Analysis Overview
SHA256
5540c4308c8d2c0ab691ec58fd7e3925a5ac4aae3600ba28e45db92053edbfc1
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax main executable
Ardamax
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Enumerates connected drives
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in System32 directory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-26 09:59
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 09:58
Reported
2024-07-26 10:01
Platform
win7-20240704-en
Max time kernel
140s
Max time network
120s
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\BMQEIV\WKE.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~sfx007D620CD0\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WKE Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\BMQEIV\\WKE.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.exe | N/A |
Enumerates connected drives
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~sfx007D620CD0\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~sfx007D620CD0\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\BMQEIV\WKE.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GalaxiCyber.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GalaxiCyber.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~sfx007D620CD0\GalaxiCyber.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~sfx007D620CD0\GalaxiCyber.exe"
Network
Files
\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.exe
| MD5 | 91dcc602af4df48468e5f60724f2e6fb |
| SHA1 | 3f466e5628c80891fc10822f85ac547d461aee6e |
| SHA256 | 6067d9a2efd2176dcfc41db3d20cf6657cce911dba1bd6a08aac55bfea99830d |
| SHA512 | d671d43977fb9a3e892354768c16393edfc7d462226c3986b350b9aa6267751ebf4b4bbb269a4372313befdd26a1edf0927efb14f22f6f1a5706aae87fc2f67a |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.004
| MD5 | 12c94be3840f29216ccc2ab1d32e2f89 |
| SHA1 | a38c5f6b89d134cc5490246f20eb1c7a9c453591 |
| SHA256 | 01fab2b20aef20de595e8dd602612ff8fa3a1d41351db8573424af52e8afa9ed |
| SHA512 | 0ff728c6474d4383a49c756067b43fedf3e35cf66596a160fa249119db0e23d26d153e5be0a26aa91de15c708e2ceac97148c5f34736d1e863ae9ef21274885b |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.002
| MD5 | 8e7df9075891cde8051cd8e40eeeddf7 |
| SHA1 | 8156fd5804ee054a3160ba7f511134355508b128 |
| SHA256 | 30f963b1f86a713a53e6c3b9ec39f339158793e800406d245bfc9565272118d9 |
| SHA512 | 56f835ff92fbb41cc6aac150e5a99dfaa6bb0221f7e4e503136d7ee1d29c13d235607498ee5bac84407a9b56af9f895fcfdd5795706d3a9b99d7a69a14c5d780 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.001
| MD5 | d02c94d02f324be4517cd570672a38eb |
| SHA1 | af21c078c41fbc66aac65e7afc782d1dfb9684f0 |
| SHA256 | c6684fb800ddfaa11070587fc66c613eb96b00bf4534144a747fbc1b711cb965 |
| SHA512 | 45dd3aeb10cd17901509dad15c1f3bf941cf1771671ff3cdc7743c790066aaa16c659b511fdf375d4908ab5347f0aa1005e950272ffa9f5f5564ff757e65a685 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 51b7a820e5252ff5158f0143780fc427 |
| SHA1 | 56f3ecebbf3c70a0b2e432395a70cb4d44c618d0 |
| SHA256 | 47152ec42883b545842660514c80b62fc76cc47f9449104fe4b473b9c32fb46c |
| SHA512 | 441a6a4ca70e6929989664c4f7c96afb9244ddf106816c8af88363ed15acfd3a95a1a1f6cfb0722a133cfee943a1cc7c424d1c33bf3192eaad5d60bcc7c6c545 |
memory/3048-16-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GalaxiCyber.exe
| MD5 | 9812d923239f680850907fd9ca513b97 |
| SHA1 | 34339d754d46f965568c50068b337ba35129db2d |
| SHA256 | 488727b47b76ec2d148bfd13d44f435064673c1cc6b405becf4c7e5805a38f8d |
| SHA512 | 047b6dce1497d1b687086b8166d0f6f8ca5a68ba004afe6725e7b2a1f050ab074920d539fbf33fc4ed2efbc557b33badd2654f144aa52a5bf15aa99035d40528 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~sfx007D620CD0\GalaxiCyber.exe
| MD5 | 6655aa9a48888dbfe8177a69ab5971ab |
| SHA1 | 08c18c0ac2229f9b328a0230df4f68b8ec74daa8 |
| SHA256 | ca34ccfb2ed7e738b4def9c083f99ade98f6a2a96868894ddd56d35f2631269c |
| SHA512 | 5362d8010e412059961a947da2824fd1374d5ebc03917ccbe621e57e74f75fc2b06771c53b461be20237355eace4c0c19e361f8160bff57eebeece035e6928bc |
memory/2892-42-0x00000000058C0000-0x00000000058CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-43-0x00000000058C0000-0x00000000058CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-41-0x00000000058C0000-0x00000000058CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-46-0x00000000058F0000-0x00000000058FA000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-48-0x00000000058F0000-0x00000000058FA000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-47-0x00000000058F0000-0x00000000058FA000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-45-0x00000000058F0000-0x00000000058FA000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-44-0x00000000058F0000-0x00000000058FA000-memory.dmp
memory/2760-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000517000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-51-0x00000000058C0000-0x00000000058CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-57-0x00000000058F0000-0x00000000058FA000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-56-0x00000000058F0000-0x00000000058FA000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-55-0x00000000058F0000-0x00000000058FA000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-54-0x00000000058F0000-0x00000000058FA000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-53-0x00000000058F0000-0x00000000058FA000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 09:58
Reported
2024-07-26 10:01
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
141s
Max time network
149s
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-1-5-21-1176886754-713327781-2233697964-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1176886754-713327781-2233697964-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~sfx007D620CD0\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WKE Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\BMQEIV\\WKE.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.exe | N/A |
Enumerates connected drives
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~sfx007D620CD0\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~sfx007D620CD0\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~sfx007D620CD0\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~sfx007D620CD0\GalaxiCyber.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73925ab83867f47654bc3d68b8ca8153_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\BMQEIV\WKE.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GalaxiCyber.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GalaxiCyber.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~sfx007D620CD0\GalaxiCyber.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~sfx007D620CD0\GalaxiCyber.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 | 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 107.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 48.229.111.52.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:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.exe
| MD5 | 91dcc602af4df48468e5f60724f2e6fb |
| SHA1 | 3f466e5628c80891fc10822f85ac547d461aee6e |
| SHA256 | 6067d9a2efd2176dcfc41db3d20cf6657cce911dba1bd6a08aac55bfea99830d |
| SHA512 | d671d43977fb9a3e892354768c16393edfc7d462226c3986b350b9aa6267751ebf4b4bbb269a4372313befdd26a1edf0927efb14f22f6f1a5706aae87fc2f67a |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GalaxiCyber.exe
| MD5 | 9812d923239f680850907fd9ca513b97 |
| SHA1 | 34339d754d46f965568c50068b337ba35129db2d |
| SHA256 | 488727b47b76ec2d148bfd13d44f435064673c1cc6b405becf4c7e5805a38f8d |
| SHA512 | 047b6dce1497d1b687086b8166d0f6f8ca5a68ba004afe6725e7b2a1f050ab074920d539fbf33fc4ed2efbc557b33badd2654f144aa52a5bf15aa99035d40528 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.004
| MD5 | 12c94be3840f29216ccc2ab1d32e2f89 |
| SHA1 | a38c5f6b89d134cc5490246f20eb1c7a9c453591 |
| SHA256 | 01fab2b20aef20de595e8dd602612ff8fa3a1d41351db8573424af52e8afa9ed |
| SHA512 | 0ff728c6474d4383a49c756067b43fedf3e35cf66596a160fa249119db0e23d26d153e5be0a26aa91de15c708e2ceac97148c5f34736d1e863ae9ef21274885b |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.002
| MD5 | 8e7df9075891cde8051cd8e40eeeddf7 |
| SHA1 | 8156fd5804ee054a3160ba7f511134355508b128 |
| SHA256 | 30f963b1f86a713a53e6c3b9ec39f339158793e800406d245bfc9565272118d9 |
| SHA512 | 56f835ff92fbb41cc6aac150e5a99dfaa6bb0221f7e4e503136d7ee1d29c13d235607498ee5bac84407a9b56af9f895fcfdd5795706d3a9b99d7a69a14c5d780 |
memory/3440-27-0x0000000000780000-0x0000000000781000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\WKE.001
| MD5 | d02c94d02f324be4517cd570672a38eb |
| SHA1 | af21c078c41fbc66aac65e7afc782d1dfb9684f0 |
| SHA256 | c6684fb800ddfaa11070587fc66c613eb96b00bf4534144a747fbc1b711cb965 |
| SHA512 | 45dd3aeb10cd17901509dad15c1f3bf941cf1771671ff3cdc7743c790066aaa16c659b511fdf375d4908ab5347f0aa1005e950272ffa9f5f5564ff757e65a685 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BMQEIV\AKV.exe
| MD5 | 51b7a820e5252ff5158f0143780fc427 |
| SHA1 | 56f3ecebbf3c70a0b2e432395a70cb4d44c618d0 |
| SHA256 | 47152ec42883b545842660514c80b62fc76cc47f9449104fe4b473b9c32fb46c |
| SHA512 | 441a6a4ca70e6929989664c4f7c96afb9244ddf106816c8af88363ed15acfd3a95a1a1f6cfb0722a133cfee943a1cc7c424d1c33bf3192eaad5d60bcc7c6c545 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~sfx007D620CD0\GalaxiCyber.exe
| MD5 | 6655aa9a48888dbfe8177a69ab5971ab |
| SHA1 | 08c18c0ac2229f9b328a0230df4f68b8ec74daa8 |
| SHA256 | ca34ccfb2ed7e738b4def9c083f99ade98f6a2a96868894ddd56d35f2631269c |
| SHA512 | 5362d8010e412059961a947da2824fd1374d5ebc03917ccbe621e57e74f75fc2b06771c53b461be20237355eace4c0c19e361f8160bff57eebeece035e6928bc |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Media\12.0\WMSDKNS.XML
| MD5 | 7050d5ae8acfbe560fa11073fef8185d |
| SHA1 | 5bc38e77ff06785fe0aec5a345c4ccd15752560e |
| SHA256 | cb87767c4a384c24e4a0f88455f59101b1ae7b4fb8de8a5adb4136c5f7ee545b |
| SHA512 | a7a295ac8921bb3dde58d4bcde9372ed59def61d4b7699057274960fa8c1d1a1daff834a93f7a0698e9e5c16db43af05e9fd2d6d7c9232f7d26ffcff5fc5900b |
memory/2732-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000517000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Media Player\CurrentDatabase_400.wmdb
| MD5 | 3a16ce313f0aedba14943c83ef4a853a |
| SHA1 | e3d635fcf3471a638153e8756da3d3e06cf102f1 |
| SHA256 | 0d6943432a32c38e203c1a2eace24145e470b06d9d73bdf3a82a32955124d00d |
| SHA512 | a89b9b75ca9a0556eff3ddfc202ac17e3d78c2a5334b61a1f97d9aa802234b2bbcb43b20fe2440d45c6a742e69a4032cdae5e92e491d1a5b79fe21cdf475ae6a |