Analysis Overview
SHA256
b420570c3c9666d83a2ca09d06ae5263079428a261f9e92bced8ae2c5c1f8b2b
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax main executable
Ardamax
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Checks installed software on the system
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in System32 directory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-24 07:54
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-24 07:54
Reported
2024-07-24 07:56
Platform
win7-20240708-en
Max time kernel
121s
Max time network
122s
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\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\EKJ Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\AAMRUI\\EKJ.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_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\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2024 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe |
| PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2024 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe |
| PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2024 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe |
| PID 2296 wrote to memory of 2024 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe"
Network
Files
\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe
| MD5 | 0aaffc12ef1b416b9276bdc3fdec9dff |
| SHA1 | 9f38d7cf6241d867da58f89db9ff26544314b938 |
| SHA256 | 42b33dd905c5668c2518a6a7d407fb10c303cfedeaefcd7b6e4c7cc1b891c73b |
| SHA512 | bbde0986b298c6172e7c8e3f938db9425f54cca097e280736e1ba289afd06a0b86f7cbc91f6d46458bc8e75069c12cda1cf808acf3b6c773b0661d081136ee7c |
memory/2024-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.004
| MD5 | f630ad324032b17b956bda8e9aadbfd7 |
| SHA1 | a1c92fe699e470fbaa5fde32306da9fd8d3243e9 |
| SHA256 | 2dfc44b673f7e5fb0ad879b06a251d851a971abfd80ea9ad2600d03688bf297b |
| SHA512 | 98edbc98d190fbf1cdfb82b6f26987cf42c1b2dfe578fb8ffb2265dfe8a90daab2a9ff5a996e683fba0165c26ef928e987e38f174a1168dc651cfbd7b5eb0e97 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.002
| MD5 | 093e599a1281e943ce1592f61d9591af |
| SHA1 | 6896810fe9b7efe4f5ae68bf280fec637e97adf5 |
| SHA256 | 1ac0964d97b02204f4d4ae79cd5244342f1a1798f5846e9dd7f3448d4177a009 |
| SHA512 | 64cb58fbf6295d15d9ee6a8a7a325e7673af7ee02e4ece8da5a95257f666566a425b348b802b78ac82e7868ba7923f85255c2c31e548618afa9706c1f88d34dc |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.001
| MD5 | 31c866d8e4448c28ae63660a0521cd92 |
| SHA1 | 0e4dcb44e3c8589688b8eacdd8cc463a920baab9 |
| SHA256 | dc0eaf9d62f0e40b6522d28b2e06b39ff619f9086ea7aa45fd40396a8eb61aa1 |
| SHA512 | 1076da7f8137a90b5d3bbbbe2b24fd9774de6adbcdfd41fd55ae90c70b9eb4bbf441732689ad25e5b3048987bfb1d63ba59d5831a04c6d84cb05bbfd2d32f839 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 1f29b1075a91b3da0ccc0b9c49eece56 |
| SHA1 | 048e675f087181035aedece9e7b11d065c6355cc |
| SHA256 | 4f6825548b32329c3360ed9abb7c0a6809a2c2291cf0bcaac511a9fa32a6336e |
| SHA512 | 7e152caf055f57f599ecc1e3a404b540b721b3315d2ba16bff6eb21f03edeb3a06ae185621e3139293612d94210f500f098bd281489ca7f336efd8b5284ee060 |
memory/2024-17-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-24 07:54
Reported
2024-07-24 07:56
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
150s
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-1-5-21-2990742725-2267136959-192470804-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\EKJ Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\AAMRUI\\EKJ.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.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\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4568 wrote to memory of 4940 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe |
| PID 4568 wrote to memory of 4940 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe |
| PID 4568 wrote to memory of 4940 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ad1fc269ba5567474ecd29e7baa1bad_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\AAMRUI\EKJ.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 | 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 68.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 34.58.20.217.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 21.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 68.144.22.2.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 |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.exe
| MD5 | 0aaffc12ef1b416b9276bdc3fdec9dff |
| SHA1 | 9f38d7cf6241d867da58f89db9ff26544314b938 |
| SHA256 | 42b33dd905c5668c2518a6a7d407fb10c303cfedeaefcd7b6e4c7cc1b891c73b |
| SHA512 | bbde0986b298c6172e7c8e3f938db9425f54cca097e280736e1ba289afd06a0b86f7cbc91f6d46458bc8e75069c12cda1cf808acf3b6c773b0661d081136ee7c |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.004
| MD5 | f630ad324032b17b956bda8e9aadbfd7 |
| SHA1 | a1c92fe699e470fbaa5fde32306da9fd8d3243e9 |
| SHA256 | 2dfc44b673f7e5fb0ad879b06a251d851a971abfd80ea9ad2600d03688bf297b |
| SHA512 | 98edbc98d190fbf1cdfb82b6f26987cf42c1b2dfe578fb8ffb2265dfe8a90daab2a9ff5a996e683fba0165c26ef928e987e38f174a1168dc651cfbd7b5eb0e97 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.002
| MD5 | 093e599a1281e943ce1592f61d9591af |
| SHA1 | 6896810fe9b7efe4f5ae68bf280fec637e97adf5 |
| SHA256 | 1ac0964d97b02204f4d4ae79cd5244342f1a1798f5846e9dd7f3448d4177a009 |
| SHA512 | 64cb58fbf6295d15d9ee6a8a7a325e7673af7ee02e4ece8da5a95257f666566a425b348b802b78ac82e7868ba7923f85255c2c31e548618afa9706c1f88d34dc |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\EKJ.001
| MD5 | 31c866d8e4448c28ae63660a0521cd92 |
| SHA1 | 0e4dcb44e3c8589688b8eacdd8cc463a920baab9 |
| SHA256 | dc0eaf9d62f0e40b6522d28b2e06b39ff619f9086ea7aa45fd40396a8eb61aa1 |
| SHA512 | 1076da7f8137a90b5d3bbbbe2b24fd9774de6adbcdfd41fd55ae90c70b9eb4bbf441732689ad25e5b3048987bfb1d63ba59d5831a04c6d84cb05bbfd2d32f839 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AAMRUI\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 1f29b1075a91b3da0ccc0b9c49eece56 |
| SHA1 | 048e675f087181035aedece9e7b11d065c6355cc |
| SHA256 | 4f6825548b32329c3360ed9abb7c0a6809a2c2291cf0bcaac511a9fa32a6336e |
| SHA512 | 7e152caf055f57f599ecc1e3a404b540b721b3315d2ba16bff6eb21f03edeb3a06ae185621e3139293612d94210f500f098bd281489ca7f336efd8b5284ee060 |
memory/4940-17-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000731000-memory.dmp