Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
153s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20231215-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system - submitted
01/01/2024, 09:59
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
0249b558f268587e1b571f95133bbf27.exe
Resource
win7-20231129-en
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
0249b558f268587e1b571f95133bbf27.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20231215-en
12 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 0249b558f268587e1b571f95133bbf27.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- Sample240101-l1f2asbba4
- SHA256 975a1879f367292ddccd98cce6b310e52c91e4f67b72126fb991f3cf0500d18c
- MD5 0249b558f268587e1b571f95133bbf27
- SHA1 06687d0774897f1ade45069b73c53e4034af674e
- SHA512 b16c53badd6dfea38c9ecbd14c70e42ba0261819fc7f9f12b7d8ad36e900801d332e2871700ed7d8588513c5d495a113031f8a041e7a22228cee383e3b2125d1
- SSDEEP 24576:rFat3bciItaFjGCqEMSHBN+GS/LTUw23Yjw:I
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Ardamax main executable 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000600000002324a-28.dat family_ardamax behavioral2/files/0x000600000002324a-31.dat family_ardamax behavioral2/files/0x000600000002324a-30.dat family_ardamax - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2398549320-3657759451-817663969-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation tmp.exe - Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 4868 tmp.exe 5096 LHGM.exe - Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
pid Process 4868 tmp.exe 5096 LHGM.exe 5096 LHGM.exe 5096 LHGM.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\LHGM Agent = "C:\\Windows\\28463\\LHGM.exe" LHGM.exe - Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Drops file in Windows directory 6 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.007 tmp.exe File created C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.exe tmp.exe File created C:\Windows\28463\AKV.exe tmp.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\28463 LHGM.exe File created C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.001 tmp.exe File created C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.006 tmp.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2492 0249b558f268587e1b571f95133bbf27.exe Token: 33 5096 LHGM.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5096 LHGM.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
pid Process 5096 LHGM.exe 5096 LHGM.exe 5096 LHGM.exe 5096 LHGM.exe 5096 LHGM.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2492 wrote to memory of 4868 2492 0249b558f268587e1b571f95133bbf27.exe 79 PID 2492 wrote to memory of 4868 2492 0249b558f268587e1b571f95133bbf27.exe 79 PID 2492 wrote to memory of 4868 2492 0249b558f268587e1b571f95133bbf27.exe 79 PID 4868 wrote to memory of 5096 4868 tmp.exe 91 PID 4868 wrote to memory of 5096 4868 tmp.exe 91 PID 4868 wrote to memory of 5096 4868 tmp.exe 91
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0249b558f268587e1b571f95133bbf27.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0249b558f268587e1b571f95133bbf27.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2492 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4868 -
C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.exe"C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5096
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@ABB1.tmp
- Size 4KB
- SHA256 27cfe74936e4090aafbef07ee45725923f4b1243135e1e3a51e3385dbcd7b637
- MD5 a55cbc0f0125b005ef369020b4c17806
- SHA1 010af3e2e84b337e91f5e0c791b01e1d527211ce
- SHA512 88e5f7905c86d73bc5af028f20c8bf49f700307926c5b92814c245abe08e9c35841116d428ddbd7b957b47ccc8980684c12608b6818e4b6c1c8c0d27d54a07be
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
- Size 23KB
- SHA256 c92d9e4c9a923d575db34e43d4108344bcef45357809461cdc2b5f10652ac576
- MD5 ff47b0eb4cf0f239e968bb3a4895fba3
- SHA1 5d1b572f2e193e40ddd89b0d7ad242aa1acab969
- SHA512 1a8029fc50124a553b6adf003fbf536b586159fc9f1e87693817acc73628131c8d5adc55330b4d0fb08ed3ad982aa61fc95dbe34c9ca7db3d04b7dd348953448
- SSDEEP 384:g0y7jAinxMexPlOXA5ChIcotxMqEhCa0TUVBKuKPVNZMek88v2mA3EoUZhtbOgb:5y7jAinxLAWC5sfjTUVBKRui8v/WnUjd
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
- Size 58KB
- SHA256 9150a77d2994906bebe5fc9d6527f93079e5770aa96b63386febe035cb67e895
- MD5 287dd873839a69e789135c4548d597a1
- SHA1 ac1f7486e43c9df5e157ae24fd0358c1498b8cb7
- SHA512 a2f86f9c81625ca363e02a6c06f0412b9d479f29bc5e1d5cc8e3e748d1b9605d636bebbefb33e36d8ad246a16684e1a73e1b86fe5579848f5f3bf5522d15134a
- SSDEEP 1536:5y7R/CWfjXg3WU1HmRr4bVGisFvdWGpxhv6:5y7R/C2Xg3/1HmRr4QMG6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Windows\28463\AKV.exe
- Size 457KB
- SHA256 571aae1f8a260909dbc45c67b4c547fc573c07097b36d4e18db0e36d91deccfe
- MD5 46ccfd974518e5849738449034a05a17
- SHA1 d391108816aed7ba8f7beb205ad7171c74eae6b2
- SHA512 773a40a37ebc54cbde7c40ca98001150e78da43726e475f1ee25ef869a39682c0fcd46fb57cf6130151cd8115aa6f2c196e57414affe464fd3b137eb5b317a7a
- SSDEEP 6144:y3CPF9R/a4bR55krSGKLFLtqWwxSnvAHc/0QR86ll8h/9VGC9HK:l/agR0rSGKBLtPMEvAHL2lr
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.001
- Size 438B
- SHA256 5fd04cddbacaff0565eabc8dbe8bfb42ab3ad4d2e74b3ee32977c191981730fc
- MD5 4fd2f6f0864344cd80aa8aaa38b37bf5
- SHA1 ac0ee1d8027726e1ba605a6112af4cd67be26e61
- SHA512 a78fee1045d75a06023fe21e510091604408e1e5580e4b6336847baf4cf914acd5d5d1fe7430fb0e25de0c9edcce994410f89e081e78b2f039c0167c908e6ad2
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.006
- Size 8KB
- SHA256 7c1c4ba8978d3ec53bc6da4d8f9e5e1ca52edf5ccf5ec19ef06b02055ff3b3d1
- MD5 395bbef326fa5ad1216b23f5debf167b
- SHA1 aa4a7334b5a693b3f0d6f47b568e0d13a593d782
- SHA512 dc3f3d7501feb10623807e89f28a0e38bdbbd4a7e2ad964c8ab33c392bde61896fe40bb7773f6309cd59ad9a686decbd81c15b588ac8d311fd2a273ac9410679
- SSDEEP 192:IVdg5cxPjOhoZHOiX+/yWDpQzWXEM1DOcQs8O+y:Ik5cpOhSuK+/ynMEQfQ3O
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.007
- Size 5KB
- SHA256 8f4485675fe35b14276f5c8af8a6b42f03cf1b5de638355e4c4b28397385e87e
- MD5 1b5e72f0ebd49cf146f9ae68d792ffe5
- SHA1 1e90a69c12b9a849fbbac0670296b07331c1cf87
- SHA512 6364f5581de5aaec09b5d1c4e5745193f981ff93cf91e20c6c9ff56566b5d182ccbdacf9aeed1d7a01460eb21619e14ac4ab31b083a951b45b3b7f9d93a62ffc
- SSDEEP 48:6mn/3+o80EE/KD4XJQK5Gaayko1vmiXdjAECihnm8mMWrlo0P:6m0DMWaavoFRNsECi9mbrlo
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.exe
- Size 912KB
- SHA256 4cf4bf2b7d2bb4215e255e1f2b1238ad989f3c8a98ebfd5cb033bccf32fedaa0
- MD5 6768ba61744862704760b66ce8f8fdd4
- SHA1 e86cbed8cf20c2a9c76219d0c434bc310ffb2392
- SHA512 eadb56b633707724ef4f47f8b421b0f3b2afa5a9800fae030f81aefae483eed6b494da470278273f388c3ae346a33cbbfe742924d231dab1c9b42bbefaf95a61
- SSDEEP 12288:UiTqJKIx33aV1XINaXOq6xGJOpqtAnWGgAIb3NEnCztPvnK3STFi:F4KEnaVIa/0Gkp0AWG1Imw83OF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.exe
- Size 25KB
- SHA256 9bf9e7b6c6b1629754c517b8f36962579959ab473376a0cd7bb1dafc8174443a
- MD5 fdb4eeed91737e243bdf6eadec041724
- SHA1 79131548abd8eca9049fe56969b36564bb3d7474
- SHA512 64ac0b3bc04a0d98b573ff92a76dcec98f299a685f7c58590c1b72cf72644a78c8a013d6ecad725e4bf37412a8312bf1e8fb2d6f13706027c49d14afd0d5b0c3
- SSDEEP 768:eipoXezxgp4TczOiAOic7EKfcg/oPn/9bfgQ7nnE:evhvanE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.exe
- Size 76KB
- SHA256 ed24e5921ef4fde4e73ea46afb385e0df45279e477f8894e77af7b678f2bf1d1
- MD5 473fca69211db4f0e98984d754b50ef1
- SHA1 f87b1185b77093f68779afe4f659822d479a8c6f
- SHA512 7f5f22b15cd594fdd7ac3929f3c7a45bae0570fa27083a9ed90bb48e0a40b382506e8a83c65db0b93cea01c9acb9046f179d2531737a5dc976659fba9e6935e0
- SSDEEP 768:eipoXezxgp4TczOiAOic7EKfcg/oPn/9bfgQ7nngp8xuV8fG+kceHUAk2/jccZJj:evhvansou34JZU4LQiDqDSdu
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP