Analysis Overview
SHA256
7bf0f392e1f5a8793eda00b5175adb26f762e30824d1a4c52390693142f5f9cd
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-01-16 15:57
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-16 15:57
Reported
2024-01-16 15:59
Platform
win7-20231215-en
Max time kernel
120s
Max time network
124s
Command Line
Signatures
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\config.ini | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Sys32\BQXP.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe"
Network
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@424E.tmp
| MD5 | 2bbb6ffc878515a79478917c5af03a9c |
| SHA1 | 52532ea393f3a623c05b2cd72a205da41f152c29 |
| SHA256 | 23c8cc69783ab663e036fb0d15c01b3863ff898d5534fa1d02f16c291863f3a5 |
| SHA512 | be8846674af43f20501e6fe59fbd369d7393e79970ab1a4fc7c516c491939f575c5e07a1cd284287e8663d1ca2f4e6663839a79f798a7453ecd30bb0fbdcc464 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe
| MD5 | db4d88b22f173a37c34477abeea6a789 |
| SHA1 | 11c42d2d445c01a408ad947d48927fe2b370aa8c |
| SHA256 | 251cd62057ee822ad0139fddadd88945ef0951af715eea17ac5faa4b25e17a55 |
| SHA512 | 67501ecf3b474536c3ae0cf68d49672b108b3b509a229f2a8bd4126e2f67228c93e2bbb78379de7dac3bbff6f7495d1d1aeffebb3fa5f8c7a0e29eaac4bce23e |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.006
| MD5 | a08026db7b86f2ba69f6317a4a66778b |
| SHA1 | 6afe5979a1ef3ee8b94b6ef4a6bf8a70d641bf62 |
| SHA256 | 90c1300aaa05d24a32f9d01824c611742a10c2bb3e0450504b62282ab658e2f5 |
| SHA512 | 059d6abdb37800f7673d116a0e9a4d2f3e8e7d955a402ef91ca97cf24f3c29121dc36c54599511ac0e04cd2b1467e30fb7b2563e42e2fe43e71560816902207e |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.007
| MD5 | 49e240cd2e8fe880e177e208aaf8feea |
| SHA1 | 54e9ee5a7523148542113ee654f00ea13d3ca3d7 |
| SHA256 | f1b86ba7a2c3aa753966cc67bc5efb4e4badb670b6a0e56ffcfdcbbc379108fc |
| SHA512 | e92efd1d0ab3249d6c93b32af0885e22726421055bff36dcf64d307ef2f8aaf2dd06c221342bd5e2a1fadb5d61ac284cd39750cdf1134fd530ba9ff1744d965f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.001
| MD5 | 01e7a23e106468c1552141d071c0d48b |
| SHA1 | f44fa04be73a50c7291ae75d0bcbeb60f43248e2 |
| SHA256 | 20d517bddb6fc2c92f702d5b96e6a906fc8d22d72ead84a7fc2b47e1c894f24f |
| SHA512 | 1e1bbceef10938f31a70f907ac46ad487d4db6812fe3a8857cc1e0ba8e9fadc9e22084188b09839c0aee0096d9cf39f0a2c52191fda3238482eefb27a2a0e882 |
memory/2656-21-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe
| MD5 | 1a662c851cf2e9390e3e87d8ec3c549e |
| SHA1 | 7828d5f4d109d92ef5c6368dd918bdce64bb3fab |
| SHA256 | ce0a722634a28b05e6fd3e15f87bedcd6d6e7e107b0fd5e4ffa7dc89bc0dd4e6 |
| SHA512 | 1192a4c488b02e17d470781d8a92210291013c1b3ac8baa3ee51f53efd18db7049d4aa46860aa33ca37eaf45df8e98a2aeae76e6c720de9898a8e22fdee75618 |
memory/2712-36-0x0000000077BDF000-0x0000000077BE0000-memory.dmp
memory/2656-37-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-16 15:57
Reported
2024-01-16 16:00
Platform
win10v2004-20231215-en
Max time kernel
143s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-996941297-2279405024-2328152752-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\config.ini | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1712 wrote to memory of 2976 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe |
| PID 1712 wrote to memory of 2976 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe |
| PID 1712 wrote to memory of 2976 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe |
| PID 1712 wrote to memory of 4144 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe |
| PID 1712 wrote to memory of 4144 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe |
| PID 1712 wrote to memory of 4144 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\60493e4baeaf8131d56d7525ffff4e52.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Sys32\BQXP.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 59.128.231.4.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 178.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 16.53.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 208.194.73.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NL | 52.142.223.178:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 158.240.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.134.221.88.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 202.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 23.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 193.78.101.95.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 2.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@8770.tmp
| MD5 | 2bbb6ffc878515a79478917c5af03a9c |
| SHA1 | 52532ea393f3a623c05b2cd72a205da41f152c29 |
| SHA256 | 23c8cc69783ab663e036fb0d15c01b3863ff898d5534fa1d02f16c291863f3a5 |
| SHA512 | be8846674af43f20501e6fe59fbd369d7393e79970ab1a4fc7c516c491939f575c5e07a1cd284287e8663d1ca2f4e6663839a79f798a7453ecd30bb0fbdcc464 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.exe
| MD5 | db4d88b22f173a37c34477abeea6a789 |
| SHA1 | 11c42d2d445c01a408ad947d48927fe2b370aa8c |
| SHA256 | 251cd62057ee822ad0139fddadd88945ef0951af715eea17ac5faa4b25e17a55 |
| SHA512 | 67501ecf3b474536c3ae0cf68d49672b108b3b509a229f2a8bd4126e2f67228c93e2bbb78379de7dac3bbff6f7495d1d1aeffebb3fa5f8c7a0e29eaac4bce23e |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\auto logg on.exe
| MD5 | 1a662c851cf2e9390e3e87d8ec3c549e |
| SHA1 | 7828d5f4d109d92ef5c6368dd918bdce64bb3fab |
| SHA256 | ce0a722634a28b05e6fd3e15f87bedcd6d6e7e107b0fd5e4ffa7dc89bc0dd4e6 |
| SHA512 | 1192a4c488b02e17d470781d8a92210291013c1b3ac8baa3ee51f53efd18db7049d4aa46860aa33ca37eaf45df8e98a2aeae76e6c720de9898a8e22fdee75618 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.007
| MD5 | 49e240cd2e8fe880e177e208aaf8feea |
| SHA1 | 54e9ee5a7523148542113ee654f00ea13d3ca3d7 |
| SHA256 | f1b86ba7a2c3aa753966cc67bc5efb4e4badb670b6a0e56ffcfdcbbc379108fc |
| SHA512 | e92efd1d0ab3249d6c93b32af0885e22726421055bff36dcf64d307ef2f8aaf2dd06c221342bd5e2a1fadb5d61ac284cd39750cdf1134fd530ba9ff1744d965f |
memory/2976-29-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A61000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.006
| MD5 | a08026db7b86f2ba69f6317a4a66778b |
| SHA1 | 6afe5979a1ef3ee8b94b6ef4a6bf8a70d641bf62 |
| SHA256 | 90c1300aaa05d24a32f9d01824c611742a10c2bb3e0450504b62282ab658e2f5 |
| SHA512 | 059d6abdb37800f7673d116a0e9a4d2f3e8e7d955a402ef91ca97cf24f3c29121dc36c54599511ac0e04cd2b1467e30fb7b2563e42e2fe43e71560816902207e |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BQXP.001
| MD5 | 01e7a23e106468c1552141d071c0d48b |
| SHA1 | f44fa04be73a50c7291ae75d0bcbeb60f43248e2 |
| SHA256 | 20d517bddb6fc2c92f702d5b96e6a906fc8d22d72ead84a7fc2b47e1c894f24f |
| SHA512 | 1e1bbceef10938f31a70f907ac46ad487d4db6812fe3a8857cc1e0ba8e9fadc9e22084188b09839c0aee0096d9cf39f0a2c52191fda3238482eefb27a2a0e882 |
memory/2976-38-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A61000-memory.dmp