Analysis Overview
SHA256
3d8fb48dd3a176702dd112b915f3a0855e037b60e0806aec3549fedaa8e1bf62
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_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
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Modifies registry class
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-26 08:03
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 08:03
Reported
2024-07-26 08:09
Platform
win7-20240708-en
Max time kernel
119s
Max time network
127s
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\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HLWA Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\HLWA.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_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:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2496 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe |
| PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2496 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe |
| PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2496 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe |
| PID 2360 wrote to memory of 2496 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\HLWA.exe"
Network
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@F5E3.tmp
| MD5 | c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371 |
| SHA1 | d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8 |
| SHA256 | d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb |
| SHA512 | 494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe
| MD5 | 17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547 |
| SHA1 | a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb |
| SHA256 | 1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd |
| SHA512 | b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.001
| MD5 | a7cf626aa50968ab112bfdf3270ca5ff |
| SHA1 | f053dd340327caf524fa554150f2dad82a462e0c |
| SHA256 | d556f5d1d51ea3d5658acc30a935344e43a858033b7b5caf747a8d3a7a704b23 |
| SHA512 | 42174832f884f5792b877325f82580fa80fc5923de04bb423c4b44da67b40a07a8267959ce704971834cb395b4a7423efb285434c5284fc98116c65a665524ea |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.007
| MD5 | b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96 |
| SHA1 | d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff |
| SHA256 | a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2 |
| SHA512 | fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.006
| MD5 | 43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0 |
| SHA1 | f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339 |
| SHA256 | 3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba |
| SHA512 | e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f |
memory/2496-21-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp
memory/2496-27-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 08:03
Reported
2024-07-26 08:08
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
153s
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-1-5-21-1705699165-553239100-4129523827-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HLWA Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\HLWA.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.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\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1705699165-553239100-4129523827-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1705699165-553239100-4129523827-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1396 wrote to memory of 952 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe |
| PID 1396 wrote to memory of 952 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe |
| PID 1396 wrote to memory of 952 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733721fbd4479635754ad5a38711ab76_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\HLWA.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 208.194.73.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 22.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.144.22.2.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 | 154.239.44.20.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 | 147.142.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.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 | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@9441.tmp
| MD5 | c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371 |
| SHA1 | d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8 |
| SHA256 | d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb |
| SHA512 | 494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.exe
| MD5 | 17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547 |
| SHA1 | a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb |
| SHA256 | 1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd |
| SHA512 | b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.001
| MD5 | a7cf626aa50968ab112bfdf3270ca5ff |
| SHA1 | f053dd340327caf524fa554150f2dad82a462e0c |
| SHA256 | d556f5d1d51ea3d5658acc30a935344e43a858033b7b5caf747a8d3a7a704b23 |
| SHA512 | 42174832f884f5792b877325f82580fa80fc5923de04bb423c4b44da67b40a07a8267959ce704971834cb395b4a7423efb285434c5284fc98116c65a665524ea |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.007
| MD5 | b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96 |
| SHA1 | d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff |
| SHA256 | a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2 |
| SHA512 | fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HLWA.006
| MD5 | 43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0 |
| SHA1 | f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339 |
| SHA256 | 3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba |
| SHA512 | e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f |
memory/952-21-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000631000-memory.dmp
memory/952-31-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000631000-memory.dmp