andromeda | b7c0628c16246d847889cf48e0ab5f0adbc8e45606b1da47b2ca5f042f18139d

Analysis

max time kernel
140s
max time network
145s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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19/03/2025, 20:43

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_7fc7d6e04c6c637a643e94d370aa1da8.exe
Size

91KB
MD5

7fc7d6e04c6c637a643e94d370aa1da8
SHA1

758c5e9e152c73c8ae284644536b459092c175c0
SHA256

b7c0628c16246d847889cf48e0ab5f0adbc8e45606b1da47b2ca5f042f18139d
SHA512

bae2008103b03efd9b7686a1e1626f7c7f43a8294d602d741205aee69b45eb91d3e2221b859513de32aaa3de9b5dcee17c6f16ea258733660a10335717affb6b
SSDEEP

768:5ST+kCis89kYOolNumYFwiPJPCTKoNfOMJhUz1Iz0ghUz1Iz028hUz1Iz0thUz1O:2K5m4wiPw2oF

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/5368-8-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000000DE5000-memory.dmp	family_andromeda
behavioral2/memory/5368-12-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000000DE5000-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
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\12077 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\msmprquzo.exe"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5368	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_7fc7d6e04c6c637a643e94d370aa1da8.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	JaffaCakes118_7fc7d6e04c6c637a643e94d370aa1da8.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\msmprquzo.exe	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_7fc7d6e04c6c637a643e94d370aa1da8.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
396	JaffaCakes118_7fc7d6e04c6c637a643e94d370aa1da8.exe
396	JaffaCakes118_7fc7d6e04c6c637a643e94d370aa1da8.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs

pid	Process
396	JaffaCakes118_7fc7d6e04c6c637a643e94d370aa1da8.exe
396	JaffaCakes118_7fc7d6e04c6c637a643e94d370aa1da8.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 396 wrote to memory of 5368	396	JaffaCakes118_7fc7d6e04c6c637a643e94d370aa1da8.exe	86
PID 396 wrote to memory of 5368	396	JaffaCakes118_7fc7d6e04c6c637a643e94d370aa1da8.exe	86
PID 396 wrote to memory of 5368	396	JaffaCakes118_7fc7d6e04c6c637a643e94d370aa1da8.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_7fc7d6e04c6c637a643e94d370aa1da8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_7fc7d6e04c6c637a643e94d370aa1da8.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:396
- 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:5368

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/396-0-0x0000000002170000-0x0000000002175000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/396-2-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/396-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/396-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/5368-4-0x0000000000AC0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/5368-6-0x0000000000AC0000-0x0000000000ACE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/5368-8-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000000DE5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/5368-12-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000000DE5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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