Analysis Overview
SHA256
d0ad72b75c5be7d5b36793aadb5687f28b0c3343611191455174a2679ab07508
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_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
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-24 03:29
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-24 03:29
Reported
2024-07-24 03:32
Platform
win7-20240704-en
Max time kernel
17s
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:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_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\QDSW Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\QDSW.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.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\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1996 wrote to memory of 840 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe |
| PID 1996 wrote to memory of 840 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe |
| PID 1996 wrote to memory of 840 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe |
| PID 1996 wrote to memory of 840 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\QDSW.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503}
Network
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@1CC4.tmp
| MD5 | 9dc64557fcebd521ca4b267da15c2914 |
| SHA1 | c2247f9e0f0c8d11c7b9ab93f43ed53943d0bdd2 |
| SHA256 | a49cb9cbab2a60418b2079d4110123682fc980bb6b46ac5ada144797b5fa2cf4 |
| SHA512 | 00241a139ca307c5eb4d89fa8b6296833961091286282c3482746e4a3589ef61e6d007edb6aa6fa1ef812d57bf63a8e495e0db712e17decc77bbae2490cdbe01 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe
| MD5 | 324154483b20e6f67a3c1486e3fc7c6a |
| SHA1 | d6630eb1d8555b48413434b4a5d54c8de819cbf8 |
| SHA256 | ded1c934280294375d7b926773511e4d5e6c8dbb22b0dd25a80a6b0b3af065d3 |
| SHA512 | 36349f7c53b9989eac63e8c91b7fb009a5a0dce934242ae5956a5e3d3764949a87296adeba81f3da96b5e035f3755b4dd75de2ffa211b7db296313c52f6d478b |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.007
| MD5 | b73942c11844487ca7fc3e78062c8abb |
| SHA1 | 28f4c4159528ccbe9d83b5cd5e157861d11ff04c |
| SHA256 | 4ba88f8964ee02a395d88974fd43b05610cf520b4ab40f36b3f98715ce1e0984 |
| SHA512 | d4c782f5abd91b3396b243345f968eb5a705a7aefeedf92e62047309f7ccf223c0825623c184de66e3667c22eb371f0329be97ea70f6d72b54f98b22042e1f9c |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.006
| MD5 | 86d96c93965255cef35ca42413188b75 |
| SHA1 | 9d77f203267febe047d049584e5c79f1c1801b2d |
| SHA256 | b796bd1f5cdb1d1db91c3aca1ac700c015775b9caf2725fbf4b6089a096f21c5 |
| SHA512 | 2db81080a16494ec549f4f39ee382580ba12cd5cbfe31632c8459ba94d767ce1ad3e9c0e6643f80530ae5e316fc42dca05708eeade7ce3c0341d669325cdb095 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.001
| MD5 | ba19c6600947ba2eaa8be468874759c6 |
| SHA1 | 93896c1d50c6a8f24885d7305619ddafa15b6edc |
| SHA256 | ea0f160eb7ef2f5822cc6e9107a299187a85ed693e344dae49a7277cd5535b95 |
| SHA512 | 9ce81d2197d33cdaee2e97fba84d631ab49029662450a2569c88562823f8a4e385d14a174209c2426ccd0937a8a72001322d8a1365dcb3f3631198cb94f31985 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 10e53b4b4502bab5358837983b15d83e |
| SHA1 | 2845bb0d6667be127bab7676b6800994239850ce |
| SHA256 | e91b458384ad38f5e81766bc7ae213025f27f30c69b72550731159aa60d62910 |
| SHA512 | 35b2071598af5840ed0843e39f81b778660310725975c2b2cc8cd20ad37954bea04c4a2f173cdaffa467e9585b7f573b99fd444f659d11360bd7a8219c851cd7 |
memory/840-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp
memory/2676-28-0x000000007796F000-0x0000000077970000-memory.dmp
memory/1996-30-0x0000000002710000-0x0000000002712000-memory.dmp
memory/2676-31-0x00000000003B0000-0x00000000003B2000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Paty1.jpg
| MD5 | c25f7d4a177e79c7dc0050e142afa9c7 |
| SHA1 | 11c8df2d1c0780627b2a1279e5c75a939f6b8cde |
| SHA256 | 3a3cf4ddf2d92b6fb155002fa92a1be3699e5154ac84b545976fb7be85554b1c |
| SHA512 | 1a16272d41afdf1bd0259160649331e14cb3c8bd8c9fd2fc7d2449343d49fca58886d6bc0c6a4ee419c802cf0fc3651917a923ea464c6aebf79afd260bbcc883 |
memory/840-35-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-24 03:29
Reported
2024-07-24 03:32
Platform
win10v2004-20240704-en
Max time kernel
134s
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-1-5-21-1403246978-718555486-3105247137-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\QDSW Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\QDSW.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.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\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_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:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1968 wrote to memory of 1336 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe |
| PID 1968 wrote to memory of 1336 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe |
| PID 1968 wrote to memory of 1336 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6a144d698d7fe572baa503e675a310ee_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\QDSW.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 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 17.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 24.139.73.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 73.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 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 |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@9693.tmp
| MD5 | 9dc64557fcebd521ca4b267da15c2914 |
| SHA1 | c2247f9e0f0c8d11c7b9ab93f43ed53943d0bdd2 |
| SHA256 | a49cb9cbab2a60418b2079d4110123682fc980bb6b46ac5ada144797b5fa2cf4 |
| SHA512 | 00241a139ca307c5eb4d89fa8b6296833961091286282c3482746e4a3589ef61e6d007edb6aa6fa1ef812d57bf63a8e495e0db712e17decc77bbae2490cdbe01 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.exe
| MD5 | 324154483b20e6f67a3c1486e3fc7c6a |
| SHA1 | d6630eb1d8555b48413434b4a5d54c8de819cbf8 |
| SHA256 | ded1c934280294375d7b926773511e4d5e6c8dbb22b0dd25a80a6b0b3af065d3 |
| SHA512 | 36349f7c53b9989eac63e8c91b7fb009a5a0dce934242ae5956a5e3d3764949a87296adeba81f3da96b5e035f3755b4dd75de2ffa211b7db296313c52f6d478b |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.007
| MD5 | b73942c11844487ca7fc3e78062c8abb |
| SHA1 | 28f4c4159528ccbe9d83b5cd5e157861d11ff04c |
| SHA256 | 4ba88f8964ee02a395d88974fd43b05610cf520b4ab40f36b3f98715ce1e0984 |
| SHA512 | d4c782f5abd91b3396b243345f968eb5a705a7aefeedf92e62047309f7ccf223c0825623c184de66e3667c22eb371f0329be97ea70f6d72b54f98b22042e1f9c |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.006
| MD5 | 86d96c93965255cef35ca42413188b75 |
| SHA1 | 9d77f203267febe047d049584e5c79f1c1801b2d |
| SHA256 | b796bd1f5cdb1d1db91c3aca1ac700c015775b9caf2725fbf4b6089a096f21c5 |
| SHA512 | 2db81080a16494ec549f4f39ee382580ba12cd5cbfe31632c8459ba94d767ce1ad3e9c0e6643f80530ae5e316fc42dca05708eeade7ce3c0341d669325cdb095 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\QDSW.001
| MD5 | ba19c6600947ba2eaa8be468874759c6 |
| SHA1 | 93896c1d50c6a8f24885d7305619ddafa15b6edc |
| SHA256 | ea0f160eb7ef2f5822cc6e9107a299187a85ed693e344dae49a7277cd5535b95 |
| SHA512 | 9ce81d2197d33cdaee2e97fba84d631ab49029662450a2569c88562823f8a4e385d14a174209c2426ccd0937a8a72001322d8a1365dcb3f3631198cb94f31985 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 10e53b4b4502bab5358837983b15d83e |
| SHA1 | 2845bb0d6667be127bab7676b6800994239850ce |
| SHA256 | e91b458384ad38f5e81766bc7ae213025f27f30c69b72550731159aa60d62910 |
| SHA512 | 35b2071598af5840ed0843e39f81b778660310725975c2b2cc8cd20ad37954bea04c4a2f173cdaffa467e9585b7f573b99fd444f659d11360bd7a8219c851cd7 |
memory/1336-24-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A71000-memory.dmp
memory/1336-28-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A71000-memory.dmp