Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    01/01/2024, 09:59

General

  • Target
    0249b558f268587e1b571f95133bbf27.exe
  • Size 1.6MB
  • Sample240101-l1f2asbba4
  • SHA256 975a1879f367292ddccd98cce6b310e52c91e4f67b72126fb991f3cf0500d18c
  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 4 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 Windows directory 6 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0249b558f268587e1b571f95133bbf27.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0249b558f268587e1b571f95133bbf27.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2492
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4868
      • C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.exe
        "C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5096

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        @ABB1.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@ABB1.tmp
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 27cfe74936e4090aafbef07ee45725923f4b1243135e1e3a51e3385dbcd7b637
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        tmp.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
        • Size 23KB
        • SHA256 c92d9e4c9a923d575db34e43d4108344bcef45357809461cdc2b5f10652ac576
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        tmp.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp.exe
        • Size 58KB
        • SHA256 9150a77d2994906bebe5fc9d6527f93079e5770aa96b63386febe035cb67e895
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        AKV.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\28463\AKV.exe
        • Size 457KB
        • SHA256 571aae1f8a260909dbc45c67b4c547fc573c07097b36d4e18db0e36d91deccfe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        LHGM.001

        • Path C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.001
        • Size 438B
        • SHA256 5fd04cddbacaff0565eabc8dbe8bfb42ab3ad4d2e74b3ee32977c191981730fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        LHGM.006

        • Path C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.006
        • Size 8KB
        • SHA256 7c1c4ba8978d3ec53bc6da4d8f9e5e1ca52edf5ccf5ec19ef06b02055ff3b3d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        LHGM.007

        • Path C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.007
        • Size 5KB
        • SHA256 8f4485675fe35b14276f5c8af8a6b42f03cf1b5de638355e4c4b28397385e87e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        LHGM.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.exe
        • Size 912KB
        • SHA256 4cf4bf2b7d2bb4215e255e1f2b1238ad989f3c8a98ebfd5cb033bccf32fedaa0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        LHGM.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.exe
        • Size 25KB
        • SHA256 9bf9e7b6c6b1629754c517b8f36962579959ab473376a0cd7bb1dafc8174443a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        LHGM.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\28463\LHGM.exe
        • Size 76KB
        • SHA256 ed24e5921ef4fde4e73ea46afb385e0df45279e477f8894e77af7b678f2bf1d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/2492-5-0x000000001C480000-0x000000001C51C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2492-6-0x000000001B970000-0x000000001B978000-memory.dmp

        memory/2492-7-0x000000001C5E0000-0x000000001C62C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2492-41-0x00007FFD88F50000-0x00007FFD898F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2492-0-0x000000001B880000-0x000000001B926000-memory.dmp

        memory/2492-3-0x00007FFD88F50000-0x00007FFD898F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2492-4-0x000000001BE50000-0x000000001C31E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2492-1-0x00007FFD88F50000-0x00007FFD898F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2492-2-0x0000000000F60000-0x0000000000F70000-memory.dmp

        memory/5096-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E3000-memory.dmp

        memory/5096-42-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B01000-memory.dmp

        memory/5096-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E3000-memory.dmp

        memory/5096-47-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B01000-memory.dmp