Analysis

  • max time kernel
    127s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250207-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    11-02-2025 14:42

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe

  • Size

    959KB

  • MD5

    e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705

  • SHA1

    3389c536fafbeb0cca5d629241f7df021a874a2a

  • SHA256

    7b9567fa039b6f323fb83203b7acea86f7938175c5df914a1a2c7e2d065398ad

  • SHA512

    8b54c74e7109f22a03d4d66cfe0c3b344a7662a2ae548b428b6aa9d82b53740ab13af083d0def6757877de085e12f87ffb0f27a2ad704c562b480b735390384a

  • SSDEEP

    24576:YuigojG/8u4u+f2+yX5rauSdSg9WjqO7Zn6tjSS0:YuiZKtV+f2+yXQAg9CqgZn6t+S0

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Ardamax

    A keylogger first seen in 2013.

  • Ardamax family
  • Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

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

  • Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 6 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 5 IoCs

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

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2152
    • C:\fotito.exe
      "C:\fotito.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2456
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\OWUK.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\28463\OWUK.exe"
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • 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
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4344
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4344 -s 1072
          4⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Program crash
          PID:2532
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\OWUK.exe > nul
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:540
      • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE
        "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE" /s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\foto.pps" /ou ""
        3⤵
          PID:3016
      • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE
        "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE" /s "C:\foto.pps" /ou ""
        2⤵
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3432
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIzIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDU5MjEiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxODE5ODA3NzAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI0NzE0MTM0NDE5Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
      1⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      PID:5000
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 368 -p 4344 -ip 4344
      1⤵
        PID:4948

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@66B9.tmp

        Filesize

        4KB

        MD5

        c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

        SHA1

        d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

        SHA256

        d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

        SHA512

        494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BC868FB.tmp

        Filesize

        86B

        MD5

        1a4e0ebf18f8de04ddb1a90baf4bbe82

        SHA1

        74d6a456dfe1c9197d67a8a2825cac41f1d0c7e8

        SHA256

        7936caeb1c6c3f5ee079c6cfa91ef72a54cefb1a0f045b580514e2ae864dd7ac

        SHA512

        7c9ede4cd2050598f8f6224dda5f6527498c3909bd31a1fe0b04c75c9d21ac2d965bb1d430ad4457b6def3280376be0b8cf60ff761a48b7d4179cac493985468

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\index.dat

        Filesize

        254B

        MD5

        bfc7a2fd6f37cd0520dbb272410c2ae1

        SHA1

        0580d7589c71547de4f1a851d7113b6beb34c7d1

        SHA256

        6befe158265a01367fa9a60e92bf290138eb32a8fa0b8af9c888ed837ab2a0d0

        SHA512

        b024980b451f746565a04d52e2755a0b0ea9d46fd0b73f0865a65eeed6dc39e882be8f2a0d0b9c38c79fcd9e8e0c2fce7bc2ee35a1a38241da43bed2b6d401d7

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d00655d2aa12ff6d.customDestinations-ms

        Filesize

        606B

        MD5

        387faecf7b36a74f4088b844db68cb38

        SHA1

        b26c06fdda05620533afce1cd84da47495b32005

        SHA256

        086a0efb48b418639f58dabf8efede521b5fd827d8f472aacd7633ea1ff0c397

        SHA512

        8b3a3d6b897db60183281307226be3f80c82d5704c873461a9b775844d6265249be305da82e6d808ce144d216d00e2cdee8a17e71c35b487cba134c0b1903b6a

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d00655d2aa12ff6d.customDestinations-ms

        Filesize

        24B

        MD5

        4fcb2a3ee025e4a10d21e1b154873fe2

        SHA1

        57658e2fa594b7d0b99d02e041d0f3418e58856b

        SHA256

        90bf6baa6f968a285f88620fbf91e1f5aa3e66e2bad50fd16f37913280ad8228

        SHA512

        4e85d48db8c0ee5c4dd4149ab01d33e4224456c3f3e3b0101544a5ca87a0d74b3ccd8c0509650008e2abed65efd1e140b1e65ae5215ab32de6f6a49c9d3ec3ff

      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe

        Filesize

        395KB

        MD5

        b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321

        SHA1

        0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87

        SHA256

        14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a

        SHA512

        10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d

      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\OWUK.001

        Filesize

        402B

        MD5

        665435143940ad62f6fcd415c82aa291

        SHA1

        a32af1fb8f59760a1d9023c715a4fc9fdf92bc26

        SHA256

        7e444f62c6cc934bab674613c71fb8c54ece8d346474f7f162f6a98c8c0acc96

        SHA512

        fa03aeae759dfa633f0746c771b22ecd2cd88f71c241f02792b413d57e170ef11d9022c2f3e7c0127ec0ce7223050add8f9054c772d778373e5b522f6f39e156

      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\OWUK.006

        Filesize

        8KB

        MD5

        43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

        SHA1

        f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

        SHA256

        3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

        SHA512

        e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\OWUK.007

        Filesize

        5KB

        MD5

        b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

        SHA1

        d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

        SHA256

        a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

        SHA512

        fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\OWUK.exe

        Filesize

        473KB

        MD5

        17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547

        SHA1

        a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb

        SHA256

        1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd

        SHA512

        b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8

      • C:\fotito.exe

        Filesize

        698KB

        MD5

        c0045421b37fabfa23dd7e13a22b2f22

        SHA1

        2c1b6153a5ecebcfebc7d62488d970fc1a955c9d

        SHA256

        a0107b495a915234a0b5686648cd6a7769796f422b40c6a50fe5165829eacd83

        SHA512

        c2ce7d9abf2293f53a19161f2eafb42e6228ccfc4ff67877c9ecb757ae63c0861e144fbab89a6c7e6f6a62181b33cc8f9076bccdb617d035c478192ab8188de9

      • C:\foto.pps

        Filesize

        236KB

        MD5

        c9ffa42775203ca26f2063c7ff9cb027

        SHA1

        a3d368ffe97f3823d04d38ed141736d7e405f738

        SHA256

        e505c396cd5e4d48f06a631e50fcf3ec95f91b23957b3d6d76166be6ef98fe11

        SHA512

        eacb44d09ac1759c9c29786c8466fa996b6c436944f6a69e8877a633411e865f871b8e078bd4b930629b4d24bce8eb262372781755f6dfabc65897247f31c4bb

      • memory/3016-63-0x00007FF8F2B50000-0x00007FF8F2B60000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/3016-64-0x00007FF8F2B50000-0x00007FF8F2B60000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/3016-65-0x00007FF8F2B50000-0x00007FF8F2B60000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/3016-66-0x00007FF8F2B50000-0x00007FF8F2B60000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/3432-31-0x00007FF8F2B50000-0x00007FF8F2B60000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/3432-26-0x00007FF8F2B50000-0x00007FF8F2B60000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/3432-60-0x00007FF8F0610000-0x00007FF8F0620000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/3432-49-0x00007FF8F0610000-0x00007FF8F0620000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/3432-53-0x00007FF932AD0000-0x00007FF932CC5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3432-45-0x00007FF932AD0000-0x00007FF932CC5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3432-47-0x00007FF932AD0000-0x00007FF932CC5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3432-48-0x00007FF932AD0000-0x00007FF932CC5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3432-46-0x00007FF932AD0000-0x00007FF932CC5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3432-54-0x00007FF932AD0000-0x00007FF932CC5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3432-34-0x00007FF932AD0000-0x00007FF932CC5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3432-39-0x00007FF8F2B50000-0x00007FF8F2B60000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/3432-40-0x00007FF8F2B50000-0x00007FF8F2B60000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/3432-35-0x00007FF932AD0000-0x00007FF932CC5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3432-91-0x00007FF932AD0000-0x00007FF932CC5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3432-92-0x00007FF932B6D000-0x00007FF932B6E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/3432-93-0x00007FF932AD0000-0x00007FF932CC5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3432-96-0x00007FF932AD0000-0x00007FF932CC5000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.0MB

      • memory/3432-32-0x00007FF8F2B50000-0x00007FF8F2B60000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        64KB

      • memory/3432-28-0x00007FF932B6D000-0x00007FF932B6E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB