Andariel Group Exploiting Korean Asset Management Solutions (MeshAgent)

2024-03-19 • Ahnlab •

https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/63192/

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Andariel is described exploiting Korean asset management solutions during lateral movement to deploy AndarLoader and ModeLoader against Korean companies. The activity includes abuse of MeshAgent for remote control, Mshta-based retrieval of the JavaScript ModeLoader, and AndarLoader execution of downloaded .NET payloads in memory. After establishing backdoor access, the operators installed Mimikatz, modified WDigest-related settings to support credential theft, cleared Windows security logs, and used keylogging and clipboard logging with output stored under C:\Users\Public\game.db. Reported infrastructure includes AndarLoader C2 domains such as privacy.hopto[.]org and privatemake.bounceme[.]net, a MeshAgent server at 84.38.129[.]21, and multiple ModeLoader URLs under kro[.]kr and o-r[.]kr domains.

Indicators of Compromise

Type Value First Seen Last Seen
DOMAIN privatemake.bounceme.net 2023-08-22 2024-07-25
HASH be25634603f7e0dedf7eca6d64f0355… 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
HASH 61c0810a23580cf492a6ba4f7654566… 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
HASH 2c69c4786ce663e58a3cc093c6d5b530 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
HASH b43973b6d586cc1c2f9b9313e8a7ee9… 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
URL http://www.ipservice.kro.kr/mod… 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
URL http://www.mssrv.kro.kr/modeRea… 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
URL http://www.mssrv.kro.kr/modeWri… 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
URL http://www.ipservice.kro.kr/ind… 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
URL http://www.mssrv.kro.kr/modeVie… 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
URL http://panda.ourhome.o-r.kr/mod… 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
URL http://www.mssrv.kro.kr/view.php 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
URL http://www.ipservice.kro.kr/vie… 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
URL http://panda.ourhome.o-r.kr/mod… 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
URL http://panda.ourhome.o-r.kr/vie… 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
DOMAIN privacy.hopto.org 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
DOMAIN panda.ourhome.o-r.kr 2024-03-11 2024-03-19
IPv4 84.38.129.21 2024-03-11 2024-03-19

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