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win.andromeda (Back to overview)

Andromeda

aka: Gamarue, B106-Gamarue, B67-SS-Gamarue, b66

Actor(s): Operation C-Major

VTCollection     URLhaus    

There is no description at this point.

References
2023-04-24 ⋅ Kaspersky Labs ⋅ Ivan Kwiatkowski, Pierre Delcher
Tomiris called, they want their Turla malware back
KopiLuwak Andromeda Ave Maria GoldMax JLORAT Kazuar Meterpreter QUIETCANARY RATel Roopy Telemiris tomiris Topinambour Storm-0473
2023-01-24 ⋅ Trellix ⋅ Daksh Kapur, John Fokker, Robert Venal, Tomer Shloman
Cyberattacks Targeting Ukraine Increase 20-fold at End of 2022 Fueled by Russia-linked Gamaredon Activity
Andromeda Formbook Houdini Remcos
2023-01-05 ⋅ Mandiant ⋅ Eduardo Mattos, Gabby Roncone, John Wolfram, Sarah Hawley, Tyler McLellan
Turla: A Galaxy of Opportunity
KopiLuwak Andromeda QUIETCANARY
2022-04-27 ⋅ ⋅ ANSSI ⋅ ANSSI
LE GROUPE CYBERCRIMINEL FIN7
Bateleur BELLHOP Griffon SQLRat POWERSOURCE Andromeda BABYMETAL BlackCat BlackMatter BOOSTWRITE Carbanak Cobalt Strike DNSMessenger Dridex DRIFTPIN Gameover P2P MimiKatz Murofet Qadars Ranbyus SocksBot
2021-11-18 ⋅ Red Canary ⋅ The Red Canary Team
Intelligence Insights: November 2021
Andromeda Conti LockBit QakBot Squirrelwaffle
2021-03-31 ⋅ Red Canary ⋅ Red Canary
2021 Threat Detection Report
Shlayer Andromeda Cobalt Strike Dridex Emotet IcedID MimiKatz QakBot TrickBot
2020-12-16 ⋅ CrowdStrike ⋅ David Rojas, Mark Robinson
Hiding in Plain Sight: Remediating “Hidden” Malware with Real Time Response
Andromeda
2020-07-17 ⋅ CERT-FR ⋅ CERT-FR
The Malware Dridex: Origins and Uses
Andromeda CryptoLocker Cutwail DoppelPaymer Dridex Emotet FriedEx Gameover P2P Gandcrab ISFB Murofet Necurs Predator The Thief Zeus
2020-03-15 ⋅ The Shadowserver Foundation ⋅ Shadowserver Foundation
Has The Sun Set On The Necurs Botnet?
Andromeda Cutwail Kelihos Necurs Pushdo
2018-02-08 ⋅ Virus Bulletin ⋅ Bahare Sabouri, He Xu
A review of the evolution of Andromeda over the years before we say goodbye
Andromeda
2017-12-04 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft Defender ATP Research Team, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit
Microsoft teams up with law enforcement and other partners to disrupt Gamarue (Andromeda)
Andromeda
2017-12-04 ⋅ Europol ⋅ Europol
Andromeda botnet dismantled in international cyber operation
Andromeda
2017-03-13 ⋅ Morphisec ⋅ Roy Moshailov
Moving Target Defense Blog
Andromeda
2016-04-06 ⋅ Avast ⋅ Threat Intelligence Team
Andromeda under the microscope
Andromeda
2016-03-01 ⋅ Proofpoint ⋅ Darien Huss
Operation Transparent Tribe
Andromeda beendoor Bezigate Crimson RAT Luminosity RAT Operation C-Major
2015-09-29 ⋅ InfoSec Institute ⋅ Ayoub Faouzi
Andromeda Bot Analysis part 1
Andromeda
2015-09-29 ⋅ InfoSec Institute ⋅ Ayoub Faouzi
Andromeda Bot Analysis part 2
Andromeda
2015-04-17 ⋅ Eternal Todo ⋅ Jose Miguel Esparza
Andromeda/Gamarue bot loves JSON too (new versions details)
Andromeda
2015-04-15 ⋅ ByteAtlas
Knowledge Fragment: Bruteforcing Andromeda Configuration Buffers
Andromeda
2013-09-01 ⋅ Eternal Todo ⋅ Jose Miguel Esparza
Yet another Andromeda / Gamarue analysis
Andromeda
2013-08-01 ⋅ Virus Bulletin ⋅ Suweera De Souza
Andromeda 2.7 features
Andromeda
2013-03-30 ⋅ 0xEBFE Blog about life ⋅ 0xEBFE
Fooled by Andromeda
Andromeda
2012-12-05 ⋅ Malware Don't Need Coffee ⋅ Kafeine
The path to infection - Eye glance at the first line of "Russian Underground" - focused on Ransomware
RunForestRun Andromeda Citadel Lyposit Matsnu Reveton Sinowal UPAS Urausy
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_andromeda_auto (20260917 | Detects win.andromeda.)
rule win_andromeda_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-09-17"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.andromeda."
        info = "autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator"
        tool = "yara-signator v0.6.0"
        signator_config = "callsandjumps;datarefs;binvalue"
        malpedia_reference = "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.andromeda"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20260916"
        malpedia_hash = "53a643781c18e08f4a50949af60172d837a0b6f6"
        malpedia_version = "20260917"
        malpedia_license = "CC BY-SA 4.0"
        malpedia_sharing = "TLP:WHITE"

    /* DISCLAIMER
     * The strings used in this rule have been automatically selected from the
     * disassembly of memory dumps and unpacked files, using YARA-Signator.
     * The code and documentation is published here:
     * https://github.com/fxb-cocacoding/yara-signator
     * As Malpedia is used as data source, please note that for a given
     * number of families, only single samples are documented.
     * This likely impacts the degree of generalization these rules will offer.
     * Take the described generation method also into consideration when you
     * apply the rules in your use cases and assign them confidence levels.
     */


    strings:
        $sequence_0 = { b8fcfdfeff fd ab 2d04040404 }
            // n = 4, score = 800
            //   b8fcfdfeff           | mov                 eax, 0xfffefdfc
            //   fd                   | std                 
            //   ab                   | stosd               dword ptr es:[edi], eax
            //   2d04040404           | sub                 eax, 0x4040404

        $sequence_1 = { 33c9 33d2 8b7d10 fec0 368a942800ffffff }
            // n = 5, score = 800
            //   33c9                 | xor                 ecx, ecx
            //   33d2                 | xor                 edx, edx
            //   8b7d10               | mov                 edi, dword ptr [ebp + 0x10]
            //   fec0                 | inc                 al
            //   368a942800ffffff     | mov                 dl, byte ptr ss:[eax + ebp - 0x100]

        $sequence_2 = { 81e2ff000000 368a942a00ffffff 301439 41 3b4d14 }
            // n = 5, score = 800
            //   81e2ff000000         | and                 edx, 0xff
            //   368a942a00ffffff     | mov                 dl, byte ptr ss:[edx + ebp - 0x100]
            //   301439               | xor                 byte ptr [ecx + edi], dl
            //   41                   | inc                 ecx
            //   3b4d14               | cmp                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp + 0x14]

        $sequence_3 = { 8b7508 33db 368a942900ffffff 02c2 020433 368ab42800ffffff }
            // n = 6, score = 800
            //   8b7508               | mov                 esi, dword ptr [ebp + 8]
            //   33db                 | xor                 ebx, ebx
            //   368a942900ffffff     | mov                 dl, byte ptr ss:[ecx + ebp - 0x100]
            //   02c2                 | add                 al, dl
            //   020433               | add                 al, byte ptr [ebx + esi]
            //   368ab42800ffffff     | mov                 dh, byte ptr ss:[eax + ebp - 0x100]

        $sequence_4 = { ebcf 33c0 33db 33c9 }
            // n = 4, score = 800
            //   ebcf                 | jmp                 0xffffffd1
            //   33c0                 | xor                 eax, eax
            //   33db                 | xor                 ebx, ebx
            //   33c9                 | xor                 ecx, ecx

        $sequence_5 = { 368ab42800ffffff 3688b42900ffffff 3688942800ffffff fec1 7408 }
            // n = 5, score = 800
            //   368ab42800ffffff     | mov                 dh, byte ptr ss:[eax + ebp - 0x100]
            //   3688b42900ffffff     | mov                 byte ptr ss:[ecx + ebp - 0x100], dh
            //   3688942800ffffff     | mov                 byte ptr ss:[eax + ebp - 0x100], dl
            //   fec1                 | inc                 cl
            //   7408                 | je                  0xa

        $sequence_6 = { 60 b940000000 8d7dfc b8fcfdfeff fd }
            // n = 5, score = 800
            //   60                   | pushal              
            //   b940000000           | mov                 ecx, 0x40
            //   8d7dfc               | lea                 edi, [ebp - 4]
            //   b8fcfdfeff           | mov                 eax, 0xfffefdfc
            //   fd                   | std                 

        $sequence_7 = { 3688942b00ffffff 02d6 81e2ff000000 368a942a00ffffff }
            // n = 4, score = 800
            //   3688942b00ffffff     | mov                 byte ptr ss:[ebx + ebp - 0x100], dl
            //   02d6                 | add                 dl, dh
            //   81e2ff000000         | and                 edx, 0xff
            //   368a942a00ffffff     | mov                 dl, byte ptr ss:[edx + ebp - 0x100]

        $sequence_8 = { 60 e8???????? 5d 81ed???????? 33c9 }
            // n = 5, score = 700
            //   60                   | pushal              
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   5d                   | pop                 ebp
            //   81ed????????         |                     
            //   33c9                 | xor                 ecx, ecx

        $sequence_9 = { 50 e8???????? 83c40c 6800000100 e8???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c40c               | add                 esp, 0xc
            //   6800000100           | push                0x10000
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_10 = { 85ca 7404 0420 8806 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   85ca                 | test                edx, ecx
            //   7404                 | je                  6
            //   0420                 | add                 al, 0x20
            //   8806                 | mov                 byte ptr [esi], al

        $sequence_11 = { 0fb64601 84c0 7905 0d00ffffff }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   0fb64601             | movzx               eax, byte ptr [esi + 1]
            //   84c0                 | test                al, al
            //   7905                 | jns                 7
            //   0d00ffffff           | or                  eax, 0xffffff00

        $sequence_12 = { 6a00 6a30 8d45d0 50 6a01 ff7508 }
            // n = 6, score = 400
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a30                 | push                0x30
            //   8d45d0               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x30]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   6a01                 | push                1
            //   ff7508               | push                dword ptr [ebp + 8]

        $sequence_13 = { 33d2 3c41 0f9dc2 85ca 7404 }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   33d2                 | xor                 edx, edx
            //   3c41                 | cmp                 al, 0x41
            //   0f9dc2               | setge               dl
            //   85ca                 | test                edx, ecx
            //   7404                 | je                  6

        $sequence_14 = { 8a06 33c9 3c5a 0f9ec1 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   8a06                 | mov                 al, byte ptr [esi]
            //   33c9                 | xor                 ecx, ecx
            //   3c5a                 | cmp                 al, 0x5a
            //   0f9ec1               | setle               cl

        $sequence_15 = { 85c0 741c ff7508 6a04 ff750c ff15???????? 85c0 }
            // n = 7, score = 300
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   741c                 | je                  0x1e
            //   ff7508               | push                dword ptr [ebp + 8]
            //   6a04                 | push                4
            //   ff750c               | push                dword ptr [ebp + 0xc]
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax

        $sequence_16 = { 6a00 6a06 6a01 6a02 e8???????? 8945f0 83f8ff }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a06                 | push                6
            //   6a01                 | push                1
            //   6a02                 | push                2
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8945f0               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x10], eax
            //   83f8ff               | cmp                 eax, -1

        $sequence_17 = { 0f8476010000 6804010000 6a00 ff35???????? e8???????? 8945f8 }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   0f8476010000         | je                  0x17c
            //   6804010000           | push                0x104
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   ff35????????         |                     
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   8945f8               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 8], eax

        $sequence_18 = { 8945d8 8945dc 66c745cc0000 c745c801010000 8d458c }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   8945d8               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x28], eax
            //   8945dc               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x24], eax
            //   66c745cc0000         | mov                 word ptr [ebp - 0x34], 0
            //   c745c801010000       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x38], 0x101
            //   8d458c               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x74]

        $sequence_19 = { 6a00 6a00 68???????? 6a00 e8???????? eba9 6a00 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   eba9                 | jmp                 0xffffffab
            //   6a00                 | push                0

        $sequence_20 = { 83f800 0f8458010000 6804010000 ff75f8 68???????? e8???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 200
            //   83f800               | cmp                 eax, 0
            //   0f8458010000         | je                  0x15e
            //   6804010000           | push                0x104
            //   ff75f8               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 8]
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_21 = { 6a10 8d45e0 50 ff75f0 e8???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   6a10                 | push                0x10
            //   8d45e0               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x20]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   ff75f0               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 0x10]
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_22 = { c745e400000000 6a00 6a00 6a00 6a06 }
            // n = 5, score = 200
            //   c745e400000000       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x1c], 0
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a06                 | push                6

        $sequence_23 = { e8???????? 6804010000 ff75fc 6a00 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   6804010000           | push                0x104
            //   ff75fc               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 4]
            //   6a00                 | push                0

        $sequence_24 = { 81f71b1ccc93 81f3db50ed3e 8945ec 81ff7185baee }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   81f71b1ccc93         | xor                 edi, 0x93cc1c1b
            //   81f3db50ed3e         | xor                 ebx, 0x3eed50db
            //   8945ec               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x14], eax
            //   81ff7185baee         | cmp                 edi, 0xeeba8571

        $sequence_25 = { 894574 81e736087c03 8d45e0 69ffcd16011d }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   894574               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp + 0x74], eax
            //   81e736087c03         | and                 edi, 0x37c0836
            //   8d45e0               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x20]
            //   69ffcd16011d         | imul                edi, edi, 0x1d0116cd

        $sequence_26 = { 8b4d08 8bd8 8b413c 81f3466f8be1 81c7462448a5 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   8b4d08               | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [ebp + 8]
            //   8bd8                 | mov                 ebx, eax
            //   8b413c               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ecx + 0x3c]
            //   81f3466f8be1         | xor                 ebx, 0xe18b6f46
            //   81c7462448a5         | add                 edi, 0xa5482446

        $sequence_27 = { ff560c 0fafc7 89450c 8b45f0 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   ff560c               | call                dword ptr [esi + 0xc]
            //   0fafc7               | imul                eax, edi
            //   89450c               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp + 0xc], eax
            //   8b45f0               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 0x10]

        $sequence_28 = { 8d4de0 51 ff75d4 35ebb0598f 50 ff75cc e8???????? }
            // n = 7, score = 100
            //   8d4de0               | lea                 ecx, [ebp - 0x20]
            //   51                   | push                ecx
            //   ff75d4               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 0x2c]
            //   35ebb0598f           | xor                 eax, 0x8f59b0eb
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   ff75cc               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 0x34]
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_29 = { 81fffc199d56 0f848efbffff 8b4564 2b4550 83e805 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   81fffc199d56         | cmp                 edi, 0x569d19fc
            //   0f848efbffff         | je                  0xfffffb94
            //   8b4564               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp + 0x64]
            //   2b4550               | sub                 eax, dword ptr [ebp + 0x50]
            //   83e805               | sub                 eax, 5

        $sequence_30 = { 81f1ceda243f 81eace7c3816 8b5d08 8a1c1f 84db }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   81f1ceda243f         | xor                 ecx, 0x3f24dace
            //   81eace7c3816         | sub                 edx, 0x16387cce
            //   8b5d08               | mov                 ebx, dword ptr [ebp + 8]
            //   8a1c1f               | mov                 bl, byte ptr [edi + ebx]
            //   84db                 | test                bl, bl

        $sequence_31 = { 8d45dc 50 ff75f4 c745dc5c002a00 ff5644 }
            // n = 5, score = 100
            //   8d45dc               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x24]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   ff75f4               | push                dword ptr [ebp - 0xc]
            //   c745dc5c002a00       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x24], 0x2a005c
            //   ff5644               | call                dword ptr [esi + 0x44]

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 204800
}
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