ardamax | 12eba403d21394e3380d1b8f4ec81e197569514f3ecbc9ab24ce80dd82f09c48

General

Target

55a3005e22d15d6988263c18187e9ca1_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

55a3005e22d15d6988263c18187e9ca1
SHA1

d853cdff9addb4a9759f244c6263b7ad4a75279b
SHA256

12eba403d21394e3380d1b8f4ec81e197569514f3ecbc9ab24ce80dd82f09c48
SHA512

c0c5356079bb7ea4b42eb652df9327f92ec68fca3c5d2efdd2ff672c873a2757d9fb5684014b368499f6d99b792920bcfce67b3df2f889a93494c7420b397fd6
SSDEEP

24576:6k/AThgaMFKsB4ogZPMu+MCKvgTxTlmcOk3vC3ih:joThWj/gZz9YlTlmc

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/0x0006000000018784-6.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2304	LIN.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2952	55a3005e22d15d6988263c18187e9ca1_JaffaCakes118.exe
2304	LIN.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\LIN Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\KDSSGD\\LIN.exe"	LIN.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 created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\KDSSGD\LIN.001	55a3005e22d15d6988263c18187e9ca1_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\KDSSGD\LIN.002	55a3005e22d15d6988263c18187e9ca1_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\KDSSGD\AKV.exe	55a3005e22d15d6988263c18187e9ca1_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\KDSSGD\LIN.exe	55a3005e22d15d6988263c18187e9ca1_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\KDSSGD\	LIN.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\KDSSGD\LIN.004	55a3005e22d15d6988263c18187e9ca1_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	2304	LIN.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2304	LIN.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2304	LIN.exe
2304	LIN.exe
2304	LIN.exe
2304	LIN.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2304	2952	55a3005e22d15d6988263c18187e9ca1_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2304	2952	55a3005e22d15d6988263c18187e9ca1_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2304	2952	55a3005e22d15d6988263c18187e9ca1_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2304	2952	55a3005e22d15d6988263c18187e9ca1_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\55a3005e22d15d6988263c18187e9ca1_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\55a3005e22d15d6988263c18187e9ca1_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2952
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\KDSSGD\LIN.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\KDSSGD\LIN.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:2304

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\KDSSGD\AKV.exe

Filesize
466KB

MD5
4c5711d8a02899113661bdff195d80d5

SHA1
263592abea6d60887defb4b1bcb47dbb383edfb6

SHA256
661eee852ace18c0fe63548e3ca276866b40dd0dce722f67976b8c4bfdb92195

SHA512
4b16ee6c75a169ad02c6b30d08efcd969ba8840adf49f6eeec3abbe8b9f5f288e1b1cfb4431711a74510a6973663335e43d256ae0dcd1a68f55331152a4f64ae

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\KDSSGD\LIN.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
7a5612cc859be918c5767487f8a6815a

SHA1
a855d3a3e6336ac0508a8099e8ace14680394c36

SHA256
643419bc7e3a46ecdd7196858b3489c806c5edc486b513ce58519a109544c9d1

SHA512
31c541870dbc695c34d132c4232accc2fe511f30188a4db33d5c41758cf5af00a4906b55b0a208b5848436313fd3d8ccf6be7f1af62ecedd3a5c4c301dc5e11d

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\KDSSGD\LIN.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
b2bcd668abf17ee408d232cc636614b2

SHA1
c354f941121515536c4f0d9ae49ed1a9b28534b4

SHA256
563f5e99f0beb961ecf6a8284bf41fee3e85d6f63cdff1669438f5a2168bfd99

SHA512
ba1be164de5919ae45f4bedfebe7e7799626b457f07b42fc43b8912f2932955833617b45e147e2e4d406f57f57f50c1869aa611db18a569919395e42fa53a702

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\KDSSGD\LIN.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
cb13f55f265d014787f9590a3f040485

SHA1
a309d74537dc687e87312a95e8c2c6b0276b6b3f

SHA256
93a42514a5201f6948ff99f53a91cf7d91c512c949ddb0bf4f8ca2ef5eb3e939

SHA512
ed7f424bfacd23cb3164cbe90d72d7b66101f1960a99c09e6172a7d38ce87f2d7fb62d0553325c2f58d4b8825df394994369ddd73ba8e1c1e903250dfab66413

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\KDSSGD\LIN.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
a9ea3f61a57b36cde9953afd91f18d34

SHA1
e7e931b96b6e39b64a2a38d704bbe9561a234cbc

SHA256
accbdc6de9b6b671e6dc5bda9f1f983fbfcaa07467fbf6eabd25b9d5314d82ec

SHA512
0a6a42a772a3afd66233d9d3abb962b3a8cbf3d6e0e719352795b6441a148617dbe788991f0cead29d4b1540726504c9c56bebd9836ae6263b82a121fafd89fc

Download Submit
memory/2304-15-0x00000000003B0000-0x00000000003B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2304-17-0x00000000003B0000-0x00000000003B1000-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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