ardamax | b241291eb130d4bdfca61e6f30f643d9f738636cd4e19360d3f1df175258c57d

General

Target

G-Force.v3.exe
Size

2.2MB
MD5

db5d584b4e7805ae925ab8fd906fc793
SHA1

e9b52ff4267c016b947594b7c4b92199b26a0ea3
SHA256

2c427d26f27921f352705fdaeaeae2b8b2e3d35e781bc812a3d464d1b113d170
SHA512

479ddbcde88755e237fd8255b7b7009dbc7dfa2cc5a0ebed6856fd08b16033c7852c5f8a8be8bcf299c550afba75b9f3208f4b8464a0281f007fb2ae14fc89ee
SSDEEP

49152:uz+TTOELWGYemn7zFkGklMt/ZROnLdPrSPreU6e5+4uNof9vg5TRZXZN:uNELWGQFpklGKnLd2Prj6ephf96TRZpN

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
behavioral4/files/0x0007000000023491-8.dat	family_ardamax

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 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-1-5-21-2392887640-1187051047-2909758433-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	G-Force.v3.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2392887640-1187051047-2909758433-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	KET.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4396	KET.exe
1248	CF_G4box.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4396	KET.exe
1248	CF_G4box.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\KET Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\OJQJAX\\KET.exe"	KET.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\OJQJAX\AKV.exe	G-Force.v3.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OJQJAX\KET.exe	G-Force.v3.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OJQJAX\	KET.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OJQJAX\KET.004	G-Force.v3.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OJQJAX\KET.001	G-Force.v3.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OJQJAX\KET.002	G-Force.v3.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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	G-Force.v3.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	KET.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	CF_G4box.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4396	KET.exe
4396	KET.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	4396	KET.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4396	KET.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4396	KET.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs

pid	Process
4396	KET.exe
4396	KET.exe
4396	KET.exe
4396	KET.exe
1248	CF_G4box.exe
1248	CF_G4box.exe
1248	CF_G4box.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 4396	4544	G-Force.v3.exe	84
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 4396	4544	G-Force.v3.exe	84
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 4396	4544	G-Force.v3.exe	84
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 1248	4544	G-Force.v3.exe	85
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 1248	4544	G-Force.v3.exe	85
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 1248	4544	G-Force.v3.exe	85
PID 4396 wrote to memory of 4496	4396	KET.exe	99
PID 4396 wrote to memory of 4496	4396	KET.exe	99
PID 4396 wrote to memory of 4496	4396	KET.exe	99

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\G-Force.v3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\G-Force.v3.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4544
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OJQJAX\KET.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\OJQJAX\KET.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - 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
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4396
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OJQJAX\KET.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4496
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CF_G4box.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CF_G4box.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1248

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

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\CF_G4box.exe

Filesize
1.9MB

MD5
c75b096937d0bc64888c8fb0f00202a3

SHA1
a376b0e8e1aeb9fc4eeef635ecb0a2be933a37e2

SHA256
9be2826d4d638e9c37869ee7fe563b15a919e062ddeec9987f1d94f314cb7249

SHA512
b886a9dea4405ab3139ce0e9f3491a7acfb7c94ece1d76a09484055bb42ef96387bb6a94ad2bff52b673a22fbdfa58debb9808e6f7c1f90fd85c46b27817407e

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

Filesize
485KB

MD5
42150775d201a85ebc379d21aa253f85

SHA1
fccd7df34e16abaf8d55935016cdb15df8041e06

SHA256
00206ccef9ee8da111cc547c698b7e61736b328de48ac5c307d05f2921ef0b9c

SHA512
4ff3c587a8d88e319acb028829c75ecb3e11c16a62ba9c2090720613c51c6555af698ba8ff75672b405602f196ed1b99dbeb9395bae62aac2140fa31600b36e0

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OJQJAX\KET.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
9681d3e1f2c53ad98b8467b3acca33fc

SHA1
04d5d08781f27d6e08ad0262f7325b2be4db7743

SHA256
baecddca15ea6932b9cd4e7f5bae848c3c290660a85c408b898150c6f8fd744e

SHA512
5c6191fb676ace9d1c2ddfd4e98651959ab24b718ab626c343e2bb271d31edd8ba43ed9de528c7832ddcc2137d2424c22bb19f115dc252e1400cfcd3edce2098

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OJQJAX\KET.002

Filesize
44KB

MD5
e65e4bdb2c86226589b88f101153c01b

SHA1
731be43621721dba20f0bb74966ea08043ef37fd

SHA256
e8a9477bc04824357c0f0bcc1cb665e1dfb6cf5c05f68517749f6cb11821cec2

SHA512
7700ee197f109a8f2cff2e529715e371e36c1d9924af0bedef9285f76898d3448847af3bff342813b9bd8ca619b7c39b9607150596008ffc6fe68b338f6769cd

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OJQJAX\KET.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
17bc85930396b074064e721225685a34

SHA1
645a848624e382112da4bd39d7dd578e30a9098d

SHA256
0043685266530d0fae323b1f6c2a435d2a45ff5413d32ac45ef3753cb26bd9ed

SHA512
1e24383157b39c323b49340b824661bbb43dc56b78a92bbdc34f0b676cce3f5fc28cf8de56d67a677486e87192862e74b19ccac32925923e2cccc80e7a75cf73

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OJQJAX\KET.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
9a6a50772539f5a61fefa29c34666223

SHA1
b2b8650d817ef7d86bfef48420e9716f0ffdccce

SHA256
93db12799d366bbb10f28b923188e3f1457b3ec931ddf33ddeb131a80e46f00b

SHA512
eb5f89e6b27981d85dc235edc477a4397d08b9e89d638b0e07301a26ca6e640f12251fdcfe1386df4167a2928bc60959289329531bc7a9e14a232ead22935fed

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memory/4396-25-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4396-48-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000611000-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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