Analysis Overview
SHA256
c3a9195f011e754d6dee51969cd29769bf6b619215ce3d02562f289e42a1cd15
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6710a47a92418d07842bc390f46fd528_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax main executable
Ardamax
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Adds Run key to start application
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Modifies registry class
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-23 09:43
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-23 09:43
Reported
2024-07-23 10:18
Platform
win7-20240708-en
Max time kernel
14s
Max time network
19s
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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6710a47a92418d07842bc390f46fd528_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6710a47a92418d07842bc390f46fd528_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ETYW Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\ETYW.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6710a47a92418d07842bc390f46fd528_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6710a47a92418d07842bc390f46fd528_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\ETYW.exe"
Network
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe
| MD5 | fc6f53d0c0189de5d979ef0ddfbe799e |
| SHA1 | 0e01696ac6ef1ab292c97c6cee225699383785c5 |
| SHA256 | 9407cd0ffc4a081a2cfbfdffdeb67cdd8636348717d00cef319998019e4317db |
| SHA512 | 334160b1cc05af4bf95dffc4ee0921c3589d67b8146e1473d649657303e4a035341de08e3139c5a2f74bdb2df83afe244370a0b0c15848eee9f986371d93ba4c |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@864F.tmp
| MD5 | 908f7f4b0cf93759447afca95cd84aa6 |
| SHA1 | d1903a49b211bcb4a460904019ee7441420aa961 |
| SHA256 | 3e6378164f9dc4148b86c9312b63c5a6b1fabcfebf9557f182d331e9cb32fc23 |
| SHA512 | 958e0880565b008cdb045d6aba5103f0ba820ac037facf24b78924187a119258e3a8a97de4c3874694962114ef672d41a55feb71b92d5038e7d45bc3d91d6b0d |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe
| MD5 | d7bd4739313a8e2fc9e080b7d0ba13b2 |
| SHA1 | 808fcbe663bc02780b1d9962873a1e3066d55f05 |
| SHA256 | c9b47519386b1b7cd6dfecd42e586883d301b7a99c0c3d67a4beabc3ae3dcd6b |
| SHA512 | d70e04444a2cc0f5b1fc5c81873b2c93582afa013f9aafe0e7c0eaaac36582b736b6ad8ef23a3d3aa4e3541fd478cbdcb8596dd4d233ada85f861c858c94b398 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.rar
| MD5 | 069cbaf27c7990208595ce367717de0f |
| SHA1 | 4c3d9b1a28ca0e0b090e24ae22d2d0d58d7deddb |
| SHA256 | 8df8ec3539239badd2e0723d6745034faf3bb9047d3e4be4d0431154c162d3c6 |
| SHA512 | d9bc6d38563867eb7e5d2edd230bc1e1b26abcf9cd48e87b6072e6ff67ccc29d8137ca6fbfd1bb02800aa774e78b0ceb9f4ef88093b67b7ff7713797341177f3 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.007
| MD5 | ca72cd485d116033f1b776903ce7ee0a |
| SHA1 | 85b0b73a75b0498f56200dd1a5cf0de5371e42a3 |
| SHA256 | e583532d6b4d8cfc1def5e550674e9e1a4eef2a107adacddf729fddac64f49c4 |
| SHA512 | 8dbf6920af64aac6a80c3da4a567473dc20c8d4e24078f7e66bb5aa1a08641e5081b0a1ee05f82fb1dd14218b62572c198ff39b1add5f19893008b3d8e54538f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.006
| MD5 | e0fcfa7cad88d1a8a462cee6b06cf668 |
| SHA1 | a7e49078517abc929a6da261df06556c8f5a8cf0 |
| SHA256 | 340ff9f7f784e299030abb9982c88547e67251a6cca07d30ca8073d01a2840c4 |
| SHA512 | 430fd640432769047de7bb4432f710193855a5121fe5944ef07f6b68749608312e7c22b29834967d429637fc9b285671cd10bbc9e1cfb43654695a206ba9cf82 |
memory/2816-36-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.001
| MD5 | b0c0fd6d05dce3ef4ed77b5c76d845a1 |
| SHA1 | 7cf746f2c10607149e61ed7f7eb78458078ed7c3 |
| SHA256 | 0b02dd42de0fa12b16f6e4f5373793accf71bbb3ad7ce691c50800b01a8ba043 |
| SHA512 | 4c01e07cc782f2cbdd84454948ef47f13c41e752559b3abffd2100e475f356fdb396c90367b2c5f5d1cffc702b87379840a59a492105530ab8ae55ddff7bb42d |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | b0b09699ea39c0107af1c0833f07c054 |
| SHA1 | b730e2fb0bda9bf4a1b1f8768a00838e3ca9dcc1 |
| SHA256 | be63e3b5a6c3fbec11a737332d4e0040a23cc2d17182b4bc5e7d5dd41d930ee1 |
| SHA512 | 55430e53058964961808f37d738c31f1502c3ec4a14b0296bef7bad22e468734bcd119eedba14cc87894d4acc81c9266572aff9919b18bd584823c47fa149796 |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-23 09:43
Reported
2024-07-23 10:18
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
153s
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-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ETYW Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\ETYW.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.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\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6710a47a92418d07842bc390f46fd528_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-384068567-2943195810-3631207890-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4740 wrote to memory of 4900 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6710a47a92418d07842bc390f46fd528_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe |
| PID 4740 wrote to memory of 4900 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6710a47a92418d07842bc390f46fd528_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe |
| PID 4740 wrote to memory of 4900 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6710a47a92418d07842bc390f46fd528_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe |
| PID 4900 wrote to memory of 5048 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe |
| PID 4900 wrote to memory of 5048 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe |
| PID 4900 wrote to memory of 5048 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6710a47a92418d07842bc390f46fd528_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6710a47a92418d07842bc390f46fd528_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\ETYW.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 13.107.21.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 20.177.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.21.107.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 73.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 192.142.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.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 | 27.73.42.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.exe
| MD5 | fc6f53d0c0189de5d979ef0ddfbe799e |
| SHA1 | 0e01696ac6ef1ab292c97c6cee225699383785c5 |
| SHA256 | 9407cd0ffc4a081a2cfbfdffdeb67cdd8636348717d00cef319998019e4317db |
| SHA512 | 334160b1cc05af4bf95dffc4ee0921c3589d67b8146e1473d649657303e4a035341de08e3139c5a2f74bdb2df83afe244370a0b0c15848eee9f986371d93ba4c |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@ACF9.tmp
| MD5 | 908f7f4b0cf93759447afca95cd84aa6 |
| SHA1 | d1903a49b211bcb4a460904019ee7441420aa961 |
| SHA256 | 3e6378164f9dc4148b86c9312b63c5a6b1fabcfebf9557f182d331e9cb32fc23 |
| SHA512 | 958e0880565b008cdb045d6aba5103f0ba820ac037facf24b78924187a119258e3a8a97de4c3874694962114ef672d41a55feb71b92d5038e7d45bc3d91d6b0d |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.exe
| MD5 | d7bd4739313a8e2fc9e080b7d0ba13b2 |
| SHA1 | 808fcbe663bc02780b1d9962873a1e3066d55f05 |
| SHA256 | c9b47519386b1b7cd6dfecd42e586883d301b7a99c0c3d67a4beabc3ae3dcd6b |
| SHA512 | d70e04444a2cc0f5b1fc5c81873b2c93582afa013f9aafe0e7c0eaaac36582b736b6ad8ef23a3d3aa4e3541fd478cbdcb8596dd4d233ada85f861c858c94b398 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VSK 3.0.rar
| MD5 | 069cbaf27c7990208595ce367717de0f |
| SHA1 | 4c3d9b1a28ca0e0b090e24ae22d2d0d58d7deddb |
| SHA256 | 8df8ec3539239badd2e0723d6745034faf3bb9047d3e4be4d0431154c162d3c6 |
| SHA512 | d9bc6d38563867eb7e5d2edd230bc1e1b26abcf9cd48e87b6072e6ff67ccc29d8137ca6fbfd1bb02800aa774e78b0ceb9f4ef88093b67b7ff7713797341177f3 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.007
| MD5 | ca72cd485d116033f1b776903ce7ee0a |
| SHA1 | 85b0b73a75b0498f56200dd1a5cf0de5371e42a3 |
| SHA256 | e583532d6b4d8cfc1def5e550674e9e1a4eef2a107adacddf729fddac64f49c4 |
| SHA512 | 8dbf6920af64aac6a80c3da4a567473dc20c8d4e24078f7e66bb5aa1a08641e5081b0a1ee05f82fb1dd14218b62572c198ff39b1add5f19893008b3d8e54538f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.006
| MD5 | e0fcfa7cad88d1a8a462cee6b06cf668 |
| SHA1 | a7e49078517abc929a6da261df06556c8f5a8cf0 |
| SHA256 | 340ff9f7f784e299030abb9982c88547e67251a6cca07d30ca8073d01a2840c4 |
| SHA512 | 430fd640432769047de7bb4432f710193855a5121fe5944ef07f6b68749608312e7c22b29834967d429637fc9b285671cd10bbc9e1cfb43654695a206ba9cf82 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ETYW.001
| MD5 | b0c0fd6d05dce3ef4ed77b5c76d845a1 |
| SHA1 | 7cf746f2c10607149e61ed7f7eb78458078ed7c3 |
| SHA256 | 0b02dd42de0fa12b16f6e4f5373793accf71bbb3ad7ce691c50800b01a8ba043 |
| SHA512 | 4c01e07cc782f2cbdd84454948ef47f13c41e752559b3abffd2100e475f356fdb396c90367b2c5f5d1cffc702b87379840a59a492105530ab8ae55ddff7bb42d |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | b0b09699ea39c0107af1c0833f07c054 |
| SHA1 | b730e2fb0bda9bf4a1b1f8768a00838e3ca9dcc1 |
| SHA256 | be63e3b5a6c3fbec11a737332d4e0040a23cc2d17182b4bc5e7d5dd41d930ee1 |
| SHA512 | 55430e53058964961808f37d738c31f1502c3ec4a14b0296bef7bad22e468734bcd119eedba14cc87894d4acc81c9266572aff9919b18bd584823c47fa149796 |