Analysis

  • max time kernel
    0s
  • max time network
    84s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    25/12/2023, 22:30

General

  • Target
    403f31d8163b3b0e935936c019ab4f58.exe
  • Size 1.2MB
  • Sample231225-2er5facch3
  • SHA256 615fe667e15480ad996d444a668c209e94ba0a5f7825c1af5e63f8e58446b62e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Ardamax

    A keylogger first seen in 2013.

  • Ardamax main executable 3 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 1 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 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\403f31d8163b3b0e935936c019ab4f58.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\403f31d8163b3b0e935936c019ab4f58.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2408
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CLKKTI\SXJ.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\CLKKTI\SXJ.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:116

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        AKV.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CLKKTI\AKV.exe
        • Size 64KB
        • SHA256 0957963ec5a409e6b4eb0bd83df66ac4d251084c7fb9321f6673f35432dc0b16
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        Dec_29_2023__16_33_47.008

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CLKKTI\Dec_29_2023__16_33_47.008
        • Size 40KB
        • SHA256 ed46c24ed1ae03fa6bd847f654c0dec20c84636d3f70e087b238b48cb99295a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SXJ.001

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CLKKTI\SXJ.001
        • Size 60KB
        • SHA256 f3716810ab011a4cb7693d31b69cd540380ef2a067724e0d568070c8a558694e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SXJ.001

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CLKKTI\SXJ.001
        • Size 50KB
        • SHA256 f033c67a5e182ad55b182748aa174bc67602c685f5ca30c7adfbb41faccc69a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SXJ.002

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CLKKTI\SXJ.002
        • Size 43KB
        • SHA256 2822694f7cfd997cb56f60bac44e87c2cde217bdf73b488a9de41bf07ef45e1f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SXJ.004

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CLKKTI\SXJ.004
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 c677972eee61deee016a3df5b35eee609d0e26632b0586ac2142c1696ae9f507
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        SXJ.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CLKKTI\SXJ.exe
        • Size 15KB
        • SHA256 3e7aa502578c3d96b19d337f5d3a84014f9dae8cc1a054c9ac3aa32fb3fc749a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SXJ.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CLKKTI\SXJ.exe
        • Size 57KB
        • SHA256 c54dc2eed8cf993dfb3ee28d31deb014459f3544f43df347ec7671f019482298
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        SXJ.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CLKKTI\SXJ.exe
        • Size 66KB
        • SHA256 4fa2bfe4b8efd922bd87dff074101ef13679c76a56d3f69fac2c10f38366d43e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/116-16-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000006F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/116-18-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000006F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/116-19-0x0000000074970000-0x00000000749A9000-memory.dmp