andromeda | 4ab25c891c12d652edc2a44d2d6e0216f4d80a8646671d2032fb29244459c626

Analysis

max time kernel
140s
max time network
125s
platform
windows11-21h2_x64
resource
win11-20250410-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250410-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
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18/04/2025, 05:45

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_bccf999b89a17f479e2c03ac1436da8a.exe
Size

13KB
MD5

bccf999b89a17f479e2c03ac1436da8a
SHA1

3b7e23867d452889100e9d8095294a1e382c711f
SHA256

4ab25c891c12d652edc2a44d2d6e0216f4d80a8646671d2032fb29244459c626
SHA512

17baeeed9372c684a653eef00be540488a8954b5179feb4bf83ad6306602c71f73744e77f872733a8994a6c4e1aa698b36f6333d01d91f88a52ca40e87d764af
SSDEEP

384:NLOTSoMaHAhzQYVu1TY7gKJEmizmzCaF1FY:eSagh0Qu1UkKE7AF

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/2272-6-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005E5000-memory.dmp	family_andromeda
behavioral2/memory/2272-10-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005E5000-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\60810 = "C:\\PROGRA~3\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\mskgloo.bat"	svchost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2272	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_bccf999b89a17f479e2c03ac1436da8a.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	JaffaCakes118_bccf999b89a17f479e2c03ac1436da8a.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\LOCALS~1\Temp\mskgloo.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_bccf999b89a17f479e2c03ac1436da8a.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5844	JaffaCakes118_bccf999b89a17f479e2c03ac1436da8a.exe
5844	JaffaCakes118_bccf999b89a17f479e2c03ac1436da8a.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5844	JaffaCakes118_bccf999b89a17f479e2c03ac1436da8a.exe
5844	JaffaCakes118_bccf999b89a17f479e2c03ac1436da8a.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5844 wrote to memory of 2272	5844	JaffaCakes118_bccf999b89a17f479e2c03ac1436da8a.exe	78
PID 5844 wrote to memory of 2272	5844	JaffaCakes118_bccf999b89a17f479e2c03ac1436da8a.exe	78
PID 5844 wrote to memory of 2272	5844	JaffaCakes118_bccf999b89a17f479e2c03ac1436da8a.exe	78

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_bccf999b89a17f479e2c03ac1436da8a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_bccf999b89a17f479e2c03ac1436da8a.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:5844
- 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:2272

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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/2272-2-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A3E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/2272-4-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A3E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/2272-6-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/2272-10-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/5844-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

Filesize
20KB

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memory/5844-1-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005E2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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