Analysis Overview
SHA256
4a143baf691f9d5edc1694cbb3c232d41d5650d62af636ecc5d31ba9467ae4fd
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Adds Run key to start application
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-25 14:59
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-25 14:59
Reported
2024-07-25 15:06
Platform
win7-20240705-en
Max time kernel
15s
Max time network
16s
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\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NPEW Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\NPEW.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.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\7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\NPEW.exe"
Network
Files
memory/2160-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp
C:\ProgramData\jI82l\PCGWIN32.LI5
| MD5 | 4ecbe741bb2676d0147e1103ac18dfcd |
| SHA1 | 34b037e313dd0479c14bc51181ad059a74947b75 |
| SHA256 | 1d1177f03c08284e1598ec92a67dd2f021d5b8cdb39c1d7a87ac348c6a3efef0 |
| SHA512 | e33492d6975c838a2fc4914c2b6afdc7ec0e6db5a6966108daf7af248e65c1b0396d27c114385f55909e70229535379736c936639c27d7f66a95f56e9103a5a8 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe
| MD5 | a2754b0d71cbe981df8657e277a42d02 |
| SHA1 | f5184d67a3744a70323cb8b89fc8aef73231be6e |
| SHA256 | 9217b464a2560e1be585bbce827393d600050817718d554f217f6fbcac8fbce2 |
| SHA512 | 03c8be0b464759cbea7ae82a3e8dbb6773c3dc9dbc383dfcf6bbd63ec173d3d407d40d1ee2d70d9127fbb544ab3131040a513940cc218f09ef6dcd89d31ddc2d |
memory/2160-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@232.tmp
| MD5 | c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371 |
| SHA1 | d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8 |
| SHA256 | d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb |
| SHA512 | 494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe
| MD5 | 17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547 |
| SHA1 | a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb |
| SHA256 | 1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd |
| SHA512 | b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.006
| MD5 | 43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0 |
| SHA1 | f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339 |
| SHA256 | 3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba |
| SHA512 | e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.001
| MD5 | 0a747bd4a40df520c0efdd7af400c17c |
| SHA1 | 9559c863d76dca319b7c99f49ce16c03c6701142 |
| SHA256 | 8512698e9ed8a5bb4b06ed6d65ef98921c15716369fc7a2f9dfb1adbdb06b6be |
| SHA512 | f5400244833caa2f76d8468f0eefe8f311c2033a557d46a04024eea8f37d8468063effc055bc38b52c58c3481055e2c9130beed4622aed6e7690cffda31db0c4 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.007
| MD5 | b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96 |
| SHA1 | d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff |
| SHA256 | a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2 |
| SHA512 | fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce |
memory/2724-48-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-25 14:59
Reported
2024-07-25 15:06
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
94s
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-1-5-21-464762018-485119342-1613148473-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-464762018-485119342-1613148473-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NPEW Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\NPEW.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.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\7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1444 wrote to memory of 4964 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe |
| PID 1444 wrote to memory of 4964 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe |
| PID 1444 wrote to memory of 4964 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe |
| PID 4964 wrote to memory of 1508 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe |
| PID 4964 wrote to memory of 1508 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe |
| PID 4964 wrote to memory of 1508 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7011f033fa7b95b0ec90a6ee1e3c3bd9_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\NPEW.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 | 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 | 149.177.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 73.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.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 | 8.8.8.8:53 | 96.252.19.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/1444-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp
C:\ProgramData\jI82l\PCGWIN32.LI5
| MD5 | 535616f9afecac5c1a47408af7714148 |
| SHA1 | 1266a18c1f894e9df061982a13db60e57d1f8031 |
| SHA256 | 8a9fb81cedfc54e8bb248da8200dd728ca50495687131fd956a7172bcedf02c7 |
| SHA512 | 2f4f41a36fba9796c367e8236bb162f5161caf9e537c600938a320c54cc1660f420210ec6fb2a85210e79127d8e0ebcb3a5710dfe4e8a6b00ada10317c5bfa90 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe
| MD5 | a2754b0d71cbe981df8657e277a42d02 |
| SHA1 | f5184d67a3744a70323cb8b89fc8aef73231be6e |
| SHA256 | 9217b464a2560e1be585bbce827393d600050817718d554f217f6fbcac8fbce2 |
| SHA512 | 03c8be0b464759cbea7ae82a3e8dbb6773c3dc9dbc383dfcf6bbd63ec173d3d407d40d1ee2d70d9127fbb544ab3131040a513940cc218f09ef6dcd89d31ddc2d |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@E733.tmp
| MD5 | c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371 |
| SHA1 | d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8 |
| SHA256 | d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb |
| SHA512 | 494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7 |
memory/1444-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.exe
| MD5 | 17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547 |
| SHA1 | a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb |
| SHA256 | 1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd |
| SHA512 | b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.007
| MD5 | b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96 |
| SHA1 | d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff |
| SHA256 | a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2 |
| SHA512 | fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.006
| MD5 | 43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0 |
| SHA1 | f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339 |
| SHA256 | 3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba |
| SHA512 | e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\NPEW.001
| MD5 | 0a747bd4a40df520c0efdd7af400c17c |
| SHA1 | 9559c863d76dca319b7c99f49ce16c03c6701142 |
| SHA256 | 8512698e9ed8a5bb4b06ed6d65ef98921c15716369fc7a2f9dfb1adbdb06b6be |
| SHA512 | f5400244833caa2f76d8468f0eefe8f311c2033a557d46a04024eea8f37d8468063effc055bc38b52c58c3481055e2c9130beed4622aed6e7690cffda31db0c4 |
memory/1508-45-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000641000-memory.dmp
memory/1508-49-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000641000-memory.dmp