Analysis Overview
SHA256
2ca8f098f8f4d2b0cd89a7bc7531a413de711ec4e556fb1021cc185acb334ca7
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax main executable
Ardamax
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Checks installed software on the system
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in System32 directory
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-01-21 07:00
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-21 07:00
Reported
2024-01-21 07:02
Platform
win7-20231215-en
Max time kernel
121s
Max time network
127s
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\MOOY.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MOOY Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\MOOY.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2692 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe |
| PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2692 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe |
| PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2692 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe |
| PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2692 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\MOOY.exe"
Network
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@44AE.tmp
| MD5 | c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371 |
| SHA1 | d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8 |
| SHA256 | d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb |
| SHA512 | 494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe
| MD5 | 17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547 |
| SHA1 | a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb |
| SHA256 | 1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd |
| SHA512 | b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321 |
| SHA1 | 0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87 |
| SHA256 | 14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a |
| SHA512 | 10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.001
| MD5 | 3b95ae9d317fcdc571694ec6f78ce4e2 |
| SHA1 | ac83887aab041c284c2f0dc835932f6060e2cc58 |
| SHA256 | 2fa8190aa0669643eede6d147e29e2ed9e63e98faa671c7f79ff76c959d2de9d |
| SHA512 | e442d8f57bda804375402609cbebcbcc8476dae0a1dfe9c682c5b64ba42cd4bc308007f76728452d25e390ea202ade033561e67d4e772ae2649dfa78505d8fe3 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.007
| MD5 | b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96 |
| SHA1 | d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff |
| SHA256 | a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2 |
| SHA512 | fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.006
| MD5 | 43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0 |
| SHA1 | f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339 |
| SHA256 | 3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba |
| SHA512 | e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f |
memory/2692-24-0x00000000001F0000-0x00000000001F1000-memory.dmp
memory/2692-27-0x00000000001F0000-0x00000000001F1000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-21 07:00
Reported
2024-01-21 07:02
Platform
win10v2004-20231215-en
Max time kernel
142s
Max time network
156s
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-1-5-21-2398549320-3657759451-817663969-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MOOY Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\MOOY.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2148 wrote to memory of 4992 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe |
| PID 2148 wrote to memory of 4992 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe |
| PID 2148 wrote to memory of 4992 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ca8277f81969315d46d16c11c224055.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\MOOY.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 138.91.171.81:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.204.248.87.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 71.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.135.221.88.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 25.140.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.179.89.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@7F42.tmp
| MD5 | c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371 |
| SHA1 | d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8 |
| SHA256 | d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb |
| SHA512 | 494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.exe
| MD5 | 17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547 |
| SHA1 | a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb |
| SHA256 | 1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd |
| SHA512 | b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.001
| MD5 | 3b95ae9d317fcdc571694ec6f78ce4e2 |
| SHA1 | ac83887aab041c284c2f0dc835932f6060e2cc58 |
| SHA256 | 2fa8190aa0669643eede6d147e29e2ed9e63e98faa671c7f79ff76c959d2de9d |
| SHA512 | e442d8f57bda804375402609cbebcbcc8476dae0a1dfe9c682c5b64ba42cd4bc308007f76728452d25e390ea202ade033561e67d4e772ae2649dfa78505d8fe3 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.007
| MD5 | b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96 |
| SHA1 | d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff |
| SHA256 | a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2 |
| SHA512 | fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MOOY.006
| MD5 | 43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0 |
| SHA1 | f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339 |
| SHA256 | 3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba |
| SHA512 | e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321 |
| SHA1 | 0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87 |
| SHA256 | 14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a |
| SHA512 | 10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d |
memory/4992-23-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A51000-memory.dmp
memory/4992-27-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A51000-memory.dmp