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

  • MD5

    61929454e676a70007a6c5c3ac3cd6eb

  • SHA1

    4ab14feaa6a48c51ddacc26fa4b413882c908f20

  • SHA256

    f4ed82101d7f7ba519079ea91d3a4c18d974d72ccc0dd63747c33b0aeedb82b9

  • SHA512

    1d1ce809fde313f38e100e312e65eb7c70924e36e09c1829a95efab7eecf14cedf38d0834252b81d123fab2ac30824aeeafb2067ca94962a5b8175796f709f55

  • SSDEEP

    24576:Tf+k29Hj7FoYIba9AMLJwMLIZCvFppMCJxMfjCGchGWcsYV3zihNOXLJcQHbijIe:Tx2zoUhesA0FXM6Mfj3iXMFcQHKemP

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

                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat

                              Filesize

                              152B

                              MD5

                              dc629a750e345390344524fe0ea7dcd7

                              SHA1

                              5f9f00a358caaef0321707c4f6f38d52bd7e0399

                              SHA256

                              38b634f3fedcf2a9dc3280aa76bd1ea93e192200b8a48904664fac5c9944636a

                              SHA512

                              2a941fe90b748d0326e011258fa9b494dc2f47ac047767455ed16a41d523f04370f818316503a5bad0ff5c5699e92a0aaf3952748b09287c5328354bfa6cc902

                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat

                              Filesize

                              152B

                              MD5

                              cff358b013d6f9f633bc1587f6f54ffa

                              SHA1

                              6cb7852e096be24695ff1bc213abde42d35bb376

                              SHA256

                              39205cdf989e3a86822b3f473c5fc223d7290b98c2a3fb7f75e366fc8e3ecbe9

                              SHA512

                              8831c223a1f0cf5f71fa851cdd82f4a9f03e5f267513e05b936756c116997f749ffa563623b4724de921d049de34a8f277cc539f58997cda4d178ea205be2259

                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index

                              Filesize

                              120B

                              MD5

                              b46f52213fd5f6c76f33745be3d3b2e5

                              SHA1

                              3100ccac54db50f8b08ea9f2d6bca4bc4be93dde

                              SHA256

                              117db22b298d36a9c3a19fdbc28d334ce9ec9e86f2e217ecbd876352aee5a9a2

                              SHA512

                              c6a17aade6be4279fa46f6721ad0d371d94e9d1b04f8d08501e56abf466dbee2a78a34c7d48373b8c76390f36d504e918e0470b014c9843714b954198dada14c

                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network Persistent State

                              Filesize

                              812B

                              MD5

                              098211db3db2549fcc39aeb45d00d8c5

                              SHA1

                              39f809dd30ac11640bba9b171dcfd19bd8b07ca7

                              SHA256

                              49be261497e3202402f746a3c4d9578139f437414ffb5bf8be0904fffc460b08

                              SHA512

                              2e1b80cadb77e4bbb41c54e025a842ae77e276a7796789cd8aca5e6968314de5fd35aa939fe6f65c6d95218747aff08d8897319b675fb7e9338d9908cd9e4aad

                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences

                              Filesize

                              7KB

                              MD5

                              6e6e2dfcebdf8f65fde779917a14923f

                              SHA1

                              06ca02405005921e9a651af389743567f6d72b50

                              SHA256

                              a0974d3ae347e62e4d2b27646171be7377017180a63134f712449873d5f3d3bb

                              SHA512

                              8ea57c303bf9dd78be2076ea9bab5cdcf0e7a30f361f30b2af250e6460873a5fd8a9d69bdf87d218d9435c05e8a9fd08c90edaa552474aca8cdde6b848ad121d

                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences

                              Filesize

                              6KB

                              MD5

                              e4dc9004d6a2969a0a0612bb6b21b860

                              SHA1

                              2a02dc834bb451f4ce065d170ea6e948f449e1c9

                              SHA256

                              614f792d5f65e7e2545c27294e28b2e4ba522c7a39cfa17ec86bf9ab9a69a44e

                              SHA512

                              97b3861dfb58ad8ffed94169ca4a3f17c08d6dc5154fd69da1b571ddacfedc25a3cbdfc786d257b41f4e192c794d064bf7fbe28662c24896cf826e390024a359

                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\CURRENT

                              Filesize

                              16B

                              MD5

                              6752a1d65b201c13b62ea44016eb221f

                              SHA1

                              58ecf154d01a62233ed7fb494ace3c3d4ffce08b

                              SHA256

                              0861415cada612ea5834d56e2cf1055d3e63979b69eb71d32ae9ae394d8306cd

                              SHA512

                              9cfd838d3fb570b44fc3461623ab2296123404c6c8f576b0de0aabd9a6020840d4c9125eb679ed384170dbcaac2fa30dc7fa9ee5b77d6df7c344a0aa030e0389

                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State

                              Filesize

                              11KB

                              MD5

                              2d74ed09780087c817982ee791485619

                              SHA1

                              38048274fde03ca174bc607c7aaf996c1b0565ed

                              SHA256

                              d7a6354c19344647fd9e54d80003d64644363f40166ed11ee19f99ed530e8c40

                              SHA512

                              22497849ca7201ff51ebd0567234496b328d133806d407486de177acb769ca76ddaf037b700c915a98551dc2666f6edc0b0e965f8a19c06e946df217e9fd24bc

                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsy421B.tmp\System.dll

                              Filesize

                              11KB

                              MD5

                              a4dd044bcd94e9b3370ccf095b31f896

                              SHA1

                              17c78201323ab2095bc53184aa8267c9187d5173

                              SHA256

                              2e226715419a5882e2e14278940ee8ef0aa648a3ef7af5b3dc252674111962bc

                              SHA512

                              87335a43b9ca13e1300c7c23e702e87c669e2bcf4f6065f0c684fc53165e9c1f091cc4d79a3eca3910f0518d3b647120ac0be1a68eaade2e75eaa64adfc92c5a

                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsy421B.tmp\UAC.dll

                              Filesize

                              14KB

                              MD5

                              adb29e6b186daa765dc750128649b63d

                              SHA1

                              160cbdc4cb0ac2c142d361df138c537aa7e708c9

                              SHA256

                              2f7f8fc05dc4fd0d5cda501b47e4433357e887bbfed7292c028d99c73b52dc08

                              SHA512

                              b28adcccf0c33660fecd6f95f28f11f793dc9988582187617b4c113fb4e6fdad4cf7694cd8c0300a477e63536456894d119741a940dda09b7df3ff0087a7eada