Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-11 03:48

Sample ID 240409-n13amshe9z
Target AridekVM_FREE.exe
SHA256 2080b3fc0d32d1159227745a7d93de1109d5d73a2d7b997a00a681a0eb18522e
Tags
themida evasion trojan
score
9/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
9/10

SHA256

2080b3fc0d32d1159227745a7d93de1109d5d73a2d7b997a00a681a0eb18522e

Threat Level: Likely malicious

The file AridekVM_FREE.exe was found to be: Likely malicious.

Malicious Activity Summary

themida evasion trojan

Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

Themida packer

Checks BIOS information in registry

Checks whether UAC is enabled

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Delays execution with timeout.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-04-09 11:52

Signatures

Themida packer

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Unsigned PE

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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-04-09 11:52

Reported

2024-04-09 11:55

Platform

win10v2004-20240226-en

Max time kernel

128s

Max time network

130s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe"

Signatures

Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe N/A

Checks BIOS information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe N/A

Themida packer

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Checks whether UAC is enabled

evasion trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe N/A

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe N/A

Delays execution with timeout.exe

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe"

C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe

"cmd.exe" /c start cmd /C "color b && title Error && echo SSL assertion fail, make sure you're not debugging Network. Disable internet firewall on router if possible. & echo: & echo If not, ask the developer of the program to use custom domains to fix this. && timeout /t 5"

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

cmd /C "color b && title Error && echo SSL assertion fail, make sure you're not debugging Network. Disable internet firewall on router if possible. & echo: & echo If not, ask the developer of the program to use custom domains to fix this. && timeout /t 5"

C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe

timeout /t 5

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1420 --field-trial-handle=2272,i,1589057049575649654,2929151440327217574,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AridekVM_FREE.exe"

C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe

"cmd.exe" /c start cmd /C "color b && title Error && echo SSL assertion fail, make sure you're not debugging Network. Disable internet firewall on router if possible. & echo: & echo If not, ask the developer of the program to use custom domains to fix this. && timeout /t 5"

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

cmd /C "color b && title Error && echo SSL assertion fail, make sure you're not debugging Network. Disable internet firewall on router if possible. & echo: & echo If not, ask the developer of the program to use custom domains to fix this. && timeout /t 5"

C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe

timeout /t 5

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 keyauth.win udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 74.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 104.26.0.5:443 keyauth.win tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 5.0.26.104.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 13.107.246.64:443 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.205.248.87.in-addr.arpa udp
US 104.26.0.5:443 keyauth.win tcp

Files

memory/4736-0-0x00007FFB96710000-0x00007FFB96905000-memory.dmp

memory/4736-1-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/4736-2-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/4736-3-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/4736-4-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/4736-5-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/4736-6-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/4736-7-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/4736-8-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/4736-9-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/4736-10-0x00007FFB96710000-0x00007FFB96905000-memory.dmp

memory/5116-11-0x00007FFB96710000-0x00007FFB96905000-memory.dmp

memory/5116-12-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/5116-13-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/5116-14-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/5116-15-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/5116-16-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/5116-17-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/5116-18-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/5116-20-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/5116-21-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/5116-24-0x00007FFB96710000-0x00007FFB96905000-memory.dmp

memory/5116-27-0x00007FF7DA5C0000-0x00007FF7DD0F6000-memory.dmp

memory/5116-28-0x00007FFB96710000-0x00007FFB96905000-memory.dmp