Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250217-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    18/02/2025, 16:37

General

  • Target
    JaffaCakes118_00c846b000c24ea51bc604584b9a97fb.exe
  • Size 2.1MB
  • Sample250218-t5bldatner
  • SHA256 74e730caa09ff7493b473768edf26b9477ba6f7f2dfd9cd0d80749429c7dce52
  • 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 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 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 6 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 6 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_00c846b000c24ea51bc604584b9a97fb.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_00c846b000c24ea51bc604584b9a97fb.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3132
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vc-mp_0.3x_installer.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vc-mp_0.3x_installer.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4136
      • C:\Windows\svchost.exe
        "C:\Windows\svchost.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vc-mp_0.3x_installer.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3928
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vc-mp_0.3x_installer.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vc-mp_0.3x_installer.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4708
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KL.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KL.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2224
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BDXTSX\AGE.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\BDXTSX\AGE.exe"
        3⤵
        • 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
        PID:2404
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\FirewallControlPanel.dll,ShowWarningDialog "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_00c846b000c24ea51bc604584b9a97fb.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:1632
  • C:\Windows\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\svchost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    PID:4488

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        KL.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KL.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 90f36bc829003903e2c4c549512d18af14b91c6001f6c160f5e1aa90202c98d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        vc-mp_0.3x_installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vc-mp_0.3x_installer.exe
        • Size 916KB
        • SHA256 9068400695ddbf4eb2e56fbb579a9ecb3ba38ba5cc03173ec95697e155152d8f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        vc-mp_0.3x_installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vc-mp_0.3x_installer.exe
        • Size 916KB
        • SHA256 43be8c2d898cbbe28fb7b0bf0a2210839c5ff4d92b5dcdf93ff83deabbb48a7d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        vc-mp_0.3x_installer.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vc-mp_0.3x_installer.exe
        • Size 952KB
        • SHA256 ad74bb0f8b65fe3213403f15b4985d1783f07b33bbe9054059f04814aa71f89d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        AGE.001

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BDXTSX\AGE.001
        • Size 61KB
        • SHA256 2776e8682161ef789546837ff0d8bc2aa828f93409b9fd37f534b5ae72818040
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        AGE.002

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BDXTSX\AGE.002
        • Size 43KB
        • SHA256 bd7adf27da25406c9714536bf5724875a5d753ea8269df537ff4c0ac295b48c0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        AGE.004

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BDXTSX\AGE.004
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 ea0e038ec8368e34acd2c512bd72eb8250f093582db93ed7a79b0524a60bc9ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        AGE.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BDXTSX\AGE.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 bf73c24bd79abbcc4596dd8ec6a40b5b763a4006bcbe525b6680d5915055a0c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        AKV.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BDXTSX\AKV.exe
        • Size 456KB
        • SHA256 248fd5fa06f81efb5d66d1be594dc01c6fb13f15aac9fd3d35a471838c21b851
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        svchost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\svchost.exe
        • Size 35KB
        • SHA256 20af03add533a6870d524a7c4753b42bfceb56cddd46016c051e23581ba743f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/3928-37-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4136-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4488-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4488-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4488-55-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4488-84-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4708-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp

        memory/4708-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp

        memory/4708-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp

        memory/4708-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp

        memory/4708-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp