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

General

  • Target
    JaffaCakes118_31e36555fcfe820cd5020f230497db24.exe
  • Size 271KB
  • Sample250126-db7tqa1kcj
  • SHA256 aadb68b8966e9001d25924cf3d388d6424d524962253372458ae01f953daafc2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Ardamax

    A keylogger first seen in 2013.

  • Ardamax family
  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • 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

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        @B844.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@B844.tmp
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        HSSF.001

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HSSF.001
        • Size 404B
        • SHA256 2a2e36afd08043a7a89965c8a8d54f2849fd5eed5d9ead52ae558753b969df91
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        HSSF.006

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HSSF.006
        • Size 8KB
        • SHA256 3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        HSSF.007

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HSSF.007
        • Size 5KB
        • SHA256 a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        HSSF.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HSSF.exe
        • Size 473KB
        • SHA256 1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/2540-21-0x0000000000490000-0x0000000000491000-memory.dmp