Analysis Overview
SHA256
c07f15819827de8e1cf64cc7cb1fb8a65a48ff883b31c941d2a757c6e2b87f2e
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Checks installed software on the system
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in System32 directory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-25 13:12
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-25 13:11
Reported
2024-07-25 13:14
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
149s
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-1-5-21-1176886754-713327781-2233697964-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\EWR Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\ESWLLF\\EWR.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_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\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2444 wrote to memory of 468 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe |
| PID 2444 wrote to memory of 468 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe |
| PID 2444 wrote to memory of 468 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\ESWLLF\EWR.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 68.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 154.239.44.20.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 | 192.142.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.144.22.2.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 |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.99.105.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp |
Files
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe
| MD5 | 3cd29c0df98a7aeb69a9692843ca3edb |
| SHA1 | 7c86aea093f1979d18901bd1b89a2b02a60ac3e2 |
| SHA256 | 5a37cd66508fa3fc85ae547de3498e709bd45167cb57f5e9b271dc3a1cb71a32 |
| SHA512 | e78f3206b1878e8db1766d4038a375bbebcbcdb8d1b0a0cb9b0dc72c54881392b9c27e2864ad9118702da58f203f13e0ad5d230980ad1ef2370391a2c4acffc9 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.001
| MD5 | 383d5f5d4240d590e7dec3f7312a4ac7 |
| SHA1 | f6bcade8d37afb80cf52a89b3e84683f4643fbce |
| SHA256 | 7e87f6817b17a75106d34ce9884c40ddfb381bf8f2013930916498d1df0a6422 |
| SHA512 | e652c41ec95d653940b869426bc2cbd8e5b3159110ffaab7d623e23eebe1f34ca65be6a9a9cdcd5f41aec7567469d6b4d6362d24ae92267cddb8940e1265806a |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.004
| MD5 | 66bbf944b02137c9cab620bab5f6d1de |
| SHA1 | 60f3a28e6779a754886694ed02c2a6ba4875f1e7 |
| SHA256 | 30d4b6ca4a7226ec15d23b34296ab51244ff1633f9db0dbee4708e59661f032b |
| SHA512 | c5f8aa61946f5da93777d22af4ac01eaddc70a6c0e368ec9f14df7a99f1a94253d53eddb2b499fc35987126925989b280a1bfae4bd1fc6b123f985042011560f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.002
| MD5 | 93df156c4bd9d7341f4c4a4847616a69 |
| SHA1 | c7663b32c3c8e247bc16b51aff87b45484652dc1 |
| SHA256 | e55b6eabf0f99b90bd4cf3777c25813bded7b6fc5c9955188c8aa5224d299c3e |
| SHA512 | ed2e98c5fd1f0d49e5bac8baa515d489c89f8d42772ae05e4b7a32da8f06d511adad27867034ca0865beae9f78223e95c7d0f826154fc663f2fab9bd61e36e35 |
memory/468-14-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000761000-memory.dmp
memory/468-16-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000761000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-25 13:11
Reported
2024-07-25 13:14
Platform
win7-20240705-en
Max time kernel
120s
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\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\EWR Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\ESWLLF\\EWR.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_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\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2928 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe |
| PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2928 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe |
| PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2928 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe |
| PID 2688 wrote to memory of 2928 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6fb6c1a158124bf1821dc9b7680f4903_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\ESWLLF\EWR.exe"
Network
Files
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.exe
| MD5 | 3cd29c0df98a7aeb69a9692843ca3edb |
| SHA1 | 7c86aea093f1979d18901bd1b89a2b02a60ac3e2 |
| SHA256 | 5a37cd66508fa3fc85ae547de3498e709bd45167cb57f5e9b271dc3a1cb71a32 |
| SHA512 | e78f3206b1878e8db1766d4038a375bbebcbcdb8d1b0a0cb9b0dc72c54881392b9c27e2864ad9118702da58f203f13e0ad5d230980ad1ef2370391a2c4acffc9 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.004
| MD5 | 66bbf944b02137c9cab620bab5f6d1de |
| SHA1 | 60f3a28e6779a754886694ed02c2a6ba4875f1e7 |
| SHA256 | 30d4b6ca4a7226ec15d23b34296ab51244ff1633f9db0dbee4708e59661f032b |
| SHA512 | c5f8aa61946f5da93777d22af4ac01eaddc70a6c0e368ec9f14df7a99f1a94253d53eddb2b499fc35987126925989b280a1bfae4bd1fc6b123f985042011560f |
\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.001
| MD5 | 383d5f5d4240d590e7dec3f7312a4ac7 |
| SHA1 | f6bcade8d37afb80cf52a89b3e84683f4643fbce |
| SHA256 | 7e87f6817b17a75106d34ce9884c40ddfb381bf8f2013930916498d1df0a6422 |
| SHA512 | e652c41ec95d653940b869426bc2cbd8e5b3159110ffaab7d623e23eebe1f34ca65be6a9a9cdcd5f41aec7567469d6b4d6362d24ae92267cddb8940e1265806a |
memory/2928-13-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ESWLLF\EWR.002
| MD5 | 93df156c4bd9d7341f4c4a4847616a69 |
| SHA1 | c7663b32c3c8e247bc16b51aff87b45484652dc1 |
| SHA256 | e55b6eabf0f99b90bd4cf3777c25813bded7b6fc5c9955188c8aa5224d299c3e |
| SHA512 | ed2e98c5fd1f0d49e5bac8baa515d489c89f8d42772ae05e4b7a32da8f06d511adad27867034ca0865beae9f78223e95c7d0f826154fc663f2fab9bd61e36e35 |
memory/2928-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp