Analysis Overview
SHA256
a9a7f2894ba0a13b2e10a3f702c3c67eac469636286e56f44e3bf56633c6ef00
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Checks installed software on the system
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in System32 directory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-26 17:38
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 17:38
Reported
2024-07-26 21:55
Platform
win7-20240705-en
Max time kernel
141s
Max time network
126s
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\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NeoBot Keygen.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NeoBot Keygen.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HHW Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\MABWLQ\\HHW.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_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\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NeoBot Keygen.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NeoBot Keygen.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\MABWLQ\HHW.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NeoBot Keygen.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NeoBot Keygen.exe"
Network
Files
\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe
| MD5 | 9a6a50772539f5a61fefa29c34666223 |
| SHA1 | b2b8650d817ef7d86bfef48420e9716f0ffdccce |
| SHA256 | 93db12799d366bbb10f28b923188e3f1457b3ec931ddf33ddeb131a80e46f00b |
| SHA512 | eb5f89e6b27981d85dc235edc477a4397d08b9e89d638b0e07301a26ca6e640f12251fdcfe1386df4167a2928bc60959289329531bc7a9e14a232ead22935fed |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NeoBot Keygen.exe
| MD5 | 1f8f1049cc68f42bb076b115f5080e8c |
| SHA1 | 410f64a187df631980fcdf6103cc09234494b8ad |
| SHA256 | fe98ec45f426733e0fabcbb57c4e729a9a2b8e0e5213f6582a8894fb906def18 |
| SHA512 | 6669cd4221eb92bfe9b6e772763f970249976d7b2785fefede0ed94b680abda3039323b5feaa986c2820187b76d88aed2997f034aabd0526be09044849945389 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.001
| MD5 | 9681d3e1f2c53ad98b8467b3acca33fc |
| SHA1 | 04d5d08781f27d6e08ad0262f7325b2be4db7743 |
| SHA256 | baecddca15ea6932b9cd4e7f5bae848c3c290660a85c408b898150c6f8fd744e |
| SHA512 | 5c6191fb676ace9d1c2ddfd4e98651959ab24b718ab626c343e2bb271d31edd8ba43ed9de528c7832ddcc2137d2424c22bb19f115dc252e1400cfcd3edce2098 |
memory/2736-22-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001C1000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.004
| MD5 | 1ee74b56b1078b1901ba0e1f7e48c920 |
| SHA1 | 99daa6b4d4ee3923ca4e5933d1d56ffa4dc6c4cb |
| SHA256 | 0251d1442c517493b55a37a43a7baf2f49933949a4a6e5bdeac2b40579cbb82f |
| SHA512 | e7ca455035b44e3ab55b99428699b6b323cb796de62e5fc7d8d048d51e8dd9ac9533b40adb251f2d24445b95f249d70c637dbdb94dbb6993c71aa996efb7820a |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.002
| MD5 | e65e4bdb2c86226589b88f101153c01b |
| SHA1 | 731be43621721dba20f0bb74966ea08043ef37fd |
| SHA256 | e8a9477bc04824357c0f0bcc1cb665e1dfb6cf5c05f68517749f6cb11821cec2 |
| SHA512 | 7700ee197f109a8f2cff2e529715e371e36c1d9924af0bedef9285f76898d3448847af3bff342813b9bd8ca619b7c39b9607150596008ffc6fe68b338f6769cd |
memory/2892-27-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000049D000-memory.dmp
memory/2736-30-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001C1000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 17:38
Reported
2024-07-26 21:54
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
152s
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\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NeoBot Keygen.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NeoBot Keygen.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HHW Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\MABWLQ\\HHW.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.002 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.004 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_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\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NeoBot Keygen.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\750d6651064cdb2ab6d741df8d180830_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\MABWLQ\HHW.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NeoBot Keygen.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NeoBot Keygen.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.143.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 74.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 241.150.49.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 192.142.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 22.236.111.52.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 |
Files
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.exe
| MD5 | 9a6a50772539f5a61fefa29c34666223 |
| SHA1 | b2b8650d817ef7d86bfef48420e9716f0ffdccce |
| SHA256 | 93db12799d366bbb10f28b923188e3f1457b3ec931ddf33ddeb131a80e46f00b |
| SHA512 | eb5f89e6b27981d85dc235edc477a4397d08b9e89d638b0e07301a26ca6e640f12251fdcfe1386df4167a2928bc60959289329531bc7a9e14a232ead22935fed |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.004
| MD5 | 1ee74b56b1078b1901ba0e1f7e48c920 |
| SHA1 | 99daa6b4d4ee3923ca4e5933d1d56ffa4dc6c4cb |
| SHA256 | 0251d1442c517493b55a37a43a7baf2f49933949a4a6e5bdeac2b40579cbb82f |
| SHA512 | e7ca455035b44e3ab55b99428699b6b323cb796de62e5fc7d8d048d51e8dd9ac9533b40adb251f2d24445b95f249d70c637dbdb94dbb6993c71aa996efb7820a |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.002
| MD5 | e65e4bdb2c86226589b88f101153c01b |
| SHA1 | 731be43621721dba20f0bb74966ea08043ef37fd |
| SHA256 | e8a9477bc04824357c0f0bcc1cb665e1dfb6cf5c05f68517749f6cb11821cec2 |
| SHA512 | 7700ee197f109a8f2cff2e529715e371e36c1d9924af0bedef9285f76898d3448847af3bff342813b9bd8ca619b7c39b9607150596008ffc6fe68b338f6769cd |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MABWLQ\HHW.001
| MD5 | 9681d3e1f2c53ad98b8467b3acca33fc |
| SHA1 | 04d5d08781f27d6e08ad0262f7325b2be4db7743 |
| SHA256 | baecddca15ea6932b9cd4e7f5bae848c3c290660a85c408b898150c6f8fd744e |
| SHA512 | 5c6191fb676ace9d1c2ddfd4e98651959ab24b718ab626c343e2bb271d31edd8ba43ed9de528c7832ddcc2137d2424c22bb19f115dc252e1400cfcd3edce2098 |
memory/1452-19-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006E1000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NeoBot Keygen.exe
| MD5 | 1f8f1049cc68f42bb076b115f5080e8c |
| SHA1 | 410f64a187df631980fcdf6103cc09234494b8ad |
| SHA256 | fe98ec45f426733e0fabcbb57c4e729a9a2b8e0e5213f6582a8894fb906def18 |
| SHA512 | 6669cd4221eb92bfe9b6e772763f970249976d7b2785fefede0ed94b680abda3039323b5feaa986c2820187b76d88aed2997f034aabd0526be09044849945389 |
memory/2992-25-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000651000-memory.dmp
memory/2992-26-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000049D000-memory.dmp