ardamax | 4f39eb15caf1f914da1fd37c3446fe79bdf6b3650dfa08dbe91972227a7d8574

Analysis

max time kernel
122s
max time network
123s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240708-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
27/08/2024, 22:33

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General

Target

c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23
SHA1

7e273cca94a8fe28d1ca41bec533274cf99d135f
SHA256

4f39eb15caf1f914da1fd37c3446fe79bdf6b3650dfa08dbe91972227a7d8574
SHA512

8acc51762452c20c8ce0f91054ed039a6b279e8d2c536af129a5f23ab08b97389c974eef7a3a3c96b6f8134ef4b57d18e5181858fb4c821db1f5f5aa880bdf5c
SSDEEP

24576:UHvZThWXS3+wfvh66/dbfoeVL9pjl2+y5p00fWshv6Fw/qoz:cBTgs+wYkbAerpjqr0KyFEL

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Credentials

Protocol: ftp
Host:
ftp.drivehq.com
Port:
21
Username:
homecomming

Signatures

Ardamax
A keylogger first seen in 2013.
keylogger stealer ardamax

Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000018716-6.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2740	DIR.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2924	c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23_JaffaCakes118.exe
2740	DIR.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\DIR Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\XIUOCP\\DIR.exe"	DIR.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 14 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\DIR.004	c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\DIR.exe	c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\DIR.008	DIR.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\Screen_Aug_27_2024__22_33_42.html	DIR.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\DIR.001	c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\DIR.002	c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\AKV.exe	c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\Screen_Aug_27_2024__22_33_42.jpg	DIR.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\Screen_Aug_27_2024__22_34_12.html	DIR.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\	DIR.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\Screen_Aug_27_2024__22_35_12.html	DIR.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\Screen_Aug_27_2024__22_35_12.jpg	DIR.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\DIR.008	DIR.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\Screen_Aug_27_2024__22_34_12.jpg	DIR.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	c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	DIR.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2740	DIR.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2740	DIR.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2740	DIR.exe
2740	DIR.exe
2740	DIR.exe
2740	DIR.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2924 wrote to memory of 2740	2924	c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2924 wrote to memory of 2740	2924	c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2924 wrote to memory of 2740	2924	c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2924 wrote to memory of 2740	2924	c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23_JaffaCakes118.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c5dc872493484557cca5115944d5bc23_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2924
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\DIR.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\XIUOCP\DIR.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:2740

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

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

Filesize
461KB

MD5
7e335c1258740a5798c2b3eea5a97229

SHA1
6ce1e98ddc05a4b9e772901c9bc6caae4103267f

SHA256
667ab5d791b89216a46f7dd3a1bcb9b7e5f235415a74a9678ca41cec051c462f

SHA512
8c190dd139f5459a91c81871f53fc080a81c6397c68cb5b0ee195571012cc8af923b10cd77301da1816f935d36a0587d1c75126f5553005a0f50eb22d3441cb4

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\Aug_27_2024__22_33_42.008

Filesize
87KB

MD5
90dfd583b56f5443bdca798c48f47ead

SHA1
9df8a45e79206f86b07d89b05b388d35e4823033

SHA256
484ad2b1d26032b5e3bfcc56e2c3ba4eca9c96c71aff1b5f394db925b565a58f

SHA512
18bc19a475392c640b53522f24aa87e72d8211b7b798b315cc4be75a0567ce9590ee72302670a9da67450fed0657a0e5797d4bedcaac600a82553f91b66be80d

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\Aug_27_2024__22_35_12.008

Filesize
87KB

MD5
6c234684c0718ae64f2806a2bc59d460

SHA1
5f1e058c27b41342d571015b27a54f4c72dc16a0

SHA256
bd8c399a196ee61f01f79d7187ab9365e7aea60f0acb2ddf6fb830acb76ce8d1

SHA512
9bb04a1108652b288185b22f30532a4f3407ba888511de3433886cd415f43c1ffe542f00ce0dd789302ee4884d2bc42b70fdc4cb26e1a537f6d482143ef5dead

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\DIR.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
9fca42b7fa3132ded471b886c4bf8a51

SHA1
86109ac13f8b63bd3467bbf05e39c5cf9bd11d26

SHA256
c519bcfc50245700b30cb417478b46810443b03a6447387dd1d0a13966ff00dd

SHA512
bbdd590e1bd2971fbc6a462f6501341c0808d658ba3407b051f9d299d9babf0632af092d64c6ad290d4ae5d9db8c367898a064bbea916c516c0a54066ad698ab

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\DIR.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
4c30b3e90b3da5619bc0d5f53c025135

SHA1
829f487b7c26f6cb8b7f211b2331abbc5229aa61

SHA256
b632cedab7ce3d19eebc0d31864dc8c38cd249dcbde299cda818f7026ec294cf

SHA512
fd0b36fb43c6b62f6d47455b392276d4e3710b204ef11c70cefed417740a4b5d9357ba37f612f3f87d539175af312ead05bc7a4360fe3e26fd43c56e856e6313

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\DIR.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
6d66dcf4e350505eefc17a779c2b6bde

SHA1
b631ee7e1051ae3c937b803d9e323232821300a2

SHA256
1fafa2f8a90c99690bceee928c9e99a893788ac2409cff0ebbdf3d63b257387a

SHA512
06470a2f223ccf8cad834d97ffc5c0e982c1c15d935e055452275d8c9b098bf34b998b87263fc870cade02f35422eaf2b17cc29efd1459359f7367c2925d5b11

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\DIR.008

Filesize
87KB

MD5
5a7caf1b39ccc84c53c63812e8d2b4df

SHA1
8fd71b6aaaada76ace921f5914265749a7341cc6

SHA256
cd89120f4b51edab01a7ede87115f67b66feebb781df381909f5d72edb310380

SHA512
d5df8ac7d3efaf9ea16d41e757ae2878b5f6b56c5a40fa392fb15cf24390553007764b53d89bcbcd073a7ce56990fc1a75226f846b3738f2dff225b78f4cf453

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\Screen_Aug_27_2024__22_34_12.jpg

Filesize
87KB

MD5
c765beb5de9ba8411c5c2ced701850e2

SHA1
2c2d79880e8487609ef3a4f88e337098c985b32c

SHA256
e10f9132eb9a6a610ca5ad9ddd7e11a20562528418d0f6a8ce6272e4c9d5084f

SHA512
4a330410bce201976d0715b318e6984d826633ee04261ef33c5681e14d54bd5cb64c584bedc4ecd77a7abaff9a43c1ea547b2ea5c038fbc7568aefe0c30dfaa9

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\XIUOCP\DIR.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
9c28244f2dbe3a4758b532838b0040c9

SHA1
4b58bb4033d43ae64af6c18db48d5d25e23f6121

SHA256
cb770745d547a27a4b99fdbe27a672135f812b29d94fd2b843d06bb5aa1748aa

SHA512
24ed3d4c6aae307a0f1bb1f063b211152644b06d7425a5fe24b09f5f747dd63011451cef3f47cc4985b3316cf1213c056d38768ccb7f44cb2fab28cf4e30e969

Download Submit
memory/2740-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2740-17-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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