ardamax | 558a4a83d857e4bfd4ff328022db546e4e95559641e3c2c2dbbad7cd1eedbd61

General

Target

cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.8MB
MD5

cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2
SHA1

5914542aebe1ece668bffd46a3c2737bb69d432a
SHA256

558a4a83d857e4bfd4ff328022db546e4e95559641e3c2c2dbbad7cd1eedbd61
SHA512

4b9b5965567987352e05e9d1d367e85ea81142f3f4f4175fdd620b74154fbf33a52ca1f2d0cf7239e055b765760ee2271c144fc92680c175a3927e75b208bf46
SSDEEP

49152:2oTIfxPrqwzrEvk+jpq16CX/xq4lnxHGT7Gl:x8oq1vq4rGTa

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
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000018c11-8.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2516	LHN.exe
320	All_OS_Winsock_Fix.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2384	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
2516	LHN.exe
2384	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
2384	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
2384	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
320	All_OS_Winsock_Fix.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\LHN Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\EWVJWI\\LHN.exe"	LHN.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 8 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\LHN.exe	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\	LHN.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\LHN.004	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\LHN.001	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\LHN.002	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\AKV.exe	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\LHN.chm	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\LHN.003	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.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	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	LHN.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	All_OS_Winsock_Fix.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2516	LHN.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2516	LHN.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2516	LHN.exe
2516	LHN.exe
2516	LHN.exe
2516	LHN.exe
320	All_OS_Winsock_Fix.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2516	2384	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2516	2384	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2516	2384	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2516	2384	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 320	2384	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 320	2384	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 320	2384	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 320	2384	cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cd0f7c846b3078e2c56ed748e92db9e2_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2384
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\LHN.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\EWVJWI\LHN.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:2516
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\All_OS_Winsock_Fix.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\All_OS_Winsock_Fix.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:320

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

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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Downloads

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

Filesize
463KB

MD5
eb916da4abe4ff314662089013c8f832

SHA1
1e7e611cc6922a2851bcf135806ab51cdb499efa

SHA256
96af80e7ba0f3997d59ebcb5ecef619f980d71ca29113e2cd2f2e8adcdea3061

SHA512
d0dbe1d1612982b9cd2a3ed3cbd3e3b5be49237f580f91d5e5d5b6d20ed4dc0babb69a666c19bf4e0f10776a43b9b1dcda91a4cd381ce3705b1795ef9d731c8b

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\LHN.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
b8cb0e28a65b57b7633a043ffdd0721b

SHA1
4aeaed92614d0a1fd64ae6c1e85a655de4570884

SHA256
678f7579dd4f01bd9837aece3fd6a8634d16e7bcc6583cf7764212fae4170a8b

SHA512
c781b4c4f86f036b4443a8af0072e59f23c54d20e44c1ee068dacd7ac0f7e324192cccb64a158db3000c78994da826e8394587ef8144b83179b5cc531120e2ab

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\LHN.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
12fb4f589942682a478b7c7881dfcba2

SHA1
a3d490c6cda965708a1ff6a0dc4e88037e0d6336

SHA256
4de0c277800ae36b85a11ed9765f732a73578d4dce053ff7179f96ab776fb60d

SHA512
dd1c6a4ea5bc9698701ec941c4e90fe8dfb0993dc321edc052d1a80cc49bc46be665a85ec678876e698de60cda5dbf1d6279742a16d648f9d18e642a3ea33ddd

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\LHN.003

Filesize
68KB

MD5
f47e8f65618e1b1f7e1720713f5a8c4c

SHA1
abad8e9e13b1e41f2af86e3c16526c6f2d05d952

SHA256
f170be2582c82ea131e1f688eea6e1cd17d14e6a9bb805b6aed2791e625a74d8

SHA512
635d617dbd15d00e2f7470857531b9820439a8816f2c74b3d83156599537ff42e26ea7d769863f2768eb2770ba9c47b1a10eb3e2677fe92b9eda6ae51da18dcb

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\LHN.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
a070c9477d29086cfbf0c7ec8ff151cd

SHA1
58c89087e1ba6e319e42b771b39d57448dc2dc84

SHA256
a4ae16239b247b13bea54527486034351c75e6d69b48ed5d88f1e7a428249fd9

SHA512
e85d48f3703d45118d2a7d038cb5db1f8f1e4a49057c9d97370767c42b8ad9dcfcd5506cd5f11a6909a6e211e8d648193968ad602730a5c3e7a7f4810dc58a6c

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\LHN.chm

Filesize
20KB

MD5
164ea98e2f64635f8a097870781da36c

SHA1
7cd9294657902f6bc199007e30f6514fce66f666

SHA256
c69e694d6db9a958a99901afb86a8b864a17b510a5dcdd1c176f53abf0c61a61

SHA512
4e19842a0d959876cdac60fd145fa36f2d98650b843c6faea2b01e205b2f0ce262b45c1c60fbf483320f012d4c00b96dff36e72d27ecbe9133f09d6618cbde20

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\All_OS_Winsock_Fix.exe

Filesize
1.4MB

MD5
d90ad11ed04c92268f04eb2d614a9bc0

SHA1
103d90403945d44ccaeb116c0c52d5e285483777

SHA256
b8f1360a4815981037efdd588bae103645b0c43195435c2af7370ecf78d61f0f

SHA512
4300025e7253f1789a68a7db93e158dbc3f0e0eddc0a3ecd85fb4d29a653c4396b5f77dbb1a25a589fe6abdb546909f997fe01f340b107c76278d2b2cdd99c33

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\EWVJWI\LHN.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
f8530f0dfe90c7c1e20239b0a7643041

SHA1
3e0208ab84b8444a69c8d62ad0b81c4186395802

SHA256
734439c4049ae1a832b4cc5c8d227112106406945d1a7cbb355e11a3f5e356c4

SHA512
5cb01517938789e006e00d69729ae7d73ad480f1ae17a80059bf81ee5d9cebb1263a35732c84f03d742684a650b116b13e6731ca80b0b9cdb3908e5588649399

Download Submit
memory/2516-20-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2516-34-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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