ardamax | ba196926ca35e7e7144fdbe2a26be51f5570f938d92e8811cffb560b5f9002aa

General

Target

5c25bf68835574d720d2f2419e51bcce_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

582KB
MD5

5c25bf68835574d720d2f2419e51bcce
SHA1

58ffea6265516a94f272e84936d220b669008e70
SHA256

ba196926ca35e7e7144fdbe2a26be51f5570f938d92e8811cffb560b5f9002aa
SHA512

535c5ad44eae7955861523fb3a7f2a50a7779615aa6749132ae8ef8019ce1007c2a6f2f959d267d1ca6e30cade98b57bb433de1d161d3a44dec49b85693eb38b
SSDEEP

12288:TIaJ7TvUUqFoo1ZT0Mvth2SWOUTwFXHWTtRWpDaOywedq8ZUu:h7Tvvquo1ZA+tdWMWTy5Noq8Zf

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/0x00070000000234d9-12.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-1-5-21-2990742725-2267136959-192470804-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	5c25bf68835574d720d2f2419e51bcce_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4136	KIRX.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3100	5c25bf68835574d720d2f2419e51bcce_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\KIRX Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\KIRX.exe"	KIRX.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KIRX.006	5c25bf68835574d720d2f2419e51bcce_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KIRX.007	5c25bf68835574d720d2f2419e51bcce_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KIRX.exe	5c25bf68835574d720d2f2419e51bcce_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	5c25bf68835574d720d2f2419e51bcce_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KIRX.001	5c25bf68835574d720d2f2419e51bcce_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 3100 wrote to memory of 4136	3100	5c25bf68835574d720d2f2419e51bcce_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 3100 wrote to memory of 4136	3100	5c25bf68835574d720d2f2419e51bcce_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 3100 wrote to memory of 4136	3100	5c25bf68835574d720d2f2419e51bcce_JaffaCakes118.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c25bf68835574d720d2f2419e51bcce_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c25bf68835574d720d2f2419e51bcce_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3100
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KIRX.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\KIRX.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  PID:4136

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@B0F1.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
cde9827bcff03c6c1f883f693c8c6700

SHA1
c2ce6d6a1dd2e17d8736e779ebe1f6d0383b4f46

SHA256
ba4566adf8b2cd5a6afb6fcb2a43cd80139d1882f71f03ccd4d0eea71fac8252

SHA512
11b901e644a52826c317435dc87872b55a36fa9d477530a030d1f137beb2710544b1f0e2fd23b3f6528f2f71ab55c66d219a87f1d5bc0f6ec0fd5aecd7659bc5

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe

Filesize
526KB

MD5
450aa859ed8139935812c13199c050b7

SHA1
6a5a3cbf66edfb5cd67088c628376d85a1a1aa2f

SHA256
f2f71eea47e67a00808504052b6518e4bbc6d455327d91b579dece4d3bed12f6

SHA512
c824a415ee77e941e9da9288e94ee25bbeb6120c661d9042fc0de40b339a354b878b2a06fe58b1b508c170d080310d92c952aceaf8c1279cb18799986214ccac

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KIRX.001

Filesize
370B

MD5
6afab250ae6d293505a0e71c7b5a10ff

SHA1
3caf92659b928ffd070a288daad99b1f0e97ded4

SHA256
efa170aea2e0338ba5959b9764baff6da75e0953b43c80b57638b35aa9be5dd9

SHA512
cac56215933071d2a23a96c608968d6aef0d4d5b268b9db71db68cec3a4ac1eb8b7163190560061f060a19b84b82313ea49246dcf908b10a7659a6e9db69d150

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
acfe714319d5092d079a46d20785dab8

SHA1
67c491b9abb9ecffa1c87ce9ec1d516cd5fd9715

SHA256
832732c6ebefed88a2db93f73867ca0d5bd5b2a012ccbcfcf26e22bed6dc4fac

SHA512
895b25109ae1d6b64c6383cd74e8354cda27aa4925c06d7ef90edb748fb7765a07253ce0f69b3d0a13f8c63d1d226df61f50a56fe05569d31a4a5265f4175a8f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KIRX.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
dd462f9742de6d9d95459334538c2b1f

SHA1
8718400320b2aa38ff37dba0fe82062e5d3839bd

SHA256
b172cb7ab44abac00ea09707fe8926aa327e01f22726a887fa0e8eb72cdf1e54

SHA512
bc21d555ade6009250a892ef4b55f8ee96998dfafb3557da1e347297f0dc5f0e53e635f4b5d53261cccc46629adabd208fbc7a53fb826ff1606c47eb57e4537c

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KIRX.exe

Filesize
567KB

MD5
4ea1467f05af54ad8c98ee4926aff85c

SHA1
a377d95a18ed943cae552af415647ec6e9861c1e

SHA256
b5a510cf3884c0217cafd5f378ce3eb389bd4e88eea5f662e5c364a6e3fb4476

SHA512
049b8f935e96773f35f67d0ff6de74e6dda04f5add09964500a356184db0c3229943ef5a27df2b1e8098bf693e3016007272e797c37e99a1ebdce0999363963d

Download Submit
memory/4136-23-0x0000000000590000-0x0000000000591000-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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