ardamax | 4f4d1d28eca051f571058a0eee624881105fa2f595b2f1494f8abbd01fd5db52

General

Target

5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

271KB
MD5

5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca
SHA1

aefc99ef996537de73bc25b9d5751229718de81e
SHA256

4f4d1d28eca051f571058a0eee624881105fa2f595b2f1494f8abbd01fd5db52
SHA512

70a22731ac2cdeac5ff87d4a38e9c5b520321322188807a8fe0e62fbbe24fce9a92b7c6ac2d2148aa416e4385630bac7d99f77a7cbaeeb95d7e44633a0c3c7bc
SSDEEP

6144:NG6c8iUHiif4nLqQd2Rg+7X+d8eUxHF8rfjPB0FERw:NFd+LqQ98eU9kjp0FP

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
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000016ceb-17.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2740	FUQK.exe

Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2716	5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca_JaffaCakes118.exe
2716	5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca_JaffaCakes118.exe
2716	5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca_JaffaCakes118.exe
2740	FUQK.exe
2740	FUQK.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\FUQK Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\FUQK.exe"	FUQK.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 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	FUQK.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\FUQK.001	5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\FUQK.006	5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\FUQK.007	5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\FUQK.exe	5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca_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	2740	FUQK.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2740	FUQK.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2740	FUQK.exe
2740	FUQK.exe
2740	FUQK.exe
2740	FUQK.exe
2740	FUQK.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 2740	2716	5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 2740	2716	5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 2740	2716	5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 2740	2716	5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5984904b4dc5aef80c79c900606623ca_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2716
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\FUQK.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\FUQK.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:2740

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

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\FUQK.001

Filesize
388B

MD5
56ab435c84163ba7afdd0c495d0932fd

SHA1
665ec7eb9fb812b40572c3b3a5d9e6354c00b924

SHA256
fcbc457b645f42f0a578f9ebe8880006e280a5c9a0df49d6407fa3ae1880aa45

SHA512
ab0aab2dcd7a2c763e87cfd975668dd7e0b6084c786e527ac981f9667ae6fa4349b53c5fb96d8c6200d6cb668c2025595c59b59f7b81159cf3e4808ebdaab4a4

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\FUQK.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

SHA1
f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

SHA256
3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

SHA512
e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\FUQK.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

SHA1
d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

SHA256
a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

SHA512
fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\FUQK.exe

Filesize
473KB

MD5
17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547

SHA1
a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb

SHA256
1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd

SHA512
b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@49EC.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

SHA1
d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

SHA256
d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

SHA512
494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

Download Submit
memory/2740-22-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-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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