Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
139s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
26/10/2026, 04:37
General
- Target 2026-10-25_fedea611cda1e242e48189cdb02ecada_amadey_andromeda_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
- Size 165KB
- Sample261026-e8vfbsbz5t
- SHA256 9df2c6b81bf5132536cce0947272d167bc2441cf9ede8abee62c7af26f38c1db
Malware Config
Signatures
- 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. 3 IoCs
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 1 IoCs
- Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Executes dropped EXE 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
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-25_fedea611cda1e242e48189cdb02ecada_amadey_andromeda_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-25_fedea611cda1e242e48189cdb02ecada_amadey_andromeda_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\#MSI\msiexec.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\#MSI\msiexec.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
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\syswow64\svchost.exe3⤵
- Adds policy Run key to start application
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Process Injection
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
msiexec.exe
memory/3060-13-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000624000-memory.dmp
memory/3060-14-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000632000-memory.dmp
memory/3060-17-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000624000-memory.dmp
memory/3060-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4800-16-0x0000000000340000-0x000000000034E000-memory.dmp
memory/4800-19-0x0000000000340000-0x000000000034E000-memory.dmp
memory/4800-21-0x0000000000C40000-0x0000000000C45000-memory.dmp
memory/4800-25-0x0000000000C40000-0x0000000000C45000-memory.dmp
memory/4800-24-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002928000-memory.dmp
memory/4800-26-0x0000000000C40000-0x0000000000C45000-memory.dmp