ardamax | 64ad4c44854e114d5007852b905163ecc22210e5d54cb3c0c7422ff284da82b2

General

Target

17a29ae613461689fa2b1d69915bea90_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

17a29ae613461689fa2b1d69915bea90
SHA1

de8e5547a455b3eccca4354f7656cd576bb61678
SHA256

64ad4c44854e114d5007852b905163ecc22210e5d54cb3c0c7422ff284da82b2
SHA512

37addf0b6ed66bd26b054633e1c1db4f4dcfccd61db02ddcc5f7ad6265ae388819e471e504901767d1c777fcd2c7505708a5b3d117669a3b37a97fc5f4037cfb
SSDEEP

24576:J2qDN/vGS/owHr07n+I6qyN6FC7uHEYlhJh3+1NRsHyeJcsdiKH:wqDleuF07n+XmE76h3uRsHhcsdi6

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/0x000700000002345f-19.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-1-5-21-2804150937-2146708401-419095071-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Fuckof.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2804150937-2146708401-419095071-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	HCEM.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3508	Fuckof.exe
1964	HCEM.exe
3572	OOVOOS~1.EXE

Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs

pid	Process
3508	Fuckof.exe
1964	HCEM.exe
3572	OOVOOS~1.EXE
1964	HCEM.exe
1964	HCEM.exe
3572	OOVOOS~1.EXE
3572	OOVOOS~1.EXE
2772	WerFault.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 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\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup0 = "rundll32.exe C:\\Windows\\system32\\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP000.TMP\\\""	17a29ae613461689fa2b1d69915bea90_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HCEM Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\HCEM.exe"	HCEM.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 created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HCEM.001	Fuckof.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HCEM.006	Fuckof.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HCEM.007	Fuckof.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HCEM.exe	Fuckof.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	Fuckof.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	HCEM.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
2772	1964	WerFault.exe	89

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	1964	HCEM.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1964	HCEM.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1964	HCEM.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1964	HCEM.exe
1964	HCEM.exe
1964	HCEM.exe
1964	HCEM.exe
1964	HCEM.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4032 wrote to memory of 3508	4032	17a29ae613461689fa2b1d69915bea90_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 4032 wrote to memory of 3508	4032	17a29ae613461689fa2b1d69915bea90_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 4032 wrote to memory of 3508	4032	17a29ae613461689fa2b1d69915bea90_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 3508 wrote to memory of 1964	3508	Fuckof.exe	89
PID 3508 wrote to memory of 1964	3508	Fuckof.exe	89
PID 3508 wrote to memory of 1964	3508	Fuckof.exe	89
PID 4032 wrote to memory of 3572	4032	17a29ae613461689fa2b1d69915bea90_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 4032 wrote to memory of 3572	4032	17a29ae613461689fa2b1d69915bea90_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 4032 wrote to memory of 3572	4032	17a29ae613461689fa2b1d69915bea90_JaffaCakes118.exe	90
PID 1964 wrote to memory of 4536	1964	HCEM.exe	96
PID 1964 wrote to memory of 4536	1964	HCEM.exe	96
PID 1964 wrote to memory of 4536	1964	HCEM.exe	96

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\17a29ae613461689fa2b1d69915bea90_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\17a29ae613461689fa2b1d69915bea90_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4032
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\Fuckof.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\Fuckof.exe
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3508
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HCEM.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\HCEM.exe"
    3⤵
    - 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:1964
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1964 -s 1064
      4⤵
      Loads dropped DLL
      Program crash
      PID:2772
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HCEM.exe > nul
      4⤵
      PID:4536
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\OOVOOS~1.EXE
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\OOVOOS~1.EXE
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:3572

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1964 -ip 1964
1⤵
PID:4548

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\@6BAA.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
ac2120f3b2fb824a5c1f3752dc944d21

SHA1
8bfbf3887103e886736e0802f88ed860a450856e

SHA256
fd9c203a32eec0afe4ab1e3ae02c68ac27649120bb3f0af68852ba487384ecaf

SHA512
474d77a27e3553aa58b394e77317a770f700f59580820741269e6c4746e664ce483a33a51baecd45ef4ac1a13e451a2c47d95c9abb79c7bc5cf902646f78c90f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\Fuckof.exe

Filesize
521KB

MD5
c6f6dcd63fd0713b8cc6bfe71889c052

SHA1
9fe7e1e9d2c5a2b623a3a0e585e0399f1fdad43c

SHA256
3f7933f93d326f88112d3d52daba8ef9a7642604b83a927d523ba47429d4969a

SHA512
ba6b478dceae452bea5da3a0c6b8d8b45b11c3fcc6cf7564c795a3d1a18633632c135f0714a838408ce88ea5cced2c5ab9e56123622b5ae8c9802fa8942de5fc

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\OOVOOS~1.EXE

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
0246076b77c40c8c064257119e89563c

SHA1
13b0a36a9367d38c52a7a94066fe34ea82575345

SHA256
bf74907ae7c052398582b2051519e0159b955920c6ed8f9760072ffc1ecc3c76

SHA512
4bb885bae8691cd18b94c01c7f3dfbf1dafd5bac8addd80698bc83d32550808d42aed522b6710ead41f1a17044979f806f86abd560b39c7376310c50539b8556

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

Filesize
407KB

MD5
33dc7c00c1d64022dcea78d2147a90a5

SHA1
21b50a05d4bbfe74c1df846d9268dc953f8050a3

SHA256
e6164ff194fb651a44db5a78d680bc19efe242f3f8e95f5aedbe1cc7f00ef4ef

SHA512
3f5e3db56d056d49b094b33ddcdae8c528ec19851daa9576f00cb347f628b82bbe045fee51d92cf5507822188e5bce17b745cbc6bad155fae16b73eb191bb98f

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HCEM.001

Filesize
400B

MD5
d70bd33a63dfc43715531fbf43383ade

SHA1
6319ca08721e568bb2d184bfb3b705a6453b1276

SHA256
588ce318113ebca268bd23a870f8d64941059544406befe4ebc6328efc4781b1

SHA512
dc5b2a43d8233f7852bfad419f711ccd1a6e7721c35303415296bd97933c010688a2adb0b305500c362b031fbaa75010558fb2a97c2d196ad97fded7a46092a0

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HCEM.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
8499922ab422c17e550a724083be50c7

SHA1
914aa24da69f9882d12d7d7cceae38de4dbcad1c

SHA256
894ff0262900acdc5b0266f75b2db829d3dec9a059f28888d5c0997d5b76db8a

SHA512
9d2e7619c7e8e459449a7f70d581ae52a1d33ba1c90b2a14812c2a44474451dc06e78a8e410aae5e7caf9306bbe739b1eeca1a1bc167498a982d9f1320dbbd1b

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HCEM.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b128c2f3eafaff6725ed554a2a21b72f

SHA1
377c206483b5348eb4b657363d29cae830be0b8c

SHA256
b9939a330a7cf6d9947a2b3ffb52170a35d5927e401016e7694fdd24ba1aa4ef

SHA512
3de5ec44becf7520d7ae32764b4636a1d727ab92d192fd92d725d6d308067e331f88e62f3cd9a4a334eb1d9e2ea44bf30f14ebd4e4f2877cdbd6b7bf0ed771c8

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

Filesize
513KB

MD5
0c7a714b8e1d2ead2afc90dcc43bbe18

SHA1
66736613f22771f5da5606ed8c80b572b3f5c103

SHA256
800bdf00e09f302a17e22d26dffbea037e3c077ef9f6d1d585c114f079397a9e

SHA512
35db0de86c168eb6302dcbaa1e1f9ec96b5a8814e7067e1a7bb682e9f35fc06c51148a08e6f7df1e8caeb2effde555c53966a8922e8fef6b7ce194dc81c984b4

Download Submit
memory/1964-34-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000721000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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