ardamax | 558b6026e90c2216185b08efc32a61387dbc3f71ec1ad6ed477b6b5709c4d887

General

Target

2d5ead2821ce04a19cea731273295cb4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

480KB
MD5

2d5ead2821ce04a19cea731273295cb4
SHA1

4c577b2d5deabf862e0ff99954a596538f5ca7f8
SHA256

558b6026e90c2216185b08efc32a61387dbc3f71ec1ad6ed477b6b5709c4d887
SHA512

c9354e01adae5cf166f2c4d89085e988514e84f7caa0d7f5e913c2bb2b8cf456b651bcaec57b67bdd869604f8c8ae01050955a3466a723bf8ed7384478924c40
SSDEEP

12288:sRXeXYnRSTKlGG6gbCJWHv0zUAN4TFDSl/OWIVKdbWk:TRTrvoPWf4TFSlHdbWk

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/0x00070000000234b3-12.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-1-5-21-771719357-2485960699-3367710044-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2d5ead2821ce04a19cea731273295cb4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-771719357-2485960699-3367710044-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	IXHQ.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1364	IXHQ.exe

Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4304	2d5ead2821ce04a19cea731273295cb4_JaffaCakes118.exe
1364	IXHQ.exe
1364	IXHQ.exe
1364	IXHQ.exe
3180	WerFault.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\IXHQ Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\Sys32\\IXHQ.exe"	IXHQ.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\Sys32\IXHQ.006	2d5ead2821ce04a19cea731273295cb4_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\IXHQ.007	2d5ead2821ce04a19cea731273295cb4_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\IXHQ.exe	2d5ead2821ce04a19cea731273295cb4_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\AKV.exe	2d5ead2821ce04a19cea731273295cb4_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32	IXHQ.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\IXHQ.001	2d5ead2821ce04a19cea731273295cb4_JaffaCakes118.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
3180	1364	WerFault.exe	84

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	1364	IXHQ.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1364	IXHQ.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1364	IXHQ.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1364	IXHQ.exe
1364	IXHQ.exe
1364	IXHQ.exe
1364	IXHQ.exe
1364	IXHQ.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4304 wrote to memory of 1364	4304	2d5ead2821ce04a19cea731273295cb4_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4304 wrote to memory of 1364	4304	2d5ead2821ce04a19cea731273295cb4_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4304 wrote to memory of 1364	4304	2d5ead2821ce04a19cea731273295cb4_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 1344	1364	IXHQ.exe	92
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 1344	1364	IXHQ.exe	92
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 1344	1364	IXHQ.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2d5ead2821ce04a19cea731273295cb4_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2d5ead2821ce04a19cea731273295cb4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4304
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\IXHQ.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Sys32\IXHQ.exe"
  2⤵
  - 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:1364
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1364 -s 1108
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Program crash
    PID:3180
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\IXHQ.exe > nul
    3⤵
    PID:1344

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1364 -ip 1364
1⤵
PID:3844

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\@B9DA.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
33303ca8abef9221cb410b8a232e9fe4

SHA1
0cdfc25dbf0e9ad7d4585cd9037dc2e6604be00c

SHA256
5110301dee966f0f26307ab1b430279d1e4999c2c4a0ea924ff32f1a9ded869a

SHA512
da29821045773ba776def985966b62e09e69bb5bf1786b16c2fff6feb68a03b9e22c5f7d081e3dd58d1785cd7ac64736497c043b7cf6c7149c3a54f8ef111800

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\AKV.exe

Filesize
391KB

MD5
869461e168a87283a8782e70f5d5a3a8

SHA1
ab189b5f2682ae66162226b4f646b1e80486c653

SHA256
992cb5ea845b2d24c02f4e40873bf4ebd7b58b57ae2e001907228af4879e575b

SHA512
e4e77e07eb0ef2adb6d5ebdb9629f4632c417cf3d1a22e4c414b806bfbd259df13f6c88265f9346ed2b22bf67eb3d63924d86767c8508be4abdc9067f15a82ae

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\IXHQ.001

Filesize
398B

MD5
9f7572f09e65cac3e5ac1bd44681a392

SHA1
15d69c868bcb5cc1af17d66e9296308fa1897306

SHA256
72915ac2bbd442e911b1fc0384d73052c2889f394e778ffb6007a8f57794d72f

SHA512
544adc1098eba15980d14d09d0221964e1cfa5f3f474aab9def58f4385bec456dc4e844a53abb4d7659540140a5a2edd5d986a9e583e4db5cd004e209527541f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\IXHQ.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
928cc65dc793834c709a054ca57c19c8

SHA1
a1e5d8407199c1bd6a4b274044de640fe0d9e99b

SHA256
e3473d81a02ed30e4236591384136f41f17b6a4aae24b5468789644ccd4bf192

SHA512
f7c8f7a75c4f8a418630e2ac15676740a902449d9a3c4baf3184409f8701c9caa3e82304d141362d95503f1af6b693eed7b77f690d92ca0162f7ea3ecbc80fdf

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\IXHQ.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
3e1f5d5a06cf97b0495b8d129fbe02e4

SHA1
b0de258a813f5edde85004f6865b6ed91f6d6f8f

SHA256
f49448fc7c567e64eaeb9cc4dbd3c8021a82b5d9df0a622a439f7b42dc2f26d7

SHA512
b0e0b81cb5776d298e96346aa61027c9799a47191c94de50be2209c32747774959d002ddeb98fd15556ee893b0d7bd1f0c8a901469dce4e3acf94e2c4c3e2bfd

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\IXHQ.exe

Filesize
476KB

MD5
ef52b540cb404d908338e9cbf7cff283

SHA1
778765e1736c0a197685978c3fee7a44e7bde419

SHA256
39d8bdb975fbfcbcec8fe63be4e9fe6ce39ae5d23a005118aeffa07b17a3f815

SHA512
596b77bf5b15455c326a5a2efd66bc69685eb625e3e211ea0341ad4d8920ada7618a7107e42f2c0963fe6c2d92f2acf47b641ef33071a7c42004e5874d5219a6

Download Submit
memory/1364-23-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000BE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/1364-27-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000BE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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