Analysis Overview
SHA256
87023f898385c88304645e2b44eb82d0b9983b6a3bede25a4d9fe9d27a3275d4
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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 19:57
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 19:57
Reported
2024-07-27 08:21
Platform
win7-20240704-en
Max time kernel
119s
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\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TASKMAN.EXE | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\STPW Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\STPW.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_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\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\STPW.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TASKMAN.EXE
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TASKMAN.EXE"
Network
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@671C.tmp
| MD5 | c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371 |
| SHA1 | d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8 |
| SHA256 | d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb |
| SHA512 | 494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TASKMAN.EXE
| MD5 | 2517b5da22104857c8266df762d60139 |
| SHA1 | 9540a136e82b6aa5ccf9e4e92a6f7ad995b49e91 |
| SHA256 | 3f194224ddcdb4e93768bb6c0d616330d061ce0dcbe30f18b6f7651555f4600b |
| SHA512 | cda08bfc745e317d859e443cfb96ed4a7f773123f5ea99fe2f692676a0d632a4881b4f0defe7f1cfda7a89da4d16cda09107edbc18d57bdc919a55e02acd9e0a |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe
| MD5 | 17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547 |
| SHA1 | a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb |
| SHA256 | 1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd |
| SHA512 | b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.001
| MD5 | 093f233d48b68c63495f99523a80f083 |
| SHA1 | 83cd4b470372c6a86a6aa332e521c812f6c49802 |
| SHA256 | f0d283f211e4a8696928755ab67493f5f3f9274fa1bbbef4408c4ca9eba3cf10 |
| SHA512 | 5337ed9a498467fd7b6af9a49906da08138a83c6239af4fc543acf88f2a2a8704b9a920ea20030368568cacf9dc78d982bd42f0411801d17431a37b48deab6bd |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.007
| MD5 | b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96 |
| SHA1 | d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff |
| SHA256 | a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2 |
| SHA512 | fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.006
| MD5 | 43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0 |
| SHA1 | f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339 |
| SHA256 | 3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba |
| SHA512 | e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321 |
| SHA1 | 0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87 |
| SHA256 | 14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a |
| SHA512 | 10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d |
memory/2748-33-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000291000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 19:57
Reported
2024-07-27 08:20
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
132s
Max time network
145s
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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TASKMAN.EXE | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\STPW Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\STPW.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.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\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TASKMAN.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\757f1b9fc6bd9bbc6580f914d5aa2522_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\28463\STPW.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TASKMAN.EXE
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TASKMAN.EXE"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 22.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@BE5E.tmp
| MD5 | c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371 |
| SHA1 | d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8 |
| SHA256 | d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb |
| SHA512 | 494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.exe
| MD5 | 17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547 |
| SHA1 | a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb |
| SHA256 | 1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd |
| SHA512 | b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TASKMAN.EXE
| MD5 | 2517b5da22104857c8266df762d60139 |
| SHA1 | 9540a136e82b6aa5ccf9e4e92a6f7ad995b49e91 |
| SHA256 | 3f194224ddcdb4e93768bb6c0d616330d061ce0dcbe30f18b6f7651555f4600b |
| SHA512 | cda08bfc745e317d859e443cfb96ed4a7f773123f5ea99fe2f692676a0d632a4881b4f0defe7f1cfda7a89da4d16cda09107edbc18d57bdc919a55e02acd9e0a |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
| MD5 | b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321 |
| SHA1 | 0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87 |
| SHA256 | 14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a |
| SHA512 | 10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.007
| MD5 | b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96 |
| SHA1 | d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff |
| SHA256 | a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2 |
| SHA512 | fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce |
memory/4560-34-0x00000000020E0000-0x00000000020E1000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.006
| MD5 | 43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0 |
| SHA1 | f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339 |
| SHA256 | 3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba |
| SHA512 | e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\STPW.001
| MD5 | 093f233d48b68c63495f99523a80f083 |
| SHA1 | 83cd4b470372c6a86a6aa332e521c812f6c49802 |
| SHA256 | f0d283f211e4a8696928755ab67493f5f3f9274fa1bbbef4408c4ca9eba3cf10 |
| SHA512 | 5337ed9a498467fd7b6af9a49906da08138a83c6239af4fc543acf88f2a2a8704b9a920ea20030368568cacf9dc78d982bd42f0411801d17431a37b48deab6bd |
memory/4560-38-0x00000000020E0000-0x00000000020E1000-memory.dmp