ardamax | e595fb87749e5bf28cfdfe7172a82f4c7fab5d4c443c2d4a7080847c0fed3e18

General

Target

92afde5e1da52f169e91a94109537dbe_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.8MB
MD5

92afde5e1da52f169e91a94109537dbe
SHA1

a5dc7682adbd7da14b9acc8f923ca00dc2321a1e
SHA256

e595fb87749e5bf28cfdfe7172a82f4c7fab5d4c443c2d4a7080847c0fed3e18
SHA512

8b54bfd86b211a2529963cdded2797f3a1197f9eb393738f663c913d5844740cbe8df8783048d8208626aa5e5a55c68ae042a86a6b0ba2029a9ceb05cafc2e1a
SSDEEP

49152:zH0RTHNpx0QZj0m4UgdCTx9GgY26h0bEWE9LYOw9+N8viTwMXj:zHCu4n4ZqLGgB6h0i9LYOw9u8aTwMXj

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/0x000700000002361f-8.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-1-5-21-2170637797-568393320-3232933035-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	92afde5e1da52f169e91a94109537dbe_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3152	XKQ.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3152	XKQ.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\XKQ Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\HHEBNC\\XKQ.exe"	XKQ.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\HHEBNC\XKQ.004	92afde5e1da52f169e91a94109537dbe_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HHEBNC\XKQ.001	92afde5e1da52f169e91a94109537dbe_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HHEBNC\XKQ.002	92afde5e1da52f169e91a94109537dbe_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HHEBNC\AKV.exe	92afde5e1da52f169e91a94109537dbe_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HHEBNC\XKQ.exe	92afde5e1da52f169e91a94109537dbe_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HHEBNC\	XKQ.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 2 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	92afde5e1da52f169e91a94109537dbe_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	XKQ.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	3152	XKQ.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3152	XKQ.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3152	XKQ.exe
3152	XKQ.exe
3152	XKQ.exe
3152	XKQ.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 3152	2160	92afde5e1da52f169e91a94109537dbe_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 3152	2160	92afde5e1da52f169e91a94109537dbe_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 3152	2160	92afde5e1da52f169e91a94109537dbe_JaffaCakes118.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\92afde5e1da52f169e91a94109537dbe_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\92afde5e1da52f169e91a94109537dbe_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2160
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HHEBNC\XKQ.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\HHEBNC\XKQ.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:3152

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --field-trial-handle=4460,i,4174666705242427184,7333705955694532165,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4092 /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:1744

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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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HHEBNC\AKV.exe

Filesize
459KB

MD5
3a96acb4dc45307f05fc177cf07742aa

SHA1
f8d198305383ac8c1ef2c359a898d1d4f431576b

SHA256
14a550138c38cb91d2b9967dfd607bc4a46c6fa6d267a6f5e1c0131162d1527d

SHA512
3cba04fc5e3b85c4a7a33bda3ef96091e9763b1db6a76c2ad50a809ebc2232752c331807074b6ab1490182f97d052d24b6e550a74991f65c0b4cea557db87a0f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HHEBNC\XKQ.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
d19ec1c0bd415150fb4d3edf925d9a6e

SHA1
8df56e86d2459be9cf4b3d8f55bce9b4e1806bf6

SHA256
2c0bd5f9a0ba273e594ca613970c6c6ef32c2ad10a1757c77645d267f37a9e68

SHA512
b3815767c350c67c5b9823539e71fdefe7b33504b19beeeda6063cc29cfdaaec9767eef4b4919216beab86170da629c8e57e1d7bf6f41dd3cf43331570b021d0

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HHEBNC\XKQ.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
76a1d9ae4d761069b795d6e891855aa5

SHA1
1540e9abb812497007aee9885d1ea35e810defff

SHA256
02a1f41970ded0a4fb834db6ced2f54b432a29048831de7793bc0aa459970567

SHA512
4dc3af04fa7494ea67ef4f44bdb3c681d01ef8cd2ad37c98e5a1b41d7ef10efff1bf55c167f7faac9b0298773a5864d06fb860fee5724463f8eef2c1a978bbfa

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HHEBNC\XKQ.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
6cdbedb49d3afed507718a63d03f8206

SHA1
cc87f64127f9a75c7f9bdc2d9d7f4ba180d12990

SHA256
7ed3646571af8f12f9c6b01330a7974f88f615b01b659800bd32ef6d819f94f5

SHA512
5ca8b6820666658fe51804717266cbd45d8cf23926807e2b94601abcfab89a3e8783dd4203e587cfaec8346f44433fc51400e9b96c97cdf3521f7f1c6e864228

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HHEBNC\XKQ.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
9be3091aa81569ce6ae396c39a4bdd9e

SHA1
805d6fa574027836c13bdd1fae956fd55c0002e9

SHA256
74d1f43449380ab7960d9655d897d413010a2171e201ea7c8039a3c9a671fd46

SHA512
e1627ecb79a5e4a5fafa1f31fe4c22c5f899eb4f0ea2887da9090b42d3ecba1a0540829b42064aad2779346dad493e25ad428703b932448c1d5973d46b6ba4e0

Download Submit
memory/3152-16-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/3152-18-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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