ardamax | cb7e55a41ecfe92111819f0df0615cb02643dbeb03e217ad096f1bdbe5e83136

General

Target

13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1
SHA1

a102bb407e921e57bbb53f5a44e9775b5604f96f
SHA256

cb7e55a41ecfe92111819f0df0615cb02643dbeb03e217ad096f1bdbe5e83136
SHA512

83252c2d9d4a9483c3837246319efe66794370f96806efb725a19bc59968b04ca0cb51c701c6b2ff292e89bcef816dc9eb8106b5d51b9864bcc318c59b3c868f
SSDEEP

24576:L3LJTpwkR31TDDLHIK1Tz951ZonFkvsy/o4K927p8dMi9s+zHg1:L3tT1RdDPL1TxOn+H/918GivzH

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/0x0007000000023426-8.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-1-5-21-4124900551-4068476067-3491212533-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4388	CII.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4388	CII.exe
1296	13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe
208	NOTEPAD.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\CII Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\JGFBBD\\CII.exe"	CII.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\JGFBBD\CII.002	13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JGFBBD\CII.exe	13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JGFBBD\	CII.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JGFBBD\CII.008	CII.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JGFBBD\App_Jun_26_2024__19_08_58.html	CII.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JGFBBD\CII.004	13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JGFBBD\CII.001	13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JGFBBD\AKV.exe	13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JGFBBD\CII.008	CII.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4124900551-4068476067-3491212533-1000_Classes\Local Settings	13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4388	CII.exe
4388	CII.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	4388	CII.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4388	CII.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4388	CII.exe
4388	CII.exe
4388	CII.exe
4388	CII.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 4388	1296	13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	81
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 4388	1296	13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	81
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 4388	1296	13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	81
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 208	1296	13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 208	1296	13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 208	1296	13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe	82

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\13190df4cd8c8b17f7758c23a0bc04a1_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1296
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JGFBBD\CII.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\JGFBBD\CII.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:4388
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
  "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Heaven Fire Yaması.txt
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:208

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Heaven Fire Yaması.txt

Filesize
63B

MD5
a24b5ef501606dbf6680c3ee08a138eb

SHA1
1c4abb1377397b6f36ec5b138b71fd8deeb5fe25

SHA256
af76d62b17b8ff7f68a7ef0215946b4ac728b0b9d43a5950c6297dbffba51ee0

SHA512
cd34ff66292a932baaeb40b536518ad24420bb96c20216b9ff8497c7d2b32f148c99d565094123fdc96a04f032a187777078d24491b33805c0cb28bc411cc311

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

Filesize
489KB

MD5
0725c70d7b45945089905464a2710dc8

SHA1
a47223eb378919afc8c2a6af6b031bca12eacaae

SHA256
5340cf0385c1ccf9a5f01e9bbcb68474d5760c1c60bd87772fbd8a498208a3c5

SHA512
3b95b3c582c2df9a59c2aaa5e9f04ea093dda8b53a7df4b966d46c6f61643e8beed3e3cca0e784301f5f14ea17e2520ecf10dca0ae805e5b31bd51ac94d10888

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JGFBBD\CII.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
513c67ebf0379f75a6920540283a4579

SHA1
2fe191acb478d62026a8dbf63f65619d168ddee6

SHA256
8f636876880c59251548fca626731e648553e0b81b02f4667c22cbfadfbd6e30

SHA512
2330f5bbd8d7de91473430bc35a125fe13b261afa5b4ef9533d4d6ebcde6cfe27f705fccbdefa092eb9123eb33dcc1448deab72adab981726517afe458beb01d

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JGFBBD\CII.002

Filesize
44KB

MD5
1db8aa9ffda07a5f5559cbf25087147b

SHA1
eea77894bff8e24fb0861159927f67decb629184

SHA256
8cf369255b48195b8ecec1c7bf2e76924641880aa7311e6cf504ca534bbfcd62

SHA512
b9f80191dd8975c2e484eeec1bc7c6212d1b614061e69d96eda87b7a061a78a34de220f22607c3eb1c0fa37f152744a5c8f65a896e2884a9daf969db54a11704

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JGFBBD\CII.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
2d161eca8ed13668018a9b64d0123408

SHA1
bb55645dfe16700fa012733f3d96067b9cd18aa1

SHA256
554103846fc33dc5ee592ee6ad19cb0d36c27d959194c70f8a459d0c0d205449

SHA512
428bff3f274b8b49d50ba3635776c0cf96723df9ef5aa100a6b230b5932de259b019df94df5f1157af99f344a50bb6a6728948bbb7050ef788d0d603aecced32

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JGFBBD\CII.008

Filesize
446B

MD5
793c919ae4bc326ef5eda757afed6449

SHA1
b19a06272d5856cde9d76b1f32fc65cb4b8b7f13

SHA256
9dc95bbe3e8267c82b10ccff1adfaa713abb5852f93632d8c6bef9beb292083e

SHA512
90a24cbb6221947d6109f007991ea1b177f88ffe06b060978418b0362301d922e785053d9d28f9e3427e301a643c741447e392fe2af89f6a8f3843f2032b69e0

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JGFBBD\CII.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
7dc8f94e34ad6f38e94f957043c39617

SHA1
081a26dc478bd3de6f2889b9c8da8b2e79723d8b

SHA256
618fb51d23c0ca116dbd24dc5e0240ebda862e405283d64871549321fde08202

SHA512
539c239670369f34e7907d072bdf6b91becb927454db3212b0c307363289b1900edffa2f9fac22d3d14435fcee28b7bdeee1f039f027d74f84627c85774b9f56

Download Submit
memory/4388-18-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000006F1000-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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