Andromeda

By Domesticus in Trojans

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 60 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 3,388
First Seen: May 24, 2012
Last Seen: June 26, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Andromeda botnet is a large botnet that uses a bot malware infection that allows criminals to control simultaneously thousands of infected computer systems. The Andromeda bot software is distributed on private forums frequented by computer criminals and that its original coder hides behind the online pseudonym 'Waahoo'. There have been various malware campaigns linked in some way to the Andromeda botnet in recent years, including large-scale worm campaigns distributed through Facebook private messages and known scams involving rogue security programs, also distributed through social networks and phishing email messages.

What the Andromeda Bot Malware is Able to Do

The software used to carry out Andromeda is a modular bot, meaning that it can be used to create numerous types of botnets with different capabilities, according to the intentions of the criminals operating the botnet in question. The modules or plug-ins used to expand the capabilities of Andromeda can be installed at any times, expanding or diminishing the Andromeda botnet's possibilities at will. Some of the characteristics of the Andromeda botnet include the following:

  • It can support any number of malicious domains, allowing criminals to expand indiscriminately.
  • The exchanges between the infected computer and the Control and Command server are encrypted with RC4, meaning that it becomes much more difficult than normal for PC security researchers to catch these messages in order to know more about the criminal's activities.
  • Andromeda is easy to configure, meaning that even criminals with relatively little experience can set up an effective botnet if they have enough money to purchase this malware.
  • In fact, the Andromeda malware uses a user-friendly console that allows criminals to keep detailed statistics of their attacks and the location and activities of all computer systems in the Andromeda botnet.

Once installed, Andromeda is designed to hide in the victim's computer, not displaying error messages or pop-ups nor activating the victim's anti-virus software if it has not been updated. Andromeda malware has several characteristics that allow Andromeda to protect itself from many anti-malware programs. Andromeda injects its code into legitimate memory processes, meaning that Andromeda will not appear in the Task Manager. Computer systems using versions of the Windows OS from Windows XP to Windows 7 are vulnerable to an Andromeda-related attack (this includes 64-bit operating systems).

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File System Details

Andromeda may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. 6e745dw6rg7t8itu.exe bc90c938bc1170444a691cdc04ec733e 3,361
2. loader.exe 40c0c45bd9741ef0f9d2ff972d0b8d75 19
3. mszjeb.exe 0e9c6292025426164fc32f2413a84846 2
4. file.exe 40a5dd7fd8a1d9a2027070db784440f7 0
5. file.exe a552672bb61d5feb95ba4405dea1f1b0 0
6. file.exe 80b83653242f7ff134d60e3e7f264019 0
7. file.exe b2e826c55a437e528d846b90d5aa743b 0
8. file.exe f7d45793226820996c9b3642f644bebb 0

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