andromeda | 386c40dc1e9e6aad17bb4d64106a0dea386665a7a71c4600a31412233a6b0cba

Analysis

max time kernel
144s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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25/02/2025, 14:27

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_2263e18bfc9a4873ba963e7563022c90.exe
Size

13KB
MD5

2263e18bfc9a4873ba963e7563022c90
SHA1

b0d84c2ea506f06eb6d40882b5943d6bcd0d71ac
SHA256

386c40dc1e9e6aad17bb4d64106a0dea386665a7a71c4600a31412233a6b0cba
SHA512

fd1594fb930e26f3ad2c6707df2e480d416e3aa0041001110a4ceec844d916fab37392be1bd725ed1b5b5d0b0ebbc7deaa33e2568fcbdd9a536cf2b55bd05c96
SSDEEP

384:gLOTSoMaHAhzQYVu1TY7gKJEmizmzCaF1FY:xSagh0Qu1UkKE7AF

Score

10^/10

andromeda backdoor botnet discovery persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Andromeda family
andromeda
Andromeda, Gamarue
Andromeda, also known as Gamarue, is a modular botnet malware primarily used for distributing other types of malware and it's written in C++.
botnet backdoor andromeda

Detects Andromeda payload. 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/544-6-0x00000000011F0000-0x00000000011F5000-memory.dmp	family_andromeda
behavioral2/memory/544-10-0x00000000011F0000-0x00000000011F5000-memory.dmp	family_andromeda

Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run	svchost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\12731 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msdaiit.bat"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
544	svchost.exe

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\disk\enum	JaffaCakes118_2263e18bfc9a4873ba963e7563022c90.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	JaffaCakes118_2263e18bfc9a4873ba963e7563022c90.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msdaiit.bat	svchost.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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	JaffaCakes118_2263e18bfc9a4873ba963e7563022c90.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3652	JaffaCakes118_2263e18bfc9a4873ba963e7563022c90.exe
3652	JaffaCakes118_2263e18bfc9a4873ba963e7563022c90.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3652	JaffaCakes118_2263e18bfc9a4873ba963e7563022c90.exe
3652	JaffaCakes118_2263e18bfc9a4873ba963e7563022c90.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3652 wrote to memory of 544	3652	JaffaCakes118_2263e18bfc9a4873ba963e7563022c90.exe	87
PID 3652 wrote to memory of 544	3652	JaffaCakes118_2263e18bfc9a4873ba963e7563022c90.exe	87
PID 3652 wrote to memory of 544	3652	JaffaCakes118_2263e18bfc9a4873ba963e7563022c90.exe	87

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2263e18bfc9a4873ba963e7563022c90.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2263e18bfc9a4873ba963e7563022c90.exe"
1⤵
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3652
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
  C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Adds policy Run key to start application
  - Deletes itself
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:544

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

memory/544-2-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B4E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/544-4-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B4E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/544-6-0x00000000011F0000-0x00000000011F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/544-10-0x00000000011F0000-0x00000000011F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/3652-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/3652-1-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000932000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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