Analysis

  • max time kernel
    72s
  • max time network
    135s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231222-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231222-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    30/12/2023, 14:11

General

  • Target
    1b0ea96a3061f08fa2906ee21ed63ad2.exe
  • Size 880KB
  • Sample231230-rhapfsfadq
  • SHA256 38ea7205df8aa6dbf85665879b3aea119ac16f23615faf38150132eb38321943
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Ardamax

    A keylogger first seen in 2013.

  • Ardamax main executable 2 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
  • 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 WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1b0ea96a3061f08fa2906ee21ed63ad2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1b0ea96a3061f08fa2906ee21ed63ad2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2884
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PHXU.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\28463\PHXU.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      PID:3300

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        @566D.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@566D.tmp
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        AKV.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
        • Size 395KB
        • SHA256 14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        PHXU.001

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PHXU.001
        • Size 396B
        • SHA256 f8b96cf8b62bf11754bf73ebde2ca3eccc0915a367b5a2dadb918650d2a32362
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        PHXU.006

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PHXU.006
        • Size 8KB
        • SHA256 3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        PHXU.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PHXU.exe
        • Size 473KB
        • SHA256 1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        PHXU.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PHXU.exe
        • Size 382KB
        • SHA256 acf0a73ae7ec6d2abdd63c58e4c4b6c9203bdbb3504e7067142776391caaabfa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/3300-23-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000631000-memory.dmp