Threat Database Malware RemoteAccess:Win32/AmmyyAdmin

RemoteAccess:Win32/AmmyyAdmin

By ZulaZuza in Malware

Threat Scorecard

Popularity Rank: 9,145
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 4,305
First Seen: November 8, 2012
Last Seen: May 6, 2026
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Ammyy Admin Image 1The RemoteAccess:Win32/AmmyyAdmin is a Remote Administration Tool (RAT) that may be installed on your computer automatically. The main objective of the RemoteAccess:Win32/AmmyyAdmin is to permit that third parties enter the infected computer and assume its control entirely. The RemoteAccess:Win32/AmmyyAdmin may be utilized as a client or as a server on your computer due to its client components and built-in server. Using these features, third parties can perform any actions on the infected computer remotely. The RemoteAccess:Win32/AmmyyAdmin may be related to fake technical support services and in call tactics. The RemoteAccess:Win32/AmmyyAdmin should be removed with a skilled malware removal utility.

Aliases

9 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Antivirus Vendor Detection
AVG HiddenStart.A
Sophos Bitcoin Miner
AntiVir TR/BitCoinMiner.Gen
Kaspersky not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.HideExec.r
Microsoft RemoteAccess:Win32/AmmyyAdmin
Comodo ApplicUnsaf.Win32.RemoteAdmin.Agent.BP
Kaspersky not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.Agent.bp
eSafe Win32.RemoteAccessAm
Avast Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]

SpyHunter Detects & Remove RemoteAccess:Win32/AmmyyAdmin

File System Details

RemoteAccess:Win32/AmmyyAdmin may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. MicrosoftProtection.exe 20568734c23c7fa601ae39e0975a7194 14

Analysis Report

General information

Family Name: PUP.Ammyy.A
Signature status: No Signature

Known Samples

MD5: a9c69934162e9d3000aa166cb6a27fbd
SHA1: 793d22a1169ac3ebeed479ce600d8576dcc89dcd
SHA256: 37FB7165488EFD5C8515069A147EB4B35369C8A3868B71C4716792A397DDAB6F
File Size: 376.93 KB, 376932 bytes
MD5: 7dfdc476ec3008bd3683b3ef1467ce05
SHA1: 4cad9843cc273227484f7adfcb8fabb6727baa65
SHA256: 30692D7AE2313D42D9A3F863DCE416364720E00C5C804AD2051D8F57FA47F49F
File Size: 871.56 KB, 871560 bytes
MD5: 6b364c9b1a30999fd0a317f1b89d094a
SHA1: 47ef60072f689b602e8c846b347783451afcd45f
SHA256: 79B7CE192D638436CB4B2B24238589EAC0A872C9B735153FC52B2C71B7175853
File Size: 737.28 KB, 737280 bytes

Windows Portable Executable Attributes

  • File doesn't have "Rich" header
  • File doesn't have debug information
  • File doesn't have exports table
  • File doesn't have relocations information
  • File doesn't have security information
  • File has been packed
  • File is 32-bit executable
  • File is either console or GUI application
  • File is GUI application (IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI)
  • File is Native application (NOT .NET application)
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  • File is not packed
  • IMAGE_FILE_DLL is not set inside PE header (Executable)
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE is set inside PE header (Executable Image)

File Icons

Windows PE Version Information

Name Value
Company Name Ammyy LLC
File Description Ammyy Admin
File Version
  • 3.10
  • 3.4
Internal Name Ammyy Admin
Product Name Ammyy Admin
Product Version
  • 3.10
  • 3.4

File Traits

  • 2+ executable sections
  • HighEntropy
  • x86

Block Information

Total Blocks: 1,788
Potentially Malicious Blocks: 1,223
Whitelisted Blocks: 560
Unknown Blocks: 5

Visual Map

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0 - Probable Safe Block
? - Unknown Block
x - Potentially Malicious Block

Similar Families

  • Ammy.A

Files Modified

File Attributes
\device\harddisk0\dr0 Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data
c:\programdata\ammyy\hr Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\programdata\ammyy\hr3 Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\programdata\ammyy\settings3.bin Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data,Delete,LEFT 262144
c:\programdata\ammyy\settings3.bin Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\programdata\ammyy\settings3.bin Synchronize,Write Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\2k10\ammyyadmin\ammyyadmin.exe Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\2k10\ammyyadmin\ammyyadmin.exe Synchronize,Write Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\2k10\ammyyadmin\settings3.bin Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\2k10\ammyyadmin\settings3.bin Synchronize,Write Attributes

Registry Modifications

Key::Value Data API Name
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::proxybypass  RegNtPreCreateKey
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::intranetname  RegNtPreCreateKey
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::uncasintranet  RegNtPreCreateKey
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::autodetect RegNtPreCreateKey
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::proxybypass  RegNtPreCreateKey
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::intranetname  RegNtPreCreateKey
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::uncasintranet  RegNtPreCreateKey
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::autodetect RegNtPreCreateKey
HKLM\system\controlset001\services\bam\state\usersettings\s-1-5-21-3119368278-1123331430-659265220-1001::\device\harddiskvolume2\windows\system32\conhost.exe 썙저惁ǜ RegNtPreCreateKey
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\notifications\data::418a073aa3bc1c75 沎 䀣ʲ䠱O噀ñ᝹ʁ뽹ɞ傄ë鶝’閾ʴ駃ó⟋ʪߙĤÉ RegNtPreCreateKey
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HKCU\software\ammyy\admin::hr 絓獖ㅦχ읅ﳘ劽 RegNtPreCreateKey
HKLM\software\wow6432node\ammyy\admin::hr 絓獖ㅦχ읅ﳘ劽 RegNtPreCreateKey
HKCU\software\ammyy\admin::hr3 RegNtPreCreateKey
HKLM\software\wow6432node\ammyy\admin::hr3 RegNtPreCreateKey
HKLM\system\controlset001\control\safeboot\network\ammyyadmin_408:: Service RegNtPreCreateKey

Windows API Usage

Category API
Anti Debug
  • IsDebuggerPresent
User Data Access
  • GetUserObjectInformation
Process Manipulation Evasion
  • NtUnmapViewOfSection
Process Shell Execute
  • ShellExecuteEx
  • WriteConsole
Syscall Use
  • ntdll.dll!NtAccessCheck
  • ntdll.dll!NtAlertThreadByThreadId
  • ntdll.dll!NtAlpcSendWaitReceivePort
  • ntdll.dll!NtApphelpCacheControl
  • ntdll.dll!NtClearEvent
  • ntdll.dll!NtClose
  • ntdll.dll!NtConnectPort
  • ntdll.dll!NtCreateEvent
  • ntdll.dll!NtCreateFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtCreateMutant
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  • ntdll.dll!NtCreateSection
  • ntdll.dll!NtCreateSemaphore
  • ntdll.dll!NtDuplicateObject
  • ntdll.dll!NtDuplicateToken
  • ntdll.dll!NtEnumerateValueKey
  • ntdll.dll!NtFreeVirtualMemory
  • ntdll.dll!NtMapViewOfSection
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenKey
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenKeyEx
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenProcessToken
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenProcessTokenEx
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenSection
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenSemaphore
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenThreadTokenEx
  • ntdll.dll!NtProtectVirtualMemory
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryAttributesFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryInformationProcess
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryInformationThread
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryInformationToken
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryKey
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryPerformanceCounter
  • ntdll.dll!NtQuerySecurityAttributesToken
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryValueKey
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryVirtualMemory
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryVolumeInformationFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryWnfStateData
  • ntdll.dll!NtReleaseMutant
  • ntdll.dll!NtReleaseSemaphore
  • ntdll.dll!NtReleaseWorkerFactoryWorker
  • ntdll.dll!NtRequestWaitReplyPort
  • ntdll.dll!NtSetEvent
  • ntdll.dll!NtSetInformationProcess
  • ntdll.dll!NtSetInformationVirtualMemory
  • ntdll.dll!NtSetInformationWorkerFactory
  • ntdll.dll!NtSubscribeWnfStateChange
  • ntdll.dll!NtTestAlert
  • ntdll.dll!NtTraceControl
  • ntdll.dll!NtUnmapViewOfSection
  • ntdll.dll!NtUnmapViewOfSectionEx
  • ntdll.dll!NtWaitForAlertByThreadId
  • ntdll.dll!NtWaitForSingleObject
  • ntdll.dll!NtWaitForWorkViaWorkerFactory
  • ntdll.dll!NtWaitLowEventPair
  • ntdll.dll!NtWorkerFactoryWorkerReady
  • ntdll.dll!NtWriteFile
  • UNKNOWN
Process Terminate
  • TerminateProcess
Network Winsock2
  • WSAStartup
Service Control
  • OpenSCManager
  • OpenService
Network Info Queried
  • GetAdaptersInfo
Network Winsock
  • bind
  • inet_addr
  • socket
Network Wininet
  • HttpOpenRequest
  • HttpQueryInfo
  • HttpSendRequest
  • InternetConnect
  • InternetOpen
  • InternetSetOption
Network Winhttp
  • WinHttpOpen

Shell Command Execution

(NULL) cmd.exe /c If Exist C:\WINDOWS\bfsvc.exe (md "C:\ProgramData\AMMYY"&copy settings3.bin "C:\ProgramData\AMMYY") Else (md "C:\ProgramData\Application Data\AMMYY"&copy /y settings3.bin "C:\ProgramData\Application Data\AMMYY")
WriteConsole: 1 file(s
(NULL) AmmyyAdmin.exe

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