Analysis

  • max time kernel
    23s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    18/03/2025, 13:14

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_7fa4e39d15eb30429767d1f9c90c61b5.exe

  • Size

    602KB

  • MD5

    7fa4e39d15eb30429767d1f9c90c61b5

  • SHA1

    3ecfa72f58838504aa6150452b2230cd53770294

  • SHA256

    1b900147a0585b4cadf5beff05e68c05f2fa14fc750aedbc5745849fadd5bea9

  • SHA512

    4a68c1733be09e861f8098761a7f8be37b506389c39aeffa3c7cf152bfc45253a21413472dc8a398c7c89a757cabbcb8aaf205900a447769d3a0d92691983195

  • SSDEEP

    12288:l3TdtLW5WIj1YSSdFx3ovBSXyMzBUWb9lx/9AgHLo8OW+rB8:NDsj1dEnwBcJ9nPx/igrp+q

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Ardamax

    A keylogger first seen in 2013.

  • Ardamax family
  • Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs
  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 2 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 1 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 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.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • AutoIT Executable 9 IoCs

    AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 13 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 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 system certificate store 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_7fa4e39d15eb30429767d1f9c90c61b5.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_7fa4e39d15eb30429767d1f9c90c61b5.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2816
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\28463\svchost.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • 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:2556
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /C AT /delete /yes
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2640
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
        AT /delete /yes
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2576
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /C AT 09:00 /interactive /EVERY:m,t,w,th,f,s,su C:\Windows\system32\svchost .exe
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2992
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
        AT 09:00 /interactive /EVERY:m,t,w,th,f,s,su C:\Windows\system32\svchost .exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1740

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    71KB

    MD5

    83142242e97b8953c386f988aa694e4a

    SHA1

    833ed12fc15b356136dcdd27c61a50f59c5c7d50

    SHA256

    d72761e1a334a754ce8250e3af7ea4bf25301040929fd88cf9e50b4a9197d755

    SHA512

    bb6da177bd16d163f377d9b4c63f6d535804137887684c113cc2f643ceab4f34338c06b5a29213c23d375e95d22ef417eac928822dfb3688ce9e2de9d5242d10

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar63FA.tmp

    Filesize

    183KB

    MD5

    109cab5505f5e065b63d01361467a83b

    SHA1

    4ed78955b9272a9ed689b51bf2bf4a86a25e53fc

    SHA256

    ea6b7f51e85835c09259d9475a7d246c3e764ad67c449673f9dc97172c351673

    SHA512

    753a6da5d6889dd52f40208e37f2b8c185805ef81148682b269fff5aa84a46d710fe0ebfe05bce625da2e801e1c26745998a41266fa36bf47bc088a224d730cc

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

    Filesize

    2KB

    MD5

    c427f41a9eb12166c278da8fed8a0c4a

    SHA1

    e0e1d1c8f6b58675a544f1461997cfc37a2e6c63

    SHA256

    ee74d1ba7e74e916f57ac4134aa5aa6eb7f920e7dae3b4cdb75af9225da616c6

    SHA512

    ea2e49983e04afaa0eec5b28eeed1e9c804326b49933e69962805c10a405cb7dd87061e50355f395e74107cb6ca674d4c8c0000ef13505ec58b1d7dec873aa85

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

    Filesize

    513KB

    MD5

    0c7a714b8e1d2ead2afc90dcc43bbe18

    SHA1

    66736613f22771f5da5606ed8c80b572b3f5c103

    SHA256

    800bdf00e09f302a17e22d26dffbea037e3c077ef9f6d1d585c114f079397a9e

    SHA512

    35db0de86c168eb6302dcbaa1e1f9ec96b5a8814e7067e1a7bb682e9f35fc06c51148a08e6f7df1e8caeb2effde555c53966a8922e8fef6b7ce194dc81c984b4

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\setting.ini

    Filesize

    2B

    MD5

    e0aa021e21dddbd6d8cecec71e9cf564

    SHA1

    9ce3bd4224c8c1780db56b4125ecf3f24bf748b7

    SHA256

    565339bc4d33d72817b583024112eb7f5cdf3e5eef0252d6ec1b9c9a94e12bb3

    SHA512

    900110c951560eff857b440e89cc29f529416e0e3b3d7f0ad51651bfdbd8025b91768c5ed7db5352d1a5523354ce06ced2c42047e33a3e958a1bba5f742db874

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost .exe

    Filesize

    602KB

    MD5

    7fa4e39d15eb30429767d1f9c90c61b5

    SHA1

    3ecfa72f58838504aa6150452b2230cd53770294

    SHA256

    1b900147a0585b4cadf5beff05e68c05f2fa14fc750aedbc5745849fadd5bea9

    SHA512

    4a68c1733be09e861f8098761a7f8be37b506389c39aeffa3c7cf152bfc45253a21413472dc8a398c7c89a757cabbcb8aaf205900a447769d3a0d92691983195

  • memory/2556-106-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2556-26-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2816-105-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BB000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    748KB

  • memory/2816-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BB000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    748KB

  • memory/2816-107-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BB000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    748KB

  • memory/2816-108-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BB000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    748KB

  • memory/2816-109-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BB000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    748KB

  • memory/2816-110-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BB000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    748KB

  • memory/2816-113-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BB000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    748KB

  • memory/2816-114-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BB000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    748KB

  • memory/2816-115-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BB000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    748KB

  • memory/2816-118-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BB000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    748KB