Analysis

  • max time kernel
    91s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250217-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    20-02-2025 00:55

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_08b39db6c2a5199ae0efa34f5c731640.exe

  • Size

    800KB

  • MD5

    08b39db6c2a5199ae0efa34f5c731640

  • SHA1

    5530b023c441b87830fdb26ac62f5c6967595888

  • SHA256

    ca337b131437beaa4a076b55300b5539d3099346c91c01641f8154db09fc046c

  • SHA512

    56005fc6c86e5c0bf9870e59bf4988e7cf41684d2bf949fd1983aaf79da3169887a014cbfcc401d1fb027049351719b9018056e06a1210126c743df4f468933c

  • SSDEEP

    24576:WOXjVYkHUom27yO7MzIrfekb3fgMC4yTm9S:WiVjgrkbfQSo

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 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.

  • Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 9 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_08b39db6c2a5199ae0efa34f5c731640.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_08b39db6c2a5199ae0efa34f5c731640.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:3816
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WMAT.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\28463\WMAT.exe"
      2⤵
      • 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
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2204
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2204 -s 1144
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Program crash
        PID:1548
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WMAT.exe > nul
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1664
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2204 -ip 2204
    1⤵
      PID:2656

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@B12F.tmp

      Filesize

      4KB

      MD5

      f1cf9fcbddeadabb738de497ffefdced

      SHA1

      7385a7c87e245da89cc5ef8f9295678c1566f25d

      SHA256

      086083bc73b14286f9c3c29df8b8dc6f014d8b084267fbaeee0af56344d1f779

      SHA512

      3a3b9d279b4c131ef3f358e0163f60ec9e60160a2cc45488adb915fea6642f3df5d35da2ccb6983d790401d237fbc808829f42c42ef958e7a0eac98fc33bb3f6

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

      Filesize

      457KB

      MD5

      d2366486acd1a1e7512b0024ea3c7bdb

      SHA1

      c9a4948a2902c899fbc8f51755a745b220f26265

      SHA256

      7142651f09fa4a93574850904e21ac8c99dd4e4aff728e2ba68188a459f53461

      SHA512

      50c77906a2175ab488198e2d240d6d8178a189369fc93ff5099e59e1114f8ac1b5496e639d128a60626403b2303a60c51d6f8abae886d90ec2eef03617eeabd5

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

      Filesize

      436B

      MD5

      f213c2ef2616795e5ffb22aa1fd67377

      SHA1

      5e789f0fb782285214655bc88d9de3a8cfff7c29

      SHA256

      b05f971e971d01fb5e0c6e21dbfb86f729477a51b136deab54a8ba23cfa449d0

      SHA512

      f5bf1822700e61408c9420802b313279dfaf395c251bedc02cccf7e155bb2a26f3270618b56d724fe5e021f627cf2de3736be8df037442f4dc89ab12cfd02827

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

      Filesize

      8KB

      MD5

      31854a50b294dd312eb7fa9eb1c99537

      SHA1

      e0b1682a001e15d0e0e1c1ca732cafb5c80b3160

      SHA256

      2fe2d55aae2deef38a37c9679d74ecf05699d6919760794f69583b43b7fe308c

      SHA512

      0482a4981ba242d4e931bd8b9eb5d606492cffb7609fb69fb349ed19c7a9e36a7e240e5ebe759505d253c5e72fb771612a76419c36fb035987a166569a5111c2

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

      Filesize

      5KB

      MD5

      603451f504bedb28c3a7bae4c89abf24

      SHA1

      cbfe12186b54663f60663c349739c7a49950c44e

      SHA256

      e4d6577ea390274308877284b6d0cd6672aeb0e76c9c9847ac59c0964f050d13

      SHA512

      136e28e288b3ce26b37c82b078a3440e3232c0f874d7d33e8e6fb6eadfd0024b9009448500c716523b81f142fa3bebf7d11f1dd3e8e6143867b06335eb5f9612

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

      Filesize

      648KB

      MD5

      ce568bcaf7285124f764aff92f5079d4

      SHA1

      886f698e2239cf615f12b503853a5fa28c53aefc

      SHA256

      59d7d6de8a9e2d5535703d22c36888889530fd011d7f71cf034e93e36e7527af

      SHA512

      9f6e3496930cb5dd9c9403acc865bc94f63f64af49a27ffeedbc9d9082d50bff4a7a772bb98d4a2719f0ecae144393de9cc273ba83ae00abe347b0be0d7c9866

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\key.bin

      Filesize

      106B

      MD5

      639d75ab6799987dff4f0cf79fa70c76

      SHA1

      be2678476d07f78bb81e8813c9ee2bfff7cc7efb

      SHA256

      fc42ab050ffdfed8c8c7aac6d7e4a7cad4696218433f7ca327bcfdf9f318ac98

      SHA512

      4b511d0330d7204af948ce7b15615d745e8d4ea0a73bbece4e00fb23ba2635dd99e4fa54a76236d6f74bdbcdba57d32fd4c36b608d52628e72d11d5ed6f8cde2

    • memory/2204-33-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003251000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-39-0x0000000003220000-0x0000000003221000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-32-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003251000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-31-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003251000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-30-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003203000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      12KB

    • memory/2204-29-0x0000000003210000-0x0000000003211000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-28-0x0000000002390000-0x0000000002391000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-27-0x00000000023D0000-0x00000000023D1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-26-0x0000000002410000-0x0000000002411000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-25-0x00000000023F0000-0x00000000023F1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-35-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003251000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-23-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000023B1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-40-0x0000000003260000-0x0000000003261000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-34-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003251000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-38-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000541000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-37-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-36-0x0000000003270000-0x0000000003271000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-24-0x0000000002400000-0x0000000002401000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-21-0x00000000021D0000-0x000000000222A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      360KB

    • memory/2204-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      892KB

    • memory/2204-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      892KB

    • memory/2204-49-0x00000000021D0000-0x000000000222A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      360KB

    • memory/2204-50-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003251000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2204-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      892KB

    • memory/2204-63-0x00000000021D0000-0x000000000222A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      360KB

    • memory/2204-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      892KB