Analysis Overview
SHA256
f6e495de196a7084dea401ecb9fc3e9a1e29a81ad3df0323806a923a64059c10
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6e088e7a3dc0f6811e96db94362db2c8 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax main executable
Ardamax
Identifies Wine through registry keys
Themida packer
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Checks installed software on the system
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in System32 directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Program crash
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-01-21 21:12
Signatures
Themida packer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-21 21:12
Reported
2024-01-21 21:14
Platform
win7-20231129-en
Max time kernel
117s
Max time network
118s
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\INSTALL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
Identifies Wine through registry keys
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Wine | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6e088e7a3dc0f6811e96db94362db2c8.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6e088e7a3dc0f6811e96db94362db2c8.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe | N/A |
Themida packer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WGQS Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\WGQS.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.001 | C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.006 | C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.007 | C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6e088e7a3dc0f6811e96db94362db2c8.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6e088e7a3dc0f6811e96db94362db2c8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6e088e7a3dc0f6811e96db94362db2c8.exe"
C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE
"C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\WGQS.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503}
Network
Files
memory/2316-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-2-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-1-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000006BA000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005B7000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE
| MD5 | 98ec30e388040b2d6d113ba5dc684f74 |
| SHA1 | 60373d7cf902d248eafd0644a8d61cfb38cc2057 |
| SHA256 | e1c6967b1f1cb994d746b67bc8baf7c1a683bfbdd18ffd6f44a5f86946a3e1e5 |
| SHA512 | 5610a25a0ece9e7e906ba20b19faeb1f44ee2dab61c8edc7960a795fd00150ff8579882d08e8fc773b1db39461fb0428176d27793fa5e62b0d381cb218a0c569 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@D69.tmp
| MD5 | c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371 |
| SHA1 | d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8 |
| SHA256 | d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb |
| SHA512 | 494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.exe
| MD5 | 17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547 |
| SHA1 | a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb |
| SHA256 | 1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd |
| SHA512 | b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.007
| MD5 | b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96 |
| SHA1 | d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff |
| SHA256 | a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2 |
| SHA512 | fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce |
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.006
| MD5 | 43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0 |
| SHA1 | f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339 |
| SHA256 | 3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba |
| SHA512 | e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WGQS.001
| MD5 | e212a3850a57f23b3650c1d30a85d917 |
| SHA1 | 3650abb4951a03cbfc36c19984a285dc921b875c |
| SHA256 | 0543787655e47c225f8a8328249347698a8713727068304063560b4c60960301 |
| SHA512 | 55d2d84f896b81211af9316322657bbb472d453b7d714af43f944400a529b3f639f62c7f790482438e7ce396bbf86b7b846876a3650627461ce6735aa70ebb16 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321 |
| SHA1 | 0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87 |
| SHA256 | 14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a |
| SHA512 | 10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d |
memory/2316-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2728-46-0x00000000001F0000-0x00000000001F1000-memory.dmp
memory/2728-47-0x000000007798F000-0x0000000077990000-memory.dmp
memory/2728-43-0x0000000000160000-0x0000000000162000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-42-0x0000000004CD0000-0x0000000004CD2000-memory.dmp
memory/2728-48-0x000000007798F000-0x0000000077990000-memory.dmp
C:\GLADIATUS.JPG
| MD5 | 687d9933624943e77e0d639a27e2dc51 |
| SHA1 | e12e8f379c86982c53a2258a173524e146a0f111 |
| SHA256 | f8c240c4c21d772850f55c23d49bc6e01195e6f41cdf7a0dffa1af750026bbb0 |
| SHA512 | 02b458aebae3d85a001f0f65384f0daeece9d6726efd3068b60947e210ae60bdfbc865ae8db32d975d3d0eb3d5c4c97aa576274c6f6ef490870e12f5b5e3b350 |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-21 21:12
Reported
2024-01-21 21:14
Platform
win10v2004-20231215-en
Max time kernel
93s
Max time network
95s
Command Line
Signatures
Identifies Wine through registry keys
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1497073144-2389943819-3385106915-1000\Software\Wine | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6e088e7a3dc0f6811e96db94362db2c8.exe | N/A |
Themida packer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6e088e7a3dc0f6811e96db94362db2c8.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6e088e7a3dc0f6811e96db94362db2c8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6e088e7a3dc0f6811e96db94362db2c8.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 440 -p 4424 -ip 4424
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4424 -s 296
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 204.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 64.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 138.91.171.81:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 134.71.91.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 16.234.44.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 211.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.171.91.138.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 195.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4424-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4424-1-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A71000-memory.dmp
memory/4424-2-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000023EA000-memory.dmp
memory/4424-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005B7000-memory.dmp