Analysis

  • max time kernel
    140s
  • max time network
    129s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250410-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250410-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    13/04/2025, 08:02

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_b4081e1df39bb0f09072836b64ba2150.exe

  • Size

    848KB

  • MD5

    b4081e1df39bb0f09072836b64ba2150

  • SHA1

    9be5b7afd6a335ebee992b69b730b2e1e215a9e7

  • SHA256

    3ddeecd858b81d3dd0718d832016a16fa929d2c1a3ad73cc53f4d12cd0e73cf1

  • SHA512

    d7bbe6063434906eab42d2b9f234b416a34f75d34d265a8d61421de0f78f90dfbd916f7cc7d37ec57530b9648f87a8cf596c0f9272dbf25a2184c3fa420326f8

  • SSDEEP

    12288:rntlE57yIgK2mub5AH9GwtJrJK6WW18NphYD74gKEziQrwoBCGD+UmejXaHAD+qV:DPwhC37M7oaD74mz/r+qn1jqU+qgGKy

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 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 7 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 7 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 30 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b4081e1df39bb0f09072836b64ba2150.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b4081e1df39bb0f09072836b64ba2150.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3576
    • C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE
      "C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1580
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EGSJ.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\28463\EGSJ.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
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4476
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EGSJ.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4980
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EGSJ.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EGSJ.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4712

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@8201.tmp

    Filesize

    4KB

    MD5

    4b8ed89120fe8ddc31ddba07bc15372b

    SHA1

    181e7ac3d444656f50c1cd02a6832708253428e6

    SHA256

    2ae6b0e14465338be0bc5ad10703f5c823d092ebb8cff7e5a05b7d79c8459b93

    SHA512

    49269b71270b3eda0ddcb399021de9c88f6fd2086cf54fa4898a91e64afe109d44b635d47a5ea9bae7f53a5e968af97fa13bdf699ba00ce879ecadd7bbc8af23

  • C:\Windows\INSTALL.EXE

    Filesize

    787KB

    MD5

    718093c2b1850c773acf1d2cb7a82e39

    SHA1

    7073d5bb7cbf3d8275f468b38dd9964f73383131

    SHA256

    445478a3c42adb1a72c04632f9e4dcc67d6313abcb7244eaeada9c7777d0d19e

    SHA512

    a1338d50fa1b07c0d3444b63a44fc644a36662709f2d527f5e93f30551b734c54bad452307db9a841f96fb2fbeca791d5b18733c8bab75c54dff5364307cb09f

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe

    Filesize

    457KB

    MD5

    46ccfd974518e5849738449034a05a17

    SHA1

    d391108816aed7ba8f7beb205ad7171c74eae6b2

    SHA256

    571aae1f8a260909dbc45c67b4c547fc573c07097b36d4e18db0e36d91deccfe

    SHA512

    773a40a37ebc54cbde7c40ca98001150e78da43726e475f1ee25ef869a39682c0fcd46fb57cf6130151cd8115aa6f2c196e57414affe464fd3b137eb5b317a7a

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

    Filesize

    516B

    MD5

    a7d13bbd634d882bde3159594738208f

    SHA1

    9ac8ef9d5281709e8ac13f0345ca9e19308569bf

    SHA256

    c27bb43472e3701971c062fc20ea0aeff221d3572ac46c04bb744460253f74ce

    SHA512

    b3eff07c0f85866ac589c0915e8ef5217d552895e68b2cfb38b1a46c30b50bbab9847d65142786e9928f07acea7b46de13fe026562a6f6459e79a3182aefcfbd

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

    Filesize

    8KB

    MD5

    395bbef326fa5ad1216b23f5debf167b

    SHA1

    aa4a7334b5a693b3f0d6f47b568e0d13a593d782

    SHA256

    7c1c4ba8978d3ec53bc6da4d8f9e5e1ca52edf5ccf5ec19ef06b02055ff3b3d1

    SHA512

    dc3f3d7501feb10623807e89f28a0e38bdbbd4a7e2ad964c8ab33c392bde61896fe40bb7773f6309cd59ad9a686decbd81c15b588ac8d311fd2a273ac9410679

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

    Filesize

    5KB

    MD5

    1b5e72f0ebd49cf146f9ae68d792ffe5

    SHA1

    1e90a69c12b9a849fbbac0670296b07331c1cf87

    SHA256

    8f4485675fe35b14276f5c8af8a6b42f03cf1b5de638355e4c4b28397385e87e

    SHA512

    6364f5581de5aaec09b5d1c4e5745193f981ff93cf91e20c6c9ff56566b5d182ccbdacf9aeed1d7a01460eb21619e14ac4ab31b083a951b45b3b7f9d93a62ffc

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

    Filesize

    649KB

    MD5

    2bff0c75a04401dada0adfab933e46a7

    SHA1

    364d97f90b137f8e359d998164fb15d474be7bbb

    SHA256

    2aa53bc5da3294817f95d8806effdf28e5af49661a955256c46db2b67cb6e6da

    SHA512

    88b82973d3c042bceb75e12297111fa7b8bd4e2a7a37d26b698c595d8d75ec670cc7aebfa2572206c1b2a4ecbbfa3103affb8bee6d7ef47428a225e2cd1bea3f

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\key.bin

    Filesize

    105B

    MD5

    27c90d4d9b049f4cd00f32ed1d2e5baf

    SHA1

    338a3ea8f1e929d8916ece9b6e91e697eb562550

    SHA256

    172d6f21165fb3ca925e5b000451fd8946920206f7438018c28b158b90cf5ffb

    SHA512

    d73dadb3cf74c647ce5bad5b87d3fb42a212defcba8afb8cf962020b61a0369c0a2b1005797583daf1f1ae88b29b7288bc544a53d643f3519cf604aa0ffd6dae

  • memory/3576-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DD000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    884KB

  • memory/4476-49-0x0000000003210000-0x0000000003211000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-44-0x0000000003210000-0x0000000003211000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-69-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003251000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-68-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003251000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-67-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003251000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-71-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003251000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-63-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003201000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-62-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003201000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-61-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003201000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-60-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003201000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-59-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003201000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-58-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003201000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-57-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003201000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-56-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003201000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-55-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003201000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-54-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003201000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-53-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003201000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-52-0x0000000003210000-0x0000000003211000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-50-0x0000000003210000-0x0000000003211000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-66-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003203000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/4476-48-0x0000000003210000-0x0000000003211000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-46-0x0000000003210000-0x0000000003211000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-45-0x0000000003210000-0x0000000003211000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-70-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003251000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-47-0x0000000003210000-0x0000000003211000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-43-0x0000000002380000-0x0000000002381000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-42-0x00000000023C0000-0x00000000023C1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-41-0x0000000002400000-0x0000000002401000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-40-0x00000000023E0000-0x00000000023E1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-39-0x00000000023F0000-0x00000000023F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-38-0x00000000023A0000-0x00000000023A1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-75-0x0000000003220000-0x0000000003221000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-74-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009A1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-73-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000941000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-72-0x0000000003210000-0x0000000003211000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-64-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003201000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-51-0x0000000003210000-0x0000000003211000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-37-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000000A1A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    360KB

  • memory/4476-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    892KB

  • memory/4476-97-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    892KB

  • memory/4476-85-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000000A1A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    360KB

  • memory/4476-84-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    892KB

  • memory/4476-94-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    892KB

  • memory/4476-92-0x0000000003200000-0x0000000003201000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4476-93-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003251000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4712-91-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    892KB

  • memory/4712-86-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    892KB