ardamax | 7bdf04c19997afad09f5be70925980e1573f74c93d683174c9c313e9e5a6bda2

General

Target

5d12290cc5b7f1a2a35e4f67f563f7ce_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

5d12290cc5b7f1a2a35e4f67f563f7ce
SHA1

4f83e80434e713713ce02706b2eafd387b2adf41
SHA256

7bdf04c19997afad09f5be70925980e1573f74c93d683174c9c313e9e5a6bda2
SHA512

851a66761345b5248d656ded8b897afa3ed0fefd5980c2c5090cc3e4d0a5988bf06bef907773ab738affabdafc00e3673465671b3169e0a302efe770bdb3cb05
SSDEEP

24576:0HvZT8A2viflr/AWaJhJxDSzeSeUKs9aT/TtmA2wbO6ZidIkHAGa4pd:8BTQix/AhhJxDSSXds9aTTkAOlgA

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/0x00070000000160d9-6.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2752	BMY.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2292	5d12290cc5b7f1a2a35e4f67f563f7ce_JaffaCakes118.exe
2752	BMY.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\BMY Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\CHQQRX\\BMY.exe"	BMY.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\CHQQRX\BMY.004	5d12290cc5b7f1a2a35e4f67f563f7ce_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHQQRX\BMY.001	5d12290cc5b7f1a2a35e4f67f563f7ce_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHQQRX\BMY.002	5d12290cc5b7f1a2a35e4f67f563f7ce_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHQQRX\AKV.exe	5d12290cc5b7f1a2a35e4f67f563f7ce_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHQQRX\BMY.exe	5d12290cc5b7f1a2a35e4f67f563f7ce_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHQQRX\	BMY.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	2752	BMY.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2752	BMY.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2752	BMY.exe
2752	BMY.exe
2752	BMY.exe
2752	BMY.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 2752	2292	5d12290cc5b7f1a2a35e4f67f563f7ce_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 2752	2292	5d12290cc5b7f1a2a35e4f67f563f7ce_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 2752	2292	5d12290cc5b7f1a2a35e4f67f563f7ce_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 2752	2292	5d12290cc5b7f1a2a35e4f67f563f7ce_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5d12290cc5b7f1a2a35e4f67f563f7ce_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5d12290cc5b7f1a2a35e4f67f563f7ce_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2292
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHQQRX\BMY.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\CHQQRX\BMY.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:2752

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\CHQQRX\AKV.exe

Filesize
461KB

MD5
eed8ebfafcd3dcb0f88b237388fba8df

SHA1
620767d6de979bf360e3a188ed03534c769f337b

SHA256
dc3c5152d69547ffb583574707025eee74af46882cdf851221f66b1e81d2ed90

SHA512
28148a2bfdbcaf61f5f664c6b4dd0377d151d775ad001818da2bba6327f02020fabb016a4c8aaa5f841ea1dc1a6d8419bca55bc74924a657476e15abbd8dabb3

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHQQRX\BMY.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
34c92b717ae97bc926f56ba56a44f24a

SHA1
ccaf3c6bf0c73564d0bf19c92b8d25008ffffbfa

SHA256
6e60d85b35f5e9222375f606e4116b38364a4a943596ddb0d914cf1cf4791774

SHA512
2a9eb63837db128c9e036976d903ebd925e6952ab6bf4efa0e370e79f9fefe0ed6e44e4ab444f56ace1149f4dd14797f568e8827e7cebd1e5581dcf309f9745a

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHQQRX\BMY.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
246761f047f6aa98d6eaad66a2f883b9

SHA1
42474a5b23d03e094103b62fd7e820457cf807c4

SHA256
3774021a3cdf32d23fd5921cea4de8c26b08f0d601f3097550a7e8af7b00f111

SHA512
d39d0913975ca2f8d585b72667d76de09ce7817f6de26ef21a8b62edc25d7fab39785f036992d19ca5700f5fc2ee377e696142c41529f23f503e8eefff393144

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CHQQRX\BMY.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
17aba2b97c2fb8876eca3c71e08a7c64

SHA1
84d74f54419dbea7c70fd1b88e9a4036585641f7

SHA256
d7735e496a5d9532a26d8b88e55fedf179c00fbeffd01eabc23930eeb9bc72f3

SHA512
47536f1db4b2cd932d12ea4b3eccc06f8ffba276dee6ec41ebfac9049a9b78ab9b81f80fcef599c2caa27e90f69d1f81cd8e79edda40a132f5b28bdc799f2d34

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\CHQQRX\BMY.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
9ab9b7b74790b7bb2798dd2b26f4a913

SHA1
e8ffa981a0149aa6441dcb0dd42f7baf6eb773a2

SHA256
df1c8d608ebd300889cf21c3bda6d5dd2574d68e1f530cc5a885449a22177a75

SHA512
ffffe21d8cc244aacaaba2eb13cc77ad800a196ecf6f77637a8a1f6d456cabb8331970ab358ab21dcf9832343379b4f0486da3990d45eb2f2765e55b7404739e

Download Submit
memory/2752-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2752-17-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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