Analysis Overview
SHA256
b6ddc2c209d0caa662a72bbaf476a7a998f9a1727ca3e573b8115deafde7c42d
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax main executable
Ardamax
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
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 AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-26 00:25
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 00:25
Reported
2024-07-26 00:27
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
150s
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-1-5-21-2650514177-1034912467-4025611726-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\FID Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\UNWPMW\\FID.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.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\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3104 wrote to memory of 3244 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe |
| PID 3104 wrote to memory of 3244 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe |
| PID 3104 wrote to memory of 3244 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\UNWPMW\FID.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 14.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 57.169.31.20.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 | 217.135.221.88.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 29.243.111.52.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:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe
| MD5 | 9ab9b7b74790b7bb2798dd2b26f4a913 |
| SHA1 | e8ffa981a0149aa6441dcb0dd42f7baf6eb773a2 |
| SHA256 | df1c8d608ebd300889cf21c3bda6d5dd2574d68e1f530cc5a885449a22177a75 |
| SHA512 | ffffe21d8cc244aacaaba2eb13cc77ad800a196ecf6f77637a8a1f6d456cabb8331970ab358ab21dcf9832343379b4f0486da3990d45eb2f2765e55b7404739e |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\AKV.exe
| MD5 | eed8ebfafcd3dcb0f88b237388fba8df |
| SHA1 | 620767d6de979bf360e3a188ed03534c769f337b |
| SHA256 | dc3c5152d69547ffb583574707025eee74af46882cdf851221f66b1e81d2ed90 |
| SHA512 | 28148a2bfdbcaf61f5f664c6b4dd0377d151d775ad001818da2bba6327f02020fabb016a4c8aaa5f841ea1dc1a6d8419bca55bc74924a657476e15abbd8dabb3 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.004
| MD5 | fdb7458ca2a9845023b1d0418b0c3b55 |
| SHA1 | b454af8b157bcd0309c8e1a85a713b77553a6957 |
| SHA256 | a72b6933415df0dabfc78f0528fa9065ff2a4c2bd70fd61dd9fdb6657b5cbaf2 |
| SHA512 | 430d420d7e4d80cc0dfe288942765ac457367831fa4007f1090aacee908a33e62017e125521e4be88d1cab4c11cb269cf3048f51e7a271bc82fedd65218519ea |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.002
| MD5 | 246761f047f6aa98d6eaad66a2f883b9 |
| SHA1 | 42474a5b23d03e094103b62fd7e820457cf807c4 |
| SHA256 | 3774021a3cdf32d23fd5921cea4de8c26b08f0d601f3097550a7e8af7b00f111 |
| SHA512 | d39d0913975ca2f8d585b72667d76de09ce7817f6de26ef21a8b62edc25d7fab39785f036992d19ca5700f5fc2ee377e696142c41529f23f503e8eefff393144 |
memory/3244-16-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005E1000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.001
| MD5 | 34c92b717ae97bc926f56ba56a44f24a |
| SHA1 | ccaf3c6bf0c73564d0bf19c92b8d25008ffffbfa |
| SHA256 | 6e60d85b35f5e9222375f606e4116b38364a4a943596ddb0d914cf1cf4791774 |
| SHA512 | 2a9eb63837db128c9e036976d903ebd925e6952ab6bf4efa0e370e79f9fefe0ed6e44e4ab444f56ace1149f4dd14797f568e8827e7cebd1e5581dcf309f9745a |
memory/3244-18-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005E1000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 00:25
Reported
2024-07-26 00:27
Platform
win7-20240704-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:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\FID Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\UNWPMW\\FID.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.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\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2876 wrote to memory of 2728 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe |
| PID 2876 wrote to memory of 2728 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe |
| PID 2876 wrote to memory of 2728 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe |
| PID 2876 wrote to memory of 2728 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71df16f0ffac0e43ae9b8370969d5798_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\UNWPMW\FID.exe"
Network
Files
\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.exe
| MD5 | 9ab9b7b74790b7bb2798dd2b26f4a913 |
| SHA1 | e8ffa981a0149aa6441dcb0dd42f7baf6eb773a2 |
| SHA256 | df1c8d608ebd300889cf21c3bda6d5dd2574d68e1f530cc5a885449a22177a75 |
| SHA512 | ffffe21d8cc244aacaaba2eb13cc77ad800a196ecf6f77637a8a1f6d456cabb8331970ab358ab21dcf9832343379b4f0486da3990d45eb2f2765e55b7404739e |
\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.001
| MD5 | 34c92b717ae97bc926f56ba56a44f24a |
| SHA1 | ccaf3c6bf0c73564d0bf19c92b8d25008ffffbfa |
| SHA256 | 6e60d85b35f5e9222375f606e4116b38364a4a943596ddb0d914cf1cf4791774 |
| SHA512 | 2a9eb63837db128c9e036976d903ebd925e6952ab6bf4efa0e370e79f9fefe0ed6e44e4ab444f56ace1149f4dd14797f568e8827e7cebd1e5581dcf309f9745a |
memory/2728-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.004
| MD5 | fdb7458ca2a9845023b1d0418b0c3b55 |
| SHA1 | b454af8b157bcd0309c8e1a85a713b77553a6957 |
| SHA256 | a72b6933415df0dabfc78f0528fa9065ff2a4c2bd70fd61dd9fdb6657b5cbaf2 |
| SHA512 | 430d420d7e4d80cc0dfe288942765ac457367831fa4007f1090aacee908a33e62017e125521e4be88d1cab4c11cb269cf3048f51e7a271bc82fedd65218519ea |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\FID.002
| MD5 | 246761f047f6aa98d6eaad66a2f883b9 |
| SHA1 | 42474a5b23d03e094103b62fd7e820457cf807c4 |
| SHA256 | 3774021a3cdf32d23fd5921cea4de8c26b08f0d601f3097550a7e8af7b00f111 |
| SHA512 | d39d0913975ca2f8d585b72667d76de09ce7817f6de26ef21a8b62edc25d7fab39785f036992d19ca5700f5fc2ee377e696142c41529f23f503e8eefff393144 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UNWPMW\AKV.exe
| MD5 | eed8ebfafcd3dcb0f88b237388fba8df |
| SHA1 | 620767d6de979bf360e3a188ed03534c769f337b |
| SHA256 | dc3c5152d69547ffb583574707025eee74af46882cdf851221f66b1e81d2ed90 |
| SHA512 | 28148a2bfdbcaf61f5f664c6b4dd0377d151d775ad001818da2bba6327f02020fabb016a4c8aaa5f841ea1dc1a6d8419bca55bc74924a657476e15abbd8dabb3 |
memory/2728-17-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp