Analysis Overview
SHA256
f6f98db33080a2eef74f7315947ed9032f37f98e92c24ff663fea7f11be45515
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Checks installed software on the system
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in System32 directory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
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 12:17
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-25 12:17
Reported
2024-07-25 12:20
Platform
win7-20240704-en
Max time kernel
117s
Max time network
118s
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\DQHV.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DQHV Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\DQHV.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.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\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2344 wrote to memory of 980 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe |
| PID 2344 wrote to memory of 980 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe |
| PID 2344 wrote to memory of 980 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe |
| PID 2344 wrote to memory of 980 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\DQHV.exe"
Network
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@D0F5.tmp
| MD5 | ac2120f3b2fb824a5c1f3752dc944d21 |
| SHA1 | 8bfbf3887103e886736e0802f88ed860a450856e |
| SHA256 | fd9c203a32eec0afe4ab1e3ae02c68ac27649120bb3f0af68852ba487384ecaf |
| SHA512 | 474d77a27e3553aa58b394e77317a770f700f59580820741269e6c4746e664ce483a33a51baecd45ef4ac1a13e451a2c47d95c9abb79c7bc5cf902646f78c90f |
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe
| MD5 | 0c7a714b8e1d2ead2afc90dcc43bbe18 |
| SHA1 | 66736613f22771f5da5606ed8c80b572b3f5c103 |
| SHA256 | 800bdf00e09f302a17e22d26dffbea037e3c077ef9f6d1d585c114f079397a9e |
| SHA512 | 35db0de86c168eb6302dcbaa1e1f9ec96b5a8814e7067e1a7bb682e9f35fc06c51148a08e6f7df1e8caeb2effde555c53966a8922e8fef6b7ce194dc81c984b4 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 33dc7c00c1d64022dcea78d2147a90a5 |
| SHA1 | 21b50a05d4bbfe74c1df846d9268dc953f8050a3 |
| SHA256 | e6164ff194fb651a44db5a78d680bc19efe242f3f8e95f5aedbe1cc7f00ef4ef |
| SHA512 | 3f5e3db56d056d49b094b33ddcdae8c528ec19851daa9576f00cb347f628b82bbe045fee51d92cf5507822188e5bce17b745cbc6bad155fae16b73eb191bb98f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.007
| MD5 | b128c2f3eafaff6725ed554a2a21b72f |
| SHA1 | 377c206483b5348eb4b657363d29cae830be0b8c |
| SHA256 | b9939a330a7cf6d9947a2b3ffb52170a35d5927e401016e7694fdd24ba1aa4ef |
| SHA512 | 3de5ec44becf7520d7ae32764b4636a1d727ab92d192fd92d725d6d308067e331f88e62f3cd9a4a334eb1d9e2ea44bf30f14ebd4e4f2877cdbd6b7bf0ed771c8 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.006
| MD5 | 8499922ab422c17e550a724083be50c7 |
| SHA1 | 914aa24da69f9882d12d7d7cceae38de4dbcad1c |
| SHA256 | 894ff0262900acdc5b0266f75b2db829d3dec9a059f28888d5c0997d5b76db8a |
| SHA512 | 9d2e7619c7e8e459449a7f70d581ae52a1d33ba1c90b2a14812c2a44474451dc06e78a8e410aae5e7caf9306bbe739b1eeca1a1bc167498a982d9f1320dbbd1b |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.001
| MD5 | d8025c14f8ec39a9f253563e9867e55b |
| SHA1 | 2d9e43068cc752c371e538515f30c841c9ba8700 |
| SHA256 | 4b3191c40ca0d5fc5a373cce74d80563e2e3f7ce3a30cf0cf307ea0456f49246 |
| SHA512 | 46f53b79c6dd912f746268327f53ba4bb2761136bfc0bb93cd40c9cea52b4b566ea2ed6641bd88096abee0eac44295571e7857c686f97f152d93b14c1da21db6 |
memory/980-24-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
memory/980-27-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-25 12:17
Reported
2024-07-25 12:20
Platform
win10v2004-20240704-en
Max time kernel
139s
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-1-5-21-1403246978-718555486-3105247137-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DQHV Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\DQHV.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_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\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2144 wrote to memory of 2200 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe |
| PID 2144 wrote to memory of 2200 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe |
| PID 2144 wrote to memory of 2200 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6f89f777e3e7b94a18e212a16f986434_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\DQHV.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 22.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 73.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 48.229.111.52.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 |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@AC5D.tmp
| MD5 | ac2120f3b2fb824a5c1f3752dc944d21 |
| SHA1 | 8bfbf3887103e886736e0802f88ed860a450856e |
| SHA256 | fd9c203a32eec0afe4ab1e3ae02c68ac27649120bb3f0af68852ba487384ecaf |
| SHA512 | 474d77a27e3553aa58b394e77317a770f700f59580820741269e6c4746e664ce483a33a51baecd45ef4ac1a13e451a2c47d95c9abb79c7bc5cf902646f78c90f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.exe
| MD5 | 0c7a714b8e1d2ead2afc90dcc43bbe18 |
| SHA1 | 66736613f22771f5da5606ed8c80b572b3f5c103 |
| SHA256 | 800bdf00e09f302a17e22d26dffbea037e3c077ef9f6d1d585c114f079397a9e |
| SHA512 | 35db0de86c168eb6302dcbaa1e1f9ec96b5a8814e7067e1a7bb682e9f35fc06c51148a08e6f7df1e8caeb2effde555c53966a8922e8fef6b7ce194dc81c984b4 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 33dc7c00c1d64022dcea78d2147a90a5 |
| SHA1 | 21b50a05d4bbfe74c1df846d9268dc953f8050a3 |
| SHA256 | e6164ff194fb651a44db5a78d680bc19efe242f3f8e95f5aedbe1cc7f00ef4ef |
| SHA512 | 3f5e3db56d056d49b094b33ddcdae8c528ec19851daa9576f00cb347f628b82bbe045fee51d92cf5507822188e5bce17b745cbc6bad155fae16b73eb191bb98f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.001
| MD5 | d8025c14f8ec39a9f253563e9867e55b |
| SHA1 | 2d9e43068cc752c371e538515f30c841c9ba8700 |
| SHA256 | 4b3191c40ca0d5fc5a373cce74d80563e2e3f7ce3a30cf0cf307ea0456f49246 |
| SHA512 | 46f53b79c6dd912f746268327f53ba4bb2761136bfc0bb93cd40c9cea52b4b566ea2ed6641bd88096abee0eac44295571e7857c686f97f152d93b14c1da21db6 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.006
| MD5 | 8499922ab422c17e550a724083be50c7 |
| SHA1 | 914aa24da69f9882d12d7d7cceae38de4dbcad1c |
| SHA256 | 894ff0262900acdc5b0266f75b2db829d3dec9a059f28888d5c0997d5b76db8a |
| SHA512 | 9d2e7619c7e8e459449a7f70d581ae52a1d33ba1c90b2a14812c2a44474451dc06e78a8e410aae5e7caf9306bbe739b1eeca1a1bc167498a982d9f1320dbbd1b |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DQHV.007
| MD5 | b128c2f3eafaff6725ed554a2a21b72f |
| SHA1 | 377c206483b5348eb4b657363d29cae830be0b8c |
| SHA256 | b9939a330a7cf6d9947a2b3ffb52170a35d5927e401016e7694fdd24ba1aa4ef |
| SHA512 | 3de5ec44becf7520d7ae32764b4636a1d727ab92d192fd92d725d6d308067e331f88e62f3cd9a4a334eb1d9e2ea44bf30f14ebd4e4f2877cdbd6b7bf0ed771c8 |
memory/2200-23-0x0000000000680000-0x0000000000681000-memory.dmp
memory/2200-27-0x0000000000680000-0x0000000000681000-memory.dmp