Analysis

  • max time kernel
    139s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240412-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240412-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    13/04/2024, 03:16

General

  • Target
    f4ed82101d7f7ba519079ea91d3a4c18d974d72ccc0dd63747c33b0aeedb82b9.exe
  • Size 1.7MB
  • Sample240413-dsf3bsah28
  • SHA256 f4ed82101d7f7ba519079ea91d3a4c18d974d72ccc0dd63747c33b0aeedb82b9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Ardamax

    A keylogger first seen in 2013.

  • Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 25 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f4ed82101d7f7ba519079ea91d3a4c18d974d72ccc0dd63747c33b0aeedb82b9.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f4ed82101d7f7ba519079ea91d3a4c18d974d72ccc0dd63747c33b0aeedb82b9.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1672
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument http://www.ardamax.com/keylogger/
      2⤵
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:824
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=92.0.4515.131 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=92.0.902.67 --initial-client-data=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7ff9f0b246f8,0x7ff9f0b24708,0x7ff9f0b24718
        3⤵
          PID:5052
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=2136,4914684336307458279,1258279175158008959,131072 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAeAAAAAAAAAAoAAAABAAAACAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAADgAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAA0AAAAQAAAAAAAAAAQAAAANAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAHAAAADQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2148 /prefetch:2
          3⤵
            PID:4772
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --field-trial-handle=2136,4914684336307458279,1258279175158008959,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2232 /prefetch:3
            3⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:4060
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --field-trial-handle=2136,4914684336307458279,1258279175158008959,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2864 /prefetch:8
            3⤵
              PID:376
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2136,4914684336307458279,1258279175158008959,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3232 /prefetch:1
              3⤵
                PID:4736
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2136,4914684336307458279,1258279175158008959,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3244 /prefetch:1
                3⤵
                  PID:1904
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2136,4914684336307458279,1258279175158008959,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5116 /prefetch:1
                  3⤵
                    PID:464
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --field-trial-handle=2136,4914684336307458279,1258279175158008959,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5684 /prefetch:8
                    3⤵
                      PID:3020
                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe
                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --field-trial-handle=2136,4914684336307458279,1258279175158008959,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5684 /prefetch:8
                      3⤵
                      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                      PID:3160
                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2136,4914684336307458279,1258279175158008959,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=9 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5124 /prefetch:1
                      3⤵
                        PID:3804
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2136,4914684336307458279,1258279175158008959,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --instant-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=10 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3896 /prefetch:1
                        3⤵
                          PID:3236
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2136,4914684336307458279,1258279175158008959,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=11 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5252 /prefetch:1
                          3⤵
                            PID:2084
                          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2136,4914684336307458279,1258279175158008959,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --instant-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=12 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5296 /prefetch:1
                            3⤵
                              PID:1136
                            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=2136,4914684336307458279,1258279175158008959,131072 --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-vendor-id=4318 --gpu-device-id=140 --gpu-sub-system-id=0 --gpu-revision=0 --gpu-driver-version=10.0.19041.546 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADoAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAEAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAeAAAAAAAAAAoAAAABAAAACAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAADgAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAA0AAAAQAAAAAAAAAAQAAAANAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAHAAAADQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4088 /prefetch:2
                              3⤵
                              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                              PID:3368
                        • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                          C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                          1⤵
                            PID:3724
                          • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                            C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                            1⤵
                              PID:2420

                            Network

                                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                                  Downloads

                                  settings.dat

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                  • Size 152B
                                  • SHA256 38b634f3fedcf2a9dc3280aa76bd1ea93e192200b8a48904664fac5c9944636a
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  settings.dat

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                  • Size 152B
                                  • SHA256 39205cdf989e3a86822b3f473c5fc223d7290b98c2a3fb7f75e366fc8e3ecbe9
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  the-real-index

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                                  • Size 120B
                                  • SHA256 117db22b298d36a9c3a19fdbc28d334ce9ec9e86f2e217ecbd876352aee5a9a2
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  Network Persistent State

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network Persistent State
                                  • Size 812B
                                  • SHA256 49be261497e3202402f746a3c4d9578139f437414ffb5bf8be0904fffc460b08
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  Preferences

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                  • Size 7KB
                                  • SHA256 a0974d3ae347e62e4d2b27646171be7377017180a63134f712449873d5f3d3bb
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                  Preferences

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                  • Size 6KB
                                  • SHA256 614f792d5f65e7e2545c27294e28b2e4ba522c7a39cfa17ec86bf9ab9a69a44e
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                  CURRENT

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\CURRENT
                                  • Size 16B
                                  • SHA256 0861415cada612ea5834d56e2cf1055d3e63979b69eb71d32ae9ae394d8306cd
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  Local State

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                  • Size 11KB
                                  • SHA256 d7a6354c19344647fd9e54d80003d64644363f40166ed11ee19f99ed530e8c40
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                  System.dll

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsy421B.tmp\System.dll
                                  • Size 11KB
                                  • SHA256 2e226715419a5882e2e14278940ee8ef0aa648a3ef7af5b3dc252674111962bc
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                  UAC.dll

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsy421B.tmp\UAC.dll
                                  • Size 14KB
                                  • SHA256 2f7f8fc05dc4fd0d5cda501b47e4433357e887bbfed7292c028d99c73b52dc08
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP