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

General

  • Target
    8a509bb4520c25623e28ae3a6d16091b_JaffaCakes118.exe
  • Size 799KB
  • Sample240811-pc9v9atanf
  • SHA256 1813c39c2f2e1d3584904ba014882fec75e51a50debf4e9670e8a03beacd7964
  • 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 5 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 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • 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 Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 17 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • 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
    • 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
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 212 -s 684
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Program crash
      PID:3464
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 416 -p 212 -ip 212
    1⤵
      PID:4040
    • 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:8
      1⤵
        PID:4280

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            @AC58.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@AC58.tmp
            • Size 41KB
            • SHA256 540e028727362a64b7c27253354fe04b9b74caedb2e5a3e9af60d98872ac3c9e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            ORDER.xls

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ORDER.xls
            • Size 16KB
            • SHA256 12eed53f4ace0911f3f6689d6d21cafdf669f37877a3edf068ef4ecbc87df511
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            XGQA.001

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9283\XGQA.001
            • Size 876B
            • SHA256 05ea0a913670b524687d9885b198da93b68fe75266687e9d76b6d338c356a6fa
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            XGQA.006

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9283\XGQA.006
            • Size 60KB
            • SHA256 c41cf85fa07cbcaeaf549aa51d9501f70563aa2d6772d6f1c768e9ad5cdeafec
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            XGQA.007

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9283\XGQA.007
            • Size 42KB
            • SHA256 0fc50d2a9de2d03fe8bea07564816f0f22fb836a8e13fa5f71b0e313e6570ab7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            XGQA.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\9283\XGQA.exe
            • Size 1.2MB
            • SHA256 7add4f20a7125bc818db4bc18fe612875b0506ce2a7d69c29ff736e78365d714
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            memory/3500-37-0x00000000023A0000-0x00000000023AE000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-25-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006B1000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-62-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006B1000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-42-0x00007FFA4DD30000-0x00007FFA4DF25000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-45-0x00007FFA4DD30000-0x00007FFA4DF25000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-32-0x00007FFA4DD30000-0x00007FFA4DF25000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-28-0x00007FFA0DDB0000-0x00007FFA0DDC0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-41-0x00007FFA4DD30000-0x00007FFA4DF25000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-29-0x00007FFA4DDCD000-0x00007FFA4DDCE000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-44-0x00007FFA4DD30000-0x00007FFA4DF25000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-43-0x00007FFA4DD30000-0x00007FFA4DF25000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-46-0x00007FFA0B970000-0x00007FFA0B980000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-27-0x00007FFA0DDB0000-0x00007FFA0DDC0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-47-0x00007FFA0B970000-0x00007FFA0B980000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-40-0x00007FFA4DD30000-0x00007FFA4DF25000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-39-0x00007FFA4DD30000-0x00007FFA4DF25000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-38-0x00007FFA4DD30000-0x00007FFA4DF25000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-33-0x00007FFA0DDB0000-0x00007FFA0DDC0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-31-0x00007FFA0DDB0000-0x00007FFA0DDC0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-30-0x00007FFA4DD30000-0x00007FFA4DF25000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-26-0x00007FFA0DDB0000-0x00007FFA0DDC0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4060-63-0x00007FFA4DD30000-0x00007FFA4DF25000-memory.dmp