andromeda | 87c2dfe97689dcc2fb5c0bcf9ef7e75860124d977697fb032e9eecdded16db45

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
Size

154KB
MD5

24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2
SHA1

abf668b75147f90277eb55b6b0ecf8208f74eb35
SHA256

87c2dfe97689dcc2fb5c0bcf9ef7e75860124d977697fb032e9eecdded16db45
SHA512

b1470d941bb3025653795fd1fca4c42bfc24a6acb880d90c6e1a2e76f733b57e513f02a0d7cc8bbb25bf195c5a6365367fe3c8c3421b90467632e315184939f9
SSDEEP

768:kp+MSM9ZRYMMDHjvEXDljfL/ffxGKDLXu:k8UXYMMHYDNfxGEDu

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
behavioral1/memory/47564-12-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp	family_andromeda
behavioral1/memory/47564-16-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-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\15744 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msrovqca.com"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
47564	svchost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
47528	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.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_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2100 set thread context of 47528	2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe	30

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

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

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	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs

pid	Process
2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
47528	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs

pid	Process
47528	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
47528	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 47528	2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 47528	2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 47528	2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 47528	2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 47528	2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 47528	2100	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe	30
PID 47528 wrote to memory of 47564	47528	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe	31
PID 47528 wrote to memory of 47564	47528	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe	31
PID 47528 wrote to memory of 47564	47528	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe	31
PID 47528 wrote to memory of 47564	47528	JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2100
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Maps connected drives based on registry
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:47528
- - C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe
    3⤵
    - Adds policy Run key to start application
    - Deletes itself
    - Drops file in Program Files directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:47564

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2.exe

Filesize
154KB

MD5
24ffe972e125f4d45c6c1a7966670fc2

SHA1
abf668b75147f90277eb55b6b0ecf8208f74eb35

SHA256
87c2dfe97689dcc2fb5c0bcf9ef7e75860124d977697fb032e9eecdded16db45

SHA512
b1470d941bb3025653795fd1fca4c42bfc24a6acb880d90c6e1a2e76f733b57e513f02a0d7cc8bbb25bf195c5a6365367fe3c8c3421b90467632e315184939f9

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memory/47528-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/47528-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/47528-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/47564-9-0x0000000000DA0000-0x0000000000DA8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/47564-10-0x0000000000DA0000-0x0000000000DA8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/47564-12-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/47564-16-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000025000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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