Analysis

  • max time kernel
    141s
  • max time network
    104s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20250610-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250610-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    04/07/2025, 17:37

General

  • Target
    JaffaCakes118_1c71a0edb69e73f69f83dcd36adcfa08.exe
  • Size 801KB
  • Sample250704-v7mxvswyhv
  • SHA256 2edb2dce6837129e1f164f61480a08cb829646f48a62888006fe9d80eb75da7e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Ardamax

    A keylogger first seen in 2013.

  • Ardamax family
  • Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs
  • 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
  • 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 54 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_1c71a0edb69e73f69f83dcd36adcfa08.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_1c71a0edb69e73f69f83dcd36adcfa08.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5516
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HKDQ.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\28463\HKDQ.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:5132
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MigPol.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MigPol.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4808
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HKDQ.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5680
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HKDQ.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HKDQ.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1544

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        @4343.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@4343.tmp
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 8aef975a94c800d0e3e4929999d05861868a7129b766315c02a48a122e3455d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        MigPol.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MigPol.exe
        • Size 48KB
        • SHA256 80f437339788958d1b52858a6e05a8d4e7fafdfe26ea47482e1ea83fd33e85d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        AKV.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
        • Size 457KB
        • SHA256 30df6c8cbd255011d80fa6e959179d47c458bc4c4d9e78c4cf571aa611cd7d24
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        HKDQ.001

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HKDQ.001
        • Size 386B
        • SHA256 e612023a86d87025e48488dd31c1610ff1299b99a41a61d846bdeb72e1eea09b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        HKDQ.006

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HKDQ.006
        • Size 8KB
        • SHA256 4530fcc91e4d0697a64f5e24d70e2b327f0acab1a9013102ff04236841c5a617
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        HKDQ.007

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HKDQ.007
        • Size 5KB
        • SHA256 34856528d8b7e31caa83f350bc4dbc861120dc2da822a9eb896b773bc7e1f564
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        HKDQ.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HKDQ.exe
        • Size 646KB
        • SHA256 0fe8e3cd44a89c15dec75ff2949bac1a96e1ea7e0040f74df3230569ac9e37b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        key.bin

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\key.bin
        • Size 106B
        • SHA256 fc42ab050ffdfed8c8c7aac6d7e4a7cad4696218433f7ca327bcfdf9f318ac98
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/1544-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-33-0x00000000025F0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-55-0x0000000003430000-0x0000000003431000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-39-0x0000000003420000-0x0000000003421000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-38-0x0000000003420000-0x0000000003421000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-37-0x0000000003420000-0x0000000003421000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-36-0x0000000002590000-0x0000000002591000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-35-0x00000000025D0000-0x00000000025D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-34-0x0000000002610000-0x0000000002611000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-41-0x0000000003420000-0x0000000003421000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-32-0x0000000002600000-0x0000000002601000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-49-0x0000000003460000-0x0000000003461000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-48-0x0000000003410000-0x0000000003413000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-47-0x0000000003410000-0x0000000003411000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-54-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D41000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-56-0x0000000003470000-0x0000000003471000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-40-0x0000000003420000-0x0000000003421000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-52-0x0000000003420000-0x0000000003421000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-53-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D21000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-42-0x0000000003420000-0x0000000003421000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-43-0x0000000003420000-0x0000000003421000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-44-0x0000000003410000-0x0000000003411000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-31-0x00000000025B0000-0x00000000025B1000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-20-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000245A000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-71-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-72-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000245A000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-73-0x0000000003410000-0x0000000003411000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-74-0x0000000003460000-0x0000000003461000-memory.dmp

        memory/5132-78-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp