ardamax | d0328838c407adff99db2c7c5939b81e17aa5205d7ed94259135e03fcfe1337d

General

Target

0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622
SHA1

ca3105f8ec0c6eeaaf63bb7d9629f0dab00cc49f
SHA256

d0328838c407adff99db2c7c5939b81e17aa5205d7ed94259135e03fcfe1337d
SHA512

7976acb5eee0bf75b780dee9b6313d2230ecab8038dc9c1a7168f8e1c47fc1effbe01b3f8954446220d792c8b56d305cacada00adf2f072715df5c82364d2208
SSDEEP

24576:10NzTTVQd3TNZWwOZfciv5KtReIeE8HNeR0sBIGfDhKuOg9SptT71CCQ:10pTTVQhWw0Lm7p8HYRwGLhKWAz719

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/0x0007000000023414-8.dat	family_ardamax

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 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-1-5-21-1337824034-2731376981-3755436523-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
944	IWE.exe
4400	E-Mail Bomber.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
944	IWE.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\IWE Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\EPQCBW\\IWE.exe"	IWE.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\EPQCBW\	IWE.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EPQCBW\IWE.004	0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EPQCBW\IWE.001	0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EPQCBW\IWE.002	0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EPQCBW\AKV.exe	0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EPQCBW\IWE.exe	0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622_JaffaCakes118.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
944	IWE.exe
944	IWE.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	944	IWE.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	944	IWE.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
944	IWE.exe
944	IWE.exe
944	IWE.exe
944	IWE.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 944	4864	0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622_JaffaCakes118.exe	81
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 944	4864	0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622_JaffaCakes118.exe	81
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 944	4864	0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622_JaffaCakes118.exe	81
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 4400	4864	0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 4400	4864	0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622_JaffaCakes118.exe	82

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0f07e5feb4b81640e907429cc4a08622_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4864
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EPQCBW\IWE.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\EPQCBW\IWE.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:944
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\E-Mail Bomber.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\E-Mail Bomber.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:4400

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\E-Mail Bomber.exe

Filesize
25KB

MD5
e1ae45e9ac43dbdeabd70eb540fda035

SHA1
e0d3fb8bcdbd1505534aae2e762f54de6c3768ce

SHA256
34a767d06884b0e5feae9c5572982cb7893743eedb092c05127d37e888774669

SHA512
2731a58ee3327d3c8b0c1753230d703d4cdd79faf0158de77faa23513f039c0849c961442431487ab3233542092a44ed1cce536550a1dff8f578cb11d1802a6a

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

Filesize
485KB

MD5
b905540561802896d1609a5709c38795

SHA1
a265f7c1d428ccece168d36ae1a5f50abfb69e37

SHA256
ce666ce776c30251bb1b465d47826c23efaa86ec5ee50b2a4d23a4ceb343ed53

SHA512
7663654f134f47a8092bae1f3f9d46732d2541ab955e7604d43a0def1e61e2bc039a6753e94d99f1d04b69f55a86f1fb937513671019f1bdf100edb97b24badc

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EPQCBW\IWE.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
0e7e847fb96b4faa6cb4d3707a96887e

SHA1
896fd4064044e271312e9128e874108eec69521f

SHA256
c0f3e18ed0020dae5f75d3338b51f9c8de26d8af0a4d31904ba77cb1d112bbca

SHA512
ad680ed30b0cabe1be4e7237b8e620060de9c5f64d088d21a6acf6f293551ab4abc10f8f959aa6041e19aeaea538e72beeecc29b7669546a9a151141d4e73684

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EPQCBW\IWE.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
f195701cf2c54d6ceadad943cf5135b8

SHA1
9beb03fc097fc58d7375b0511b87ced98a423a08

SHA256
177c1dcc7f13158445f0b99713e9cad205da86e764940a48d43dc375565b0dec

SHA512
f78def1ab431bb2b7b647ec76c063c30a87cabd22605f94cbe4fbb6f757fd54ddf7861d3842a0e369abfce94b68d41dec0fe2322a74f67d9875f561f92b20025

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EPQCBW\IWE.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
3a64415785ca002d3506592d7aee23b3

SHA1
2033e292dcfc2651ea92cf803510ad507a25c292

SHA256
c87bffc7c28a5a05a4a336c7c089cae43ff927aa59d2b328aab4caa391942f55

SHA512
555ee28d02b4f364b8849e3cd926effc3a6b3f66a2974a12fdec69094d36e167a3b6ba40bfebce166976892195806d155ff6cc6b580fa0b12dbefc53f7299f89

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EPQCBW\IWE.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
d95623e481661c678a0546e02f10f24c

SHA1
b6949e68a19b270873764585eb1e82448d1e0717

SHA256
cecfadce6fb09b3977c20d15fb40f8f66a1d7e488a4794451d048a598c3417da

SHA512
dee02644d92ed30e88bb10e9dcdba97abd9949b230059ec20cf5d93061f9cdb77b1e793e5f69d0b51595c30077c3ddd093348d22b070ce898ccefe28b8062591

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memory/944-27-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/944-38-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4400-30-0x000000001B040000-0x000000001B0E6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
664KB

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memory/4400-31-0x00007FF8F5BA0000-0x00007FF8F6541000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/4400-34-0x000000001BBB0000-0x000000001BC4C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/4400-33-0x00007FF8F5BA0000-0x00007FF8F6541000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/4400-32-0x000000001B640000-0x000000001BB0E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.8MB

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memory/4400-35-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C08000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/4400-36-0x000000001BD10000-0x000000001BD5C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/4400-37-0x00007FF8F5BA0000-0x00007FF8F6541000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/4400-28-0x00007FF8F5E55000-0x00007FF8F5E56000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4400-39-0x00007FF8F5BA0000-0x00007FF8F6541000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/4400-40-0x00007FF8F5E55000-0x00007FF8F5E56000-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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