Analysis Overview
SHA256
4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631 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
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
2024-07-26 21:39
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 21:39
Reported
2024-07-26 21:42
Platform
win7-20240705-en
Max time kernel
121s
Max time network
123s
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:\ko.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SAQB Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\SAQB.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.007 | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.001 | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.006 | C:\ko.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\4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2928 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631.exe | C:\ko.exe |
| PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2928 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631.exe | C:\ko.exe |
| PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2928 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631.exe | C:\ko.exe |
| PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2928 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631.exe | C:\ko.exe |
| PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2524 | N/A | C:\ko.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe |
| PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2524 | N/A | C:\ko.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe |
| PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2524 | N/A | C:\ko.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe |
| PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2524 | N/A | C:\ko.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631.exe"
C:\ko.exe
"C:\ko.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\SAQB.exe"
Network
Files
C:\ko.exe
| MD5 | d90810f314bfd521a2efefc11936c0c2 |
| SHA1 | dc7aae03013b2cead6e1e1113dce87e5c48d792a |
| SHA256 | 395d117e2821e702b6d30ffcea59dabc71053a011796d610244b27304e580e33 |
| SHA512 | a1242594f5b4e379a1c1fba82a1c0855e6a9a68c7c1565b009c587cbf8bff1758e90f68707da2c9eef91371e1d649bb306d211ce0b2855c22c27cf32b6580029 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@E1A8.tmp
| MD5 | 908f7f4b0cf93759447afca95cd84aa6 |
| SHA1 | d1903a49b211bcb4a460904019ee7441420aa961 |
| SHA256 | 3e6378164f9dc4148b86c9312b63c5a6b1fabcfebf9557f182d331e9cb32fc23 |
| SHA512 | 958e0880565b008cdb045d6aba5103f0ba820ac037facf24b78924187a119258e3a8a97de4c3874694962114ef672d41a55feb71b92d5038e7d45bc3d91d6b0d |
memory/2088-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe
| MD5 | d7bd4739313a8e2fc9e080b7d0ba13b2 |
| SHA1 | 808fcbe663bc02780b1d9962873a1e3066d55f05 |
| SHA256 | c9b47519386b1b7cd6dfecd42e586883d301b7a99c0c3d67a4beabc3ae3dcd6b |
| SHA512 | d70e04444a2cc0f5b1fc5c81873b2c93582afa013f9aafe0e7c0eaaac36582b736b6ad8ef23a3d3aa4e3541fd478cbdcb8596dd4d233ada85f861c858c94b398 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | b0b09699ea39c0107af1c0833f07c054 |
| SHA1 | b730e2fb0bda9bf4a1b1f8768a00838e3ca9dcc1 |
| SHA256 | be63e3b5a6c3fbec11a737332d4e0040a23cc2d17182b4bc5e7d5dd41d930ee1 |
| SHA512 | 55430e53058964961808f37d738c31f1502c3ec4a14b0296bef7bad22e468734bcd119eedba14cc87894d4acc81c9266572aff9919b18bd584823c47fa149796 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.001
| MD5 | 3589585abc6d566fd05be470bfac1804 |
| SHA1 | 35d67e1acea7776243c40a3c733665b812f020d1 |
| SHA256 | b04b82b1d1b39fc54c07a48fb8ebcfa52dc8c4f141ac368f5dad29c9688e6011 |
| SHA512 | 8abe65bbce0b1f7a0154d3a4dec647083fd2271f9a01323e3ec7b7b1e8f3f7e3f2d51ba9a4c53619d8bbf8eb06972bee00942a0cc9d5be2dc355b6c50d608613 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.006
| MD5 | e0fcfa7cad88d1a8a462cee6b06cf668 |
| SHA1 | a7e49078517abc929a6da261df06556c8f5a8cf0 |
| SHA256 | 340ff9f7f784e299030abb9982c88547e67251a6cca07d30ca8073d01a2840c4 |
| SHA512 | 430fd640432769047de7bb4432f710193855a5121fe5944ef07f6b68749608312e7c22b29834967d429637fc9b285671cd10bbc9e1cfb43654695a206ba9cf82 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.007
| MD5 | ca72cd485d116033f1b776903ce7ee0a |
| SHA1 | 85b0b73a75b0498f56200dd1a5cf0de5371e42a3 |
| SHA256 | e583532d6b4d8cfc1def5e550674e9e1a4eef2a107adacddf729fddac64f49c4 |
| SHA512 | 8dbf6920af64aac6a80c3da4a567473dc20c8d4e24078f7e66bb5aa1a08641e5081b0a1ee05f82fb1dd14218b62572c198ff39b1add5f19893008b3d8e54538f |
memory/2524-35-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 21:39
Reported
2024-07-26 21:42
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
138s
Max time network
109s
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:\ko.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3419463127-3903270268-2580331543-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SAQB Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\SAQB.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.001 | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.006 | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.007 | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.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\4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\ko.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3908 wrote to memory of 1428 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631.exe | C:\ko.exe |
| PID 3908 wrote to memory of 1428 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631.exe | C:\ko.exe |
| PID 3908 wrote to memory of 1428 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631.exe | C:\ko.exe |
| PID 1428 wrote to memory of 3600 | N/A | C:\ko.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe |
| PID 1428 wrote to memory of 3600 | N/A | C:\ko.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe |
| PID 1428 wrote to memory of 3600 | N/A | C:\ko.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cde4b0bce630e9465a437f53cbbc7a960e752f82d31c7b9db2acc7b87a34631.exe"
C:\ko.exe
"C:\ko.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\SAQB.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| 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 | 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.21.107.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 101.58.20.217.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.229.111.52.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:\ko.exe
| MD5 | d90810f314bfd521a2efefc11936c0c2 |
| SHA1 | dc7aae03013b2cead6e1e1113dce87e5c48d792a |
| SHA256 | 395d117e2821e702b6d30ffcea59dabc71053a011796d610244b27304e580e33 |
| SHA512 | a1242594f5b4e379a1c1fba82a1c0855e6a9a68c7c1565b009c587cbf8bff1758e90f68707da2c9eef91371e1d649bb306d211ce0b2855c22c27cf32b6580029 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@A76B.tmp
| MD5 | 908f7f4b0cf93759447afca95cd84aa6 |
| SHA1 | d1903a49b211bcb4a460904019ee7441420aa961 |
| SHA256 | 3e6378164f9dc4148b86c9312b63c5a6b1fabcfebf9557f182d331e9cb32fc23 |
| SHA512 | 958e0880565b008cdb045d6aba5103f0ba820ac037facf24b78924187a119258e3a8a97de4c3874694962114ef672d41a55feb71b92d5038e7d45bc3d91d6b0d |
memory/3908-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.exe
| MD5 | d7bd4739313a8e2fc9e080b7d0ba13b2 |
| SHA1 | 808fcbe663bc02780b1d9962873a1e3066d55f05 |
| SHA256 | c9b47519386b1b7cd6dfecd42e586883d301b7a99c0c3d67a4beabc3ae3dcd6b |
| SHA512 | d70e04444a2cc0f5b1fc5c81873b2c93582afa013f9aafe0e7c0eaaac36582b736b6ad8ef23a3d3aa4e3541fd478cbdcb8596dd4d233ada85f861c858c94b398 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.007
| MD5 | ca72cd485d116033f1b776903ce7ee0a |
| SHA1 | 85b0b73a75b0498f56200dd1a5cf0de5371e42a3 |
| SHA256 | e583532d6b4d8cfc1def5e550674e9e1a4eef2a107adacddf729fddac64f49c4 |
| SHA512 | 8dbf6920af64aac6a80c3da4a567473dc20c8d4e24078f7e66bb5aa1a08641e5081b0a1ee05f82fb1dd14218b62572c198ff39b1add5f19893008b3d8e54538f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.006
| MD5 | e0fcfa7cad88d1a8a462cee6b06cf668 |
| SHA1 | a7e49078517abc929a6da261df06556c8f5a8cf0 |
| SHA256 | 340ff9f7f784e299030abb9982c88547e67251a6cca07d30ca8073d01a2840c4 |
| SHA512 | 430fd640432769047de7bb4432f710193855a5121fe5944ef07f6b68749608312e7c22b29834967d429637fc9b285671cd10bbc9e1cfb43654695a206ba9cf82 |
memory/3600-34-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000000951000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SAQB.001
| MD5 | 3589585abc6d566fd05be470bfac1804 |
| SHA1 | 35d67e1acea7776243c40a3c733665b812f020d1 |
| SHA256 | b04b82b1d1b39fc54c07a48fb8ebcfa52dc8c4f141ac368f5dad29c9688e6011 |
| SHA512 | 8abe65bbce0b1f7a0154d3a4dec647083fd2271f9a01323e3ec7b7b1e8f3f7e3f2d51ba9a4c53619d8bbf8eb06972bee00942a0cc9d5be2dc355b6c50d608613 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | b0b09699ea39c0107af1c0833f07c054 |
| SHA1 | b730e2fb0bda9bf4a1b1f8768a00838e3ca9dcc1 |
| SHA256 | be63e3b5a6c3fbec11a737332d4e0040a23cc2d17182b4bc5e7d5dd41d930ee1 |
| SHA512 | 55430e53058964961808f37d738c31f1502c3ec4a14b0296bef7bad22e468734bcd119eedba14cc87894d4acc81c9266572aff9919b18bd584823c47fa149796 |