Analysis
- max time kernel
94s - max time network
125s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20241007-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system - submitted
26/01/2025, 02:51
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe
- Size 271KB
- Sample250126-db7tqa1kcj
- SHA256 aadb68b8966e9001d25924cf3d388d6424d524962253372458ae01f953daafc2
- MD5 31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24
- SHA1 e443ac1a31b21964262e25ed32b0dd0d8e53c13d
- SHA512 866872c48b1cbdaad75fe8ee043285bee75d64e2085eeb975988fe8e6b19ebb5c790a65bb2c8cbe24d8ad3f10542c409c7eed80d225d53d8ba738866abfe984a
- SSDEEP 6144:tG6OgXKAbBmJEusfD7fyOxwisLpJTlj7Mf1dbMBc:tnXFtb7eljY1hCc
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Ardamax family
- Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023c8c-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-1-5-21-2045521122-590294423-3465680274-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2540 HSSF.exe - Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 2836 JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.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\HSSF Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\HSSF.exe" HSSF.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HSSF.001 JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HSSF.006 JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HSSF.007 JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HSSF.exe JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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 JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language HSSF.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2836 wrote to memory of 2540 2836 JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe 85 PID 2836 wrote to memory of 2540 2836 JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe 85 PID 2836 wrote to memory of 2540 2836 JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe 85
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2836 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HSSF.exe"C:\Windows\system32\28463\HSSF.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2540
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@B844.tmp
- Size 4KB
- SHA256 d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb
- MD5 c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371
- SHA1 d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8
- SHA512 494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HSSF.001
- Size 404B
- SHA256 2a2e36afd08043a7a89965c8a8d54f2849fd5eed5d9ead52ae558753b969df91
- MD5 ee4b9e58c804cb4e6c342bc152958769
- SHA1 8ca2f5aa5f4d2a7b5af6f8ba8003e93b26372cac
- SHA512 6db0d71a0ee142ba9142e579d4f95a9420aec50382fd6405a843902782d98cc54cb1de90e816df7acd8d0382aac8fcbf728aecfdd597d01c86c0058dc9d287df
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HSSF.006
- Size 8KB
- SHA256 3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba
- MD5 43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0
- SHA1 f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339
- SHA512 e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f
- SSDEEP 96:6ynh3GtCJk7eZjXOoP/YYfR+cwXofW1oEIYoWkQrWyHe1e2mIXT6pDw9:H3Ggk0+oP/YY50tI1WkQRoeyD6pU9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HSSF.007
- Size 5KB
- SHA256 a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2
- MD5 b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96
- SHA1 d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff
- SHA512 fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce
- SSDEEP 48:6gklbZREoW0EE/KD4tJaKz5/aSbRsEJZAECi1cBaVM+kHbDouE:6gSoDidaeJGECiRQHbDoz
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HSSF.exe
- Size 473KB
- SHA256 1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd
- MD5 17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547
- SHA1 a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb
- SHA512 b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8
- SSDEEP 6144:gP/HgQr8z0psVGBJbsvUIvpBSkULIMxEIvs/IV2JN4Xd8Ab:0gQNIGBJ/igkUYItFb
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP