ardamax | c3367ce0c3f7ab2904acbad92a67a32df65260fe858cd19cede62a28537ffa5a

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240611-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240611-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
26/06/2024, 15:21

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General

Target

12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

855KB
MD5

12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5
SHA1

8f4789e96d80933dc8d3e313a4e13582347596a7
SHA256

c3367ce0c3f7ab2904acbad92a67a32df65260fe858cd19cede62a28537ffa5a
SHA512

eb00cb6270a7f7ed2aaca2b1be1768f91b0b407cfe23c01b2b7ac724f0dd395b433c7ca36c1763a87b248a50f856e06288735855015b22782ffd6dae3c2eea02
SSDEEP

24576:zsamm7l+xgzeno9PhVkDdqKq67QtM1u4Vi5UWCx0t:waBKgzX95VkD8n8IQoUVxq

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/0x000700000002353f-12.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-1-5-21-4204450073-1267028356-951339405-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4788	KPWU.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
5068	12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5_JaffaCakes118.exe
4788	KPWU.exe
4788	KPWU.exe
4788	KPWU.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\KPWU Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\KPWU.exe"	KPWU.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 9 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KPWU.001	12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KPWU.exe	12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\key.bin	12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KPWU.009	KPWU.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KPWU.006	12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KPWU.007	12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	KPWU.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KPWU.009	KPWU.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Modifies registry class 35 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\TypeLib	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\TypeLib\	KPWU.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\Version	KPWU.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\Programmable	KPWU.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}	KPWU.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\InprocServer32	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\InprocServer32\	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\1.0\	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\1.0\0\win32\	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\1.0\0\win32\ = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader DC\\Reader\\pdfprevhndlr.dll"	KPWU.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\VersionIndependentProgID	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\VersionIndependentProgID\ = "Fsrm.FsrmConsumerModuleInproc"	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\ProgID\	KPWU.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\1.0	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\1.0\0\	KPWU.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\1.0\FLAGS	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\Version\ = "1.0"	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\InprocServer32\ = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\srmclient.dll"	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\Programmable\	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\1.0\FLAGS\ = "0"	KPWU.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}	KPWU.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\1.0\0	KPWU.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\1.0\0\win32	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\1.0\FLAGS\	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\1.0\HELPDIR\	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\TypeLib\ = "{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}"	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\Version\	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\ = "Itimlax"	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\VersionIndependentProgID\	KPWU.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\1.0\HELPDIR	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\1.0\HELPDIR\ = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader DC\\Reader\\"	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{455992C0-CD66-D2AE-1A50-C094B38829E0}\1.0\ = "PDFPrevHndlr 1.0 Type Library"	KPWU.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\ProgID	KPWU.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{94F4AF7B-DBAB-4AE7-C98B-17D23CF87ECB}\ProgID\ = "Fsrm.FsrmConsumerModuleInproc.1"	KPWU.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	4788	KPWU.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4788	KPWU.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4788	KPWU.exe
4788	KPWU.exe
4788	KPWU.exe
4788	KPWU.exe
4788	KPWU.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5068 wrote to memory of 4788	5068	12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 5068 wrote to memory of 4788	5068	12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 5068 wrote to memory of 4788	5068	12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5_JaffaCakes118.exe	82

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12741a0ef803e3d6d5a433f5c67e4bb5_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5068
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KPWU.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\KPWU.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:4788

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@2981.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
36400e746829504282eb26b364826aa9

SHA1
d39ea9da98be0c331fd71002645f4f40664288a2

SHA256
c7ab756437211f6e0e3dcd7482bc67cb910e504345902049eb8abe34a656deb0

SHA512
5fe8fae2f5fcbd42c72cc8f6dd70aeec0afd94af5cfd905441630755790dc6ed346823ee009c21537b9cdb3b7b7a39eeed933606726ffd891dae47b60465f640

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe

Filesize
457KB

MD5
f34b87951e1a931e01df1bc9f1b98207

SHA1
f3cc94e72bf7e9bf2afa7d8dbfef0ca2087358a1

SHA256
e6cf7cdc5895da8a65f8c4a1a1d0d0583218a1c28f66d25dc56fa67f9c34ed5b

SHA512
c2438d88489b9ed7c6c875ecde07411a488eac9115358c73f72d7029874f75803ebead03a41692a900648fb2b2be63b7c8b4e3a71984261185b6d5d6d7201641

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KPWU.001

Filesize
510B

MD5
726baf992b16059a60192cf392b0a413

SHA1
fdabd426d2031fcd59e6179d871bc51acdfe0922

SHA256
1fea0f24e645446d3f5c015043332b91321a7bab7a0f880603c7fea24da81972

SHA512
0afd6a77e6a38ccc9cd7717d459a253eb04e30c98162f5c407ddd95ff5da4d861f3c7a357d9d2aa5df991d1ae3e011ed80a0c248d796eb5dde4f6c1062a0889a

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KPWU.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
98d22fb2035a26a6b9b7decc0c0ff2fa

SHA1
43a75cf59fc2f8b59b1d962b4e685249eef816d5

SHA256
fd5c03fd9ea47c1e820d19bd307ad7c4e53f4b65d288cb675b05cbe76c9b5c25

SHA512
3cb7f765d6f4d1dc08a0087086f3fe243bd8ff9e699607cf1e4177892576665c0c799307751cba16fd3f1482e5abb884090024431be2ce86d4080f1d1134d91f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KPWU.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
15eb312db4b3e208b67082653acb8a02

SHA1
b0926b1e1733baa3d7f18d3806916f92704fccff

SHA256
72347b6d619bc7204a155486e4d09a62a4a494c35a8121349bfe2fecd5af99a8

SHA512
7e8d451bc9d1e83615db15d6cdf68230cdd333fa38362979f0408dc80bf680859a2bc3fc09c494805731317b0f136c3227226092f1bcc31c2c80cb73071aa443

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KPWU.exe

Filesize
651KB

MD5
b181beaba4204ac3ce7bc8e6f0b74312

SHA1
4ab13763d2ecdf0968f15a39302aab2b1f0ab462

SHA256
f36bad234fd1599dd1398d20bc57499314fe96d5de20074536067b2d3c2b4f2d

SHA512
d1aaa2fd25e53986c8ea8213a8a02515927c9e9aa3e4d8077a138a29ba32c807ec81473b672a22ffb6ba26126ccd7e1d310e057ef964d3b21b1672a67af5fd7b

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\key.bin

Filesize
105B

MD5
27c90d4d9b049f4cd00f32ed1d2e5baf

SHA1
338a3ea8f1e929d8916ece9b6e91e697eb562550

SHA256
172d6f21165fb3ca925e5b000451fd8946920206f7438018c28b158b90cf5ffb

SHA512
d73dadb3cf74c647ce5bad5b87d3fb42a212defcba8afb8cf962020b61a0369c0a2b1005797583daf1f1ae88b29b7288bc544a53d643f3519cf604aa0ffd6dae

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memory/4788-35-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000801000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4788-34-0x00000000007F0000-0x00000000007F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4788-28-0x0000000002520000-0x0000000002521000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4788-27-0x0000000002560000-0x0000000002561000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4788-26-0x0000000002540000-0x0000000002541000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4788-25-0x0000000002550000-0x0000000002551000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4788-24-0x0000000002500000-0x0000000002501000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4788-32-0x00000000033A0000-0x00000000033A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4788-37-0x00000000033B0000-0x00000000033B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4788-36-0x0000000003370000-0x0000000003371000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4788-29-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000024E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4788-33-0x00000000033C0000-0x00000000033C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4788-30-0x0000000003360000-0x0000000003361000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4788-31-0x0000000003350000-0x0000000003353000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12KB

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memory/4788-22-0x0000000000810000-0x000000000086A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
360KB

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memory/4788-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
896KB

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memory/4788-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
896KB

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memory/4788-46-0x0000000000810000-0x000000000086A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
360KB

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memory/4788-48-0x00000000033A0000-0x00000000033A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4788-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
896KB

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memory/4788-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
896KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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