ardamax | 64c18cbee94fc9cb7a4978f908c79356433f3c6091a928654ea8555367fb0ca0

General

Target

358393682ba7a3ac9e63d0b9faa15178_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

358393682ba7a3ac9e63d0b9faa15178
SHA1

58656237e8d2299017bdcc15b4e5afda9074bf82
SHA256

64c18cbee94fc9cb7a4978f908c79356433f3c6091a928654ea8555367fb0ca0
SHA512

1739b80728187a3584eedc426498daafed943b12bb320f86bc5a23522485f9651b72581ffec7c9d7d8270e97504f9af20311156908d1309f960eb919213fd1de
SSDEEP

24576:cHvZT0d//nI2VA6hX5pdoHPPuRMp4uwUTVZKXGUWikDYRBTCr8A:kBTynImBc3AM8isGoICBTCr8

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Credentials

Protocol: ftp
Host:
ftp.drivehq.com
Port:
21
Username:
homecomming

Signatures

Ardamax
A keylogger first seen in 2013.
keylogger stealer ardamax

Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x00070000000234ce-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-1-5-21-1176886754-713327781-2233697964-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	358393682ba7a3ac9e63d0b9faa15178_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5020	MXJ.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5020	MXJ.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\MXJ Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\PLXWJW\\MXJ.exe"	MXJ.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 10 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\MXJ.exe	358393682ba7a3ac9e63d0b9faa15178_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\	MXJ.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\MXJ.008	MXJ.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\Screen_Jul_10_2024__16_33_35.html	MXJ.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\Screen_Jul_10_2024__16_33_35.jpg	MXJ.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\MXJ.004	358393682ba7a3ac9e63d0b9faa15178_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\MXJ.001	358393682ba7a3ac9e63d0b9faa15178_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\MXJ.002	358393682ba7a3ac9e63d0b9faa15178_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\AKV.exe	358393682ba7a3ac9e63d0b9faa15178_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\MXJ.008	MXJ.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	5020	MXJ.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5020	MXJ.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
5020	MXJ.exe
5020	MXJ.exe
5020	MXJ.exe
5020	MXJ.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 5020	2364	358393682ba7a3ac9e63d0b9faa15178_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 5020	2364	358393682ba7a3ac9e63d0b9faa15178_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 5020	2364	358393682ba7a3ac9e63d0b9faa15178_JaffaCakes118.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\358393682ba7a3ac9e63d0b9faa15178_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\358393682ba7a3ac9e63d0b9faa15178_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2364
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\MXJ.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\PLXWJW\MXJ.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:5020

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:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\AKV.exe

Filesize
461KB

MD5
7e335c1258740a5798c2b3eea5a97229

SHA1
6ce1e98ddc05a4b9e772901c9bc6caae4103267f

SHA256
667ab5d791b89216a46f7dd3a1bcb9b7e5f235415a74a9678ca41cec051c462f

SHA512
8c190dd139f5459a91c81871f53fc080a81c6397c68cb5b0ee195571012cc8af923b10cd77301da1816f935d36a0587d1c75126f5553005a0f50eb22d3441cb4

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\Jul_10_2024__16_33_35.008

Filesize
109KB

MD5
54096739fe7677f91699f7166969795b

SHA1
d243c5cd4f022aee36a5d2533471254dd5a759df

SHA256
a0f0dbd20623c2aed73f90d0c6ffeb83a086bc052069ad0f7df7ae8628049592

SHA512
31c9e47f688981cc902f185b795767ffbb8f89887332d5f4ef071ec03d8df9f76c05cdcb594d7f93dee2aed2c1dba0f8b8c9e50989c4e0e216a446b37e336172

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\MXJ.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
9fca42b7fa3132ded471b886c4bf8a51

SHA1
86109ac13f8b63bd3467bbf05e39c5cf9bd11d26

SHA256
c519bcfc50245700b30cb417478b46810443b03a6447387dd1d0a13966ff00dd

SHA512
bbdd590e1bd2971fbc6a462f6501341c0808d658ba3407b051f9d299d9babf0632af092d64c6ad290d4ae5d9db8c367898a064bbea916c516c0a54066ad698ab

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\MXJ.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
4c30b3e90b3da5619bc0d5f53c025135

SHA1
829f487b7c26f6cb8b7f211b2331abbc5229aa61

SHA256
b632cedab7ce3d19eebc0d31864dc8c38cd249dcbde299cda818f7026ec294cf

SHA512
fd0b36fb43c6b62f6d47455b392276d4e3710b204ef11c70cefed417740a4b5d9357ba37f612f3f87d539175af312ead05bc7a4360fe3e26fd43c56e856e6313

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\MXJ.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
3432ffcb20bd2689c19a8e9972cee5d8

SHA1
3309d424bbbd8d302be99ee9323a5680334f449d

SHA256
ac5cee045379f0b0c3a095483fd8c102703369cc95898f34f563daaa9c8aab95

SHA512
42f88c12926f6074280d1e2e0b24e52d1ad6fe7e387ed14043ae2ddb8fdb7b4cc368695011ca7d561c07e7df1fe24d8247e6293f95011841359083fa4e5cf7d5

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\MXJ.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
9c28244f2dbe3a4758b532838b0040c9

SHA1
4b58bb4033d43ae64af6c18db48d5d25e23f6121

SHA256
cb770745d547a27a4b99fdbe27a672135f812b29d94fd2b843d06bb5aa1748aa

SHA512
24ed3d4c6aae307a0f1bb1f063b211152644b06d7425a5fe24b09f5f747dd63011451cef3f47cc4985b3316cf1213c056d38768ccb7f44cb2fab28cf4e30e969

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\Screen_Jul_10_2024__16_33_35.html

Filesize
611B

MD5
fc1d20fbb1df0788d2166ac6c348f3d2

SHA1
58371be2d7e728f27540e5aa146ccfdc17fa631c

SHA256
65452e036954f126e2ff3ef60d0daaf6f57ca26cbc380d335b3db8709918500a

SHA512
af90eb53b464db88b2083d2019d6895f88f26b9b10058d0b4b405b30e14f26573ea1d7d2da5673dab55304c9d1c8196791ea8605b43d0cdd6f673958f64e6fd6

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PLXWJW\Screen_Jul_10_2024__16_33_35.jpg

Filesize
109KB

MD5
23b3bd4776f17029c41c0d1fb5431f93

SHA1
b23c1aae3b17b72c819edd12732419a2e1cecd79

SHA256
c2ef867f4beaf3471fcb6ef3bbfb2b7a8bbdd23d77c4a7a4cb88dfe98dad7174

SHA512
7444305d3ce33d7140a50042f4ccd36a44b19463a0011c109136fd310fd2b135170bf784f50e21e5464f71e4ff20bc1a0289ccbee44cea7792865701f4270f55

Download Submit
memory/5020-16-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000006F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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