ardamax | ffb3fb6b0bc0d25ac0636546e8b9d012e4095787974efcfcae369795e41c748e

General

Target

c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

847KB
MD5

c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49
SHA1

811f6e3422104e98de52000eae21ddab6f76f3cf
SHA256

ffb3fb6b0bc0d25ac0636546e8b9d012e4095787974efcfcae369795e41c748e
SHA512

660a0d1eb084ff203e31acf188a564ffc5fb5cb0e041ab41f66021f1e7f7d1efb5a048ce2420101d8862a56d2c575c5cd3ebdb5cff64a7c04697cf54b3bb84f8
SSDEEP

24576:zHFnUboWB3QNPnAW+ZsmwA3OFU9iI1cPpp:JnB9pozjs

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/0x00070000000235f4-12.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	c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3704	PXCI.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1888	c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49_JaffaCakes118.exe
3704	PXCI.exe
3704	PXCI.exe
3704	PXCI.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\PXCI Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\PXCI.exe"	PXCI.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\28463\PXCI.001	c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PXCI.006	c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PXCI.007	c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PXCI.exe	c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	PXCI.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	c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PXCI.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	3704	PXCI.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3704	PXCI.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3704	PXCI.exe
3704	PXCI.exe
3704	PXCI.exe
3704	PXCI.exe
3704	PXCI.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 3704	1888	c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 3704	1888	c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 1888 wrote to memory of 3704	1888	c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49_JaffaCakes118.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c564a8b7cd6f0983ceb447939ef22a49_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:1888
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PXCI.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\PXCI.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:3704

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=4276,i,13995403245988825027,7033610968827661507,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1316 /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:1008

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@3FF2.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
a55cbc0f0125b005ef369020b4c17806

SHA1
010af3e2e84b337e91f5e0c791b01e1d527211ce

SHA256
27cfe74936e4090aafbef07ee45725923f4b1243135e1e3a51e3385dbcd7b637

SHA512
88e5f7905c86d73bc5af028f20c8bf49f700307926c5b92814c245abe08e9c35841116d428ddbd7b957b47ccc8980684c12608b6818e4b6c1c8c0d27d54a07be

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe

Filesize
457KB

MD5
46ccfd974518e5849738449034a05a17

SHA1
d391108816aed7ba8f7beb205ad7171c74eae6b2

SHA256
571aae1f8a260909dbc45c67b4c547fc573c07097b36d4e18db0e36d91deccfe

SHA512
773a40a37ebc54cbde7c40ca98001150e78da43726e475f1ee25ef869a39682c0fcd46fb57cf6130151cd8115aa6f2c196e57414affe464fd3b137eb5b317a7a

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PXCI.001

Filesize
440B

MD5
ad5bbf7c806abcd739461ca0d540d2dc

SHA1
385fae37e0cea723a7239d2824e05220b7423a88

SHA256
8fb3619ecdac5ffe2f547ecddd669c42004e84e34ee4a1a7db2b97b53eb62f18

SHA512
034d7fd904e5e38551e4f581780886fbaf92bff539342889ed393f2af760d9780cfab7d48be0f405798925863b6930afd5113a4b13bdfb10f3ec224ff4a43db2

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PXCI.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
395bbef326fa5ad1216b23f5debf167b

SHA1
aa4a7334b5a693b3f0d6f47b568e0d13a593d782

SHA256
7c1c4ba8978d3ec53bc6da4d8f9e5e1ca52edf5ccf5ec19ef06b02055ff3b3d1

SHA512
dc3f3d7501feb10623807e89f28a0e38bdbbd4a7e2ad964c8ab33c392bde61896fe40bb7773f6309cd59ad9a686decbd81c15b588ac8d311fd2a273ac9410679

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PXCI.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
1b5e72f0ebd49cf146f9ae68d792ffe5

SHA1
1e90a69c12b9a849fbbac0670296b07331c1cf87

SHA256
8f4485675fe35b14276f5c8af8a6b42f03cf1b5de638355e4c4b28397385e87e

SHA512
6364f5581de5aaec09b5d1c4e5745193f981ff93cf91e20c6c9ff56566b5d182ccbdacf9aeed1d7a01460eb21619e14ac4ab31b083a951b45b3b7f9d93a62ffc

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\PXCI.exe

Filesize
912KB

MD5
6768ba61744862704760b66ce8f8fdd4

SHA1
e86cbed8cf20c2a9c76219d0c434bc310ffb2392

SHA256
4cf4bf2b7d2bb4215e255e1f2b1238ad989f3c8a98ebfd5cb033bccf32fedaa0

SHA512
eadb56b633707724ef4f47f8b421b0f3b2afa5a9800fae030f81aefae483eed6b494da470278273f388c3ae346a33cbbfe742924d231dab1c9b42bbefaf95a61

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memory/3704-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
908KB

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memory/3704-24-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000AE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3704-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
908KB

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memory/3704-29-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000AE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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