Analysis Overview
SHA256
16d81008d16cebf0bf85757b1e7789e3783584be97ddbbb3d7347323bffe91d7
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in System32 directory
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-01-17 01:57
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-17 01:57
Reported
2024-01-17 02:00
Platform
win7-20231129-en
Max time kernel
121s
Max time network
121s
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\28463\AWPB.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AWPB Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\AWPB.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2092 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe |
| PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2092 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe |
| PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2092 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe |
| PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2092 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\AWPB.exe"
Network
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@196A.tmp
| MD5 | 5094ea365054fad0ba2635f30d17d463 |
| SHA1 | 7977dac5f35a65904230fa4393b2334e846045ac |
| SHA256 | b4d3bb2bfc2aa63972c6afc57af1fcec86b732290fc878ffe8a05fb2570ebd44 |
| SHA512 | 5268446665f04eaa1ba960ab2cb6fb962fd146ec00c9eabada7433d3e5750bbf3e2b3fd749be5aa391913c989efb1a676b6cdda46d6ea2e085ecbac3964275cf |
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe
| MD5 | 5ef5629026bb439c91a3b9ea4fa8e43e |
| SHA1 | 248726c42e1dee804850afcfebac55351372ee83 |
| SHA256 | 6d9ffbd91d2aae1959e7426ff2031464806df43126f6b460a56f4059f2769177 |
| SHA512 | 78900cd646a071ef81ec56b6611dca598b859ca25f1267523f3bbe220bed8b7a9b3f8e5929fda34791fdb4252e42e31c398ffbf19a63ffee1d68ca65b3d2ba47 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | fd763aa6397099f2b9433e151f3ee240 |
| SHA1 | 7ce5738891dd6ab99e703a2e9aba7a34e82c5c1a |
| SHA256 | 9192b775120d88affe9f86c0b3a8eebdea468e6ed868340f70f1dcd824daa70f |
| SHA512 | 92e9d17a2c19f31d7155c9cd7f0786e613050a1cdb3c5db40b53271e835b0ab54af014a443f44d083ebc12678abaa19a342424c14f5ea9dfab14e9d5c5e7fab5 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.007
| MD5 | 6681a0740cf6b8babb91527991c691a4 |
| SHA1 | a5a3a93d4f9f664997ba02a1fe8b26f3881c174a |
| SHA256 | 1efa0be2f1620c92ba910ac6aacbac854c0f89b7bfb3952a7a5bbbb6ba19e0b8 |
| SHA512 | 427ffd43177bcf5c65ce00968f9f8d81079d038811b51f483df802408f68d6a7233f180315c3e5a0e52638f188ab6e69fdb65653c526a4bfb059cebed2bcde56 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.006
| MD5 | 9debeb853ab5e0f5c22c27bba2577550 |
| SHA1 | 1eebd17676eb4f3a568e0127ed73fd93b8f0afc4 |
| SHA256 | 1f515119f19140178848795922412b048bf212afd9c38ebd304cf8346a542d63 |
| SHA512 | 52ac35f8903450da9e6ec61608add625f7bdb3dd7865cc7cf1ad46365ee6c2897cf696a1fdee012a51046358386e1e6efc0ecb116fa34531ea72f08cf3ab1845 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.001
| MD5 | a5e02f74617ae2b0c0144a25fa512c96 |
| SHA1 | dcdd47aa7997c84c4c7dafe955ade6be8db63113 |
| SHA256 | ac615c01e2fd653fe39ecc9ca2577c144f802a13822c714c13e25a1a548bcec8 |
| SHA512 | 5616678a35d4c48c7266e263310c22c1830eaac8530c6f1c82d89980230d375dec3921329703fc648938f9bd4f9d91718b502085c6346c3e5d652b5047e6e3bc |
memory/2092-24-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-17 01:57
Reported
2024-01-17 02:00
Platform
win10v2004-20231222-en
Max time kernel
144s
Max time network
149s
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-1-5-21-1168293393-3419776239-306423207-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AWPB Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\AWPB.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3528 wrote to memory of 3844 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe |
| PID 3528 wrote to memory of 3844 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe |
| PID 3528 wrote to memory of 3844 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\617207e22b773248ac162d3c731d92e2.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\AWPB.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 158.240.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 180.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 23.181.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 200.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 9.228.82.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 41.110.16.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 59.128.231.4.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.135.221.88.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 14.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@5573.tmp
| MD5 | 5094ea365054fad0ba2635f30d17d463 |
| SHA1 | 7977dac5f35a65904230fa4393b2334e846045ac |
| SHA256 | b4d3bb2bfc2aa63972c6afc57af1fcec86b732290fc878ffe8a05fb2570ebd44 |
| SHA512 | 5268446665f04eaa1ba960ab2cb6fb962fd146ec00c9eabada7433d3e5750bbf3e2b3fd749be5aa391913c989efb1a676b6cdda46d6ea2e085ecbac3964275cf |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.exe
| MD5 | 5ef5629026bb439c91a3b9ea4fa8e43e |
| SHA1 | 248726c42e1dee804850afcfebac55351372ee83 |
| SHA256 | 6d9ffbd91d2aae1959e7426ff2031464806df43126f6b460a56f4059f2769177 |
| SHA512 | 78900cd646a071ef81ec56b6611dca598b859ca25f1267523f3bbe220bed8b7a9b3f8e5929fda34791fdb4252e42e31c398ffbf19a63ffee1d68ca65b3d2ba47 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.007
| MD5 | 6681a0740cf6b8babb91527991c691a4 |
| SHA1 | a5a3a93d4f9f664997ba02a1fe8b26f3881c174a |
| SHA256 | 1efa0be2f1620c92ba910ac6aacbac854c0f89b7bfb3952a7a5bbbb6ba19e0b8 |
| SHA512 | 427ffd43177bcf5c65ce00968f9f8d81079d038811b51f483df802408f68d6a7233f180315c3e5a0e52638f188ab6e69fdb65653c526a4bfb059cebed2bcde56 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 726be7152a2cb3ae0f5062dcd73cd5f9 |
| SHA1 | a1826bf9c43996a5476330a01119bdfc8c43e309 |
| SHA256 | 2b330fc78a9cd575b9b9883d89c1309b7281a51a7465c885bf6ffd9cd6b93315 |
| SHA512 | 3e1c2d2ae30c84e9854e3067658cc78f96186d9b129c3c0f4f9e177aae27c9dce6a3e06cbdd8773eab8e3ac2938f1b0e57ac8174497d0dbee02168554650b254 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.006
| MD5 | 9debeb853ab5e0f5c22c27bba2577550 |
| SHA1 | 1eebd17676eb4f3a568e0127ed73fd93b8f0afc4 |
| SHA256 | 1f515119f19140178848795922412b048bf212afd9c38ebd304cf8346a542d63 |
| SHA512 | 52ac35f8903450da9e6ec61608add625f7bdb3dd7865cc7cf1ad46365ee6c2897cf696a1fdee012a51046358386e1e6efc0ecb116fa34531ea72f08cf3ab1845 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AWPB.001
| MD5 | a5e02f74617ae2b0c0144a25fa512c96 |
| SHA1 | dcdd47aa7997c84c4c7dafe955ade6be8db63113 |
| SHA256 | ac615c01e2fd653fe39ecc9ca2577c144f802a13822c714c13e25a1a548bcec8 |
| SHA512 | 5616678a35d4c48c7266e263310c22c1830eaac8530c6f1c82d89980230d375dec3921329703fc648938f9bd4f9d91718b502085c6346c3e5d652b5047e6e3bc |
memory/3844-23-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005E1000-memory.dmp