Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows11-21h2_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250410-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system -
submitted
17/04/2025, 18:24
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe
Resource
win11-20250410-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe
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Size
565KB
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MD5
ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d
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SHA1
132e23ef52e247c70566f87f3d06f31c2589199d
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SHA256
bfb83e2340a159f8c39d6be30c664ecf4ebd55f63f0ab0dff920d79c7ee6fec4
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SHA512
edc2334f38dfface0c6e881b45d0b5852538cefb642af36236e76ab6f5dd93a9c68b33f921a07eb6eca6e70d4139eccd13db3ae69c24d796a31d62e7770fb679
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SSDEEP
12288:KYXJloqGjwi/7HrdbaX5nJLnJHg9UYNz9I72HHWVWfwwUoH7eU9:tsjbjNaXJJCACGWYwUZU9
Malware Config
Signatures
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Ardamax family
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Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001700000002b247-22.dat family_ardamax -
Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 4540 Exporer32.exe 6000 SHJV.exe 4276 SHJV.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs
pid Process 4540 Exporer32.exe 6000 SHJV.exe 6000 SHJV.exe 6000 SHJV.exe 4276 SHJV.exe 4276 SHJV.exe 4276 SHJV.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SHJV Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\SHJV.exe" SHJV.exe -
Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
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Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SHJV.001 Exporer32.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SHJV.006 Exporer32.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SHJV.007 Exporer32.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SHJV.exe Exporer32.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe Exporer32.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463 SHJV.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Exporer32.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language SHJV.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language SHJV.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: 33 6000 SHJV.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 6000 SHJV.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
pid Process 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 6000 SHJV.exe 6000 SHJV.exe 6000 SHJV.exe 6000 SHJV.exe 6000 SHJV.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2780 wrote to memory of 4540 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 79 PID 2780 wrote to memory of 4540 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 79 PID 2780 wrote to memory of 4540 2780 JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe 79 PID 4540 wrote to memory of 6000 4540 Exporer32.exe 80 PID 4540 wrote to memory of 6000 4540 Exporer32.exe 80 PID 4540 wrote to memory of 6000 4540 Exporer32.exe 80 PID 1272 wrote to memory of 4276 1272 cmd.exe 83 PID 1272 wrote to memory of 4276 1272 cmd.exe 83 PID 1272 wrote to memory of 4276 1272 cmd.exe 83
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ba9fee12b62b3667be0057bebfb36d1d.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2780 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4540 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SHJV.exe"C:\Windows\system32\28463\SHJV.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:6000
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SHJV.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1272 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SHJV.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SHJV.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4276
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
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Filesize
4KB
MD525530555085337eb644b061f239aa9d4
SHA18d91e099aba5439d4bfa8bce464c94e3e1acf620
SHA2563fb6b438ad1530abdd068bffb303fb8a4de51430e0e18ddb6b1a0469ffab8325
SHA512b1f9de0c276533a5a7070aeb2b6415cc1c0bdd2baf5e0645c6ac5ba767cab0d76e5b4461800d89724992af2c863294ada3c1eb2e4516183fe2010c33d47d6a2a
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Filesize
481KB
MD5058c495fba4fb73e5af354bc56d6e236
SHA183f1b2a399a4d039842b9bf61e3417e9efac0de9
SHA2567d9ce98b316bee1825ceb60b66150bfed7b3f7e74337fd6f9acbe907ee1f2df9
SHA5123c6c08da6568ae8416d55100c96681df37951d4b4068ebab3cba9c5add27a67c4d8aeaab53935dbb432258bfc0019bd79b3e058414083d6fdec1266e4c0ed87c
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Filesize
395KB
MD5d63cc8679a63448db1c64252e14e4ab5
SHA110b3a9ac4bc16e8ac1cd05e50b4d540fa3ef223e
SHA25629b3646a556879a4a48e4f2f81e09179c34ac2051ed3e4f4c28e293092470d3d
SHA512cb1911e1a77fb9be560aa4fd8bbef65e181b6d4438d65657501dbcd8dbf488ba01738a7222f35f8d4317e8df8c6f307d9e3623d6e3e45753e138b80fb68ff768
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Filesize
414B
MD51056e5225d3da707df1813d2745b76d7
SHA17f9be7b8379115be20dc90ca1bdb86e88335749b
SHA256d61701df39bc565a360064ae669c82d051f13f338f3f4747cb1f7f8431a34032
SHA5122d0a72a97e795e11e49d7bebf3efc1c5db3713ea8edd358e2280d9c5578bfb7cc4be2b1e535a336d4c7f35a08070cfb875b8710d91e1d2147364896b3c02a1eb
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Filesize
8KB
MD581e20f4361cf8f5a57812871c24d945e
SHA15d7877d6959ab26599b05795a71633f00c37a3da
SHA256e6e8b4a29dccb3531f58c75b754caf7f26afe3e7043239305fd0ae7ab2f7571d
SHA51269b1d75ab7123054bf98cf3a0f2cc7a0749cda8d85ebdef85be7d89f1454154ce29070907b934727a6c5276ff430e94810b87a5634d25d8529df9ee36fd20818
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Filesize
5KB
MD5e9fbdcc2f5fb657fa519b3f5c69fc52d
SHA1c49cca77b46a59d620711de7564d43e5dafcd2b5
SHA256cc440cfc4ce1a1ff503cc9e8937c59aae64bfce4daa3e7dc757220a25cadc2e4
SHA512913759967e16b99d8ea66433e5dc99d5ddbf737be6784306e67c2b23a525b7a578fcae1028221d3209abc452ff30508eb750c62113c3868a7af36b544e525fb1
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Filesize
473KB
MD597d8ad45f48b4b28a93aab94699b7168
SHA18b69b7fd7c008b95d12386f6da415097e72151de
SHA256661df22a66b2062b233eb0bd9665de924cfe0ac9c6ba29e20ffef24f817f9331
SHA5123351eac970bab391de410fcf1937da75d2e4722b808f10332f487ddfe469544e32e7d4ed0e5bdc19bd5f472cffcc55ca1498c95945b4e9c4ceff6ff5cc521c8a