amadey | 866c5b1e9d1b60bc822741681f6eae8e2361e63d42a17bf44add2229044c52d8

Analysis

max time kernel
143s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250207-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
08-02-2025 19:22

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General

Target

random.exe
Size

2.1MB
MD5

c5ccf77334a5d9892b1797a235e97ae5
SHA1

46d8b41e42c60970d61829a4decd62e1f0209e09
SHA256

866c5b1e9d1b60bc822741681f6eae8e2361e63d42a17bf44add2229044c52d8
SHA512

33644a064a95b6e529203d887418bf19ed47a47b5a80e4f8b18e72f0155aa3c5c5b64c3af3683024d63f2c173a1952262e67ccd605f601858e390b716b0c3311
SSDEEP

49152:AA6wXD5xlFVNNllCt4ZSYKW2EDw0Uqt6bL0W5E0c400J:H6wz5xTNllCt4aTSVU4W5E0T

Score

10^/10

amadey 9c9aa5 defense_evasion discovery trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

amadey

Version

4.42

Botnet

9c9aa5

http://185.215.113.43

Attributes

install_dir
abc3bc1985
install_file
skotes.exe
strings_key
8a35cf2ea38c2817dba29a4b5b25dcf0
url_paths
/Zu7JuNko/index.php

rc4.plain

Signatures

Amadey
Amadey bot is a simple trojan bot primarily used for collecting reconnaissance information.
trojan amadey
Amadey family
amadey

Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 5 IoCs

defense_evasion

Query Registry

T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	random.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	skotes.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file 3 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
35	2380	Process not Found
5	3084	skotes.exe
43	3084	skotes.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 10 IoCs

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	random.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	random.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	skotes.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-895555807-3853795127-2958627047-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	skotes.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-895555807-3853795127-2958627047-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	random.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3084	skotes.exe
2976	skotes.exe
3428	skotes.exe
4316	skotes.exe

Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 5 IoCs

Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

defense_evasion

Query Registry

T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-895555807-3853795127-2958627047-1000\Software\Wine	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-895555807-3853795127-2958627047-1000\Software\Wine	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-895555807-3853795127-2958627047-1000\Software\Wine	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-895555807-3853795127-2958627047-1000\Software\Wine	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-895555807-3853795127-2958627047-1000\Software\Wine	random.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2600	random.exe
3084	skotes.exe
2976	skotes.exe
3428	skotes.exe
4316	skotes.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\Tasks\skotes.job	random.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	random.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	skotes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
1356	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs

pid	Process
2600	random.exe
2600	random.exe
3084	skotes.exe
3084	skotes.exe
2976	skotes.exe
2976	skotes.exe
3428	skotes.exe
3428	skotes.exe
4316	skotes.exe
4316	skotes.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2600	random.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 3084	2600	random.exe	89
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 3084	2600	random.exe	89
PID 2600 wrote to memory of 3084	2600	random.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\random.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\random.exe"
1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Checks computer location settings
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2600
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe"
  2⤵
  - Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
  - Downloads MZ/PE file
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Identifies Wine through registry keys
  - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:3084

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:2976

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIxIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDY4MzAiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxOTE0Njg3NjAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI0ODI4MjM2NjYwIi8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:1356

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:3428

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe
1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:4316

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1071208001\Bjkm5hE.exe

Filesize
1.2MB

MD5
ecff4ebfc8f6182430a7ed01dcfe37d8

SHA1
f6a2ae46fc325036e5e9687397f93bc44fa1fcfb

SHA256
b271a4f0010b3df80740e5967fe8d8d54fcecddb696ed91f6bcd7c876118d5e2

SHA512
bd9d80777d1f693f464f6bd51eef1aeb2869141cf06b6cb4e09a62299abd001eb995de5100c13a55e54b2a05fe32c6dc4c27c397b7d2d671f7a0666dafa4d4a6

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abc3bc1985\skotes.exe

Filesize
2.1MB

MD5
c5ccf77334a5d9892b1797a235e97ae5

SHA1
46d8b41e42c60970d61829a4decd62e1f0209e09

SHA256
866c5b1e9d1b60bc822741681f6eae8e2361e63d42a17bf44add2229044c52d8

SHA512
33644a064a95b6e529203d887418bf19ed47a47b5a80e4f8b18e72f0155aa3c5c5b64c3af3683024d63f2c173a1952262e67ccd605f601858e390b716b0c3311

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memory/2600-16-0x0000000000200000-0x00000000006C6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/2600-3-0x0000000000200000-0x00000000006C6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/2600-4-0x0000000000200000-0x00000000006C6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/2600-2-0x0000000000201000-0x0000000000269000-memory.dmp

Filesize
416KB

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memory/2600-19-0x0000000000201000-0x0000000000269000-memory.dmp

Filesize
416KB

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memory/2600-1-0x0000000077294000-0x0000000077296000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2600-0-0x0000000000200000-0x00000000006C6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/2976-26-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/2976-31-0x0000000000E31000-0x0000000000E99000-memory.dmp

Filesize
416KB

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memory/2976-30-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/2976-28-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/2976-27-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-33-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-61-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-23-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-22-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-21-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-20-0x0000000000E31000-0x0000000000E99000-memory.dmp

Filesize
416KB

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memory/3084-32-0x0000000000E31000-0x0000000000E99000-memory.dmp

Filesize
416KB

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memory/3084-34-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-36-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-37-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-38-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-39-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-40-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-67-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-18-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-57-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-58-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-59-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-60-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-24-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-62-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3084-66-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/3428-42-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/4316-65-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/4316-64-0x0000000000E30000-0x00000000012F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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