ardamax | bd606273b31dd6f9e49f9e210d6af408a71bf8e481709a8a7b37680becaa8fb7

General

Target

abe7941a771703eeaf5e47634f942799_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

abe7941a771703eeaf5e47634f942799
SHA1

0d2eff68aaeb3963e5faa98e3213e25ad9b1e50c
SHA256

bd606273b31dd6f9e49f9e210d6af408a71bf8e481709a8a7b37680becaa8fb7
SHA512

c2b30708a78bc6b64f91e8a65ed06f84132caa8e315fd50020749807694ca99da514e2416aa8620ff197897ed599f84cd8a2258043cab9ccdb46449fb82f696c
SSDEEP

24576:VzwTT6GVHp48E7gJLeZWMcn3WLNK1dJbr9gQ91H7:Vz+TbV9kOLeMMcn3WLNubrTH

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/0x0007000000023615-8.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	abe7941a771703eeaf5e47634f942799_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1756	BLP.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1756	BLP.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\BLP Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\AVCAKW\\BLP.exe"	BLP.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\AVCAKW\BLP.001	abe7941a771703eeaf5e47634f942799_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AVCAKW\BLP.002	abe7941a771703eeaf5e47634f942799_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AVCAKW\AKV.exe	abe7941a771703eeaf5e47634f942799_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AVCAKW\BLP.exe	abe7941a771703eeaf5e47634f942799_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AVCAKW\	BLP.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AVCAKW\BLP.004	abe7941a771703eeaf5e47634f942799_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	abe7941a771703eeaf5e47634f942799_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	BLP.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1756	BLP.exe
1756	BLP.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	1756	BLP.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1756	BLP.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1756	BLP.exe
1756	BLP.exe
1756	BLP.exe
1756	BLP.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5636 wrote to memory of 1756	5636	abe7941a771703eeaf5e47634f942799_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 5636 wrote to memory of 1756	5636	abe7941a771703eeaf5e47634f942799_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 5636 wrote to memory of 1756	5636	abe7941a771703eeaf5e47634f942799_JaffaCakes118.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abe7941a771703eeaf5e47634f942799_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\abe7941a771703eeaf5e47634f942799_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5636
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AVCAKW\BLP.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\AVCAKW\BLP.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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1756

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=3820,i,2904906934812054273,11716976550456127484,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1424 /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:5520

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\AVCAKW\AKV.exe

Filesize
485KB

MD5
42150775d201a85ebc379d21aa253f85

SHA1
fccd7df34e16abaf8d55935016cdb15df8041e06

SHA256
00206ccef9ee8da111cc547c698b7e61736b328de48ac5c307d05f2921ef0b9c

SHA512
4ff3c587a8d88e319acb028829c75ecb3e11c16a62ba9c2090720613c51c6555af698ba8ff75672b405602f196ed1b99dbeb9395bae62aac2140fa31600b36e0

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AVCAKW\BLP.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
9681d3e1f2c53ad98b8467b3acca33fc

SHA1
04d5d08781f27d6e08ad0262f7325b2be4db7743

SHA256
baecddca15ea6932b9cd4e7f5bae848c3c290660a85c408b898150c6f8fd744e

SHA512
5c6191fb676ace9d1c2ddfd4e98651959ab24b718ab626c343e2bb271d31edd8ba43ed9de528c7832ddcc2137d2424c22bb19f115dc252e1400cfcd3edce2098

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AVCAKW\BLP.002

Filesize
44KB

MD5
e65e4bdb2c86226589b88f101153c01b

SHA1
731be43621721dba20f0bb74966ea08043ef37fd

SHA256
e8a9477bc04824357c0f0bcc1cb665e1dfb6cf5c05f68517749f6cb11821cec2

SHA512
7700ee197f109a8f2cff2e529715e371e36c1d9924af0bedef9285f76898d3448847af3bff342813b9bd8ca619b7c39b9607150596008ffc6fe68b338f6769cd

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AVCAKW\BLP.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
ccd120b1bf54d4ff5364eae38227078d

SHA1
b4465d096fdca0b9b703ac71c28abf343d6d9256

SHA256
d1c861cc843b2ab3a5c08a4162f860fd38b5b57ab4ad0e30cd7b1fece8dc8d49

SHA512
718a635ccfb282a4142d35956b8b984d351c0970996515fe86f818ee766e0c19b4c3dab01784029102af63f94cdc32f9b61d212bf019ccc05a9308fe6db5a100

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\AVCAKW\BLP.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
9a6a50772539f5a61fefa29c34666223

SHA1
b2b8650d817ef7d86bfef48420e9716f0ffdccce

SHA256
93db12799d366bbb10f28b923188e3f1457b3ec931ddf33ddeb131a80e46f00b

SHA512
eb5f89e6b27981d85dc235edc477a4397d08b9e89d638b0e07301a26ca6e640f12251fdcfe1386df4167a2928bc60959289329531bc7a9e14a232ead22935fed

Download Submit
memory/1756-16-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000651000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/1756-18-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000651000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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