Analysis Overview
SHA256
40004b4b20a09ce25c1bd42397ff82e619e8f41a584178da1eb844020b074da9
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_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
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-24 08:25
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-24 08:25
Reported
2024-07-24 08:28
Platform
win7-20240708-en
Max time kernel
121s
Max time network
121s
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\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\YGT Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\AIGAQW\\YGT.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_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\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1976 wrote to memory of 3028 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe |
| PID 1976 wrote to memory of 3028 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe |
| PID 1976 wrote to memory of 3028 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe |
| PID 1976 wrote to memory of 3028 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\AIGAQW\YGT.exe"
Network
Files
\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe
| MD5 | f8530f0dfe90c7c1e20239b0a7643041 |
| SHA1 | 3e0208ab84b8444a69c8d62ad0b81c4186395802 |
| SHA256 | 734439c4049ae1a832b4cc5c8d227112106406945d1a7cbb355e11a3f5e356c4 |
| SHA512 | 5cb01517938789e006e00d69729ae7d73ad480f1ae17a80059bf81ee5d9cebb1263a35732c84f03d742684a650b116b13e6731ca80b0b9cdb3908e5588649399 |
memory/3028-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.004
| MD5 | 7e521f925d13854baf5c6afc4c11924c |
| SHA1 | 80ceab5b17efd2893373fe9656ea132b03c4a0d8 |
| SHA256 | 83707de34316061a820bc03a2c84cac320a682d0850e5c7953dc0ed867f1ffc2 |
| SHA512 | 477cf0db10be7538b82bfd2343174505531723dc3ff7e2071a4c0494aaed976c1bc4c7ba627f483366f907fe77a03aec352d947ccfb4841ea768778e16e6aa93 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.002
| MD5 | 12fb4f589942682a478b7c7881dfcba2 |
| SHA1 | a3d490c6cda965708a1ff6a0dc4e88037e0d6336 |
| SHA256 | 4de0c277800ae36b85a11ed9765f732a73578d4dce053ff7179f96ab776fb60d |
| SHA512 | dd1c6a4ea5bc9698701ec941c4e90fe8dfb0993dc321edc052d1a80cc49bc46be665a85ec678876e698de60cda5dbf1d6279742a16d648f9d18e642a3ea33ddd |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.001
| MD5 | 425ff37c76030ca0eb60321eedd4afdd |
| SHA1 | 7dde5e9ce5c4057d3db149f323fa43ed29d90e09 |
| SHA256 | 70b00b09ae76a7ecfd6680ab22df546b17826755087c069fc87d14895e1a4e24 |
| SHA512 | ef5ff97c0d682b6155eff8f92dace1789cf01ca8bca55af1c1d0f2243b5e18bc12a657bb2bb12601b51ef9e1b942f02feb8462644da291fd1b2239c34ef2b59b |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\AKV.exe
| MD5 | eb916da4abe4ff314662089013c8f832 |
| SHA1 | 1e7e611cc6922a2851bcf135806ab51cdb499efa |
| SHA256 | 96af80e7ba0f3997d59ebcb5ecef619f980d71ca29113e2cd2f2e8adcdea3061 |
| SHA512 | d0dbe1d1612982b9cd2a3ed3cbd3e3b5be49237f580f91d5e5d5b6d20ed4dc0babb69a666c19bf4e0f10776a43b9b1dcda91a4cd381ce3705b1795ef9d731c8b |
memory/3028-17-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-24 08:25
Reported
2024-07-24 08:28
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
120s
Max time network
125s
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-1-5-21-2636447293-1148739154-93880854-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\YGT Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\AIGAQW\\YGT.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.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\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2892 wrote to memory of 916 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe |
| PID 2892 wrote to memory of 916 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe |
| PID 2892 wrote to memory of 916 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6aea009b79bacbc0cb0ff4bde62c9c7c_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\AIGAQW\YGT.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 64.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa | 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 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 21.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.exe
| MD5 | f8530f0dfe90c7c1e20239b0a7643041 |
| SHA1 | 3e0208ab84b8444a69c8d62ad0b81c4186395802 |
| SHA256 | 734439c4049ae1a832b4cc5c8d227112106406945d1a7cbb355e11a3f5e356c4 |
| SHA512 | 5cb01517938789e006e00d69729ae7d73ad480f1ae17a80059bf81ee5d9cebb1263a35732c84f03d742684a650b116b13e6731ca80b0b9cdb3908e5588649399 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\AKV.exe
| MD5 | eb916da4abe4ff314662089013c8f832 |
| SHA1 | 1e7e611cc6922a2851bcf135806ab51cdb499efa |
| SHA256 | 96af80e7ba0f3997d59ebcb5ecef619f980d71ca29113e2cd2f2e8adcdea3061 |
| SHA512 | d0dbe1d1612982b9cd2a3ed3cbd3e3b5be49237f580f91d5e5d5b6d20ed4dc0babb69a666c19bf4e0f10776a43b9b1dcda91a4cd381ce3705b1795ef9d731c8b |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.004
| MD5 | 7e521f925d13854baf5c6afc4c11924c |
| SHA1 | 80ceab5b17efd2893373fe9656ea132b03c4a0d8 |
| SHA256 | 83707de34316061a820bc03a2c84cac320a682d0850e5c7953dc0ed867f1ffc2 |
| SHA512 | 477cf0db10be7538b82bfd2343174505531723dc3ff7e2071a4c0494aaed976c1bc4c7ba627f483366f907fe77a03aec352d947ccfb4841ea768778e16e6aa93 |
memory/916-16-0x0000000002330000-0x0000000002331000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.002
| MD5 | 12fb4f589942682a478b7c7881dfcba2 |
| SHA1 | a3d490c6cda965708a1ff6a0dc4e88037e0d6336 |
| SHA256 | 4de0c277800ae36b85a11ed9765f732a73578d4dce053ff7179f96ab776fb60d |
| SHA512 | dd1c6a4ea5bc9698701ec941c4e90fe8dfb0993dc321edc052d1a80cc49bc46be665a85ec678876e698de60cda5dbf1d6279742a16d648f9d18e642a3ea33ddd |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AIGAQW\YGT.001
| MD5 | 425ff37c76030ca0eb60321eedd4afdd |
| SHA1 | 7dde5e9ce5c4057d3db149f323fa43ed29d90e09 |
| SHA256 | 70b00b09ae76a7ecfd6680ab22df546b17826755087c069fc87d14895e1a4e24 |
| SHA512 | ef5ff97c0d682b6155eff8f92dace1789cf01ca8bca55af1c1d0f2243b5e18bc12a657bb2bb12601b51ef9e1b942f02feb8462644da291fd1b2239c34ef2b59b |
memory/916-18-0x0000000002330000-0x0000000002331000-memory.dmp