ardamax | 8b48b723d068efcc49919ad7bb97fb916de5fea0086604af1eee5a81d9d5e47f

General

Target

501fcd374b62457e24f4d3bbffa4797c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

501fcd374b62457e24f4d3bbffa4797c
SHA1

7e7f4842048ae00684c7212710ce93d41ea1e1b5
SHA256

8b48b723d068efcc49919ad7bb97fb916de5fea0086604af1eee5a81d9d5e47f
SHA512

8b044253336d4d03abe9ce9b5106eec5b2ca3ba811a64c774b2ae85b1daef7c79fc480cabf8e937922fc8cde341366c801bc63ea30f8ba2110219f963e1747b3
SSDEEP

24576:q64MVTm+42zoKUmNssUWX7BeVlKvGzA/7GwbFCsNoCK+hpLLTV5nM:q64MTmF2k/U7BeDKv0vBdCbh9

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/0x000700000002346a-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-1-5-21-2650514177-1034912467-4025611726-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	501fcd374b62457e24f4d3bbffa4797c_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1540	XRA.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1540	XRA.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\XRA Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\TIGQMC\\XRA.exe"	XRA.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 opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TIGQMC\	XRA.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TIGQMC\XRA.004	501fcd374b62457e24f4d3bbffa4797c_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TIGQMC\XRA.001	501fcd374b62457e24f4d3bbffa4797c_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TIGQMC\XRA.002	501fcd374b62457e24f4d3bbffa4797c_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TIGQMC\AKV.exe	501fcd374b62457e24f4d3bbffa4797c_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TIGQMC\XRA.exe	501fcd374b62457e24f4d3bbffa4797c_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	1540	XRA.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1540	XRA.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1540	XRA.exe
1540	XRA.exe
1540	XRA.exe
1540	XRA.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1016 wrote to memory of 1540	1016	501fcd374b62457e24f4d3bbffa4797c_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 1016 wrote to memory of 1540	1016	501fcd374b62457e24f4d3bbffa4797c_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 1016 wrote to memory of 1540	1016	501fcd374b62457e24f4d3bbffa4797c_JaffaCakes118.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\501fcd374b62457e24f4d3bbffa4797c_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\501fcd374b62457e24f4d3bbffa4797c_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1016
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TIGQMC\XRA.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\TIGQMC\XRA.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:1540

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

Filesize
456KB

MD5
51507d91d43683b9c4b8fafeb4d888f8

SHA1
ead2f68338da7af4720378cd46133589fc9405ba

SHA256
71b3aecefd36e4855a369019ac5871c544d39f8889d23cd455466a24cdecce6b

SHA512
a5a7ff3f8ffb72719b7e2c9dc2719c99ea32bd68994918ea027c0d7d54cfe0c80bfd34486dd8d3cdd390376bc4c8d1f7d97de4b98b7d39a3e10c3e2682c07d1c

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TIGQMC\XRA.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
383d5f5d4240d590e7dec3f7312a4ac7

SHA1
f6bcade8d37afb80cf52a89b3e84683f4643fbce

SHA256
7e87f6817b17a75106d34ce9884c40ddfb381bf8f2013930916498d1df0a6422

SHA512
e652c41ec95d653940b869426bc2cbd8e5b3159110ffaab7d623e23eebe1f34ca65be6a9a9cdcd5f41aec7567469d6b4d6362d24ae92267cddb8940e1265806a

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TIGQMC\XRA.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
93df156c4bd9d7341f4c4a4847616a69

SHA1
c7663b32c3c8e247bc16b51aff87b45484652dc1

SHA256
e55b6eabf0f99b90bd4cf3777c25813bded7b6fc5c9955188c8aa5224d299c3e

SHA512
ed2e98c5fd1f0d49e5bac8baa515d489c89f8d42772ae05e4b7a32da8f06d511adad27867034ca0865beae9f78223e95c7d0f826154fc663f2fab9bd61e36e35

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TIGQMC\XRA.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
fef6c722f8e16f5177144e1574be40c6

SHA1
33f5091ac2093bb7c7645205f6097f3749a8b69a

SHA256
14e9d5c2ee0204349fd6599912cdebf9a9d73e8430edfd11292be5ddeca1fcf0

SHA512
62e735f699d268ef89a9b8ccad44bc18ac38a27adf3b5c7f38fb25aad89e2205e339b51e45178e79e1359a51975fbe31fd0792ffc2aef9da98956dc8285d5359

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TIGQMC\XRA.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
3cd29c0df98a7aeb69a9692843ca3edb

SHA1
7c86aea093f1979d18901bd1b89a2b02a60ac3e2

SHA256
5a37cd66508fa3fc85ae547de3498e709bd45167cb57f5e9b271dc3a1cb71a32

SHA512
e78f3206b1878e8db1766d4038a375bbebcbcdb8d1b0a0cb9b0dc72c54881392b9c27e2864ad9118702da58f203f13e0ad5d230980ad1ef2370391a2c4acffc9

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memory/1540-16-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000B71000-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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