ardamax | 9ead9ef08644610855381d03e3aa50017ca34368f17793b14ee3ddae46e90a66

General

Target
26e1f5038a82f026afbee25f441abc84_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size 1.1MB
Sample240705-np4dkazend
SHA256 9ead9ef08644610855381d03e3aa50017ca34368f17793b14ee3ddae46e90a66
MD5 26e1f5038a82f026afbee25f441abc84
SHA1 8ad6ab0f3e4125df7383e180b0e6b86bd32c7025
SHA512 526297c0a62295b3b67a7be353d4ad8a57fe9bf9fb1dd42f04235ab4de4f2de4740ce076470f395505678d0f043764f0e0fbb27a5a2c5dc320104b2726d86fa5
SSDEEP 24576:BZxTAWMGgFDyLmurERrlPZhtuTJT2KGokzrXnENQ//c47em:BXTSGgtuo9fhUwFzDJ
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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/0x0007000000023440-7.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-1-5-21-1403246978-718555486-3105247137-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	26e1f5038a82f026afbee25f441abc84_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1008	AMF.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1008	AMF.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\AMF Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\FFNHAC\\AMF.exe"	AMF.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\FFNHAC\AMF.001	26e1f5038a82f026afbee25f441abc84_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FFNHAC\AMF.002	26e1f5038a82f026afbee25f441abc84_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FFNHAC\AKV.exe	26e1f5038a82f026afbee25f441abc84_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FFNHAC\AMF.exe	26e1f5038a82f026afbee25f441abc84_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FFNHAC\	AMF.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FFNHAC\AMF.004	26e1f5038a82f026afbee25f441abc84_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 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	1008	AMF.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1008	AMF.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1008	AMF.exe
1008	AMF.exe
1008	AMF.exe
1008	AMF.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3852 wrote to memory of 1008	3852	26e1f5038a82f026afbee25f441abc84_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3852 wrote to memory of 1008	3852	26e1f5038a82f026afbee25f441abc84_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3852 wrote to memory of 1008	3852	26e1f5038a82f026afbee25f441abc84_JaffaCakes118.exe	82

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\26e1f5038a82f026afbee25f441abc84_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\26e1f5038a82f026afbee25f441abc84_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3852
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FFNHAC\AMF.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\FFNHAC\AMF.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
  PID:1008

C:\Windows\System32\Upfc.exe
C:\Windows\System32\Upfc.exe /launchtype periodic /cv Kv+yypjoE0SwL+hTKevZTw.0
1⤵
PID:2224

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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AKV.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FFNHAC\AKV.exe
Size 456KB
SHA256 4f6825548b32329c3360ed9abb7c0a6809a2c2291cf0bcaac511a9fa32a6336e
MD5 1f29b1075a91b3da0ccc0b9c49eece56
SHA1 048e675f087181035aedece9e7b11d065c6355cc
SHA512 7e152caf055f57f599ecc1e3a404b540b721b3315d2ba16bff6eb21f03edeb3a06ae185621e3139293612d94210f500f098bd281489ca7f336efd8b5284ee060
SSDEEP 6144:90B40/LoK9iOpVwcLxMkpTQwEep1xAqSkv9K4/6VDM0nam41lqV+k1t:OBz/EopVwcFMqQ5OKlkv94V+kP
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AMF.001

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FFNHAC\AMF.001
Size 61KB
SHA256 dc0eaf9d62f0e40b6522d28b2e06b39ff619f9086ea7aa45fd40396a8eb61aa1
MD5 31c866d8e4448c28ae63660a0521cd92
SHA1 0e4dcb44e3c8589688b8eacdd8cc463a920baab9
SHA512 1076da7f8137a90b5d3bbbbe2b24fd9774de6adbcdfd41fd55ae90c70b9eb4bbf441732689ad25e5b3048987bfb1d63ba59d5831a04c6d84cb05bbfd2d32f839
SSDEEP 768:Fo9fmwR3lyicJ7EYI4RLzpZbX2LEdTTESWkPvzckKlrJFiIn45DfJtDa:2hrcPIaF1X24JakPvzup2b5DB
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AMF.002

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FFNHAC\AMF.002
Size 43KB
SHA256 1ac0964d97b02204f4d4ae79cd5244342f1a1798f5846e9dd7f3448d4177a009
MD5 093e599a1281e943ce1592f61d9591af
SHA1 6896810fe9b7efe4f5ae68bf280fec637e97adf5
SHA512 64cb58fbf6295d15d9ee6a8a7a325e7673af7ee02e4ece8da5a95257f666566a425b348b802b78ac82e7868ba7923f85255c2c31e548618afa9706c1f88d34dc
SSDEEP 768:tJzRGjVrli1HP6qsPH7dR0wvwjoe01yym3wMRz8J:tJmAHwPH7dR0jIN8Rz
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AMF.004

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FFNHAC\AMF.004
Size 1KB
SHA256 be659f119e4973f60cce2d1a1845ea9c4e895464d70b87ddd542a345cc8726d4
MD5 b6b7285b19733bb91f9fa2e6f9c0ea10
SHA1 d23b98e5a5012aaafb878929034ad17ee0ce7416
SHA512 eafbe514e86b2a9ed805485659bcfc3795b27d27a2faf9829e0b95ab05c68082cc5d1a1fa4b38166c57ac5d410db77f3a0bdb7583f44aeedd8e4d79d62e7ac89
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AMF.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FFNHAC\AMF.exe
Size 1.5MB
SHA256 42b33dd905c5668c2518a6a7d407fb10c303cfedeaefcd7b6e4c7cc1b891c73b
MD5 0aaffc12ef1b416b9276bdc3fdec9dff
SHA1 9f38d7cf6241d867da58f89db9ff26544314b938
SHA512 bbde0986b298c6172e7c8e3f938db9425f54cca097e280736e1ba289afd06a0b86f7cbc91f6d46458bc8e75069c12cda1cf808acf3b6c773b0661d081136ee7c
SSDEEP 24576:8HcNCtrnCeZK8FUnIHh1q6DHxSPqVSCoTxAnKJxdBTrRpOZl3Z2sfvYBarT:8HcNCtrnCkHHhw67U5HNAnOT1pOZtZ2g
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memory/1008-16-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006B1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1008-18-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006B1000-memory.dmp

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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