ardamax | 34abdf449c108aa88b479eaa59ba4e8ddbde0a6e2e34869af0392d5f2865d6ee

General

Target

ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f
SHA1

4f876961a6ee86b029ecdf33bdccb1e35f299460
SHA256

34abdf449c108aa88b479eaa59ba4e8ddbde0a6e2e34869af0392d5f2865d6ee
SHA512

005d4d7e07f45690667190c193916cbe6907d6d430d4ec80da99711c4a6881ff68050e37f7e632f06c88756b5d356570151fbeaa8440d7655d19a33f1f77bc95
SSDEEP

24576:4ZxTIGZ5daCDmWMfeCc85BuHkW1yKHl8V/4AIpLlouWQYNyBcSdC96L6q4TPaxPM:4XT3ZHDKFBsBl8VAHsxN73RNLDR

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/0x0003000000017801-6.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1616	CNL.exe
2972	STB-09.exe

Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2192	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe
2192	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe
2192	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe
1616	CNL.exe
2972	STB-09.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\CNL Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\FHSEXG\\CNL.exe"	CNL.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\FHSEXG\CNL.004	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FHSEXG\CNL.001	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FHSEXG\CNL.002	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FHSEXG\AKV.exe	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FHSEXG\CNL.exe	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FHSEXG\	CNL.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	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	CNL.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	STB-09.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	1616	CNL.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1616	CNL.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1616	CNL.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1616	CNL.exe
1616	CNL.exe
1616	CNL.exe
1616	CNL.exe
2972	STB-09.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 1616	2192	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 1616	2192	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 1616	2192	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 1616	2192	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2972	2192	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2972	2192	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2972	2192	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2972	2192	ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2592	1616	CNL.exe	32
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2592	1616	CNL.exe	32
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2592	1616	CNL.exe	32
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 2592	1616	CNL.exe	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ac8a19aa396c0e36de3062b555a0710f_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2192
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FHSEXG\CNL.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\FHSEXG\CNL.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
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1616
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FHSEXG\CNL.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2592
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\STB-09.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\STB-09.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2972

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

Indicator Removal

1

T1070

File Deletion

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

1

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\STB-09.exe

Filesize
249KB

MD5
66df62cccbef60a833c5fc35f0c784d7

SHA1
368750b0e379ed242867bc442ebeac3e6d9c3c61

SHA256
55cbb6a102bda34a54b2bacfdd2a5f02926a5ccd78d17a375b3dba15a0c37f39

SHA512
39dd3ce0c83ad0af71991f05fff5c3c482c8eb2432e508abfd312245da1b0345db0d6425f8ae7dd1c39072fcbc25b1c6b152de6b8ee895db29eacac97813e82d

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

Filesize
456KB

MD5
a65c554c77c4607a4efdef07b9503fb9

SHA1
4faa215bd772deb3223dac1601972fce2f6c05f1

SHA256
7d32aa95d682ac91df6efa4efc01e5675f69e72fc9821632006111df44e08d7c

SHA512
44be9403aff24e3bdb886a883b7ad8fa06950d969ef1588c4dab43fcc030768d4797fd4ce645ddfe49949d6a97fac5061f2d840ab086b5e43189e5adb441438a

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FHSEXG\CNL.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
c04e0de732e8f56b401e409c4417149c

SHA1
7b260b3600345fb72af9fd0e4025b4a125c8dd08

SHA256
0d359c2c70001f56c14e7e29a12456c82606bb9a46f9db1f8216a9087775dec6

SHA512
d9e2bf02bcb144a8c37e05cb2544ca46fe93e1f2b5a4e08832d533ab9348ddb9153b5c36efa4186d625a80af5d546331d740a13f43c5195ccb4829c98eaa69b0

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FHSEXG\CNL.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
0bd62bfd704775e87ad02803fa43a08d

SHA1
71d1b148f9a02a41ae9fb9509afd8b8c30c659bc

SHA256
003705607c52e94082e387bb103c75b59cc523d401408fe28aecc9f82891e14b

SHA512
55d8160a75b999c7f0de2c90d0884d5050b22616c26b58a30fa02ae5b97ffd1e9bf0ef969b0b2970111816da6382c5b0328cfe50d8308fa15918f7088521c186

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\FHSEXG\CNL.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
86b63726200d9ff6662fd2de00b9fcaa

SHA1
f4ecf611b4dca6c60901993a10b44e8c485f9b95

SHA256
b203eb072b0e912d402ba0c5652a13f788d3b69abf6ef73ca01d9ad9317b7eaf

SHA512
ce116dfb3244fe68b8fb42875fba4e512f4cdc586bec5945428f4a0a539169ac84292cdb3310e4974eb2c4342b6205e8fee32e47a2840b104cf28db9e1750c3a

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\FHSEXG\CNL.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
82dc38922620ab6a5850f391584d2657

SHA1
ef30f091ff7aa242600f19e87f2b7b0cd7b0764f

SHA256
b464e42b8dfef6629030283e19c20bcc69d6d7c1bf9bb7e8df472f762debcea2

SHA512
4ec72c1d1599721ee1205f46a74a71fb67801e4d7aa6ca55907c2461a03c41cc3e1333e0b4ed9631b92e2310f45bf27cf865a5cc7ee2507e92f58cdb467023e8

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memory/1616-27-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1616-34-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2192-20-0x0000000001F70000-0x0000000002073000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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memory/2192-19-0x0000000001F70000-0x0000000002073000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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memory/2972-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000503000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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memory/2972-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000503000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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