ardamax | 5d346cfd763f8d6ee33a8cfeba9e54ecc8a8979bc848dddc557f5f1225954a8c

General

Target

5f28a2ee9b80def8ef4e28a2f904e089_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.0MB
MD5

5f28a2ee9b80def8ef4e28a2f904e089
SHA1

3504bafc8da5120be801a0ce7b748940a0e046ea
SHA256

5d346cfd763f8d6ee33a8cfeba9e54ecc8a8979bc848dddc557f5f1225954a8c
SHA512

a63994d34e943e8e37e21188f94d962039352449dcfbc01bda20fc1ed9e0786d7cd5122615e432fa52a7773d623d467e8138ba1ebd0250ece7a779e80847bc7b
SSDEEP

24576:gbPTLTO4Up70PxjwS2InBOOoN98r7ZezyvHOQLQHX9I8Y2M1mf:g7TLi4zPOS5sn4fZezyvHOQk3L1Wm

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/0x000700000001659d-6.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2796	AMT.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2524	5f28a2ee9b80def8ef4e28a2f904e089_JaffaCakes118.exe
2796	AMT.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\AMT Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\CPVRJK\\AMT.exe"	AMT.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\CPVRJK\AMT.004	5f28a2ee9b80def8ef4e28a2f904e089_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CPVRJK\AMT.001	5f28a2ee9b80def8ef4e28a2f904e089_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CPVRJK\AMT.002	5f28a2ee9b80def8ef4e28a2f904e089_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CPVRJK\AKV.exe	5f28a2ee9b80def8ef4e28a2f904e089_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CPVRJK\AMT.exe	5f28a2ee9b80def8ef4e28a2f904e089_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CPVRJK\	AMT.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	2796	AMT.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2796	AMT.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2796	AMT.exe
2796	AMT.exe
2796	AMT.exe
2796	AMT.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2796	2524	5f28a2ee9b80def8ef4e28a2f904e089_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2796	2524	5f28a2ee9b80def8ef4e28a2f904e089_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2796	2524	5f28a2ee9b80def8ef4e28a2f904e089_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 2524 wrote to memory of 2796	2524	5f28a2ee9b80def8ef4e28a2f904e089_JaffaCakes118.exe	29

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5f28a2ee9b80def8ef4e28a2f904e089_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5f28a2ee9b80def8ef4e28a2f904e089_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2524
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CPVRJK\AMT.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\CPVRJK\AMT.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:2796

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\CPVRJK\AKV.exe

Filesize
448KB

MD5
c49125a39e0ae69b1cc77040ba8a9441

SHA1
92941e9559d9b1a0a944595377b6c5d44b53a6a4

SHA256
f7e3d70532b7a0b04bde2fc3a9439b8a95ba7b89eff5f214ef53041a58c97524

SHA512
f61f42e500ebdd0559c420f05849265964e58aba7bb2be1095d41dddc1393ccf2191de0ed61d5fefd3957c4890c61fced1497481b76f158a12f7d95e626224c6

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CPVRJK\AMT.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
29136121b1c0307a02a8826477995613

SHA1
4dffe908036a21be56a9caa739ec1bf1cf9bd0ca

SHA256
f9dd403e696d2128cafe9a4bab54a28161745934df6d3479a066083a61515402

SHA512
2c7077ff82e948b9a9b6b16214dfdd11e222f07fb0a75aec59a9dafc29906907f24e0c625cefd5032321cc7883c00fd0abc7801f185983190f353b6dff2774c7

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CPVRJK\AMT.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
d977f26d7f7ffcb0f002813b55ff032d

SHA1
7e17b642dc1286908c18caba6fedb890de8fcc86

SHA256
2ce6c66843f0d0f156ae523f25d2cf4c9886fcae7b4f69deefbde4bc5328bf29

SHA512
e291f6acf5df88c52eb9232d55eb43fc08cbd423b7ae46148f710de909db49c04fc1d64e05b8e307ddd880134c525188109b94182ca99ea5934b66b9316e9e25

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CPVRJK\AMT.004

Filesize
742B

MD5
1faf3562c97f83ed75ff87fe111868de

SHA1
e6ae18c5eaa7e7194adadc3daea24785f55042d5

SHA256
008e8e6df61ee0812c2679b2fa80912efcbd0cb836aa60c0c9d93962eb832b0b

SHA512
2e07125689572a6337daa38ec2b2a6ecfab8e46c8fb3dda99a7f237df3aba83cbb841875268216a232b84b550f17f70c1ba83908f91a9fcc9d5a6c3819e3e555

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\CPVRJK\AMT.exe

Filesize
1.4MB

MD5
27a49221ba75a90934342bbe70f6c954

SHA1
751e322d6f7e46c132f0f97c56d60344248f1959

SHA256
946611f5091452aa46310d3ba8a885e808617b8ae9c57a468f7fe3abda4b052d

SHA512
9476f49d2e3c10f3e5cd91313e03405f944bc9887fd65e6c2236caab3a42e2c9a5392d7c34f6c5787a7dc8c3cfd43a3a90a6e052176aa60a43da0327d7ff78d6

Download Submit
memory/2796-15-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2796-17-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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