Analysis Overview
SHA256
82261a50af6324158cfc405c08b56289d10272d01c7be888f7a6870807861bfb
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax main executable
Ardamax
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
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 AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-25 00:02
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-25 00:02
Reported
2024-07-25 00:08
Platform
win7-20240708-en
Max time kernel
120s
Max time network
119s
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\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PCG Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\CHUOMY\\PCG.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_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\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2692 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe |
| PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2692 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe |
| PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2692 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe |
| PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2692 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\CHUOMY\PCG.exe"
Network
Files
\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe
| MD5 | a9ea3f61a57b36cde9953afd91f18d34 |
| SHA1 | e7e931b96b6e39b64a2a38d704bbe9561a234cbc |
| SHA256 | accbdc6de9b6b671e6dc5bda9f1f983fbfcaa07467fbf6eabd25b9d5314d82ec |
| SHA512 | 0a6a42a772a3afd66233d9d3abb962b3a8cbf3d6e0e719352795b6441a148617dbe788991f0cead29d4b1540726504c9c56bebd9836ae6263b82a121fafd89fc |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.004
| MD5 | 517f05787f5fc650478b4b6732fd8d4b |
| SHA1 | 712dc4b2471a1d5023338c3dab40d6f136b98eb0 |
| SHA256 | 7abe7d9b8f0861bb09f55d7e937a710c131368b4716ee9d95e30adf44e71415e |
| SHA512 | 68c5d02613ef1e13c0dc9210d9ee5a2db0f56e9a6faaf16992ec844f154ae25f72c5858f8520b06995fefbb6fabc35dcbf8296cd39cd4fdb6e5327d7a48873c1 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.002
| MD5 | b2bcd668abf17ee408d232cc636614b2 |
| SHA1 | c354f941121515536c4f0d9ae49ed1a9b28534b4 |
| SHA256 | 563f5e99f0beb961ecf6a8284bf41fee3e85d6f63cdff1669438f5a2168bfd99 |
| SHA512 | ba1be164de5919ae45f4bedfebe7e7799626b457f07b42fc43b8912f2932955833617b45e147e2e4d406f57f57f50c1869aa611db18a569919395e42fa53a702 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.001
| MD5 | 7a5612cc859be918c5767487f8a6815a |
| SHA1 | a855d3a3e6336ac0508a8099e8ace14680394c36 |
| SHA256 | 643419bc7e3a46ecdd7196858b3489c806c5edc486b513ce58519a109544c9d1 |
| SHA512 | 31c541870dbc695c34d132c4232accc2fe511f30188a4db33d5c41758cf5af00a4906b55b0a208b5848436313fd3d8ccf6be7f1af62ecedd3a5c4c301dc5e11d |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 4c5711d8a02899113661bdff195d80d5 |
| SHA1 | 263592abea6d60887defb4b1bcb47dbb383edfb6 |
| SHA256 | 661eee852ace18c0fe63548e3ca276866b40dd0dce722f67976b8c4bfdb92195 |
| SHA512 | 4b16ee6c75a169ad02c6b30d08efcd969ba8840adf49f6eeec3abbe8b9f5f288e1b1cfb4431711a74510a6973663335e43d256ae0dcd1a68f55331152a4f64ae |
memory/2692-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
memory/2692-17-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-25 00:02
Reported
2024-07-25 00:09
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
153s
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\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PCG Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\CHUOMY\\PCG.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.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\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1160 wrote to memory of 2368 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe |
| PID 1160 wrote to memory of 2368 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe |
| PID 1160 wrote to memory of 2368 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d57f66cedb5869f3159e171565eda65_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\CHUOMY\PCG.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 4.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 44.56.20.217.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 17.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.exe
| MD5 | a9ea3f61a57b36cde9953afd91f18d34 |
| SHA1 | e7e931b96b6e39b64a2a38d704bbe9561a234cbc |
| SHA256 | accbdc6de9b6b671e6dc5bda9f1f983fbfcaa07467fbf6eabd25b9d5314d82ec |
| SHA512 | 0a6a42a772a3afd66233d9d3abb962b3a8cbf3d6e0e719352795b6441a148617dbe788991f0cead29d4b1540726504c9c56bebd9836ae6263b82a121fafd89fc |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.004
| MD5 | 517f05787f5fc650478b4b6732fd8d4b |
| SHA1 | 712dc4b2471a1d5023338c3dab40d6f136b98eb0 |
| SHA256 | 7abe7d9b8f0861bb09f55d7e937a710c131368b4716ee9d95e30adf44e71415e |
| SHA512 | 68c5d02613ef1e13c0dc9210d9ee5a2db0f56e9a6faaf16992ec844f154ae25f72c5858f8520b06995fefbb6fabc35dcbf8296cd39cd4fdb6e5327d7a48873c1 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 4c5711d8a02899113661bdff195d80d5 |
| SHA1 | 263592abea6d60887defb4b1bcb47dbb383edfb6 |
| SHA256 | 661eee852ace18c0fe63548e3ca276866b40dd0dce722f67976b8c4bfdb92195 |
| SHA512 | 4b16ee6c75a169ad02c6b30d08efcd969ba8840adf49f6eeec3abbe8b9f5f288e1b1cfb4431711a74510a6973663335e43d256ae0dcd1a68f55331152a4f64ae |
memory/2368-16-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.002
| MD5 | b2bcd668abf17ee408d232cc636614b2 |
| SHA1 | c354f941121515536c4f0d9ae49ed1a9b28534b4 |
| SHA256 | 563f5e99f0beb961ecf6a8284bf41fee3e85d6f63cdff1669438f5a2168bfd99 |
| SHA512 | ba1be164de5919ae45f4bedfebe7e7799626b457f07b42fc43b8912f2932955833617b45e147e2e4d406f57f57f50c1869aa611db18a569919395e42fa53a702 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHUOMY\PCG.001
| MD5 | 7a5612cc859be918c5767487f8a6815a |
| SHA1 | a855d3a3e6336ac0508a8099e8ace14680394c36 |
| SHA256 | 643419bc7e3a46ecdd7196858b3489c806c5edc486b513ce58519a109544c9d1 |
| SHA512 | 31c541870dbc695c34d132c4232accc2fe511f30188a4db33d5c41758cf5af00a4906b55b0a208b5848436313fd3d8ccf6be7f1af62ecedd3a5c4c301dc5e11d |
memory/2368-18-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp