Analysis

  • max time kernel
    101s
  • max time network
    103s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240730-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240730-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    01/08/2024, 00:59

General

  • Target
    7e9c4906fec6cc33dbc0b426a4da3d06_JaffaCakes118.exe
  • Size 480KB
  • Sample240801-bcj3yasgnk
  • SHA256 125c81c42472fa5cf4c67ea38f6bd9c8b5543fd0f07785bc971bf9d3fdf2b3b2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Ardamax

    A keylogger first seen in 2013.

  • Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7e9c4906fec6cc33dbc0b426a4da3d06_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7e9c4906fec6cc33dbc0b426a4da3d06_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4384
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\kernel32.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1996
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PWFS.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\28463\PWFS.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2464
    • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
      "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Windows\system32\pagos_rafa.xls"
      2⤵
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4828

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        @B21A.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@B21A.tmp
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 3e6378164f9dc4148b86c9312b63c5a6b1fabcfebf9557f182d331e9cb32fc23
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        PWFS.001

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PWFS.001
        • Size 492B
        • SHA256 e0e219249faf300f4c518e1d973955938c4767de37e168f0c2403dcaaf821082
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        PWFS.006

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PWFS.006
        • Size 7KB
        • SHA256 340ff9f7f784e299030abb9982c88547e67251a6cca07d30ca8073d01a2840c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        PWFS.007

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PWFS.007
        • Size 5KB
        • SHA256 e583532d6b4d8cfc1def5e550674e9e1a4eef2a107adacddf729fddac64f49c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        PWFS.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PWFS.exe
        • Size 472KB
        • SHA256 31573445d6b71ae2c4a185ac3f49270706fc4ff7aa0b13e564e42d983931cdb6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        kernel32.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\kernel32.exe
        • Size 270KB
        • SHA256 1aa3b8c4d1c2c75455117cb1447bd684bde0f7b1c102d36aa6108a0433ea7201
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        pagos_rafa.xls

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pagos_rafa.xls
        • Size 21KB
        • SHA256 72db277057bffff1e664e90603d211c0818896074dd06741e2011bfc27be1b2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/4828-25-0x00007FF90E410000-0x00007FF90E420000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-48-0x00007FF90C030000-0x00007FF90C040000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-38-0x00007FF94E390000-0x00007FF94E585000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-28-0x00007FF90E410000-0x00007FF90E420000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-35-0x00007FF94E390000-0x00007FF94E585000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-33-0x00007FF94E390000-0x00007FF94E585000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-32-0x00007FF94E390000-0x00007FF94E585000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-31-0x00007FF94E390000-0x00007FF94E585000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-30-0x00007FF94E390000-0x00007FF94E585000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-45-0x00007FF94E390000-0x00007FF94E585000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-47-0x00007FF94E390000-0x00007FF94E585000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-24-0x00007FF90E410000-0x00007FF90E420000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-44-0x00007FF94E390000-0x00007FF94E585000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-42-0x00007FF90C030000-0x00007FF90C040000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-27-0x00007FF90E410000-0x00007FF90E420000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-26-0x00007FF94E42D000-0x00007FF94E42E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-23-0x00007FF90E410000-0x00007FF90E420000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-61-0x00007FF94E390000-0x00007FF94E585000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-73-0x00007FF90E410000-0x00007FF90E420000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-74-0x00007FF90E410000-0x00007FF90E420000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-76-0x00007FF90E410000-0x00007FF90E420000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-75-0x00007FF90E410000-0x00007FF90E420000-memory.dmp

        memory/4828-77-0x00007FF94E390000-0x00007FF94E585000-memory.dmp