ardamax | d32faf3480020b199609a446d7f029e72872d94f7906a71c47c7b057e52ce3aa

General

Target

a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

2.8MB
MD5

a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46
SHA1

40d1b8c5308138851352a56a4504e4635b0daaff
SHA256

d32faf3480020b199609a446d7f029e72872d94f7906a71c47c7b057e52ce3aa
SHA512

09da1c69fc42b75d645ed79d6812328ea473b7201ace76fd081ad43028072d2d7d034b403139b866f8171e78b57bb8770a945ed673e0da46075abe3b4def21ff
SSDEEP

49152:564MT4bQw63wo0YDQ3IGm+z2Cl8pfQ7vTpzJNes21NnjO5kWBeiF3J3GsYd6:56sS3B0xYtilOfQ7vTddcYQitJ3X

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/0x00070000000234d5-8.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-1-5-21-945322488-2060912225-3527527000-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4520	VVM.exe
5096	quickmacro6.exe
1444	is-OKGRT.tmp

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4520	VVM.exe
4984	a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe
5096	quickmacro6.exe
1444	is-OKGRT.tmp

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\VVM Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\ISEEWV\\VVM.exe"	VVM.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\ISEEWV\AKV.exe	a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ISEEWV\VVM.exe	a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ISEEWV\	VVM.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ISEEWV\VVM.004	a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ISEEWV\VVM.001	a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ISEEWV\VVM.002	a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_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 4 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	is-OKGRT.tmp
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	VVM.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	quickmacro6.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	4520	VVM.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4520	VVM.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4520	VVM.exe
4520	VVM.exe
4520	VVM.exe
4520	VVM.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4984 wrote to memory of 4520	4984	a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 4984 wrote to memory of 4520	4984	a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 4984 wrote to memory of 4520	4984	a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 4984 wrote to memory of 5096	4984	a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe	88
PID 4984 wrote to memory of 5096	4984	a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe	88
PID 4984 wrote to memory of 5096	4984	a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe	88
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 1444	5096	quickmacro6.exe	89
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 1444	5096	quickmacro6.exe	89
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 1444	5096	quickmacro6.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a9f4058d5d948ee92449396883c79f46_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:4984
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ISEEWV\VVM.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\ISEEWV\VVM.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:4520
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\quickmacro6.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\quickmacro6.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5096
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-OEFAR.tmp\is-OKGRT.tmp
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-OEFAR.tmp\is-OKGRT.tmp" /SL4 $9005A "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\quickmacro6.exe" 1465573 52224
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1444

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-OEFAR.tmp\is-OKGRT.tmp

Filesize
647KB

MD5
b683339ce008e97a0243a0f83bca1e09

SHA1
a8a4c078225ec9d94912762bda3a745d83dbe8f4

SHA256
5c6b8a1ab73cd03140040a3093e0d8466c666cd3fe17e8660dbc1a30d0b6f925

SHA512
c39b2501f5887c363633c94b04d58396a0d285ff65963ed513e99ff2dd7f36da323904278c6a64b9f1f637aaeed17e3d9d40540baa9805369cc664a32c62c780

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\quickmacro6.exe

Filesize
1.6MB

MD5
2a14254d7e082736d830b0c0243d5683

SHA1
ac0b4ce4aadf840070a856b2bdec3435f1e0fea8

SHA256
ef237552fe64467c214632329b6af0c9e53984b1b9953a4f06699a7a628566aa

SHA512
6d47b22a194e01247e2957ee804b296205d401b5a2fb3c1101b980b7a159308b38895301b57564793ca47042e85dc5cbf49e98200ba2a2a78c232836635b1a4f

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

Filesize
456KB

MD5
51507d91d43683b9c4b8fafeb4d888f8

SHA1
ead2f68338da7af4720378cd46133589fc9405ba

SHA256
71b3aecefd36e4855a369019ac5871c544d39f8889d23cd455466a24cdecce6b

SHA512
a5a7ff3f8ffb72719b7e2c9dc2719c99ea32bd68994918ea027c0d7d54cfe0c80bfd34486dd8d3cdd390376bc4c8d1f7d97de4b98b7d39a3e10c3e2682c07d1c

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ISEEWV\VVM.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
383d5f5d4240d590e7dec3f7312a4ac7

SHA1
f6bcade8d37afb80cf52a89b3e84683f4643fbce

SHA256
7e87f6817b17a75106d34ce9884c40ddfb381bf8f2013930916498d1df0a6422

SHA512
e652c41ec95d653940b869426bc2cbd8e5b3159110ffaab7d623e23eebe1f34ca65be6a9a9cdcd5f41aec7567469d6b4d6362d24ae92267cddb8940e1265806a

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ISEEWV\VVM.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
93df156c4bd9d7341f4c4a4847616a69

SHA1
c7663b32c3c8e247bc16b51aff87b45484652dc1

SHA256
e55b6eabf0f99b90bd4cf3777c25813bded7b6fc5c9955188c8aa5224d299c3e

SHA512
ed2e98c5fd1f0d49e5bac8baa515d489c89f8d42772ae05e4b7a32da8f06d511adad27867034ca0865beae9f78223e95c7d0f826154fc663f2fab9bd61e36e35

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ISEEWV\VVM.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
6bc4d7a1a7aab9f734a544a4c021da55

SHA1
404f4411746c38458f096ba380f32f051e25b0cb

SHA256
37fcd4f59675e2436815907bd0cf1cafbfacfc91b44f42336621b95b95347bc0

SHA512
5058183909c5cb03e7eeeac47068ede6f3e919765bc3b8ad86cbe503894684a78d94cb61ff69e1ec40eec60a1b227da4083197d58c2bea5c1aae51c01725bc8f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ISEEWV\VVM.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
3cd29c0df98a7aeb69a9692843ca3edb

SHA1
7c86aea093f1979d18901bd1b89a2b02a60ac3e2

SHA256
5a37cd66508fa3fc85ae547de3498e709bd45167cb57f5e9b271dc3a1cb71a32

SHA512
e78f3206b1878e8db1766d4038a375bbebcbcdb8d1b0a0cb9b0dc72c54881392b9c27e2864ad9118702da58f203f13e0ad5d230980ad1ef2370391a2c4acffc9

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memory/1444-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/1444-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/4520-16-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000761000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4520-45-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000761000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/5096-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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memory/5096-33-0x0000000000401000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
36KB

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memory/5096-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

Filesize
76KB

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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