Analysis Overview
SHA256
68e97dd1957f856617147605fed67146f308e66a620bf871a282ee32468954eb
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in Windows directory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-01-22 07:42
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-22 07:42
Reported
2024-01-22 07:44
Platform
win7-20231129-en
Max time kernel
120s
Max time network
119s
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\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\GQH Start = "C:\\Windows\\PKSQOU\\GQH.exe" | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\ | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2564 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe |
| PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2564 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe |
| PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2564 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe |
| PID 2344 wrote to memory of 2564 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe"
C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe
"C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe"
Network
Files
\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe
| MD5 | 7dc8f94e34ad6f38e94f957043c39617 |
| SHA1 | 081a26dc478bd3de6f2889b9c8da8b2e79723d8b |
| SHA256 | 618fb51d23c0ca116dbd24dc5e0240ebda862e405283d64871549321fde08202 |
| SHA512 | 539c239670369f34e7907d072bdf6b91becb927454db3212b0c307363289b1900edffa2f9fac22d3d14435fcee28b7bdeee1f039f027d74f84627c85774b9f56 |
\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.001
| MD5 | 513c67ebf0379f75a6920540283a4579 |
| SHA1 | 2fe191acb478d62026a8dbf63f65619d168ddee6 |
| SHA256 | 8f636876880c59251548fca626731e648553e0b81b02f4667c22cbfadfbd6e30 |
| SHA512 | 2330f5bbd8d7de91473430bc35a125fe13b261afa5b4ef9533d4d6ebcde6cfe27f705fccbdefa092eb9123eb33dcc1448deab72adab981726517afe458beb01d |
memory/2564-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.004
| MD5 | 654b8c8ab1402317ee9ca99b86323e72 |
| SHA1 | 9ed07abda3afc7b6cdf64a13469b0f2715bcc4a9 |
| SHA256 | c1096420bbc655cc5cb2c327c38b3fae704fd1f755f74d1780e6ec673a0c88ce |
| SHA512 | c08f3b0c00d7e928fd2f10bd2907e101701b72caeb00765b708d1c8adf020afc0366c93aab06e2befbf516a1218c31033cd1cf2eeebf2e9ef85b1817d715217c |
C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.002
| MD5 | 1db8aa9ffda07a5f5559cbf25087147b |
| SHA1 | eea77894bff8e24fb0861159927f67decb629184 |
| SHA256 | 8cf369255b48195b8ecec1c7bf2e76924641880aa7311e6cf504ca534bbfcd62 |
| SHA512 | b9f80191dd8975c2e484eeec1bc7c6212d1b614061e69d96eda87b7a061a78a34de220f22607c3eb1c0fa37f152744a5c8f65a896e2884a9daf969db54a11704 |
C:\Windows\PKSQOU\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 0725c70d7b45945089905464a2710dc8 |
| SHA1 | a47223eb378919afc8c2a6af6b031bca12eacaae |
| SHA256 | 5340cf0385c1ccf9a5f01e9bbcb68474d5760c1c60bd87772fbd8a498208a3c5 |
| SHA512 | 3b95b3c582c2df9a59c2aaa5e9f04ea093dda8b53a7df4b966d46c6f61643e8beed3e3cca0e784301f5f14ea17e2520ecf10dca0ae805e5b31bd51ac94d10888 |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-22 07:42
Reported
2024-01-22 07:44
Platform
win10v2004-20231222-en
Max time kernel
121s
Max time network
148s
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-1-5-21-3803511929-1339359695-2191195476-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\GQH Start = "C:\\Windows\\PKSQOU\\GQH.exe" | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\ | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 968 wrote to memory of 2836 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe |
| PID 968 wrote to memory of 2836 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe |
| PID 968 wrote to memory of 2836 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe | C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f1b274afb60566d225a99686230e5fc.exe"
C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe
"C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 71.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 241.150.49.20.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 | 173.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 19.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.205.248.87.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.exe
| MD5 | 7dc8f94e34ad6f38e94f957043c39617 |
| SHA1 | 081a26dc478bd3de6f2889b9c8da8b2e79723d8b |
| SHA256 | 618fb51d23c0ca116dbd24dc5e0240ebda862e405283d64871549321fde08202 |
| SHA512 | 539c239670369f34e7907d072bdf6b91becb927454db3212b0c307363289b1900edffa2f9fac22d3d14435fcee28b7bdeee1f039f027d74f84627c85774b9f56 |
C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.004
| MD5 | 654b8c8ab1402317ee9ca99b86323e72 |
| SHA1 | 9ed07abda3afc7b6cdf64a13469b0f2715bcc4a9 |
| SHA256 | c1096420bbc655cc5cb2c327c38b3fae704fd1f755f74d1780e6ec673a0c88ce |
| SHA512 | c08f3b0c00d7e928fd2f10bd2907e101701b72caeb00765b708d1c8adf020afc0366c93aab06e2befbf516a1218c31033cd1cf2eeebf2e9ef85b1817d715217c |
C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.002
| MD5 | 1db8aa9ffda07a5f5559cbf25087147b |
| SHA1 | eea77894bff8e24fb0861159927f67decb629184 |
| SHA256 | 8cf369255b48195b8ecec1c7bf2e76924641880aa7311e6cf504ca534bbfcd62 |
| SHA512 | b9f80191dd8975c2e484eeec1bc7c6212d1b614061e69d96eda87b7a061a78a34de220f22607c3eb1c0fa37f152744a5c8f65a896e2884a9daf969db54a11704 |
memory/2836-16-0x0000000000BC0000-0x0000000000BC1000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\PKSQOU\GQH.001
| MD5 | 513c67ebf0379f75a6920540283a4579 |
| SHA1 | 2fe191acb478d62026a8dbf63f65619d168ddee6 |
| SHA256 | 8f636876880c59251548fca626731e648553e0b81b02f4667c22cbfadfbd6e30 |
| SHA512 | 2330f5bbd8d7de91473430bc35a125fe13b261afa5b4ef9533d4d6ebcde6cfe27f705fccbdefa092eb9123eb33dcc1448deab72adab981726517afe458beb01d |
C:\Windows\PKSQOU\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 0725c70d7b45945089905464a2710dc8 |
| SHA1 | a47223eb378919afc8c2a6af6b031bca12eacaae |
| SHA256 | 5340cf0385c1ccf9a5f01e9bbcb68474d5760c1c60bd87772fbd8a498208a3c5 |
| SHA512 | 3b95b3c582c2df9a59c2aaa5e9f04ea093dda8b53a7df4b966d46c6f61643e8beed3e3cca0e784301f5f14ea17e2520ecf10dca0ae805e5b31bd51ac94d10888 |
memory/2836-18-0x0000000000BC0000-0x0000000000BC1000-memory.dmp