Analysis Overview
SHA256
aeae5d2ac39cc5f21e360b31a9185f9633321d13a57c3da8768db40be55855ea
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Adds Run key to start application
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-01-18 01:23
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-18 01:23
Reported
2024-01-18 01:26
Platform
win7-20231129-en
Max time kernel
120s
Max time network
120s
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\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SNC Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\EXKMTO\\SNC.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2392 wrote to memory of 2996 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe |
| PID 2392 wrote to memory of 2996 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe |
| PID 2392 wrote to memory of 2996 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe |
| PID 2392 wrote to memory of 2996 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\EXKMTO\SNC.exe"
Network
Files
\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe
| MD5 | 68c19411dc10799efff9cfdb1dfa6ea3 |
| SHA1 | b337a16ee1a383ff4406fdaf65816f67174a6ec6 |
| SHA256 | a8565859541d680f0d8c74acdc0e0fee438de817785f4f596e470bdbefca0855 |
| SHA512 | 16a2d576df4a24fa7f973e8e588f8cc79281d03343510344e6ef4ff8e3903e3a7751f38ef4f1c9fa2f8bdfaf3181b4fecae6905833df861c98e5b7b993a429d3 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.004
| MD5 | 67986c892cf3630e19b1199e7b5ade6b |
| SHA1 | 7ad1fc8f4487fcfc36fb520a39ae34e32e93e8b0 |
| SHA256 | 711945de361a344b5baa0db6bec8bfe9653a134b7ad48dc9577d073bf622f9cc |
| SHA512 | 968652acadc8ab2f6c1edff06375fe763b6347dd9d6846803713d61a4a2b8709699e79360bc6af317448c6faa9acbc01ee5fdf08e52c8e4d00e141312a532a52 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.002
| MD5 | 52f41f282445a7a75238c2bf31ff7b7d |
| SHA1 | 5b5c5eb4066e2c583137dff7e1333b89640514a7 |
| SHA256 | 3a9e12f314bf9b5f043f3f05556b244a7ba244d3625f8adbd9cb59e9385ac4f3 |
| SHA512 | bc6e2959be659a86a2de4bb1dbae8171a6b02e39fd98e948c1c40e96e101e73af274e6ceb590fd5aa5e5cb558e8e80fb79aac0162cdc2266ab1b173bda419107 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.001
| MD5 | 2666d675f8905ce58b7e961ffbfe8f61 |
| SHA1 | afa6625a916d27da14a591feba03352b2afb91cc |
| SHA256 | 1594c6986d0e4339825e2c812791c54c912d8358a76b6058da0bf6bba5f5c697 |
| SHA512 | 81193afcb9406ea906db628ae434f576b6e4e2959674902cf8c2b11f5c7007b384a8e0385a6889637506f289d4849dd8dcb32dee9302363834333ef7813a2778 |
memory/2996-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\AKV.exe
| MD5 | eb9f503f6859a5161bcb9aeac042ceab |
| SHA1 | d46039f98020e296bbd6455c834c6299528c821b |
| SHA256 | 51fc5b6f1711fd6b4b5945d935d37f57609eafa68d865c1ec1464b0ab221830c |
| SHA512 | fa034d6292e0c16bb4958f1efe2b51577db99df6ccdb2223ba3fee4bab1796a5d4fa37667c077296da22e4c67d39ae0667a428f774aa2d5d3c7750a28320d33d |
memory/2996-17-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-18 01:23
Reported
2024-01-18 01:26
Platform
win10v2004-20231215-en
Max time kernel
141s
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-1-5-21-3791175113-1062217823-1177695025-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SNC Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\EXKMTO\\SNC.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3820 wrote to memory of 2056 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe |
| PID 3820 wrote to memory of 2056 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe |
| PID 3820 wrote to memory of 2056 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\641cd74ae74576b277820fea5bdb9aec.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\EXKMTO\SNC.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 20.231.121.79:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.134.221.88.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 140.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 2.136.104.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 178.223.142.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.exe
| MD5 | 68c19411dc10799efff9cfdb1dfa6ea3 |
| SHA1 | b337a16ee1a383ff4406fdaf65816f67174a6ec6 |
| SHA256 | a8565859541d680f0d8c74acdc0e0fee438de817785f4f596e470bdbefca0855 |
| SHA512 | 16a2d576df4a24fa7f973e8e588f8cc79281d03343510344e6ef4ff8e3903e3a7751f38ef4f1c9fa2f8bdfaf3181b4fecae6905833df861c98e5b7b993a429d3 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\AKV.exe
| MD5 | eb9f503f6859a5161bcb9aeac042ceab |
| SHA1 | d46039f98020e296bbd6455c834c6299528c821b |
| SHA256 | 51fc5b6f1711fd6b4b5945d935d37f57609eafa68d865c1ec1464b0ab221830c |
| SHA512 | fa034d6292e0c16bb4958f1efe2b51577db99df6ccdb2223ba3fee4bab1796a5d4fa37667c077296da22e4c67d39ae0667a428f774aa2d5d3c7750a28320d33d |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.004
| MD5 | 67986c892cf3630e19b1199e7b5ade6b |
| SHA1 | 7ad1fc8f4487fcfc36fb520a39ae34e32e93e8b0 |
| SHA256 | 711945de361a344b5baa0db6bec8bfe9653a134b7ad48dc9577d073bf622f9cc |
| SHA512 | 968652acadc8ab2f6c1edff06375fe763b6347dd9d6846803713d61a4a2b8709699e79360bc6af317448c6faa9acbc01ee5fdf08e52c8e4d00e141312a532a52 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.002
| MD5 | 52f41f282445a7a75238c2bf31ff7b7d |
| SHA1 | 5b5c5eb4066e2c583137dff7e1333b89640514a7 |
| SHA256 | 3a9e12f314bf9b5f043f3f05556b244a7ba244d3625f8adbd9cb59e9385ac4f3 |
| SHA512 | bc6e2959be659a86a2de4bb1dbae8171a6b02e39fd98e948c1c40e96e101e73af274e6ceb590fd5aa5e5cb558e8e80fb79aac0162cdc2266ab1b173bda419107 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXKMTO\SNC.001
| MD5 | 2666d675f8905ce58b7e961ffbfe8f61 |
| SHA1 | afa6625a916d27da14a591feba03352b2afb91cc |
| SHA256 | 1594c6986d0e4339825e2c812791c54c912d8358a76b6058da0bf6bba5f5c697 |
| SHA512 | 81193afcb9406ea906db628ae434f576b6e4e2959674902cf8c2b11f5c7007b384a8e0385a6889637506f289d4849dd8dcb32dee9302363834333ef7813a2778 |
memory/2056-16-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006A1000-memory.dmp
memory/2056-18-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006A1000-memory.dmp