHA512 f46ff4b7bf4d4aae8d911d6c7afbae14b96810faac332fe7b5dd9337c68c0d00bea74a2a3a61a3884208a488fa42ee579aea51f50b1ef83bfdf8be3537ed4d4e

memory/1788-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-6-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-8-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004DE000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-10-0x00000000011D0000-0x00000000011D5000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-14-0x00000000011D0000-0x00000000011D5000-memory.dmp