ardamax | c4bf748a94a9e39cc6227c9e6307856adf8eb9c1913d008c830d9c0f31ec3539

General

Target

9cd93a84cdaacef73e3a70a0658eddbe_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

9cd93a84cdaacef73e3a70a0658eddbe
SHA1

30f66817079f581bff37beaad9b4736f0796a343
SHA256

c4bf748a94a9e39cc6227c9e6307856adf8eb9c1913d008c830d9c0f31ec3539
SHA512

06192ff3c205a86059b94d143401c5ccc47cab946843b13b0e6968112b797fe2b1e83b8be7d29c00b7e1451a6499ae0ab6ceb21995b45b55499ff4ae19dd68a6
SSDEEP

24576:mk/AToMge6sPF2hdse7WjFGa+m1rPQW/Re4Fts5DdGVubPeLuobD:3oTFQsPbaoF32W/RetkQjer

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/0x000700000002343b-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-1-5-21-523280732-2327480845-3730041215-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	9cd93a84cdaacef73e3a70a0658eddbe_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2332	AGH.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\AGH Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\SHFVDP\\AGH.exe"	AGH.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SHFVDP\AKV.exe	9cd93a84cdaacef73e3a70a0658eddbe_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SHFVDP\AGH.exe	9cd93a84cdaacef73e3a70a0658eddbe_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SHFVDP\AGH.004	9cd93a84cdaacef73e3a70a0658eddbe_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SHFVDP\AGH.001	9cd93a84cdaacef73e3a70a0658eddbe_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SHFVDP\AGH.002	9cd93a84cdaacef73e3a70a0658eddbe_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 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	AGH.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	9cd93a84cdaacef73e3a70a0658eddbe_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4484 wrote to memory of 2332	4484	9cd93a84cdaacef73e3a70a0658eddbe_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 4484 wrote to memory of 2332	4484	9cd93a84cdaacef73e3a70a0658eddbe_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 4484 wrote to memory of 2332	4484	9cd93a84cdaacef73e3a70a0658eddbe_JaffaCakes118.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9cd93a84cdaacef73e3a70a0658eddbe_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9cd93a84cdaacef73e3a70a0658eddbe_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4484
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SHFVDP\AGH.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\SHFVDP\AGH.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2332

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

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:\Windows\SysWOW64\SHFVDP\AGH.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
7a5612cc859be918c5767487f8a6815a

SHA1
a855d3a3e6336ac0508a8099e8ace14680394c36

SHA256
643419bc7e3a46ecdd7196858b3489c806c5edc486b513ce58519a109544c9d1

SHA512
31c541870dbc695c34d132c4232accc2fe511f30188a4db33d5c41758cf5af00a4906b55b0a208b5848436313fd3d8ccf6be7f1af62ecedd3a5c4c301dc5e11d

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SHFVDP\AGH.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
b2bcd668abf17ee408d232cc636614b2

SHA1
c354f941121515536c4f0d9ae49ed1a9b28534b4

SHA256
563f5e99f0beb961ecf6a8284bf41fee3e85d6f63cdff1669438f5a2168bfd99

SHA512
ba1be164de5919ae45f4bedfebe7e7799626b457f07b42fc43b8912f2932955833617b45e147e2e4d406f57f57f50c1869aa611db18a569919395e42fa53a702

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SHFVDP\AGH.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
12988a8cb843993b4a04b4bd3dff2f0a

SHA1
eb8e1a81dbde6a70794131435a4982244ada8c6f

SHA256
15dd7e2767330cd4f8c402abf1f2723650168ea3a29e6f8e4d07ee83edd02ea4

SHA512
a90fed64bf7efe7964251c8d95e38af82edac570c01a94c4d2b33a40d3f279c2fe720a4e465d07bc943982891022b1709a8590798ff0182e479496a0029a9b2f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SHFVDP\AGH.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
a9ea3f61a57b36cde9953afd91f18d34

SHA1
e7e931b96b6e39b64a2a38d704bbe9561a234cbc

SHA256
accbdc6de9b6b671e6dc5bda9f1f983fbfcaa07467fbf6eabd25b9d5314d82ec

SHA512
0a6a42a772a3afd66233d9d3abb962b3a8cbf3d6e0e719352795b6441a148617dbe788991f0cead29d4b1540726504c9c56bebd9836ae6263b82a121fafd89fc

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

Filesize
466KB

MD5
4c5711d8a02899113661bdff195d80d5

SHA1
263592abea6d60887defb4b1bcb47dbb383edfb6

SHA256
661eee852ace18c0fe63548e3ca276866b40dd0dce722f67976b8c4bfdb92195

SHA512
4b16ee6c75a169ad02c6b30d08efcd969ba8840adf49f6eeec3abbe8b9f5f288e1b1cfb4431711a74510a6973663335e43d256ae0dcd1a68f55331152a4f64ae

Download Submit
memory/2332-16-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2332-17-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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