Analysis Overview
SHA256
8b4ed262efa19f8b56abde205b1039e3f772093a340a6a6957fb11d970044ca8
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Executes dropped EXE
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Adds Run key to start application
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in Windows directory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-25 01:00
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-25 01:00
Reported
2024-07-25 01:29
Platform
win7-20240708-en
Max time kernel
140s
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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxe52A4.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxe52A4.tmp | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\system32TTKD Agent = "C:\\Windows\\system32TTKD.exe" | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxe52A4.tmp | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxe52A4.tmp | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxe52A4.tmp | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxe52A4.tmp | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxe52A4.tmp | 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\6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxe52A4.tmp | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.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\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.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\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxe52A4.tmp
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxe52A4.tmp"
C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe
"C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503}
Network
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxe52A2.tmp
| MD5 | bd815b61f9948f93aface4033fbb4423 |
| SHA1 | b5391484009b39053fc8b1bba63d444969bafcfa |
| SHA256 | b018bf9e9f8b6d945e6a2a25984970634884afabc580af2b4e855730520d5d76 |
| SHA512 | a363abe97b5a44e5d36af859e8d484daffe1d8e321c87969a75d1bfaa4288a5e6be1922a02c6d72937c84e81a79a1c7f6c9f2a44a995cac3f993ed5608afcd71 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxe52A4.tmp
| MD5 | c61cd043b2353595e0497a1d7916126a |
| SHA1 | 2644ad6dd86e78835947438acf19bd0ebe732d15 |
| SHA256 | c7d8268a8cccccd09665aaef23db71dbf8c3accaa92954847b83992a2147e687 |
| SHA512 | f4206cffe12b38d550f44bea5ebee10d4b29c6caf71fb1711a47e8b9fcf8c5ef5ec7f955114a33f761c7f1090fe782f01099e7efac35cc82009b609e5382d064 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@52E1.tmp
| MD5 | b7ea0bc4bb833ab77dce179f16039c14 |
| SHA1 | b05cc205aa6ffc60a5316c1d5d3831def5a60c20 |
| SHA256 | e7bc62fb964bacd8e3189f22a8d64a27bddeb90007a38da3d3e6b58f6d8a2dba |
| SHA512 | 5a4ad9b469c7502a930158ca2db814b0b84880b2658a6a6dcca9fee60e6c8dc5f8a3c8d09e280a026d63e3d48b5291074827d16f3e680ce87645d8aad996a652 |
C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe
| MD5 | 912c55621b4c3f0fb2daef5b4f4f5f4c |
| SHA1 | 735701c75569b7563950508afc8948b52e7bf4b2 |
| SHA256 | 41ecb7a6e3e9c32ce1bbfdff8fe381f6c21fc1f601f7e9be9fcfa2678d2420a0 |
| SHA512 | 65a08579e959d4beebb5ad026cab451d381e147621be8a0707baca748eaee22050c020e3d54f312376eaf6f20a1fc3713e5e07cc9d4ee7f32b7c17dc15c80d05 |
C:\Windows\system32TTKD.001
| MD5 | 20264c0df8eb2d69e6016fb791e3f146 |
| SHA1 | 37fff22f166111d44fb9b8e160d78dc357b262b0 |
| SHA256 | c3fdb4fa5b54480cb214a683b7a8118a79951db6c4ed8408e9e2d768cbd28bbc |
| SHA512 | 83d3c51683de8f09489a21446f5171009c41a7b0d89edf0dbe63487b25ff7b6b139aa3c0f64a45033547988d2da6bd75fd1508f6e99b25d387c37458edd5d74d |
C:\Windows\system32TTKD.006
| MD5 | 87ccf7eb039971590aac6f254b2c788a |
| SHA1 | 3095496ffd364b32cdbe63ba4dd2f477fd848515 |
| SHA256 | 59973b04dd9bec56a7ff9d898fda25e9214ee7652f2687ba409b435ae07e554b |
| SHA512 | d5f9f7855725021522fae819a855d3d2d2cf028b0ea3ac191ad02039cbb688af42b191a1ec4f1868365e2f7de36acca2b7ba3bee0a7b8447820c4521e942d8d2 |
memory/2784-34-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\system32TTKD.007
| MD5 | 81938df0dbfee60828e9ce953bdf62e6 |
| SHA1 | b1182a051011e901c17eab2e28727bec8db475fb |
| SHA256 | 982e2e47e8af4384a6b71937fb4e678a61fbc354f6816204e14a01d325529a98 |
| SHA512 | 64ebe41c17f55f725aeb946b1a7843ad27062490a3e9cc49df7ecb3e5e408444c766236642986cbe499e876e91d1d95d4aafe7d044fda3f5370bbe5f71532143 |
memory/2824-35-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004D2000-memory.dmp
memory/1920-36-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000222000-memory.dmp
memory/2824-39-0x00000000004C0000-0x00000000004C6000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3.JPG
| MD5 | 371f6e8bdbc3cc30160c45ca5cd7d908 |
| SHA1 | 34de4c638edee0eefb6a74e1e45b726377b1d075 |
| SHA256 | 8ca32094e55c796691fcd38244bb65b6c3f885a633d14be37f9daef8c75e9b2e |
| SHA512 | 7daf11a8d1d921c989ee3c649f4f3a878c0ee5dd41e55b1f1a0e241897952f56cfb508edfc88a0aa2bed9a6f5a34159791395a326cb16ca65501a6322306b41b |
memory/2784-41-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010006000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-42-0x0000000000330000-0x0000000000336000-memory.dmp
memory/1920-44-0x00000000001F0000-0x00000000001F6000-memory.dmp
memory/1920-43-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010006000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-25 01:00
Reported
2024-07-25 01:30
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
144s
Max time network
147s
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-1-5-21-701583114-2636601053-947405450-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\system32TTKD Agent = "C:\\Windows\\system32TTKD.exe" | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\system32AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp | 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\6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 756 wrote to memory of 4984 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp |
| PID 756 wrote to memory of 4984 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp |
| PID 756 wrote to memory of 4984 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp |
| PID 4984 wrote to memory of 4108 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe |
| PID 4984 wrote to memory of 4108 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe |
| PID 4984 wrote to memory of 4108 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp | C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6d855db8cedf0f404b3aac1d3eaeb8cf_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp"
C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe
"C:\Windows\system32TTKD.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 | 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 13.107.21.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.21.107.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 71.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 14.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF879.tmp
| MD5 | bd815b61f9948f93aface4033fbb4423 |
| SHA1 | b5391484009b39053fc8b1bba63d444969bafcfa |
| SHA256 | b018bf9e9f8b6d945e6a2a25984970634884afabc580af2b4e855730520d5d76 |
| SHA512 | a363abe97b5a44e5d36af859e8d484daffe1d8e321c87969a75d1bfaa4288a5e6be1922a02c6d72937c84e81a79a1c7f6c9f2a44a995cac3f993ed5608afcd71 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxeF88B.tmp
| MD5 | c61cd043b2353595e0497a1d7916126a |
| SHA1 | 2644ad6dd86e78835947438acf19bd0ebe732d15 |
| SHA256 | c7d8268a8cccccd09665aaef23db71dbf8c3accaa92954847b83992a2147e687 |
| SHA512 | f4206cffe12b38d550f44bea5ebee10d4b29c6caf71fb1711a47e8b9fcf8c5ef5ec7f955114a33f761c7f1090fe782f01099e7efac35cc82009b609e5382d064 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@F8C7.tmp
| MD5 | b7ea0bc4bb833ab77dce179f16039c14 |
| SHA1 | b05cc205aa6ffc60a5316c1d5d3831def5a60c20 |
| SHA256 | e7bc62fb964bacd8e3189f22a8d64a27bddeb90007a38da3d3e6b58f6d8a2dba |
| SHA512 | 5a4ad9b469c7502a930158ca2db814b0b84880b2658a6a6dcca9fee60e6c8dc5f8a3c8d09e280a026d63e3d48b5291074827d16f3e680ce87645d8aad996a652 |
C:\Windows\system32TTKD.exe
| MD5 | 912c55621b4c3f0fb2daef5b4f4f5f4c |
| SHA1 | 735701c75569b7563950508afc8948b52e7bf4b2 |
| SHA256 | 41ecb7a6e3e9c32ce1bbfdff8fe381f6c21fc1f601f7e9be9fcfa2678d2420a0 |
| SHA512 | 65a08579e959d4beebb5ad026cab451d381e147621be8a0707baca748eaee22050c020e3d54f312376eaf6f20a1fc3713e5e07cc9d4ee7f32b7c17dc15c80d05 |
C:\Windows\system32TTKD.001
| MD5 | 20264c0df8eb2d69e6016fb791e3f146 |
| SHA1 | 37fff22f166111d44fb9b8e160d78dc357b262b0 |
| SHA256 | c3fdb4fa5b54480cb214a683b7a8118a79951db6c4ed8408e9e2d768cbd28bbc |
| SHA512 | 83d3c51683de8f09489a21446f5171009c41a7b0d89edf0dbe63487b25ff7b6b139aa3c0f64a45033547988d2da6bd75fd1508f6e99b25d387c37458edd5d74d |
memory/4108-35-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A71000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\system32TTKD.006
| MD5 | 87ccf7eb039971590aac6f254b2c788a |
| SHA1 | 3095496ffd364b32cdbe63ba4dd2f477fd848515 |
| SHA256 | 59973b04dd9bec56a7ff9d898fda25e9214ee7652f2687ba409b435ae07e554b |
| SHA512 | d5f9f7855725021522fae819a855d3d2d2cf028b0ea3ac191ad02039cbb688af42b191a1ec4f1868365e2f7de36acca2b7ba3bee0a7b8447820c4521e942d8d2 |
C:\Windows\system32TTKD.007
| MD5 | 81938df0dbfee60828e9ce953bdf62e6 |
| SHA1 | b1182a051011e901c17eab2e28727bec8db475fb |
| SHA256 | 982e2e47e8af4384a6b71937fb4e678a61fbc354f6816204e14a01d325529a98 |
| SHA512 | 64ebe41c17f55f725aeb946b1a7843ad27062490a3e9cc49df7ecb3e5e408444c766236642986cbe499e876e91d1d95d4aafe7d044fda3f5370bbe5f71532143 |
memory/4108-41-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A71000-memory.dmp