Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
131s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20240802-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system - submitted
11/08/2024, 12:12
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe
Resource
win7-20240729-en
16 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
19 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe
- Size 799KB
- Sample240811-pc9v9atanf
- SHA256 1813c39c2f2e1d3584904ba014882fec75e51a50debf4e9670e8a03beacd7964
- MD5 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b
- SHA1 c3873283621afe782f327af5749fbf4a8ef9b662
- SHA512 ca316bf77db21d73921b6364e57354e83450eae6d98e5e24516c0c21ce9ccc44f4888f09a8eb0fa1ec9db53285089b27fcb3c95859c7cb5a19924412d2f4ed20
- SSDEEP 24576:FouTWebeT2B1YC+oApJ15P3NIFaZHoy+DyQw:iuTWieiByCP0j5/K89oy+OD
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000700000002358d-12.dat family_ardamax - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2170637797-568393320-3232933035-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3500 XGQA.exe - Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs
pid Process 212 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe 3500 XGQA.exe 3500 XGQA.exe 3500 XGQA.exe 3464 WerFault.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XGQA Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\9283\\XGQA.exe" XGQA.exe - 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 5 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9283\XGQA.exe 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9283 XGQA.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9283\XGQA.001 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9283\XGQA.006 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9283\XGQA.007 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Program crash 1 IoCs
pid pid_target Process procid_target 3464 212 WerFault.exe 92 - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language XGQA.exe - Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString EXCEL.EXE - Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU EXCEL.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily EXCEL.EXE -
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Web3.5 = "1723378388" XGQA.exe - Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2170637797-568393320-3232933035-1000_Classes\Local Settings 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 4060 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: 33 3500 XGQA.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3500 XGQA.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 17 IoCs
pid Process 3500 XGQA.exe 3500 XGQA.exe 3500 XGQA.exe 3500 XGQA.exe 4060 EXCEL.EXE 4060 EXCEL.EXE 4060 EXCEL.EXE 4060 EXCEL.EXE 4060 EXCEL.EXE 4060 EXCEL.EXE 4060 EXCEL.EXE 4060 EXCEL.EXE 4060 EXCEL.EXE 4060 EXCEL.EXE 4060 EXCEL.EXE 4060 EXCEL.EXE 4060 EXCEL.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 212 wrote to memory of 3500 212 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe 94 PID 212 wrote to memory of 3500 212 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe 94 PID 212 wrote to memory of 3500 212 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe 94 PID 212 wrote to memory of 4060 212 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe 95 PID 212 wrote to memory of 4060 212 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe 95 PID 212 wrote to memory of 4060 212 8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe 95
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:212 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9283\XGQA.exe"C:\Windows\system32\9283\XGQA.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3500
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C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ORDER.xls"2⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4060
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 212 -s 6842⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Program crash
PID:3464
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 416 -p 212 -ip 2121⤵PID:4040
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --field-trial-handle=4292,i,1729213506309163284,12809566808978835441,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4120 /prefetch:81⤵PID:4280
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@AC58.tmp
- Size 41KB
- SHA256 540e028727362a64b7c27253354fe04b9b74caedb2e5a3e9af60d98872ac3c9e
- MD5 c6bd86e00a5cb9a8a40b87ba9818103d
- SHA1 9a834a3a0399e38bc24a54c0ec586d60d8b5a5c2
- SHA512 b9f82601a4f0377f951c4a2cfa36336aa7df53e56fc4b3339db382db7368d95cd6efa625ea394661472c2d100e6ac60b49ed8c8fe60bbde67f7af0ca12f556dc
- SSDEEP 768:NYeqnf4TP0PZm8byL/KJQMin7pF/UgvORH0:NlL+QPUdRH0
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ORDER.xls
- Size 16KB
- SHA256 12eed53f4ace0911f3f6689d6d21cafdf669f37877a3edf068ef4ecbc87df511
- MD5 a2497311efe4072dd87abcc06c62f7ba
- SHA1 d4f6ec9f631a4196f5befc1ffb09f91ca5454b28
- SHA512 e85a0f5b61227c9d9682a5a6857f7b401273ebcd72d36ce44079ea3d93b18adb984492e6b28a7e8fefd766c9e25e7c9fed040dd9b9b943c7f091f49f73d81906
- SSDEEP 384:kvExgxKyYje8+OCdj67FgjUmA4i3w1jd:QExRyYC8+pNugjUmj
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9283\XGQA.001
- Size 876B
- SHA256 05ea0a913670b524687d9885b198da93b68fe75266687e9d76b6d338c356a6fa
- MD5 c737614cc655e215a289b26ed578a07b
- SHA1 90b600621204dea76436b433e0fefd5933bbd995
- SHA512 18a7acb2ebea14cc0edfcaefcdc0253ff056f895ba96340e907e258f6005502b47e1fe4387ffb9000bb68ed5715b6c4b4611576ffb3db95f3b7a80a6afb00abe
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9283\XGQA.006
- Size 60KB
- SHA256 c41cf85fa07cbcaeaf549aa51d9501f70563aa2d6772d6f1c768e9ad5cdeafec
- MD5 3191cbb2f371fb39acf9e97601a6190c
- SHA1 1ac9e4f91097d5ff1a8b7e879115ed73b15fdddd
- SHA512 febc17d382f4087ebdb56b031c3029eb2c8113de77d8820e80f62cf149952e97d541f72f945078cd3fdfb46df4b3781a83d487facee2072aaadbc01a37d9d60a
- SSDEEP 1536:ovRljJg8RpJi+bnwmCAOXAkhhE2PgTUP05V:TSJizmGSMP05
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9283\XGQA.007
- Size 42KB
- SHA256 0fc50d2a9de2d03fe8bea07564816f0f22fb836a8e13fa5f71b0e313e6570ab7
- MD5 57dc2ece810bda49bef41d049d295fbf
- SHA1 d930bc781c2cde133cc549bafc6db8209bd92178
- SHA512 a213ee00c5caebb9360eea40b06e5dd533aa54b5d117940b72e5dd67a84a9816f13daec806878c5cd6200b88a5a0d72b46cb9a5b37e62ea53dc101b0ced2d413
- SSDEEP 768:n5It1D5XrjVTSyiSGdm9YI7fHZk1cxmGwMR0BN:n5CrhTBGdm9XM2lR0B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9283\XGQA.exe
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 7add4f20a7125bc818db4bc18fe612875b0506ce2a7d69c29ff736e78365d714
- MD5 011f4de8c53021b41567afbe1ce5807a
- SHA1 4a93acf18f153106e7fe846f22e1aab08485d1c7
- SHA512 18e2a3ebeab351e362ae38b0780a791a39a59257f3f96b1052fa0761a7f22498c38e235426bf47ee9c4845b9ed652866cfc627446750caece237c07cb253918f
- SSDEEP 24576:Mh1BPyYrZ+HQKvtT134lAMEa/ExFSjrZTrxp/ZAZC4df4MY0fj:nYr4HHvdz4kFShT1p/ZAZC4dfs0L
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP