Analysis

  • max time kernel
    141s
  • max time network
    133s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250217-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    21-02-2025 18:23

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_146cee63d2e8985c1dad99791b0835c1.exe

  • Size

    1019KB

  • MD5

    146cee63d2e8985c1dad99791b0835c1

  • SHA1

    e5dbdc51abbdd9515e48ea263be99f81a18797ee

  • SHA256

    fa50081f6416668ab65e3a9b200aedb80776e8ad18d8a9eeba7b8750216126f1

  • SHA512

    e8146c89fe032f59532947fb745e25c78e3d79abda4c12c6d988a95f79ee5d581c1acee179e877c019e706d412ae4b22238208dade68947b113436fc431854e9

  • SSDEEP

    24576:CTP2F99HPBWHc1OtA4+TVBDvz8eFvPcss3d+OUCxb9:/Qc0tKrzBpAt+cZ

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 4 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 9 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.

  • 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 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_146cee63d2e8985c1dad99791b0835c1.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_146cee63d2e8985c1dad99791b0835c1.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2508
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LJKO.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\28463\LJKO.exe"
      2⤵
      • 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
      PID:4972
    • 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\_ALERTA_NUEVA_DROGA.pps" /ou ""
      2⤵
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1944

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@7C44.tmp

    Filesize

    4KB

    MD5

    ccf39f70a662f70e7cae4cfc81255c44

    SHA1

    00177d41252c2a5322be8e54567a845217072e2c

    SHA256

    4c9cca81f2f2d91b636c0ec747e96821749788368c48981bf04accfeb5c2e5d0

    SHA512

    2cc006d3bd6af737f31707b457caaa267ee1361cfd0afab0be8b74be8587d02b20909962d138e137fe79252e0d112bd3be091a98ba50863520b5bbf21bb9501d

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_ALERTA_NUEVA_DROGA.pps

    Filesize

    277KB

    MD5

    8cdfba9bbc04072d0ced1497ac4f4509

    SHA1

    f778af20afe510b79bb7b63d69e18249ef55604f

    SHA256

    9610bfa6d021b735b56e556e600d2ad09b58a1b5db3bc312ad6197592f5417b0

    SHA512

    6b1c2f5d62308d77ff2ef22db9cfa5c4da8bd6566726aac65b61a2526c9c5641115e3b42f753d7a22d2000bd5648d5abb5726824ebf04a8dd903e5081d2df75b

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe

    Filesize

    457KB

    MD5

    828586f5f9fd7e6bd99401fe7cece954

    SHA1

    8eb70f4af2cec3c3dd3ec1491913369e99b7b874

    SHA256

    02b8379b1838ea70f7f17e0785aaaedb7c721d9b6e262577723bba9492748d0c

    SHA512

    16b64be59cf9ae403fb3b7e1fc8da98cb2a5db84aef0e352910172796ecf96dcf86a7e16afe78fa7e22b7b6948e8a1fa027da7161d5a0ad98e76175d764ed6a7

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

    Filesize

    428B

    MD5

    9b04d804133c8a88c03470c66ddcfb16

    SHA1

    6480cc4f4039c7ee22a5ddf9ebb1c6d958c7c219

    SHA256

    0c58bfc5978632232267aa0667057ff2750c036066265667e983c69b625e1fdf

    SHA512

    29d43b625d97613dd5508c9b7460d06a4b2c9dddd80ae9e860fea80549d58869bf4b17e7c0691b4cbde1873decb448483cfd20f6b24a4693083b7e77cfce73ce

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

    Filesize

    8KB

    MD5

    69db8c925f2dd8136d956a086ed1ee41

    SHA1

    9d0f653cc7ab881eb45fe93490a9c096f2dec6cf

    SHA256

    984da5476c2c69a779bc99d0901569347cc605a36499e2284706cda3ed6e13f3

    SHA512

    fa5cedd539dca3631511488aea8bcb7821db1d53452c1b61ee663cb5700bb9919b092593a7f5eb7a3c3a75f801b2980f817de4a66bf8aa51093ced4b30ffd068

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

    Filesize

    5KB

    MD5

    9e9da4c851850726c789bb4b94a41bb3

    SHA1

    1e2fd71f1d1a3ac15d3c820d8459635cd775cf24

    SHA256

    94f6502a4e94de0301ae07befd63767a4de35d9b2d2d00687a3130e883ab1963

    SHA512

    4c60e951056c5773d769a9c88245fc4a597949deb72a1a7546991488e85ffc4ff2a34840ad227595bcdc105cf187207721b57c457ac832ee0159dd0e1d9be063

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

    Filesize

    648KB

    MD5

    c5ca2c96edc99cf9edf0f861d784209a

    SHA1

    6cb654b3eb20c85224a4849c4cc30012cabbdbaa

    SHA256

    0ca27dfe22971bfb19c7f3d6fe03cd398816a88fc50943ba9821fa6b91be7807

    SHA512

    aeb36bbbf68c7b733ddd856f8f0cdd9548ff597843a22611757c98f69a589035410fecfa692bb83c740823ddae6432d3be5cb66f4309a9d0f5fedeb7b017ff36

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\key.bin

    Filesize

    106B

    MD5

    639d75ab6799987dff4f0cf79fa70c76

    SHA1

    be2678476d07f78bb81e8813c9ee2bfff7cc7efb

    SHA256

    fc42ab050ffdfed8c8c7aac6d7e4a7cad4696218433f7ca327bcfdf9f318ac98

    SHA512

    4b511d0330d7204af948ce7b15615d745e8d4ea0a73bbece4e00fb23ba2635dd99e4fa54a76236d6f74bdbcdba57d32fd4c36b608d52628e72d11d5ed6f8cde2

  • memory/1944-35-0x00007FFDFCA10000-0x00007FFDFCA20000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1944-41-0x00007FFDFA0B0000-0x00007FFDFA0C0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1944-40-0x00007FFDFA0B0000-0x00007FFDFA0C0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1944-38-0x00007FFDFCA10000-0x00007FFDFCA20000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1944-39-0x00007FFDFCA10000-0x00007FFDFCA20000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1944-36-0x00007FFDFCA10000-0x00007FFDFCA20000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/1944-37-0x00007FFDFCA10000-0x00007FFDFCA20000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/4972-28-0x0000000003350000-0x0000000003351000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4972-52-0x0000000003360000-0x0000000003361000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4972-23-0x0000000002540000-0x0000000002541000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4972-24-0x0000000002530000-0x0000000002531000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4972-25-0x0000000002550000-0x0000000002551000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4972-26-0x0000000002510000-0x0000000002511000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4972-27-0x00000000024D0000-0x00000000024D1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4972-29-0x0000000003340000-0x0000000003343000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/4972-51-0x0000000000AA0000-0x0000000000AA1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4972-22-0x00000000024F0000-0x00000000024F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4972-50-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000000A81000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4972-31-0x0000000003390000-0x0000000003391000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4972-32-0x0000000003390000-0x0000000003391000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4972-20-0x00000000022B0000-0x000000000230A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    360KB

  • memory/4972-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    892KB

  • memory/4972-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    892KB

  • memory/4972-66-0x00000000022B0000-0x000000000230A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    360KB

  • memory/4972-67-0x0000000003390000-0x0000000003391000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4972-505-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    892KB

  • memory/4972-511-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    892KB