Analysis

  • max time kernel
    145s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240319-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240319-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    23/03/2024, 02:34

General

  • Target
    dca974dd704022af9c3adfdfb42007b0.exe
  • Size 1.4MB
  • Sample240323-c2wnpsce25
  • SHA256 c4099ac3f5861b0c6d227c389f5597cffb64dc340a9d79e50eba457745203d8c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Credentials
  • Protocol

    ftp

  • Host

    ftp.drivehq.com

  • Port

    21

  • Username

    dhiliph

Signatures

  • Ardamax

    A keylogger first seen in 2013.

  • Ardamax main executable 1 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 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 10 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dca974dd704022af9c3adfdfb42007b0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dca974dd704022af9c3adfdfb42007b0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:552
    • C:\Windows\system32SQSR.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32SQSR.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3120
    • C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
      "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vodafone Full (Zekty.com).mp3"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3184
  • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
    C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x514 0x4f4
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1228
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4036 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,5672504106535478802,17394903851940863593,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
    1⤵
      PID:404

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          @7B3B.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@7B3B.tmp
          • Size 4KB
          • SHA256 e7bc62fb964bacd8e3189f22a8d64a27bddeb90007a38da3d3e6b58f6d8a2dba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          Vodafone Full (Zekty.com).mp3

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vodafone Full (Zekty.com).mp3
          • Size 1022KB
          • SHA256 87285bd09d1292eb94e582bb612bbb4a442ed96745424bab1223819ca3255031
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          system32SQSR.001

          • Path C:\Windows\system32SQSR.001
          • Size 612B
          • SHA256 220a26314ac62d730ed00487e5e0b9e103e2cf4cd02170706906a912f5461687
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          system32SQSR.006

          • Path C:\Windows\system32SQSR.006
          • Size 7KB
          • SHA256 59973b04dd9bec56a7ff9d898fda25e9214ee7652f2687ba409b435ae07e554b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          system32SQSR.009

          • Path C:\Windows\system32SQSR.009
          • Size 75KB
          • SHA256 c1d5b2082ba5d5d5e0aee1c1a5c0ba76216fc6e6251a0d103bff6fd01c99ae28
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          system32SQSR.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\system32SQSR.exe
          • Size 471KB
          • SHA256 41ecb7a6e3e9c32ce1bbfdff8fe381f6c21fc1f601f7e9be9fcfa2678d2420a0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/3120-19-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000631000-memory.dmp

          memory/3120-161-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000631000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-82-0x00007FFC3F0C0000-0x00007FFC3F0F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-77-0x00007FFC3F190000-0x00007FFC3F1A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-41-0x00007FFC40A10000-0x00007FFC40CC6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-44-0x00007FFC522F0000-0x00007FFC52301000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-48-0x00007FFC51F90000-0x00007FFC51FA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-49-0x00007FFC402C0000-0x00007FFC404CB000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-50-0x00007FFC51CE0000-0x00007FFC51D21000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-47-0x00007FFC52160000-0x00007FFC5217D000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-46-0x00007FFC52180000-0x00007FFC52191000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-45-0x00007FFC521A0000-0x00007FFC521B7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-43-0x00007FFC52310000-0x00007FFC52327000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-42-0x00007FFC52330000-0x00007FFC52348000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-51-0x00007FFC3F210000-0x00007FFC402C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-58-0x00007FFC51AB0000-0x00007FFC51AC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-59-0x00007FFC51A90000-0x00007FFC51AA8000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-57-0x00007FFC51AD0000-0x00007FFC51AEB000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-60-0x00007FFC4B230000-0x00007FFC4B260000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-61-0x00007FFC4AF30000-0x00007FFC4AF97000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-63-0x00007FFC513D0000-0x00007FFC513E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-64-0x00007FFC4E700000-0x00007FFC4E718000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-66-0x00007FFC48520000-0x00007FFC48577000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-65-0x00007FFC4AB10000-0x00007FFC4AB21000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-68-0x00007FFC42F50000-0x00007FFC42F63000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-69-0x00007FFC409F0000-0x00007FFC40A01000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-67-0x00007FFC4AAE0000-0x00007FFC4AB0F000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-83-0x00007FFC3F0A0000-0x00007FFC3F0B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-39-0x00007FF6D9CD0000-0x00007FF6D9DC8000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-81-0x00007FFC3F100000-0x00007FFC3F113000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-80-0x00007FFC3F120000-0x00007FFC3F14C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-79-0x00007FFC3F150000-0x00007FFC3F164000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-78-0x00007FFC3F170000-0x00007FFC3F185000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-40-0x00007FFC52450000-0x00007FFC52484000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-76-0x00007FFC3F1B0000-0x00007FFC3F1CE000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-75-0x00007FFC3F1D0000-0x00007FFC3F1E4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-74-0x00007FFC3F1F0000-0x00007FFC3F202000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-73-0x00007FFC408C0000-0x00007FFC408D4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-72-0x00007FFC408E0000-0x00007FFC408F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-71-0x00007FFC40900000-0x00007FFC40913000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-70-0x00007FFC40920000-0x00007FFC409E5000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-62-0x00007FFC48BC0000-0x00007FFC48C3C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-56-0x00007FFC51AF0000-0x00007FFC51B01000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-55-0x00007FFC51B10000-0x00007FFC51B21000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-54-0x00007FFC51B30000-0x00007FFC51B41000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-53-0x00007FFC51B50000-0x00007FFC51B68000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-52-0x00007FFC51B70000-0x00007FFC51B91000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-87-0x00007FFC3D670000-0x00007FFC3D7F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-88-0x00007FFC3D610000-0x00007FFC3D667000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-89-0x00007FFC3D5E0000-0x00007FFC3D608000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-90-0x00007FFC3D5B0000-0x00007FFC3D5D4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-94-0x0000022836CE0000-0x0000022836D42000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-92-0x00007FFC3D590000-0x00007FFC3D5A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-95-0x00007FFC3D460000-0x00007FFC3D4CD000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-96-0x00007FFC3D440000-0x00007FFC3D455000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-98-0x00007FFC3CEB0000-0x00007FFC3CEC2000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-97-0x00007FFC3CED0000-0x00007FFC3CEE1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-93-0x0000022836C90000-0x0000022836CD2000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-91-0x00007FFC526C0000-0x00007FFC526D0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-86-0x00007FFC3D7F0000-0x00007FFC3D802000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-85-0x00007FFC3D810000-0x00007FFC3D821000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-84-0x00007FFC3D830000-0x00007FFC3F09F000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-99-0x00007FFC3CD30000-0x00007FFC3CEAA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3184-102-0x00007FFC40A10000-0x00007FFC40CC6000-memory.dmp