ardamax | d3dc6d1359e7ad3ba3601f5b19f339ec88ee9e407024dacf77ad55e88b44b205

General

Target

6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7
SHA1

0e36607409ac6a4377723074ad09ac9e20c4e342
SHA256

d3dc6d1359e7ad3ba3601f5b19f339ec88ee9e407024dacf77ad55e88b44b205
SHA512

b93216e2791f29a51f5b18f1409f7e859d20114e52fc7db8585ef355f9b8ed3036a80d5da97efef51515aa2817a88b493d3c77a8062afb414781950844158243
SSDEEP

24576:yGLDngp5eo+32uLRmF0jvaUiW8DwyIZUuCOVWdaowv1okwOI1ZPVoWDoqZOPrtV4:HLo5eo+muLRFjyv7IzCKWy1jwFPVNo/s

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/0x0006000000018bd4-9.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2808	LKTF.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
3036	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe
3036	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe
3036	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe
2808	LKTF.exe
2808	LKTF.exe
3000	AcroRd32.exe
3000	AcroRd32.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\LKTF Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\LKTF.exe"	LKTF.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 created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LKTF.007	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LKTF.exe	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	LKTF.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LKTF.001	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LKTF.006	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	LKTF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3000	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2808	LKTF.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2808	LKTF.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs

pid	Process
2808	LKTF.exe
2808	LKTF.exe
2808	LKTF.exe
2808	LKTF.exe
2808	LKTF.exe
3000	AcroRd32.exe
3000	AcroRd32.exe
3000	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2808	3036	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2808	3036	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2808	3036	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2808	3036	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 3000	3036	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 3000	3036	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 3000	3036	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 3000	3036	6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6b1817042284839dbfd6c1f5175c13d7_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3036
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LKTF.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\LKTF.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2808
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EQ02.pdf"
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:3000

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

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EQ02.pdf

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
3dfc582359aee59ed39b7bdbd181a9e9

SHA1
593270a3df5f28893b677ade0bd20f2c0e190ca8

SHA256
3bdf2cf5e4843e982f1e054331f00e7c41656c068f0fcfe932040a924463d647

SHA512
d3103fc0940c7da1382ae27e44806d717cbadac6779580fbe492d9718982fac727b99c90c07958dc8a62892fe416a46e0f2108815ecf066cc8c7eb8c61820b22

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\9.0\SharedDataEvents

Filesize
3KB

MD5
c61a2a702795779beb5320a0e80243e7

SHA1
4b48c3809961bcbd0375f8b0d1ba8d7fc8aa5f91

SHA256
fb190a9769fb8e067a44cc8fffd184cbff6cc95b259719a764d1503bc4ba785f

SHA512
06dd6d1d695d5f9001e785cf14b5853757b5a589bf458afedda28d2ad39ff43f0cd39e62a6ef4b907d4d461812b56db6166c10b07980669e4c7bc23f7906bd3f

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

Filesize
410B

MD5
f3f1e64f43a3b1d885f9352ec326ecf9

SHA1
05717fc5633a7242d1d9a44ab0f35d5843a04409

SHA256
fbb7b63ae7c77de9380fc1c5ef4bf3aeda6ad10f287a20f1ab454a82d69eb450

SHA512
3aec0799e9ba09a98288b589b770ab0a6e32ebc07eac4c94eded6ff6450aeb85dcae66b71b5fb921273d773d341e2b810270b9fba1de2fcce86cf56e22fe547d

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
81e20f4361cf8f5a57812871c24d945e

SHA1
5d7877d6959ab26599b05795a71633f00c37a3da

SHA256
e6e8b4a29dccb3531f58c75b754caf7f26afe3e7043239305fd0ae7ab2f7571d

SHA512
69b1d75ab7123054bf98cf3a0f2cc7a0749cda8d85ebdef85be7d89f1454154ce29070907b934727a6c5276ff430e94810b87a5634d25d8529df9ee36fd20818

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
e9fbdcc2f5fb657fa519b3f5c69fc52d

SHA1
c49cca77b46a59d620711de7564d43e5dafcd2b5

SHA256
cc440cfc4ce1a1ff503cc9e8937c59aae64bfce4daa3e7dc757220a25cadc2e4

SHA512
913759967e16b99d8ea66433e5dc99d5ddbf737be6784306e67c2b23a525b7a578fcae1028221d3209abc452ff30508eb750c62113c3868a7af36b544e525fb1

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@9D77.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
25530555085337eb644b061f239aa9d4

SHA1
8d91e099aba5439d4bfa8bce464c94e3e1acf620

SHA256
3fb6b438ad1530abdd068bffb303fb8a4de51430e0e18ddb6b1a0469ffab8325

SHA512
b1f9de0c276533a5a7070aeb2b6415cc1c0bdd2baf5e0645c6ac5ba767cab0d76e5b4461800d89724992af2c863294ada3c1eb2e4516183fe2010c33d47d6a2a

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LKTF.exe

Filesize
473KB

MD5
97d8ad45f48b4b28a93aab94699b7168

SHA1
8b69b7fd7c008b95d12386f6da415097e72151de

SHA256
661df22a66b2062b233eb0bd9665de924cfe0ac9c6ba29e20ffef24f817f9331

SHA512
3351eac970bab391de410fcf1937da75d2e4722b808f10332f487ddfe469544e32e7d4ed0e5bdc19bd5f472cffcc55ca1498c95945b4e9c4ceff6ff5cc521c8a

Download Submit
memory/2808-23-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2808-46-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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