ardamax | c2bce7fbb919881c95c0628a92e34188ee9b13add00bc609c5a1b3b1911d99e9

General

Target

0a57350cf7d8ed3c40e3068320569fd7_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

964KB
MD5

0a57350cf7d8ed3c40e3068320569fd7
SHA1

595ced88d0d2e5997d5abad39ef99af89f6702cb
SHA256

c2bce7fbb919881c95c0628a92e34188ee9b13add00bc609c5a1b3b1911d99e9
SHA512

4a33480ba380f4fd8d2800ea87c705b9ac6dc0e5749b98eebc5cdc3918e8e75d4150969b6b6ba015c090a73364110d01b33722e12294c0f7f65522e112ee7db3
SSDEEP

24576:X64MVT6ZgfCIVvUQvEWXZAMnXclvoCDCz6PX1bar93:X64MTsgfjtUQMGAMnXK+GXoJ

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
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023456-7.dat	family_ardamax

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3169499791-3545231813-3156325206-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0a57350cf7d8ed3c40e3068320569fd7_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3169499791-3545231813-3156325206-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	AQL.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1088	AQL.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1088	AQL.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\AQL Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\EVIPWR\\AQL.exe"	AQL.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 System32 directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EVIPWR\AQL.004	0a57350cf7d8ed3c40e3068320569fd7_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EVIPWR\AQL.001	0a57350cf7d8ed3c40e3068320569fd7_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EVIPWR\AQL.002	0a57350cf7d8ed3c40e3068320569fd7_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EVIPWR\AQL.exe	0a57350cf7d8ed3c40e3068320569fd7_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EVIPWR\	AQL.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	1088	AQL.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1088	AQL.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1088	AQL.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1088	AQL.exe
1088	AQL.exe
1088	AQL.exe
1088	AQL.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 1088	2300	0a57350cf7d8ed3c40e3068320569fd7_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 1088	2300	0a57350cf7d8ed3c40e3068320569fd7_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 2300 wrote to memory of 1088	2300	0a57350cf7d8ed3c40e3068320569fd7_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 1088 wrote to memory of 4760	1088	AQL.exe	97
PID 1088 wrote to memory of 4760	1088	AQL.exe	97
PID 1088 wrote to memory of 4760	1088	AQL.exe	97

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a57350cf7d8ed3c40e3068320569fd7_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a57350cf7d8ed3c40e3068320569fd7_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2300
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EVIPWR\AQL.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\EVIPWR\AQL.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1088
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EVIPWR\AQL.exe > nul
    3⤵
    PID:4760

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

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EVIPWR\AQL.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
383d5f5d4240d590e7dec3f7312a4ac7

SHA1
f6bcade8d37afb80cf52a89b3e84683f4643fbce

SHA256
7e87f6817b17a75106d34ce9884c40ddfb381bf8f2013930916498d1df0a6422

SHA512
e652c41ec95d653940b869426bc2cbd8e5b3159110ffaab7d623e23eebe1f34ca65be6a9a9cdcd5f41aec7567469d6b4d6362d24ae92267cddb8940e1265806a

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EVIPWR\AQL.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
93df156c4bd9d7341f4c4a4847616a69

SHA1
c7663b32c3c8e247bc16b51aff87b45484652dc1

SHA256
e55b6eabf0f99b90bd4cf3777c25813bded7b6fc5c9955188c8aa5224d299c3e

SHA512
ed2e98c5fd1f0d49e5bac8baa515d489c89f8d42772ae05e4b7a32da8f06d511adad27867034ca0865beae9f78223e95c7d0f826154fc663f2fab9bd61e36e35

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EVIPWR\AQL.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
10557afd5ba806a9eb0c462e2f13e27f

SHA1
c186d71c295e18350e893a731a8990db90ff178b

SHA256
d5284d1e8bc7bd039a2cf2b71dc8a669b885c32571eb803a0dc81dbecba6de90

SHA512
879a6763a55179395a52b147ac9e031e04e2c1e42a10614826b49cfd3b6036909c55a12b2af082e07f50c34135d9b0c5410c52517b3baf27e97f16067c4692c0

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EVIPWR\AQL.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
3cd29c0df98a7aeb69a9692843ca3edb

SHA1
7c86aea093f1979d18901bd1b89a2b02a60ac3e2

SHA256
5a37cd66508fa3fc85ae547de3498e709bd45167cb57f5e9b271dc3a1cb71a32

SHA512
e78f3206b1878e8db1766d4038a375bbebcbcdb8d1b0a0cb9b0dc72c54881392b9c27e2864ad9118702da58f203f13e0ad5d230980ad1ef2370391a2c4acffc9

Download Submit
memory/1088-14-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/1088-16-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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