ardamax | a24e14d1a308e03704665851d87985fc9bb28240087cc9f677811d04e1e65e9f

General

Target

c7d4f38a28f215a6544e54419b41e8f1_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.0MB
MD5

c7d4f38a28f215a6544e54419b41e8f1
SHA1

6b47f9c78adc02a659564d548f37639ed6339fc1
SHA256

a24e14d1a308e03704665851d87985fc9bb28240087cc9f677811d04e1e65e9f
SHA512

77a41dd04258e657cf1e54966c475c3e4a5291e85fb84f9017c88eed6ee704124349ae74552bed810079e6e091bfcf401063cb9032b20075f96496d65d938e7e
SSDEEP

24576:l8ZGmRmbA5z2CiFPzJSGiVcDwdHFWqnLVjvXIB:GGmRms56BMGiVc8dHFzxX8

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/0x000800000002342d-41.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-1-5-21-355097885-2402257403-2971294179-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	c7d4f38a28f215a6544e54419b41e8f1_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-355097885-2402257403-2971294179-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Install.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4484	Install.exe
4724	QMB.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4724	QMB.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\QMB Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\SXCWLB\\QMB.exe"	QMB.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 opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\766446\Install.exe	c7d4f38a28f215a6544e54419b41e8f1_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SXCWLB\QMB.004	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SXCWLB\QMB.001	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SXCWLB\QMB.002	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SXCWLB\QMB.exe	Install.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SXCWLB\	QMB.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 3 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	c7d4f38a28f215a6544e54419b41e8f1_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Install.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	QMB.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	4724	QMB.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4724	QMB.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4724	QMB.exe
4724	QMB.exe
4724	QMB.exe
4724	QMB.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4484	3084	c7d4f38a28f215a6544e54419b41e8f1_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4484	3084	c7d4f38a28f215a6544e54419b41e8f1_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 3084 wrote to memory of 4484	3084	c7d4f38a28f215a6544e54419b41e8f1_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 4484 wrote to memory of 4724	4484	Install.exe	88
PID 4484 wrote to memory of 4724	4484	Install.exe	88
PID 4484 wrote to memory of 4724	4484	Install.exe	88

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c7d4f38a28f215a6544e54419b41e8f1_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c7d4f38a28f215a6544e54419b41e8f1_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3084
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\766446\Install.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\766446\Install.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4484
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SXCWLB\QMB.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\SXCWLB\QMB.exe"
    3⤵
    - 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:4724

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\766446\Install.exe

Filesize
934KB

MD5
84c06d653b4bed9c44cced7d9880e1c9

SHA1
e4b2d3bd05bc0308db133be11228af2e042212b2

SHA256
b9538d4282dbe5c3e0fa69644f02dae4e324baf830313457d2d0494c6990b8d3

SHA512
9d2ef54931cfb3e578f5eaa31ab23bc0307cb0c1caee19050e9baf4488aeca4b0a1eda5f9ef620ecb16df4335b6953b49afef3c4e76604d8d1d82dd9f64a5c57

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SXCWLB\QMB.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
383d5f5d4240d590e7dec3f7312a4ac7

SHA1
f6bcade8d37afb80cf52a89b3e84683f4643fbce

SHA256
7e87f6817b17a75106d34ce9884c40ddfb381bf8f2013930916498d1df0a6422

SHA512
e652c41ec95d653940b869426bc2cbd8e5b3159110ffaab7d623e23eebe1f34ca65be6a9a9cdcd5f41aec7567469d6b4d6362d24ae92267cddb8940e1265806a

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SXCWLB\QMB.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
93df156c4bd9d7341f4c4a4847616a69

SHA1
c7663b32c3c8e247bc16b51aff87b45484652dc1

SHA256
e55b6eabf0f99b90bd4cf3777c25813bded7b6fc5c9955188c8aa5224d299c3e

SHA512
ed2e98c5fd1f0d49e5bac8baa515d489c89f8d42772ae05e4b7a32da8f06d511adad27867034ca0865beae9f78223e95c7d0f826154fc663f2fab9bd61e36e35

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SXCWLB\QMB.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
c5df19dd6c12b2a053e382cfed4e8802

SHA1
f12e0954dc9ce60355c17b5f9d67de79ff43844e

SHA256
127a25702bf307a5183c69f16d5a48b89d322ea2d35730be1834d8f9aded9878

SHA512
9809f58d86990394e4b5d36c02597b6c7cb335caaa0e8b518ce6ac88101dd1cd14f15d0084a1ba31ad57bd55c2b62bb6ebd98318b3f476799e04dbd677964ece

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SXCWLB\QMB.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
3cd29c0df98a7aeb69a9692843ca3edb

SHA1
7c86aea093f1979d18901bd1b89a2b02a60ac3e2

SHA256
5a37cd66508fa3fc85ae547de3498e709bd45167cb57f5e9b271dc3a1cb71a32

SHA512
e78f3206b1878e8db1766d4038a375bbebcbcdb8d1b0a0cb9b0dc72c54881392b9c27e2864ad9118702da58f203f13e0ad5d230980ad1ef2370391a2c4acffc9

Download Submit
memory/3084-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

Download
memory/4724-48-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000861000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/4724-50-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000861000-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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