ardamax | 999e5c62a4dbcd1b8f0140f6d0e6eb0b74e5056db4eb45a04f02578f72bc3cfb

General

Target
4de8f2e88db40c9f0dbd5f0fe769ec26_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size 514KB
Sample240716-mhal8s1blc
SHA256 999e5c62a4dbcd1b8f0140f6d0e6eb0b74e5056db4eb45a04f02578f72bc3cfb
MD5 4de8f2e88db40c9f0dbd5f0fe769ec26
SHA1 5eb4c3e15cdb20128f533979621d5a4da5683e3a
SHA512 80f68f1540b29a95d95fa6937dd42a18077ee836b8142e1ae3298f97fa7749bfa4cec2cb1779d1b410f9692b5b9453b60df0f1ad48e08649f025e5c2f9f102ac
SSDEEP 12288:DIlSlg3ZodLzNh2oPFbjTTTK54cCxKJIN4Dnc2knS7b50CEWTlP/:U3Q/GoPZfcmKJs4D1KS71iGlP/
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Score

10^/10

ardamax 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/0x0007000000023453-12.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-1-5-21-701583114-2636601053-947405450-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	4de8f2e88db40c9f0dbd5f0fe769ec26_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2052	EHOT.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3660	4de8f2e88db40c9f0dbd5f0fe769ec26_JaffaCakes118.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\EHOT Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\EHOT.exe"	EHOT.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EHOT.006	4de8f2e88db40c9f0dbd5f0fe769ec26_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EHOT.007	4de8f2e88db40c9f0dbd5f0fe769ec26_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EHOT.exe	4de8f2e88db40c9f0dbd5f0fe769ec26_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	4de8f2e88db40c9f0dbd5f0fe769ec26_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EHOT.001	4de8f2e88db40c9f0dbd5f0fe769ec26_JaffaCakes118.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 2052	3660	4de8f2e88db40c9f0dbd5f0fe769ec26_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 2052	3660	4de8f2e88db40c9f0dbd5f0fe769ec26_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 2052	3660	4de8f2e88db40c9f0dbd5f0fe769ec26_JaffaCakes118.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4de8f2e88db40c9f0dbd5f0fe769ec26_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4de8f2e88db40c9f0dbd5f0fe769ec26_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3660
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EHOT.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\EHOT.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  PID:2052

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

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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@780E.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@780E.tmp
Size 4KB
SHA256 e75ac29f8ac2c921ad6bebc70e53eb462ba2860aca514d9a3ef09ac49007b5b9
MD5 19cf467919727d52844f6526ef495371
SHA1 107b53f43c923db816c3743896cad71b3795ad5c
SHA512 2cd6093b1b78670f1e6ff074de818acaceffcbf94a32d6875c1e42fa980570cf9f3f3d7de53800111503bf7a505fd7b238170095158c5c7bc631781e02ce2095
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AKV.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe
Size 458KB
SHA256 15e4d7edda2c9e41794d7cdf43c735604fbe4c4e7135a9b5efd58f9825d2e078
MD5 b32fec1ef63f9c2c4c2eacdf439163ed
SHA1 541f11ef53115aeb1ee214beb505a7254824de87
SHA512 0af6fb805634944ead3618617887581d313d4817e26a9990271bfd6f615387ceb31ffa0c4145ce9b59cb3bfe6fdb3b8224f2230e552581734d26e15a79a63a18
SSDEEP 6144:NSOfbGpxOVz9p3ZxpixrSRwLHeALttvwxSnvAHc/0QRSNj2oBudI/0VVCKzHB:COVBppKrSRwqALt9MEvAHLzDuN1
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EHOT.001

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EHOT.001
Size 466B
SHA256 5e6b580bc59cc811803349902d2840c9ff8b0e9113d15b917b0685873ffd95ea
MD5 2500c41136aefe510b172eb4547b7774
SHA1 fde675cdfa3f1f1cf3506bda184f2537bdc2874f
SHA512 9b0a050e1a719afe7ed4ca9073eb171a48426af2b7aff61b712bf22ae437c3b4be15803f7805c2ad49a1396b9aa8a45a993999826cfeb880246e5c36ccb22857
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EHOT.006

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EHOT.006
Size 8KB
SHA256 71b69ce0cfaa58eb4c9742111b2dfd8fe0f5e1a4b6c38e26121a43eaf18f222b
MD5 9a45af5044d301aacf2928ea47cb3b6a
SHA1 35bfa3bd42dfd0a1cf97a56d992a3ca47577bc9d
SHA512 52b7ec0f6e9595be59ea3866c71cb5b2f92fb18924bf6860776bc4e8512944bd11e663908c76796f7c18ad7f074bae11c58205b4c8fde750de7a6e88f850a9a5
SSDEEP 192:DhMlcPGpoVnOtuXjj/Cq3pEzWTDyjMOcQQyy:mlcGpOOtuTj/CzODisQQ
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EHOT.007

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EHOT.007
Size 5KB
SHA256 bb45a2069543808f0bb8ee15d46efb4476e7ec906b6999acc46f2e0453d25ff4
MD5 9d4055a18afc0de43f275f196748ec9f
SHA1 b4078c0569d80c0020f658b727b877ebb0d38838
SHA512 229d3e6481e0c1ea9e04c92c177c84380608fceb74f969b56c3d4e8ba2e3525103cdeb46ad1b6d9fd8dbeb4795ca503aefb9327f44af1b8e66a19723d85e621b
SSDEEP 48:6RsQzTQo80EE/KD4XJQK5Gaayko1vmiXdjAECihnm8mMWFCRo0P:6Rx6DMWaavoFRNsECi9mbFCRo
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EHOT.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EHOT.exe
Size 567KB
SHA256 5ebddc2b4757c9650a51531203ea4ca28b6a145cade7cc4905c6bc23ae62e88f
MD5 568f7447183c41c3c9263924e52a4822
SHA1 e9e4b24af15d174cd9e3af989d3b3deca98725ee
SHA512 a3d155d5e92771652603a228e140b6aef029d3f99dd6d0da2a05c0d4dd42026dfbb6069f97e904bd6516d1a7752666ded8796f63dcb255451ccbc9a3d17d882d
SSDEEP 6144:HMfYFkq3IWVfIFEEsQLqDVTP67S67MpmM+y4HZPha2/LVi6NhtJ9AhK:wqLVCEEsQ2Dh4t7MpLEPmhE
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memory/2052-23-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000601000-memory.dmp

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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