Analysis Overview
SHA256
78c94b57ea5e7dbf7c47bf19e7248d828a0669255dd2019cdf155d89b790d348
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Checks installed software on the system
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in System32 directory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-01-26 05:41
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-26 05:41
Reported
2024-01-26 05:44
Platform
win7-20231215-en
Max time kernel
122s
Max time network
123s
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\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AJAJ Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\AJAJ.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2184 wrote to memory of 1404 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe |
| PID 2184 wrote to memory of 1404 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe |
| PID 2184 wrote to memory of 1404 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe |
| PID 2184 wrote to memory of 1404 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\AJAJ.exe"
Network
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@E53.tmp
| MD5 | 25530555085337eb644b061f239aa9d4 |
| SHA1 | 8d91e099aba5439d4bfa8bce464c94e3e1acf620 |
| SHA256 | 3fb6b438ad1530abdd068bffb303fb8a4de51430e0e18ddb6b1a0469ffab8325 |
| SHA512 | b1f9de0c276533a5a7070aeb2b6415cc1c0bdd2baf5e0645c6ac5ba767cab0d76e5b4461800d89724992af2c863294ada3c1eb2e4516183fe2010c33d47d6a2a |
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe
| MD5 | 97d8ad45f48b4b28a93aab94699b7168 |
| SHA1 | 8b69b7fd7c008b95d12386f6da415097e72151de |
| SHA256 | 661df22a66b2062b233eb0bd9665de924cfe0ac9c6ba29e20ffef24f817f9331 |
| SHA512 | 3351eac970bab391de410fcf1937da75d2e4722b808f10332f487ddfe469544e32e7d4ed0e5bdc19bd5f472cffcc55ca1498c95945b4e9c4ceff6ff5cc521c8a |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.001
| MD5 | 7f31d4225e4c9e1bd8bb9ac4ff526d4a |
| SHA1 | bca36835166510af37cc1df7fd8fc5a0996b0124 |
| SHA256 | cb8a2a97d65e5066f4cdc1bed33546d7122863cde96c2e1df36bbcd521e184a9 |
| SHA512 | 4cce4b9de993792655fc0434ca286f7ed5f0b222c6cfe667351395a04d2abd0a44a3f57b884d7dc2bb977574c2125d74c4626f2a4f3494f1ce9c8d923852f056 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | d63cc8679a63448db1c64252e14e4ab5 |
| SHA1 | 10b3a9ac4bc16e8ac1cd05e50b4d540fa3ef223e |
| SHA256 | 29b3646a556879a4a48e4f2f81e09179c34ac2051ed3e4f4c28e293092470d3d |
| SHA512 | cb1911e1a77fb9be560aa4fd8bbef65e181b6d4438d65657501dbcd8dbf488ba01738a7222f35f8d4317e8df8c6f307d9e3623d6e3e45753e138b80fb68ff768 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.007
| MD5 | e9fbdcc2f5fb657fa519b3f5c69fc52d |
| SHA1 | c49cca77b46a59d620711de7564d43e5dafcd2b5 |
| SHA256 | cc440cfc4ce1a1ff503cc9e8937c59aae64bfce4daa3e7dc757220a25cadc2e4 |
| SHA512 | 913759967e16b99d8ea66433e5dc99d5ddbf737be6784306e67c2b23a525b7a578fcae1028221d3209abc452ff30508eb750c62113c3868a7af36b544e525fb1 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.006
| MD5 | 81e20f4361cf8f5a57812871c24d945e |
| SHA1 | 5d7877d6959ab26599b05795a71633f00c37a3da |
| SHA256 | e6e8b4a29dccb3531f58c75b754caf7f26afe3e7043239305fd0ae7ab2f7571d |
| SHA512 | 69b1d75ab7123054bf98cf3a0f2cc7a0749cda8d85ebdef85be7d89f1454154ce29070907b934727a6c5276ff430e94810b87a5634d25d8529df9ee36fd20818 |
memory/1404-24-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003F1000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-26 05:41
Reported
2024-01-26 05:44
Platform
win10v2004-20231215-en
Max time kernel
137s
Max time network
157s
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-1-5-21-3073191680-435865314-2862784915-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AJAJ Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\AJAJ.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1328 wrote to memory of 1068 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe |
| PID 1328 wrote to memory of 1068 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe |
| PID 1328 wrote to memory of 1068 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7689cfe186b8b43b5ac237f0d7ae3d13.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\AJAJ.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| NL | 52.142.223.178:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 194.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 114.110.16.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 29.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 180.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 178.223.142.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 89.65.42.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@F32A.tmp
| MD5 | 25530555085337eb644b061f239aa9d4 |
| SHA1 | 8d91e099aba5439d4bfa8bce464c94e3e1acf620 |
| SHA256 | 3fb6b438ad1530abdd068bffb303fb8a4de51430e0e18ddb6b1a0469ffab8325 |
| SHA512 | b1f9de0c276533a5a7070aeb2b6415cc1c0bdd2baf5e0645c6ac5ba767cab0d76e5b4461800d89724992af2c863294ada3c1eb2e4516183fe2010c33d47d6a2a |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.exe
| MD5 | 97d8ad45f48b4b28a93aab94699b7168 |
| SHA1 | 8b69b7fd7c008b95d12386f6da415097e72151de |
| SHA256 | 661df22a66b2062b233eb0bd9665de924cfe0ac9c6ba29e20ffef24f817f9331 |
| SHA512 | 3351eac970bab391de410fcf1937da75d2e4722b808f10332f487ddfe469544e32e7d4ed0e5bdc19bd5f472cffcc55ca1498c95945b4e9c4ceff6ff5cc521c8a |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.001
| MD5 | 7f31d4225e4c9e1bd8bb9ac4ff526d4a |
| SHA1 | bca36835166510af37cc1df7fd8fc5a0996b0124 |
| SHA256 | cb8a2a97d65e5066f4cdc1bed33546d7122863cde96c2e1df36bbcd521e184a9 |
| SHA512 | 4cce4b9de993792655fc0434ca286f7ed5f0b222c6cfe667351395a04d2abd0a44a3f57b884d7dc2bb977574c2125d74c4626f2a4f3494f1ce9c8d923852f056 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.006
| MD5 | 81e20f4361cf8f5a57812871c24d945e |
| SHA1 | 5d7877d6959ab26599b05795a71633f00c37a3da |
| SHA256 | e6e8b4a29dccb3531f58c75b754caf7f26afe3e7043239305fd0ae7ab2f7571d |
| SHA512 | 69b1d75ab7123054bf98cf3a0f2cc7a0749cda8d85ebdef85be7d89f1454154ce29070907b934727a6c5276ff430e94810b87a5634d25d8529df9ee36fd20818 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AJAJ.007
| MD5 | e9fbdcc2f5fb657fa519b3f5c69fc52d |
| SHA1 | c49cca77b46a59d620711de7564d43e5dafcd2b5 |
| SHA256 | cc440cfc4ce1a1ff503cc9e8937c59aae64bfce4daa3e7dc757220a25cadc2e4 |
| SHA512 | 913759967e16b99d8ea66433e5dc99d5ddbf737be6784306e67c2b23a525b7a578fcae1028221d3209abc452ff30508eb750c62113c3868a7af36b544e525fb1 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | d63cc8679a63448db1c64252e14e4ab5 |
| SHA1 | 10b3a9ac4bc16e8ac1cd05e50b4d540fa3ef223e |
| SHA256 | 29b3646a556879a4a48e4f2f81e09179c34ac2051ed3e4f4c28e293092470d3d |
| SHA512 | cb1911e1a77fb9be560aa4fd8bbef65e181b6d4438d65657501dbcd8dbf488ba01738a7222f35f8d4317e8df8c6f307d9e3623d6e3e45753e138b80fb68ff768 |
memory/1068-23-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000651000-memory.dmp
memory/1068-27-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000651000-memory.dmp