Analysis Overview
SHA256
df0cf224c5d36aa12ea0c993aceef953765fcd64148fa2b26f3a4bb70280552e
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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
2024-07-23 22:17
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-23 22:17
Reported
2024-07-23 22:19
Platform
win7-20240704-en
Max time kernel
121s
Max time network
20s
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\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msnmsgr.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\FOE Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\YUPIRK\\FOE.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\YUPIRK\FOE.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msnmsgr.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msnmsgr.exe"
Network
Files
\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe
| MD5 | 78dd492b06d03744d1954781d33775ca |
| SHA1 | ef9462193e6ba7be64458ea1be6afcaeadc574b1 |
| SHA256 | c0664f94e9b2a7817f79b9457c31e524ef72ed7c073e79546d67e857b4637ede |
| SHA512 | f88734970018f46b8c4ce350cccf577ac056957e933deb493becbc30b7165834ca68db423850220f8944b364dc97e1423247192faf4f3e4db85cf25c4576eef9 |
memory/2484-13-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.004
| MD5 | 464347ea2485f7510c1c127cf6cebf2f |
| SHA1 | 8d31e5f1b2a4b912cd3a9facd34ee0d51d089dcb |
| SHA256 | e2d69466e60ab756962c932744fabdd5f8323a958747e59de576cb4c92554797 |
| SHA512 | 2c200554ed3c0c9a8ef1dd3385f7f44a661d98d0f3fd5d43d64a6e38d43e70cc49ac698b2087e4ede3403b7547489d124dc86d6057303a6b6c5a75572b0320ac |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.002
| MD5 | af3efaa90f29f6506693136ae1674fc7 |
| SHA1 | 897aea8f6df7e29d43954512fc390b97c0eb4550 |
| SHA256 | 4658d92f74df5ee142c08157985e25e41f74aaaa4256df9dfc9a011b7c3f0f44 |
| SHA512 | 1a87ce2d0767204b1d636ce70c083c71f5cfa064680218906ff86c233968baca7ef605f2b1d9bfaf8326a8cbff7074ace766604b283c1a2b50d5788038dc9863 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.001
| MD5 | 5b79ad0d1d30119158b5ab4147edbd96 |
| SHA1 | 6f802d57d49d7063e40b7bebafa8fb1051e0a907 |
| SHA256 | 4ccebd38ac000cbc33a6cfc2e87e900ef64ba4b978f3facfdb5870e217ac3ff7 |
| SHA512 | 497e3eff3c7356cf12efd153b651d1a1ef2cb07302eb5b71dcff0d6732e5273bcff5f82897dff85cdaae0bc159fa9c4588e3bc90ab12521532675bf116757c6b |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msnmsgr.exe
| MD5 | fdec512cb8752174649d3a513893938a |
| SHA1 | 9abd77cbe226d820997af6dc47d3e71b2fe3d254 |
| SHA256 | d5048027c7530d6b7f0c9dd7436f755fa328d4819fca9a1b95fcc8af906096b2 |
| SHA512 | 1258301b2f3e9e7a19c92644cfad73b7db57a35277497315f78603d7ecf1c01e43beeeee6a01f7f23044e360935537369993426a3d4249261a79bec662171cfa |
memory/2484-25-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-23 22:17
Reported
2024-07-23 22:19
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
134s
Max time network
104s
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-1-5-21-3419463127-3903270268-2580331543-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msnmsgr.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\FOE Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\YUPIRK\\FOE.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.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\YUPIRK\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msnmsgr.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\692a17f0316e72f95c2865d2e3a75da5_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\YUPIRK\FOE.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msnmsgr.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msnmsgr.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 68.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.exe
| MD5 | 78dd492b06d03744d1954781d33775ca |
| SHA1 | ef9462193e6ba7be64458ea1be6afcaeadc574b1 |
| SHA256 | c0664f94e9b2a7817f79b9457c31e524ef72ed7c073e79546d67e857b4637ede |
| SHA512 | f88734970018f46b8c4ce350cccf577ac056957e933deb493becbc30b7165834ca68db423850220f8944b364dc97e1423247192faf4f3e4db85cf25c4576eef9 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.004
| MD5 | 464347ea2485f7510c1c127cf6cebf2f |
| SHA1 | 8d31e5f1b2a4b912cd3a9facd34ee0d51d089dcb |
| SHA256 | e2d69466e60ab756962c932744fabdd5f8323a958747e59de576cb4c92554797 |
| SHA512 | 2c200554ed3c0c9a8ef1dd3385f7f44a661d98d0f3fd5d43d64a6e38d43e70cc49ac698b2087e4ede3403b7547489d124dc86d6057303a6b6c5a75572b0320ac |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.002
| MD5 | af3efaa90f29f6506693136ae1674fc7 |
| SHA1 | 897aea8f6df7e29d43954512fc390b97c0eb4550 |
| SHA256 | 4658d92f74df5ee142c08157985e25e41f74aaaa4256df9dfc9a011b7c3f0f44 |
| SHA512 | 1a87ce2d0767204b1d636ce70c083c71f5cfa064680218906ff86c233968baca7ef605f2b1d9bfaf8326a8cbff7074ace766604b283c1a2b50d5788038dc9863 |
memory/3532-15-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A31000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\YUPIRK\FOE.001
| MD5 | 5b79ad0d1d30119158b5ab4147edbd96 |
| SHA1 | 6f802d57d49d7063e40b7bebafa8fb1051e0a907 |
| SHA256 | 4ccebd38ac000cbc33a6cfc2e87e900ef64ba4b978f3facfdb5870e217ac3ff7 |
| SHA512 | 497e3eff3c7356cf12efd153b651d1a1ef2cb07302eb5b71dcff0d6732e5273bcff5f82897dff85cdaae0bc159fa9c4588e3bc90ab12521532675bf116757c6b |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\msnmsgr.exe
| MD5 | fdec512cb8752174649d3a513893938a |
| SHA1 | 9abd77cbe226d820997af6dc47d3e71b2fe3d254 |
| SHA256 | d5048027c7530d6b7f0c9dd7436f755fa328d4819fca9a1b95fcc8af906096b2 |
| SHA512 | 1258301b2f3e9e7a19c92644cfad73b7db57a35277497315f78603d7ecf1c01e43beeeee6a01f7f23044e360935537369993426a3d4249261a79bec662171cfa |
memory/3532-27-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A31000-memory.dmp