ardamax | bf64426dbf45d1afbb004820c2c992864bb780a51362de87d4cd663f788832b9

Analysis

max time kernel
119s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240708-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
13-08-2024 13:28

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General

Target

9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0
SHA1

3939ebdcfc15628bcd452c8f6e9df897df49f59f
SHA256

bf64426dbf45d1afbb004820c2c992864bb780a51362de87d4cd663f788832b9
SHA512

9723e259d5d11c4466c48c0727dc8f164dae6bc6d1a392b47e39c71d9d8b757766b2a962b6592ad37d3b1b4e65b0761edf14107acabc42d1bced0a99059ee233
SSDEEP

24576:7pOjy8CCmRG/9krMXWBpsTdsyGToxA6noIKChePqXu5q09:0jzwG/9k+WBiTdsy26pnoIKZiXuo09

Score

10^/10

ardamax defense_evasion 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/0x0006000000016dec-52.dat	family_ardamax

ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs

Detects file using ACProtect software.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x00080000000162e3-30.dat	acprotect

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1452	Fire Joiner M0D By yorll and legionpr.exe
2404	Hooper.exe
2828	JTMI.exe

Loads dropped DLL 13 IoCs

pid	Process
2984	9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2984	9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2984	9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2984	9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2404	Hooper.exe
1452	Fire Joiner M0D By yorll and legionpr.exe
2404	Hooper.exe
2404	Hooper.exe
2404	Hooper.exe
2828	JTMI.exe
2828	JTMI.exe
1452	Fire Joiner M0D By yorll and legionpr.exe
1452	Fire Joiner M0D By yorll and legionpr.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\JTMI Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\JTMI.exe"	JTMI.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
Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
defense_evasion

File Deletion
T1070.004

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\JTMI.007	Hooper.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\JTMI.exe	Hooper.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	Hooper.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	JTMI.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\JTMI.001	Hooper.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\JTMI.006	Hooper.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 5 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	JTMI.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Fire Joiner M0D By yorll and legionpr.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Hooper.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2828	JTMI.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2828	JTMI.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2828	JTMI.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 9 IoCs

pid	Process
2984	9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe
1452	Fire Joiner M0D By yorll and legionpr.exe
1452	Fire Joiner M0D By yorll and legionpr.exe
2404	Hooper.exe
2828	JTMI.exe
2828	JTMI.exe
2828	JTMI.exe
2828	JTMI.exe
2828	JTMI.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 1452	2984	9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 1452	2984	9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 1452	2984	9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 1452	2984	9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2404	2984	9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2404	2984	9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2404	2984	9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2404	2984	9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2828	2404	Hooper.exe	32
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2828	2404	Hooper.exe	32
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2828	2404	Hooper.exe	32
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 2828	2404	Hooper.exe	32
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 2564	2828	JTMI.exe	34
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 2564	2828	JTMI.exe	34
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 2564	2828	JTMI.exe	34
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 2564	2828	JTMI.exe	34

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9346bcf2ce91e9e6ebde6fab046839a0_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2984
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fire Joiner M0D By yorll and legionpr.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fire Joiner M0D By yorll and legionpr.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1452
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hooper.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hooper.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2404
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\JTMI.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\JTMI.exe"
    3⤵
    - 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
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2828
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\JTMI.exe > nul
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2564

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Indicator Removal

T1070

File Deletion

T1070.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hooper.exe

Filesize
735KB

MD5
d9b00d69d59666452baec1a99477b9c9

SHA1
4716a2e60e6ac0f66538bbbe9506d940b87d4a83

SHA256
243603e036d9c9b4dae064f15ad629072eeea5169ade64ee83d7c6ee8dc4f67f

SHA512
37d7f2d60d8cefe1cdcc098f3514183aaefd700cd5cddc9d2c7d593fe90323154098d41a80df8cccb9ea78ae28e0edd716c774db813839788fe8f40e33b9bbf9

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

Filesize
395KB

MD5
b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321

SHA1
0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87

SHA256
14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a

SHA512
10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d

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

Filesize
492B

MD5
d20faa6d65d8467c9a05ae810546b14a

SHA1
3261601a4433c9c4d2ab471a2ae6805a1ff4f024

SHA256
e33b8c6f218805c3fdc614fb2665151b3e386b54e50efa5ae534a2472bbe50a6

SHA512
8cafe44d888a26b2d6fae9b4a7400d91623fd732fa2c0b856e538d5035011dcfc42c44fcf995ccc2344914ff467281508898870c59aa9fdd6ca91847b6d176c0

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

SHA1
f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

SHA256
3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

SHA512
e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

SHA1
d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

SHA256
a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

SHA512
fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

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

Filesize
473KB

MD5
17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547

SHA1
a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb

SHA256
1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd

SHA512
b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@A297.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

SHA1
d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

SHA256
d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

SHA512
494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fire Joiner M0D By yorll and legionpr.exe

Filesize
448KB

MD5
ed03810faa6e11fb95d1c100ebe67f7b

SHA1
6b9c8f27a5176271e2f635b397d9d5ccb081eab9

SHA256
d8e8b3231b8d0f4ef7730a1154b66e85b205b6d165006aab72dc62d377af5bc1

SHA512
054887c3ba7d1df37cf40debfeda632a2c67620d06f3d249282e11e41797737ebbb79f8eeca67b03577d0246144b2e76e6eb4da5095d3b6a6db2cbf13aa670d1

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lqlA277.tmp

Filesize
172KB

MD5
685f1cbd4af30a1d0c25f252d399a666

SHA1
6a1b978f5e6150b88c8634146f1406ed97d2f134

SHA256
0e478c95a7a07570a69e6061e7c1da9001bccad9cc454f2ed4da58824a13e0f4

SHA512
6555ad6b4f4f26105ca8aad64501d74519a3e091f559b4b563d6ffb20a2ddfcde65e4fe94971a9bc65e86db577f2548ca00f9920d341c8ea808b04c0947d61d9

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memory/1452-38-0x0000000003530000-0x00000000035A3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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memory/2404-57-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000293000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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memory/2404-58-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/2404-33-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000293000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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memory/2404-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/2984-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/2984-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/2984-22-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000349D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/2984-23-0x0000000003480000-0x000000000349D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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