ardamax | 196fc16f7dea1f5a38abc8884ec90209d101f35eeda4c5b9cb780c4dd6a77839

General

Target

0be0bdaf2411b80e5dbfbd4ac2182401_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

0be0bdaf2411b80e5dbfbd4ac2182401
SHA1

34b7c4dd92be1fd2a279d2e16d5a2cbdd28d9085
SHA256

196fc16f7dea1f5a38abc8884ec90209d101f35eeda4c5b9cb780c4dd6a77839
SHA512

e6fbed8ad3132449ba9ce7bdc6b25eb46c6f9d2dec7d46b48c2c2ff633e92123e6e8fdc0cbc75137fa9b4eb650c711fc613a21f0914044b974f9f1358e8569de
SSDEEP

24576:oU4oTrASu6kfbfXWalUVrVq8F3YVMYw8PEQfoYZUTT8gbBhLdfCoYzsTV5no:oULTrA/fzXfMrVJCM+gYKZ756oYzO

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/0x0007000000016020-6.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2720	ABQ.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2368	0be0bdaf2411b80e5dbfbd4ac2182401_JaffaCakes118.exe
2720	ABQ.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\ABQ Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\RJGHFY\\ABQ.exe"	ABQ.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 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RJGHFY\	ABQ.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RJGHFY\ABQ.004	0be0bdaf2411b80e5dbfbd4ac2182401_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RJGHFY\ABQ.001	0be0bdaf2411b80e5dbfbd4ac2182401_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RJGHFY\ABQ.002	0be0bdaf2411b80e5dbfbd4ac2182401_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RJGHFY\AKV.exe	0be0bdaf2411b80e5dbfbd4ac2182401_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RJGHFY\ABQ.exe	0be0bdaf2411b80e5dbfbd4ac2182401_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 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2720	ABQ.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2720	ABQ.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2720	ABQ.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2720	ABQ.exe
2720	ABQ.exe
2720	ABQ.exe
2720	ABQ.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2720	2368	0be0bdaf2411b80e5dbfbd4ac2182401_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2720	2368	0be0bdaf2411b80e5dbfbd4ac2182401_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2720	2368	0be0bdaf2411b80e5dbfbd4ac2182401_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2720	2368	0be0bdaf2411b80e5dbfbd4ac2182401_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2816	2720	ABQ.exe	31
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2816	2720	ABQ.exe	31
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2816	2720	ABQ.exe	31
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2816	2720	ABQ.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0be0bdaf2411b80e5dbfbd4ac2182401_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0be0bdaf2411b80e5dbfbd4ac2182401_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2368
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RJGHFY\ABQ.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\RJGHFY\ABQ.exe"
  2⤵
  - 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:2720
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RJGHFY\ABQ.exe > nul
    3⤵
    PID:2816

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:\Windows\SysWOW64\RJGHFY\ABQ.001

Filesize
60KB

MD5
a15c556f17d7db8287e023138942d5db

SHA1
880bf8ec944120830dc2e2e040e5996e4e0e6c83

SHA256
f3716810ab011a4cb7693d31b69cd540380ef2a067724e0d568070c8a558694e

SHA512
930339711e3d73e5af0778367a648c94411c20d23bf4c27ec5d72222e76b8902eb3fc0992d70cc4141600c19087159514246d42f1e762c98dad306f8e0bd99cd

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RJGHFY\ABQ.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
daabecdfba287a3333b60ae82211acd7

SHA1
e67b4c7bf0dd71ad47263a58bb60be4bce504b84

SHA256
12981c35adf6f00c7dddbc3ab23c04c30133cc5be107015dab9fd7ba4e8b4173

SHA512
937f551f959bd823292fe5983bbfb1c3a6dd86426a5da228dc7ddba38138c898599bc713d707b9d3463b20825cee0783d92c1c19019cd0328986a8aef5c1222f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RJGHFY\ABQ.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
52b24a3e4d624fcda22ae914df451ce9

SHA1
f8c956b4375dac4bd26d509152eef292d37d81b8

SHA256
43dc816b0931cee27a40e4dd4c64f5466b6240ae33ee804b217655a426736186

SHA512
07d47b582e803c34673fd7b9f2652bc41c331b953092c2b2b364b4e61fa3d5a5c0c2272f53c9456e51709ae6857a3116b6f38777f7519ae6105f106d9794d439

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RJGHFY\AKV.exe

Filesize
456KB

MD5
48cfaed4d566c34716326302b49bdad2

SHA1
566e0989b6bc7ed205f9ae250ea98e3a4d7fba52

SHA256
54c2e10de3ed7135d20c239a7f656c6ff57d1158607fa4c6779e042681de87ea

SHA512
96c871ed9af039142aab5904021d3ef3f75a58c5cc1fdf4d59e40e3699fd03e7cff384b788f7359a1de519ebdcafdad55891fef4f67e2c216ea89ebc945996a0

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\RJGHFY\ABQ.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
f3819a6cab8ae058254c4abb3844d87e

SHA1
0f8b1a74af87f1823ec0d76e21a8d54d55a53a8b

SHA256
3d656d1364b4b2382020f64990a2c630b7b9422ca7b7fe2c30646fda3303e6c9

SHA512
dfe9d342f3ad543fec8bd278e21ac5059b1c36ed3f735734e9b92d639cb25609f9307862ab2b35ea3e88713f4a652abe5863871225f915462c79d493ac5e1f57

Download Submit
memory/2720-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2720-17-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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