Analysis Overview
SHA256
27e944668c75a6ccd01bb5e97ee645132f8fbfd90da6a9380a92eb51f7827905
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
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
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-25 12:48
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-25 12:48
Reported
2024-07-25 12:50
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
132s
Max time network
126s
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-1-5-21-3419463127-3903270268-2580331543-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HOKL Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\HOKL.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_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\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1080 wrote to memory of 4604 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe |
| PID 1080 wrote to memory of 4604 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe |
| PID 1080 wrote to memory of 4604 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\HOKL.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 | 183.142.211.20.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 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.21.107.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 19.229.111.52.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 | 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@1EF.tmp
| MD5 | c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371 |
| SHA1 | d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8 |
| SHA256 | d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb |
| SHA512 | 494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe
| MD5 | 17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547 |
| SHA1 | a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb |
| SHA256 | 1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd |
| SHA512 | b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.007
| MD5 | b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96 |
| SHA1 | d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff |
| SHA256 | a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2 |
| SHA512 | fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.006
| MD5 | 43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0 |
| SHA1 | f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339 |
| SHA256 | 3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba |
| SHA512 | e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.001
| MD5 | b25268c585d62811e37981077ac364dd |
| SHA1 | edbda834345b40b89a158e4118776e70939ffef1 |
| SHA256 | 54a3959108737215b9ba183902ac45bd2e204007e66de339bee6cf058a848d11 |
| SHA512 | a8d18a4c037bc2d98d3258567eda8da2abbadaab499b154158b86bef1d76e888d623bdb2a3b8f6c10313a30675c3f2c3cd432f854dc4013057e0622066922bec |
memory/4604-21-0x0000000000750000-0x0000000000751000-memory.dmp
memory/4604-25-0x0000000000750000-0x0000000000751000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-25 12:48
Reported
2024-07-25 12:50
Platform
win7-20240704-en
Max time kernel
118s
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\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HOKL Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\HOKL.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_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\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2680 wrote to memory of 2816 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe |
| PID 2680 wrote to memory of 2816 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe |
| PID 2680 wrote to memory of 2816 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe |
| PID 2680 wrote to memory of 2816 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fa3640b87e3fc4235541f837ce809f0_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\HOKL.exe"
Network
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@7B48.tmp
| MD5 | c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371 |
| SHA1 | d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8 |
| SHA256 | d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb |
| SHA512 | 494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.exe
| MD5 | 17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547 |
| SHA1 | a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb |
| SHA256 | 1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd |
| SHA512 | b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.007
| MD5 | b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96 |
| SHA1 | d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff |
| SHA256 | a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2 |
| SHA512 | fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.006
| MD5 | 43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0 |
| SHA1 | f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339 |
| SHA256 | 3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba |
| SHA512 | e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HOKL.001
| MD5 | b25268c585d62811e37981077ac364dd |
| SHA1 | edbda834345b40b89a158e4118776e70939ffef1 |
| SHA256 | 54a3959108737215b9ba183902ac45bd2e204007e66de339bee6cf058a848d11 |
| SHA512 | a8d18a4c037bc2d98d3258567eda8da2abbadaab499b154158b86bef1d76e888d623bdb2a3b8f6c10313a30675c3f2c3cd432f854dc4013057e0622066922bec |
memory/2816-22-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
memory/2816-25-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp