ardamax | ad51563ae15c4963d9022913df7698c114edebd3bd4541df1b560a3e7e953d40

General

Target

423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

762KB
MD5

423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee
SHA1

25ae0147966ea19cedcb8772f82e20e8719da595
SHA256

ad51563ae15c4963d9022913df7698c114edebd3bd4541df1b560a3e7e953d40
SHA512

0412800a42f3a4ae3ced20ac86b97ad15823a5fed0216b53bc7f7d9fc71fd5e4f1d4b8b60d09240b08581385a8eae33cbd3568af10f2ccc4b015578f7204be87
SSDEEP

12288:aGuXYPfSGSA6xeP4bcuwDzl32GP+2hi6VMR75JbvoT5ElO4wR7T83RrOPQ0UEGoN:Okfv6sfEGP+2hi6CRdJLE5WOJxToSQLA

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/0x0007000000023450-12.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-1-5-21-1705699165-553239100-4129523827-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2180	system32SJHE.exe
4048	Ventrilo.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3428	423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe
2180	system32SJHE.exe
4048	Ventrilo.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\system32SJHE Agent = "C:\\Windows\\system32SJHE.exe"	system32SJHE.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 Windows directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32SJHE.001	423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32SJHE.006	423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32SJHE.007	423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32SJHE.exe	423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32AKV.exe	423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_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	2180	system32SJHE.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2180	system32SJHE.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2180	system32SJHE.exe

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2180	system32SJHE.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs

pid	Process
4048	Ventrilo.exe
2180	system32SJHE.exe
2180	system32SJHE.exe
2180	system32SJHE.exe
2180	system32SJHE.exe
4048	Ventrilo.exe
4048	Ventrilo.exe
4048	Ventrilo.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3428 wrote to memory of 2180	3428	423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 3428 wrote to memory of 2180	3428	423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 3428 wrote to memory of 2180	3428	423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 3428 wrote to memory of 4048	3428	423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 3428 wrote to memory of 4048	3428	423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 3428 wrote to memory of 4048	3428	423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\423585a651b291df62267af92adf57ee_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3428
- C:\Windows\system32SJHE.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32SJHE.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
  - Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2180
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ventrilo.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ventrilo.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:4048

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\@8AFA.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
d9e02f226fc338d14df200ba9a700625

SHA1
414f134a16a309b31e418ed9e08c0c48aaf6e2bc

SHA256
8165757efb79acceb9fd0bfae6b2c19b8f087cc0461abb17941d460dbdf2e260

SHA512
13c73381602fe2593312d41ab4bc5cd5f922ac651f9e71e3fe3c58e7f0c5c73ecc9d79d61ec46f33a0a81cf73373421eeb510bd99650c0f53af30974ed61b8ca

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ventrilo.exe

Filesize
548KB

MD5
97405fadf71d69416ffa81d111d9f456

SHA1
c1b4282d2e2911a976c1535919abbe5d1bac0793

SHA256
3daaa3e37109d2a7052ee3375552dbeafe34e05d7d69f1a931c45cffdfab005c

SHA512
786bc28a9bea480661dd3334c5a740e7c178672e4c7347b858c0a64c81c70fd1b609c036f109505e75cca3f58f097c6303451ac0262d8c637cb422fae7135a2f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32SJHE.001

Filesize
510B

MD5
c42755b7556306b8d257cabd3a79d9ae

SHA1
fd2a37cec5622f430b9e34ff7e0d1554827f7d38

SHA256
23e74a3ad5fa7cf7dac9e8bbf876b3677bc642324c2545b8ffad2550d676173f

SHA512
652db0c4fb34abd4f52a41483bae83716ec30fb3827e5f9818efebb205e788945fb277ff6de80b41ffd4c88e2a46b7cebc6ac4e272be962994d3c4d9c11e094b

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32SJHE.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
32dd7b4bc8b6f290b0ece3cc1c011c96

SHA1
b979683868b399c6a6204ebaed9fc9c784a0429a

SHA256
6dcce9bbba5c2de47eea3abf7597a9c4fb2e4d358efc3752fa65c169cccfa2a1

SHA512
9e0d720799fe816f7d09c8a722b762203b6f12a8625c1c93cd640219ecc35969bd641b4d9e6dc04ab6f95ceb73235a438eb7d48ee9402118db3618b5760551ea

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32SJHE.exe

Filesize
471KB

MD5
3c06bbc025b61d2182ef5573f2852bda

SHA1
ebc1464c00b13fb5b3f80a59c80b595020e1fe7c

SHA256
e7f64e7215284cdeb8ef1eba28733f7aeae7f6977f82809d8de1e76a2e249085

SHA512
9d839ada211b85fc1efb1fe7bb3ce66fcf0e8069221d958234649c2ac5dc0f1bd06f1a016f9c727077af36fb46cac5409be9c8a8201d17f689c6b473aa01acdc

Download Submit
memory/2180-30-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2180-37-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A51000-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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