Analysis Overview
SHA256
7103ee77df2485fd88694c961f1437d7232fcb838999b3ac63372c704701dbd8
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Checks computer location settings
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 SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-24 01:53
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-24 01:53
Reported
2024-07-24 01:59
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
131s
Max time network
124s
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\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\LCS Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\WVBBLE\\LCS.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_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\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3156 wrote to memory of 4204 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe |
| PID 3156 wrote to memory of 4204 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe |
| PID 3156 wrote to memory of 4204 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\WVBBLE\LCS.exe"
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 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.237:443 | g.bing.com | 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 | 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 76.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 24.139.73.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 11.227.111.52.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 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe
| MD5 | 9c28244f2dbe3a4758b532838b0040c9 |
| SHA1 | 4b58bb4033d43ae64af6c18db48d5d25e23f6121 |
| SHA256 | cb770745d547a27a4b99fdbe27a672135f812b29d94fd2b843d06bb5aa1748aa |
| SHA512 | 24ed3d4c6aae307a0f1bb1f063b211152644b06d7425a5fe24b09f5f747dd63011451cef3f47cc4985b3316cf1213c056d38768ccb7f44cb2fab28cf4e30e969 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.002
| MD5 | 4c30b3e90b3da5619bc0d5f53c025135 |
| SHA1 | 829f487b7c26f6cb8b7f211b2331abbc5229aa61 |
| SHA256 | b632cedab7ce3d19eebc0d31864dc8c38cd249dcbde299cda818f7026ec294cf |
| SHA512 | fd0b36fb43c6b62f6d47455b392276d4e3710b204ef11c70cefed417740a4b5d9357ba37f612f3f87d539175af312ead05bc7a4360fe3e26fd43c56e856e6313 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.001
| MD5 | 9fca42b7fa3132ded471b886c4bf8a51 |
| SHA1 | 86109ac13f8b63bd3467bbf05e39c5cf9bd11d26 |
| SHA256 | c519bcfc50245700b30cb417478b46810443b03a6447387dd1d0a13966ff00dd |
| SHA512 | bbdd590e1bd2971fbc6a462f6501341c0808d658ba3407b051f9d299d9babf0632af092d64c6ad290d4ae5d9db8c367898a064bbea916c516c0a54066ad698ab |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.004
| MD5 | 8003974b10e9eac821443540f943f0df |
| SHA1 | bdea90fb7b7b0ade55ecbb2a82c4f3b468ae6cee |
| SHA256 | 0154568cf48711bce2d3bc0308426aebd877dc7dde49d82dad4604e064d76935 |
| SHA512 | 781ebe42118762c0705ed08100bbed687f6ca7e23bdff37b1b85b9fb46bac7bfe80f5ae289e9afcccd82417b8d71c5e9af224658f401fb8b98e7d6195e29b8a3 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 7e335c1258740a5798c2b3eea5a97229 |
| SHA1 | 6ce1e98ddc05a4b9e772901c9bc6caae4103267f |
| SHA256 | 667ab5d791b89216a46f7dd3a1bcb9b7e5f235415a74a9678ca41cec051c462f |
| SHA512 | 8c190dd139f5459a91c81871f53fc080a81c6397c68cb5b0ee195571012cc8af923b10cd77301da1816f935d36a0587d1c75126f5553005a0f50eb22d3441cb4 |
memory/4204-16-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp
memory/4204-18-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-24 01:53
Reported
2024-07-24 01:59
Platform
win7-20240704-en
Max time kernel
122s
Max time network
124s
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\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\LCS Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\WVBBLE\\LCS.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_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\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2080 wrote to memory of 2112 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe |
| PID 2080 wrote to memory of 2112 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe |
| PID 2080 wrote to memory of 2112 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe |
| PID 2080 wrote to memory of 2112 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69d203dbc642d29ba220968ff624ec0a_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\WVBBLE\LCS.exe"
Network
Files
\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.exe
| MD5 | 9c28244f2dbe3a4758b532838b0040c9 |
| SHA1 | 4b58bb4033d43ae64af6c18db48d5d25e23f6121 |
| SHA256 | cb770745d547a27a4b99fdbe27a672135f812b29d94fd2b843d06bb5aa1748aa |
| SHA512 | 24ed3d4c6aae307a0f1bb1f063b211152644b06d7425a5fe24b09f5f747dd63011451cef3f47cc4985b3316cf1213c056d38768ccb7f44cb2fab28cf4e30e969 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 7e335c1258740a5798c2b3eea5a97229 |
| SHA1 | 6ce1e98ddc05a4b9e772901c9bc6caae4103267f |
| SHA256 | 667ab5d791b89216a46f7dd3a1bcb9b7e5f235415a74a9678ca41cec051c462f |
| SHA512 | 8c190dd139f5459a91c81871f53fc080a81c6397c68cb5b0ee195571012cc8af923b10cd77301da1816f935d36a0587d1c75126f5553005a0f50eb22d3441cb4 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.001
| MD5 | 9fca42b7fa3132ded471b886c4bf8a51 |
| SHA1 | 86109ac13f8b63bd3467bbf05e39c5cf9bd11d26 |
| SHA256 | c519bcfc50245700b30cb417478b46810443b03a6447387dd1d0a13966ff00dd |
| SHA512 | bbdd590e1bd2971fbc6a462f6501341c0808d658ba3407b051f9d299d9babf0632af092d64c6ad290d4ae5d9db8c367898a064bbea916c516c0a54066ad698ab |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.004
| MD5 | 8003974b10e9eac821443540f943f0df |
| SHA1 | bdea90fb7b7b0ade55ecbb2a82c4f3b468ae6cee |
| SHA256 | 0154568cf48711bce2d3bc0308426aebd877dc7dde49d82dad4604e064d76935 |
| SHA512 | 781ebe42118762c0705ed08100bbed687f6ca7e23bdff37b1b85b9fb46bac7bfe80f5ae289e9afcccd82417b8d71c5e9af224658f401fb8b98e7d6195e29b8a3 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WVBBLE\LCS.002
| MD5 | 4c30b3e90b3da5619bc0d5f53c025135 |
| SHA1 | 829f487b7c26f6cb8b7f211b2331abbc5229aa61 |
| SHA256 | b632cedab7ce3d19eebc0d31864dc8c38cd249dcbde299cda818f7026ec294cf |
| SHA512 | fd0b36fb43c6b62f6d47455b392276d4e3710b204ef11c70cefed417740a4b5d9357ba37f612f3f87d539175af312ead05bc7a4360fe3e26fd43c56e856e6313 |
memory/2112-15-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp
memory/2112-17-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp