ardamax | cd7909386958ccc1303c504277817d14773eee82d2212310a6e4e1e0ec31b129

General

Target

8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

525KB
MD5

8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083
SHA1

4268121ae81999209b40a22b08a88ffd798813b3
SHA256

cd7909386958ccc1303c504277817d14773eee82d2212310a6e4e1e0ec31b129
SHA512

ab740187e63bbcb4ee751e3715069672699f898812cd65641a6ba15b21e776175b18093e5c406e306bda803e3b6dc4754eae44b8d52bde4b65e80a339d0fe5d9
SSDEEP

12288:7XzpU6FQBlyn42b7nMARIW5jATjkxndFDae4EVrnLufiYLsFjqD0f:XpU8sy42bjAW5+j0nnjVrnC0jf

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
behavioral2/files/0x00070000000233c1-12.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-1-5-21-2412658365-3084825385-3340777666-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1384	UAPN.exe
1388	hackshield_bypass_v1.5.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
4228	8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe
1384	UAPN.exe
1388	hackshield_bypass_v1.5.exe
1384	UAPN.exe
1384	UAPN.exe
1388	hackshield_bypass_v1.5.exe
1388	hackshield_bypass_v1.5.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\UAPN Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\UAPN.exe"	UAPN.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\28463\UAPN.001	8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\UAPN.006	8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\UAPN.007	8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\UAPN.exe	8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	UAPN.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	8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	UAPN.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	hackshield_bypass_v1.5.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	1384	UAPN.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1384	UAPN.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1384	UAPN.exe
1384	UAPN.exe
1384	UAPN.exe
1384	UAPN.exe
1384	UAPN.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1384	4228	8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1384	4228	8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1384	4228	8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1388	4228	8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1388	4228	8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1388	4228	8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e65d6d540b21578a3e7dcc9b8ced083_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4228
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\UAPN.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\UAPN.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:1384
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hackshield_bypass_v1.5.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hackshield_bypass_v1.5.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1388

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

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

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\@5DC0.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
25530555085337eb644b061f239aa9d4

SHA1
8d91e099aba5439d4bfa8bce464c94e3e1acf620

SHA256
3fb6b438ad1530abdd068bffb303fb8a4de51430e0e18ddb6b1a0469ffab8325

SHA512
b1f9de0c276533a5a7070aeb2b6415cc1c0bdd2baf5e0645c6ac5ba767cab0d76e5b4461800d89724992af2c863294ada3c1eb2e4516183fe2010c33d47d6a2a

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hackshield_bypass_v1.5.exe

Filesize
40KB

MD5
698e133cf02738f214eb108f2b9ecdc0

SHA1
9984b5418b8b987f7845c8e9873642906fcd5cf4

SHA256
218e5c5979cb344cf47210da49ea10bc145394d20b95944460e8193068e12ca2

SHA512
0a6c3299334970a5892efe8f13bd3daf5be71a8cdfa2b3eb4335b8b758c53e6b84d180ef0d59b003f83ac297066bf357d692f00ea0318fb08801ff56fc632292

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

Filesize
395KB

MD5
d63cc8679a63448db1c64252e14e4ab5

SHA1
10b3a9ac4bc16e8ac1cd05e50b4d540fa3ef223e

SHA256
29b3646a556879a4a48e4f2f81e09179c34ac2051ed3e4f4c28e293092470d3d

SHA512
cb1911e1a77fb9be560aa4fd8bbef65e181b6d4438d65657501dbcd8dbf488ba01738a7222f35f8d4317e8df8c6f307d9e3623d6e3e45753e138b80fb68ff768

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

Filesize
474B

MD5
8f14306209af9b8697376adb736a680f

SHA1
d4328fba1a58890f3f0a86c70f721c04960e6bcc

SHA256
6fbdd4bf915fb9f7cd997582b3d19621ddb2e42b2ebd8ba06483b5231e80d97f

SHA512
f0bcb0e86d5bd735a771f65e7c8bd73fc4ba68e6aa215da70104a723fd808cd27bc03cdb9d9cadda77364324b39baa615e9583580f0d15b5f30ef28d89372cc4

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
81e20f4361cf8f5a57812871c24d945e

SHA1
5d7877d6959ab26599b05795a71633f00c37a3da

SHA256
e6e8b4a29dccb3531f58c75b754caf7f26afe3e7043239305fd0ae7ab2f7571d

SHA512
69b1d75ab7123054bf98cf3a0f2cc7a0749cda8d85ebdef85be7d89f1454154ce29070907b934727a6c5276ff430e94810b87a5634d25d8529df9ee36fd20818

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
e9fbdcc2f5fb657fa519b3f5c69fc52d

SHA1
c49cca77b46a59d620711de7564d43e5dafcd2b5

SHA256
cc440cfc4ce1a1ff503cc9e8937c59aae64bfce4daa3e7dc757220a25cadc2e4

SHA512
913759967e16b99d8ea66433e5dc99d5ddbf737be6784306e67c2b23a525b7a578fcae1028221d3209abc452ff30508eb750c62113c3868a7af36b544e525fb1

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

Filesize
473KB

MD5
97d8ad45f48b4b28a93aab94699b7168

SHA1
8b69b7fd7c008b95d12386f6da415097e72151de

SHA256
661df22a66b2062b233eb0bd9665de924cfe0ac9c6ba29e20ffef24f817f9331

SHA512
3351eac970bab391de410fcf1937da75d2e4722b808f10332f487ddfe469544e32e7d4ed0e5bdc19bd5f472cffcc55ca1498c95945b4e9c4ceff6ff5cc521c8a

Download Submit
memory/1384-31-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/1384-38-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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