Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    127s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20251223-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20251223-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    26/12/2025, 22:51

General

  • Target
    JaffaCakes118_3de499f40104ac4f91180ebcdc04f61f.exe
  • Size 13KB
  • Sample251226-2swpsa1mfj
  • SHA256 66af229f7099594449d73020a5a3f840cfda4bb4d6c5991c8dea31a96a79dcf2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Andromeda family
  • 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++.

  • Detects Andromeda payload. 2 IoCs
  • Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3de499f40104ac4f91180ebcdc04f61f.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3de499f40104ac4f91180ebcdc04f61f.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:4616
    • 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:4500

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        memory/4500-2-0x0000000000820000-0x000000000082E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-4-0x0000000000820000-0x000000000082E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-6-0x0000000000FB0000-0x0000000000FB5000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-10-0x0000000000FB0000-0x0000000000FB5000-memory.dmp

        memory/4616-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

        memory/4616-1-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006E2000-memory.dmp