ardamax | 688405b329dc91821fa5c5c8bdb7387a53e57b986194ee23fc9bd7f4e9fddbe1

General

Target

0a13bae2b510cb6a117a9d13586b459f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

539KB
MD5

0a13bae2b510cb6a117a9d13586b459f
SHA1

5a9242d9d1f4d74fb45ab5681b8c1dc324ca9e47
SHA256

688405b329dc91821fa5c5c8bdb7387a53e57b986194ee23fc9bd7f4e9fddbe1
SHA512

28dbba5de840c8e5126412cf4b33bf46937739d399a27b19a6de5963fc2edd309f000579d51cc3435a99652718ad1fae9e4fb1cb08730f3363301de66bf7e72a
SSDEEP

12288:uMRUTV5nlwLnwcUJL6yvXu+XJVcUQWs7LPuWiWalCP59uulOTtbsdGWy64VQdccr:uTV5nlKnwcVfibsPu/Wa+TtADjNjcc8

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Ardamax
A keylogger first seen in 2013.
keylogger stealer ardamax

Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000016cc3-15.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2744	system32XGMI.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1900	0a13bae2b510cb6a117a9d13586b459f_JaffaCakes118.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\system32XGMI Agent = "C:\\Windows\\system32XGMI.exe"	system32XGMI.exe

Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
discovery

Query Registry
T1012

Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32XGMI.001	0a13bae2b510cb6a117a9d13586b459f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32XGMI.006	0a13bae2b510cb6a117a9d13586b459f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32XGMI.007	0a13bae2b510cb6a117a9d13586b459f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32XGMI.exe	0a13bae2b510cb6a117a9d13586b459f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32AKV.exe	0a13bae2b510cb6a117a9d13586b459f_JaffaCakes118.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2744	system32XGMI.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2744	system32XGMI.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2744	system32XGMI.exe
2732	DllHost.exe

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2744	system32XGMI.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2744	system32XGMI.exe
2744	system32XGMI.exe
2744	system32XGMI.exe
2744	system32XGMI.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 2744	1900	0a13bae2b510cb6a117a9d13586b459f_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 2744	1900	0a13bae2b510cb6a117a9d13586b459f_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 2744	1900	0a13bae2b510cb6a117a9d13586b459f_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 1900 wrote to memory of 2744	1900	0a13bae2b510cb6a117a9d13586b459f_JaffaCakes118.exe	28

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a13bae2b510cb6a117a9d13586b459f_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a13bae2b510cb6a117a9d13586b459f_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1900
- C:\Windows\system32XGMI.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32XGMI.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
  - Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2744

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503}
1⤵
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
PID:2732

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DAPA Belly Dancers1.jpg

Filesize
38KB

MD5
816aa3b6427ccec11d426fc716fe021c

SHA1
219fa135c79aaafd74c956a09e7829d728a3de47

SHA256
bb352b5a5fd4302ed8b837c2038781c017783b6030940f4bc2b2516793cc84fb

SHA512
f2a738dddbd81e5180e6312ce3606f39f1f7649ea2f07d32ad1d632dcf87cace102649b91808fe1a20807e92261266a2f94b1cc6d8d193db7253a2b65144627d

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32XGMI.001

Filesize
532B

MD5
0fb54e17ad456c257c2c0dd248a0c2df

SHA1
a967fcc81e77ec918ebb52375e2715f2fc49cffd

SHA256
74af555cfe2dbfe5ddc06cc047718447d0056b5754bc58c8c36a9b76e0612bf1

SHA512
313d276e5b9aa88cc9351c66afad00e3462a58b0d1bbdd1686395840d94a47376a88051358f8cbcf96d3ffe7d1d594c4c795bd40e3b7afacbe331ffe3656cced

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32XGMI.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
32dd7b4bc8b6f290b0ece3cc1c011c96

SHA1
b979683868b399c6a6204ebaed9fc9c784a0429a

SHA256
6dcce9bbba5c2de47eea3abf7597a9c4fb2e4d358efc3752fa65c169cccfa2a1

SHA512
9e0d720799fe816f7d09c8a722b762203b6f12a8625c1c93cd640219ecc35969bd641b4d9e6dc04ab6f95ceb73235a438eb7d48ee9402118db3618b5760551ea

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32XGMI.exe

Filesize
471KB

MD5
3c06bbc025b61d2182ef5573f2852bda

SHA1
ebc1464c00b13fb5b3f80a59c80b595020e1fe7c

SHA256
e7f64e7215284cdeb8ef1eba28733f7aeae7f6977f82809d8de1e76a2e249085

SHA512
9d839ada211b85fc1efb1fe7bb3ce66fcf0e8069221d958234649c2ac5dc0f1bd06f1a016f9c727077af36fb46cac5409be9c8a8201d17f689c6b473aa01acdc

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@2674.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
d9e02f226fc338d14df200ba9a700625

SHA1
414f134a16a309b31e418ed9e08c0c48aaf6e2bc

SHA256
8165757efb79acceb9fd0bfae6b2c19b8f087cc0461abb17941d460dbdf2e260

SHA512
13c73381602fe2593312d41ab4bc5cd5f922ac651f9e71e3fe3c58e7f0c5c73ecc9d79d61ec46f33a0a81cf73373421eeb510bd99650c0f53af30974ed61b8ca

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memory/1900-21-0x0000000002D20000-0x0000000002D22000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1900-25-0x0000000002D10000-0x0000000002D16000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2732-22-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2732-28-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010006000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2744-17-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2744-27-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010006000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2744-31-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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