ardamax | ee07f087b064cd00f83076fcf15525484ad37bd7e7da3f21b576b75cfc0f857a

General

Target

9f9524ca7d6fa59f9d95d33c093a4a12_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

9f9524ca7d6fa59f9d95d33c093a4a12
SHA1

5cb063648786b3aed899ae9b33ce049cc961dfc9
SHA256

ee07f087b064cd00f83076fcf15525484ad37bd7e7da3f21b576b75cfc0f857a
SHA512

f999e3c59c0965a2798b2fd761a8247c0ef494757432051851b7775c954b74811b6957e45f3743d699d8dfb695419eee816b6b5755382be54853a0abb473e6f4
SSDEEP

24576:x0NzTCmffLoKsx2mvw101qm5v8962LVQyAjnqh7HicruZdtaO19AMeM8M5:x0pTnfe27bQ2LeyAj2ynJTQHM

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/0x00070000000234c5-8.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-1-5-21-656926755-4116854191-210765258-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	9f9524ca7d6fa59f9d95d33c093a4a12_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3064	BKB.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3064	BKB.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\BKB Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\QQDRYY\\BKB.exe"	BKB.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\QQDRYY\BKB.004	9f9524ca7d6fa59f9d95d33c093a4a12_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQDRYY\BKB.001	9f9524ca7d6fa59f9d95d33c093a4a12_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQDRYY\BKB.002	9f9524ca7d6fa59f9d95d33c093a4a12_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQDRYY\AKV.exe	9f9524ca7d6fa59f9d95d33c093a4a12_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQDRYY\BKB.exe	9f9524ca7d6fa59f9d95d33c093a4a12_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQDRYY\	BKB.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	9f9524ca7d6fa59f9d95d33c093a4a12_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	BKB.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	3064	BKB.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3064	BKB.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3064	BKB.exe
3064	BKB.exe
3064	BKB.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 824 wrote to memory of 3064	824	9f9524ca7d6fa59f9d95d33c093a4a12_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 824 wrote to memory of 3064	824	9f9524ca7d6fa59f9d95d33c093a4a12_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 824 wrote to memory of 3064	824	9f9524ca7d6fa59f9d95d33c093a4a12_JaffaCakes118.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9f9524ca7d6fa59f9d95d33c093a4a12_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9f9524ca7d6fa59f9d95d33c093a4a12_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:824
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQDRYY\BKB.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\QQDRYY\BKB.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:3064

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:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQDRYY\AKV.exe

Filesize
485KB

MD5
b905540561802896d1609a5709c38795

SHA1
a265f7c1d428ccece168d36ae1a5f50abfb69e37

SHA256
ce666ce776c30251bb1b465d47826c23efaa86ec5ee50b2a4d23a4ceb343ed53

SHA512
7663654f134f47a8092bae1f3f9d46732d2541ab955e7604d43a0def1e61e2bc039a6753e94d99f1d04b69f55a86f1fb937513671019f1bdf100edb97b24badc

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQDRYY\BKB.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
f354f72924cdfe4c8afcc85005803b21

SHA1
817bf228f2f6fdb45bc54abb30efe96729bd65c8

SHA256
d1edf8e95bc50e5fc944b07c19d643a9a3dc17e6744c718257baf8b79789e540

SHA512
57e837cc6901558fe114f5cf06590dde935daf4bd16eb9bbce76967944e079b615a8da827d46ff27d0b841a1bf9701a86618090cb5b6dd5e1bac1630cdad0233

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQDRYY\BKB.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
f195701cf2c54d6ceadad943cf5135b8

SHA1
9beb03fc097fc58d7375b0511b87ced98a423a08

SHA256
177c1dcc7f13158445f0b99713e9cad205da86e764940a48d43dc375565b0dec

SHA512
f78def1ab431bb2b7b647ec76c063c30a87cabd22605f94cbe4fbb6f757fd54ddf7861d3842a0e369abfce94b68d41dec0fe2322a74f67d9875f561f92b20025

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQDRYY\BKB.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
57fef145dd7e6a8584aa10a4baa77ff1

SHA1
3aa410fcc0ee0b9be486f98301ddeaf33befc74c

SHA256
b529978a335088ad868642abd1d8cf77807a62aeed9a3ab001546929b7736ee5

SHA512
d563ff2926f6cdbe1a9e62bd4ce77ad19bf6382b8f392a6d6e8f5637909f81e10f86a2f580de7e1aa765ee975be4b8279b0812ff4e99051e3407e607acd99c32

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQDRYY\BKB.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
d95623e481661c678a0546e02f10f24c

SHA1
b6949e68a19b270873764585eb1e82448d1e0717

SHA256
cecfadce6fb09b3977c20d15fb40f8f66a1d7e488a4794451d048a598c3417da

SHA512
dee02644d92ed30e88bb10e9dcdba97abd9949b230059ec20cf5d93061f9cdb77b1e793e5f69d0b51595c30077c3ddd093348d22b070ce898ccefe28b8062591

Download Submit
memory/3064-16-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/3064-18-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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