Analysis Overview
SHA256
1d0510f7e28d45b1aa006b6baf2e41b7e79c94e1e29ec42b0ab0c280b9857330
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
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
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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 16:54
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-25 16:54
Reported
2024-07-25 20:30
Platform
win7-20240705-en
Max time kernel
120s
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:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\QGL Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\MBJDHY\\QGL.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.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:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2420 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe |
| PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2420 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe |
| PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2420 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe |
| PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2420 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\MBJDHY\QGL.exe"
Network
Files
\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe
| MD5 | 3cd29c0df98a7aeb69a9692843ca3edb |
| SHA1 | 7c86aea093f1979d18901bd1b89a2b02a60ac3e2 |
| SHA256 | 5a37cd66508fa3fc85ae547de3498e709bd45167cb57f5e9b271dc3a1cb71a32 |
| SHA512 | e78f3206b1878e8db1766d4038a375bbebcbcdb8d1b0a0cb9b0dc72c54881392b9c27e2864ad9118702da58f203f13e0ad5d230980ad1ef2370391a2c4acffc9 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.004
| MD5 | a61672d9450dbf3abc649a669a514245 |
| SHA1 | ad6cf39946d6223a116c9421b49fde9fa04be341 |
| SHA256 | 6b91c1f458b6b78409930dfbe90b75fb28f29a9f30eb8cb7209a3c75b9e457ea |
| SHA512 | 80f50519cf073cde1e98e750de143801c9e4f87779349207e66d139dd102c6d94fc2183245c2be3b5da4a75e3d687cdfce8b75aa3ca7bc432b4fa0cb4c16dc67 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.002
| MD5 | 93df156c4bd9d7341f4c4a4847616a69 |
| SHA1 | c7663b32c3c8e247bc16b51aff87b45484652dc1 |
| SHA256 | e55b6eabf0f99b90bd4cf3777c25813bded7b6fc5c9955188c8aa5224d299c3e |
| SHA512 | ed2e98c5fd1f0d49e5bac8baa515d489c89f8d42772ae05e4b7a32da8f06d511adad27867034ca0865beae9f78223e95c7d0f826154fc663f2fab9bd61e36e35 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.001
| MD5 | 383d5f5d4240d590e7dec3f7312a4ac7 |
| SHA1 | f6bcade8d37afb80cf52a89b3e84683f4643fbce |
| SHA256 | 7e87f6817b17a75106d34ce9884c40ddfb381bf8f2013930916498d1df0a6422 |
| SHA512 | e652c41ec95d653940b869426bc2cbd8e5b3159110ffaab7d623e23eebe1f34ca65be6a9a9cdcd5f41aec7567469d6b4d6362d24ae92267cddb8940e1265806a |
memory/2420-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 51507d91d43683b9c4b8fafeb4d888f8 |
| SHA1 | ead2f68338da7af4720378cd46133589fc9405ba |
| SHA256 | 71b3aecefd36e4855a369019ac5871c544d39f8889d23cd455466a24cdecce6b |
| SHA512 | a5a7ff3f8ffb72719b7e2c9dc2719c99ea32bd68994918ea027c0d7d54cfe0c80bfd34486dd8d3cdd390376bc4c8d1f7d97de4b98b7d39a3e10c3e2682c07d1c |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-25 16:54
Reported
2024-07-25 20:31
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
154s
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-1-5-21-2636447293-1148739154-93880854-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\QGL Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\MBJDHY\\QGL.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.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\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1468 wrote to memory of 3744 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe |
| PID 1468 wrote to memory of 3744 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe |
| PID 1468 wrote to memory of 3744 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7070dd8043cff1447ac36f8bbb7c2a60_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\MBJDHY\QGL.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 | 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 4.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 98.58.20.217.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.21.107.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 73.190.18.2.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 | 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 31.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 224.162.46.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.exe
| MD5 | 3cd29c0df98a7aeb69a9692843ca3edb |
| SHA1 | 7c86aea093f1979d18901bd1b89a2b02a60ac3e2 |
| SHA256 | 5a37cd66508fa3fc85ae547de3498e709bd45167cb57f5e9b271dc3a1cb71a32 |
| SHA512 | e78f3206b1878e8db1766d4038a375bbebcbcdb8d1b0a0cb9b0dc72c54881392b9c27e2864ad9118702da58f203f13e0ad5d230980ad1ef2370391a2c4acffc9 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.004
| MD5 | a61672d9450dbf3abc649a669a514245 |
| SHA1 | ad6cf39946d6223a116c9421b49fde9fa04be341 |
| SHA256 | 6b91c1f458b6b78409930dfbe90b75fb28f29a9f30eb8cb7209a3c75b9e457ea |
| SHA512 | 80f50519cf073cde1e98e750de143801c9e4f87779349207e66d139dd102c6d94fc2183245c2be3b5da4a75e3d687cdfce8b75aa3ca7bc432b4fa0cb4c16dc67 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.002
| MD5 | 93df156c4bd9d7341f4c4a4847616a69 |
| SHA1 | c7663b32c3c8e247bc16b51aff87b45484652dc1 |
| SHA256 | e55b6eabf0f99b90bd4cf3777c25813bded7b6fc5c9955188c8aa5224d299c3e |
| SHA512 | ed2e98c5fd1f0d49e5bac8baa515d489c89f8d42772ae05e4b7a32da8f06d511adad27867034ca0865beae9f78223e95c7d0f826154fc663f2fab9bd61e36e35 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\QGL.001
| MD5 | 383d5f5d4240d590e7dec3f7312a4ac7 |
| SHA1 | f6bcade8d37afb80cf52a89b3e84683f4643fbce |
| SHA256 | 7e87f6817b17a75106d34ce9884c40ddfb381bf8f2013930916498d1df0a6422 |
| SHA512 | e652c41ec95d653940b869426bc2cbd8e5b3159110ffaab7d623e23eebe1f34ca65be6a9a9cdcd5f41aec7567469d6b4d6362d24ae92267cddb8940e1265806a |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MBJDHY\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 51507d91d43683b9c4b8fafeb4d888f8 |
| SHA1 | ead2f68338da7af4720378cd46133589fc9405ba |
| SHA256 | 71b3aecefd36e4855a369019ac5871c544d39f8889d23cd455466a24cdecce6b |
| SHA512 | a5a7ff3f8ffb72719b7e2c9dc2719c99ea32bd68994918ea027c0d7d54cfe0c80bfd34486dd8d3cdd390376bc4c8d1f7d97de4b98b7d39a3e10c3e2682c07d1c |
memory/3744-16-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp