Analysis

  • max time kernel
    142s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240709-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    24-07-2024 09:35

General

  • Target

    6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe

  • Size

    1.3MB

  • MD5

    6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7

  • SHA1

    0e36607409ac6a4377723074ad09ac9e20c4e342

  • SHA256

    d3dc6d1359e7ad3ba3601f5b19f339ec88ee9e407024dacf77ad55e88b44b205

  • SHA512

    b93216e2791f29a51f5b18f1409f7e859d20114e52fc7db8585ef355f9b8ed3036a80d5da97efef51515aa2817a88b493d3c77a8062afb414781950844158243

  • SSDEEP

    24576:yGLDngp5eo+32uLRmF0jvaUiW8DwyIZUuCOVWdaowv1okwOI1ZPVoWDoqZOPrtV4:HLo5eo+muLRFjyv7IzCKWy1jwFPVNo/s

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Ardamax

    A keylogger first seen in 2013.

  • Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4476
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LKTF.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\28463\LKTF.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:920
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EQ02.pdf"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4404
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --backgroundcolor=16514043
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1804
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=94D2A3869DAB0BD6DAE82408B5014239 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1736 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3024
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=7BDBE0312EAD72EA904165D79912BA28 --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=7BDBE0312EAD72EA904165D79912BA28 --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1764 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3520
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=C6F596ACF178FEA888473075FF9A403D --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2304 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3968
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=DC3413BD09002124A0193C5D7AAAB6B2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1948 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1528
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=C023412554859637B754C7FE51A693D9 --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=C023412554859637B754C7FE51A693D9 --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2420 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3136
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=69B5FB0D85F082D4101590C88EEE90FA --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2788 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3552
  • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:448

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages

      Filesize

      64KB

      MD5

      5056d38a983e9f435e24ffc52ca2e2ee

      SHA1

      e44cc78a73410b668fc9c48b1d01c3503599e272

      SHA256

      5d8bfe17b9459204cf6f1007e70c3e1502335edc67df4fc98477b16d6ff6392e

      SHA512

      8429c3c577a191d5290c0715dcbf3e31bf87c23878f848a07b329560523ee13452c119c8c1fafd26f13d92d5a2eb364840b8e66a8114c4f70319c6d88d6b6f2f

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages

      Filesize

      36KB

      MD5

      b30d3becc8731792523d599d949e63f5

      SHA1

      19350257e42d7aee17fb3bf139a9d3adb330fad4

      SHA256

      b1b77e96279ead2b460de3de70e2ea4f5ad1b853598a4e27a5caf3f1a32cc4f3

      SHA512

      523f54895fb07f62b9a5f72c8b62e83d4d9506bda57b183818615f6eb7286e3b9c5a50409bc5c5164867c3ccdeae88aa395ecca6bc7e36d991552f857510792e

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages

      Filesize

      56KB

      MD5

      752a1f26b18748311b691c7d8fc20633

      SHA1

      c1f8e83eebc1cc1e9b88c773338eb09ff82ab862

      SHA256

      111dac2948e4cecb10b0d2e10d8afaa663d78d643826b592d6414a1fd77cc131

      SHA512

      a2f5f262faf2c3e9756da94b2c47787ce3a9391b5bd53581578aa9a764449e114836704d6dec4aadc097fed4c818831baa11affa1eb25be2bfad9349bb090fe5

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@9B27.tmp

      Filesize

      4KB

      MD5

      25530555085337eb644b061f239aa9d4

      SHA1

      8d91e099aba5439d4bfa8bce464c94e3e1acf620

      SHA256

      3fb6b438ad1530abdd068bffb303fb8a4de51430e0e18ddb6b1a0469ffab8325

      SHA512

      b1f9de0c276533a5a7070aeb2b6415cc1c0bdd2baf5e0645c6ac5ba767cab0d76e5b4461800d89724992af2c863294ada3c1eb2e4516183fe2010c33d47d6a2a

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EQ02.pdf

      Filesize

      1.1MB

      MD5

      3dfc582359aee59ed39b7bdbd181a9e9

      SHA1

      593270a3df5f28893b677ade0bd20f2c0e190ca8

      SHA256

      3bdf2cf5e4843e982f1e054331f00e7c41656c068f0fcfe932040a924463d647

      SHA512

      d3103fc0940c7da1382ae27e44806d717cbadac6779580fbe492d9718982fac727b99c90c07958dc8a62892fe416a46e0f2108815ecf066cc8c7eb8c61820b22

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LKTF.001

      Filesize

      410B

      MD5

      f3f1e64f43a3b1d885f9352ec326ecf9

      SHA1

      05717fc5633a7242d1d9a44ab0f35d5843a04409

      SHA256

      fbb7b63ae7c77de9380fc1c5ef4bf3aeda6ad10f287a20f1ab454a82d69eb450

      SHA512

      3aec0799e9ba09a98288b589b770ab0a6e32ebc07eac4c94eded6ff6450aeb85dcae66b71b5fb921273d773d341e2b810270b9fba1de2fcce86cf56e22fe547d

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LKTF.006

      Filesize

      8KB

      MD5

      81e20f4361cf8f5a57812871c24d945e

      SHA1

      5d7877d6959ab26599b05795a71633f00c37a3da

      SHA256

      e6e8b4a29dccb3531f58c75b754caf7f26afe3e7043239305fd0ae7ab2f7571d

      SHA512

      69b1d75ab7123054bf98cf3a0f2cc7a0749cda8d85ebdef85be7d89f1454154ce29070907b934727a6c5276ff430e94810b87a5634d25d8529df9ee36fd20818

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LKTF.007

      Filesize

      5KB

      MD5

      e9fbdcc2f5fb657fa519b3f5c69fc52d

      SHA1

      c49cca77b46a59d620711de7564d43e5dafcd2b5

      SHA256

      cc440cfc4ce1a1ff503cc9e8937c59aae64bfce4daa3e7dc757220a25cadc2e4

      SHA512

      913759967e16b99d8ea66433e5dc99d5ddbf737be6784306e67c2b23a525b7a578fcae1028221d3209abc452ff30508eb750c62113c3868a7af36b544e525fb1

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LKTF.exe

      Filesize

      473KB

      MD5

      97d8ad45f48b4b28a93aab94699b7168

      SHA1

      8b69b7fd7c008b95d12386f6da415097e72151de

      SHA256

      661df22a66b2062b233eb0bd9665de924cfe0ac9c6ba29e20ffef24f817f9331

      SHA512

      3351eac970bab391de410fcf1937da75d2e4722b808f10332f487ddfe469544e32e7d4ed0e5bdc19bd5f472cffcc55ca1498c95945b4e9c4ceff6ff5cc521c8a

    • memory/920-23-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C01000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/920-157-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C01000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/4404-158-0x000000000A0A0000-0x000000000A34B000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      2.7MB