Analysis Overview
SHA256
e55d71db4bff8fc80937747b48a0458bb3658b20be8b2a714a29d131bc5e3b4f
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax main executable
Ardamax
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 use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Modifies registry class
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-23 12:00
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-23 12:00
Reported
2024-07-23 12:15
Platform
win7-20240704-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\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\QST Start = "C:\\Windows\\JEVKYI\\QST.exe" | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.003 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\ | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1312 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe |
| PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1312 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe |
| PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1312 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe |
| PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1312 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe
"C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe"
Network
Files
\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe
| MD5 | f8530f0dfe90c7c1e20239b0a7643041 |
| SHA1 | 3e0208ab84b8444a69c8d62ad0b81c4186395802 |
| SHA256 | 734439c4049ae1a832b4cc5c8d227112106406945d1a7cbb355e11a3f5e356c4 |
| SHA512 | 5cb01517938789e006e00d69729ae7d73ad480f1ae17a80059bf81ee5d9cebb1263a35732c84f03d742684a650b116b13e6731ca80b0b9cdb3908e5588649399 |
memory/1312-18-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.004
| MD5 | 8ebb21a9b2a6004661b2842a01fc1dbe |
| SHA1 | 1b422d7715ce3819d35bcda5f9c7cd62059c8a00 |
| SHA256 | 7bcf2bef8434be143c6ee76039f14f4e30be73843fda6b40a549552974bfb639 |
| SHA512 | 7589d6bdddcd24d03ebc3dba01e759b51ac9e9bb93d22d87152b3950a7650f2b6d83631e79f7b8f417b5ee4574dd558e93d83ac26be994430a1e2447b5beb1cb |
C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.003
| MD5 | f47e8f65618e1b1f7e1720713f5a8c4c |
| SHA1 | abad8e9e13b1e41f2af86e3c16526c6f2d05d952 |
| SHA256 | f170be2582c82ea131e1f688eea6e1cd17d14e6a9bb805b6aed2791e625a74d8 |
| SHA512 | 635d617dbd15d00e2f7470857531b9820439a8816f2c74b3d83156599537ff42e26ea7d769863f2768eb2770ba9c47b1a10eb3e2677fe92b9eda6ae51da18dcb |
C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.002
| MD5 | 12fb4f589942682a478b7c7881dfcba2 |
| SHA1 | a3d490c6cda965708a1ff6a0dc4e88037e0d6336 |
| SHA256 | 4de0c277800ae36b85a11ed9765f732a73578d4dce053ff7179f96ab776fb60d |
| SHA512 | dd1c6a4ea5bc9698701ec941c4e90fe8dfb0993dc321edc052d1a80cc49bc46be665a85ec678876e698de60cda5dbf1d6279742a16d648f9d18e642a3ea33ddd |
C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.001
| MD5 | 425ff37c76030ca0eb60321eedd4afdd |
| SHA1 | 7dde5e9ce5c4057d3db149f323fa43ed29d90e09 |
| SHA256 | 70b00b09ae76a7ecfd6680ab22df546b17826755087c069fc87d14895e1a4e24 |
| SHA512 | ef5ff97c0d682b6155eff8f92dace1789cf01ca8bca55af1c1d0f2243b5e18bc12a657bb2bb12601b51ef9e1b942f02feb8462644da291fd1b2239c34ef2b59b |
C:\Windows\JEVKYI\AKV.exe
| MD5 | eb916da4abe4ff314662089013c8f832 |
| SHA1 | 1e7e611cc6922a2851bcf135806ab51cdb499efa |
| SHA256 | 96af80e7ba0f3997d59ebcb5ecef619f980d71ca29113e2cd2f2e8adcdea3061 |
| SHA512 | d0dbe1d1612982b9cd2a3ed3cbd3e3b5be49237f580f91d5e5d5b6d20ed4dc0babb69a666c19bf4e0f10776a43b9b1dcda91a4cd381ce3705b1795ef9d731c8b |
memory/1312-20-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-23 12:00
Reported
2024-07-23 12:16
Platform
win10v2004-20240704-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-1-5-21-1403246978-718555486-3105247137-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_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\QST Start = "C:\\Windows\\JEVKYI\\QST.exe" | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\ | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.003 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1403246978-718555486-3105247137-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1403246978-718555486-3105247137-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2444 wrote to memory of 2064 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe |
| PID 2444 wrote to memory of 2064 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe |
| PID 2444 wrote to memory of 2064 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67828d5328ffd67101fef37f4d87a438_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe
"C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 37.58.20.217.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 138.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.exe
| MD5 | f8530f0dfe90c7c1e20239b0a7643041 |
| SHA1 | 3e0208ab84b8444a69c8d62ad0b81c4186395802 |
| SHA256 | 734439c4049ae1a832b4cc5c8d227112106406945d1a7cbb355e11a3f5e356c4 |
| SHA512 | 5cb01517938789e006e00d69729ae7d73ad480f1ae17a80059bf81ee5d9cebb1263a35732c84f03d742684a650b116b13e6731ca80b0b9cdb3908e5588649399 |
C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.004
| MD5 | 8ebb21a9b2a6004661b2842a01fc1dbe |
| SHA1 | 1b422d7715ce3819d35bcda5f9c7cd62059c8a00 |
| SHA256 | 7bcf2bef8434be143c6ee76039f14f4e30be73843fda6b40a549552974bfb639 |
| SHA512 | 7589d6bdddcd24d03ebc3dba01e759b51ac9e9bb93d22d87152b3950a7650f2b6d83631e79f7b8f417b5ee4574dd558e93d83ac26be994430a1e2447b5beb1cb |
C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.003
| MD5 | f47e8f65618e1b1f7e1720713f5a8c4c |
| SHA1 | abad8e9e13b1e41f2af86e3c16526c6f2d05d952 |
| SHA256 | f170be2582c82ea131e1f688eea6e1cd17d14e6a9bb805b6aed2791e625a74d8 |
| SHA512 | 635d617dbd15d00e2f7470857531b9820439a8816f2c74b3d83156599537ff42e26ea7d769863f2768eb2770ba9c47b1a10eb3e2677fe92b9eda6ae51da18dcb |
memory/2064-20-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.002
| MD5 | 12fb4f589942682a478b7c7881dfcba2 |
| SHA1 | a3d490c6cda965708a1ff6a0dc4e88037e0d6336 |
| SHA256 | 4de0c277800ae36b85a11ed9765f732a73578d4dce053ff7179f96ab776fb60d |
| SHA512 | dd1c6a4ea5bc9698701ec941c4e90fe8dfb0993dc321edc052d1a80cc49bc46be665a85ec678876e698de60cda5dbf1d6279742a16d648f9d18e642a3ea33ddd |
C:\Windows\JEVKYI\QST.001
| MD5 | 425ff37c76030ca0eb60321eedd4afdd |
| SHA1 | 7dde5e9ce5c4057d3db149f323fa43ed29d90e09 |
| SHA256 | 70b00b09ae76a7ecfd6680ab22df546b17826755087c069fc87d14895e1a4e24 |
| SHA512 | ef5ff97c0d682b6155eff8f92dace1789cf01ca8bca55af1c1d0f2243b5e18bc12a657bb2bb12601b51ef9e1b942f02feb8462644da291fd1b2239c34ef2b59b |
C:\Windows\JEVKYI\AKV.exe
| MD5 | eb916da4abe4ff314662089013c8f832 |
| SHA1 | 1e7e611cc6922a2851bcf135806ab51cdb499efa |
| SHA256 | 96af80e7ba0f3997d59ebcb5ecef619f980d71ca29113e2cd2f2e8adcdea3061 |
| SHA512 | d0dbe1d1612982b9cd2a3ed3cbd3e3b5be49237f580f91d5e5d5b6d20ed4dc0babb69a666c19bf4e0f10776a43b9b1dcda91a4cd381ce3705b1795ef9d731c8b |
memory/2064-23-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp