ardamax | d7786d3ede3c6ecd08432c41e5bd814ab8e284886f309634b4c2508d56415b96

General

Target

d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

517KB
MD5

d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f
SHA1

4ad77cbde9402a2f5739b96617f285142fdbc9a8
SHA256

d7786d3ede3c6ecd08432c41e5bd814ab8e284886f309634b4c2508d56415b96
SHA512

f410e595242b2bf852ef179783c94b65480e0d51dea89ba4becd1181e117c14eb786c5e2f82d963c086e0f34d09b72b7b599121399cd810930b6d14835a76600
SSDEEP

12288:2SKwX88M4cyn4W9yf1Gwn5mpV5AX+a89ts8MM3zS7lhp/2tEGGoiYLshyd:/98Ccy44wn5aV5AXfsMM3ylb2tEGGRyd

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/0x000700000001706d-11.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2816	WUPR.exe

Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs

pid	Process
1400	d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe
1400	d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe
1400	d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe
2816	WUPR.exe
2816	WUPR.exe
2584	DllHost.exe
2584	DllHost.exe
1400	d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.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\WUPR Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\WUPR.exe"	WUPR.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\28463	WUPR.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WUPR.001	d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WUPR.006	d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WUPR.007	d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WUPR.exe	d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_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	d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WUPR.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	DllHost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2816	WUPR.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2816	WUPR.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2584	DllHost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2816	WUPR.exe
2816	WUPR.exe
2816	WUPR.exe
2816	WUPR.exe
2816	WUPR.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 2816	1400	d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 2816	1400	d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 2816	1400	d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 1400 wrote to memory of 2816	1400	d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d4069867047cb9d014616752f96be24f_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1400
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WUPR.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\WUPR.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:2816

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503}
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
PID:2584

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Click.bmp

Filesize
404KB

MD5
90618d569abcef79bed674978ddc33ed

SHA1
f18853b2fa17e97a3b521d9fd8323e00c1a889b5

SHA256
0c49a4e6c40b532ebe93fe34152241ee456b92ada015a9e02079d7c9c3f9bc47

SHA512
daeb8ca05ad97ba42938dbe6131f9c4f6d5d36a1bcc9a47e353a3bba80c5dd6b18f624dcf90951810eb6169864617eb527fadc32f3f8dd95f843dda6b680c06e

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

Filesize
395KB

MD5
d63cc8679a63448db1c64252e14e4ab5

SHA1
10b3a9ac4bc16e8ac1cd05e50b4d540fa3ef223e

SHA256
29b3646a556879a4a48e4f2f81e09179c34ac2051ed3e4f4c28e293092470d3d

SHA512
cb1911e1a77fb9be560aa4fd8bbef65e181b6d4438d65657501dbcd8dbf488ba01738a7222f35f8d4317e8df8c6f307d9e3623d6e3e45753e138b80fb68ff768

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

Filesize
524B

MD5
efc4df5a8e160ce44424894dcc17e8dc

SHA1
2d1a996e38da71c6993a8bfe029fb55b5578f19c

SHA256
26606e9c0a4b2b03ca4c052146a27d657943aa8998ca044e47fcdee81a8a8b42

SHA512
4ad6f3b821556be34a7ac3c61d560ca51e69ab166aa8f157136a0567758ad27db809f5ba666e31096d5960c875f230e988f1f497c0fabcfeb4fbc763805b4689

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
81e20f4361cf8f5a57812871c24d945e

SHA1
5d7877d6959ab26599b05795a71633f00c37a3da

SHA256
e6e8b4a29dccb3531f58c75b754caf7f26afe3e7043239305fd0ae7ab2f7571d

SHA512
69b1d75ab7123054bf98cf3a0f2cc7a0749cda8d85ebdef85be7d89f1454154ce29070907b934727a6c5276ff430e94810b87a5634d25d8529df9ee36fd20818

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
e9fbdcc2f5fb657fa519b3f5c69fc52d

SHA1
c49cca77b46a59d620711de7564d43e5dafcd2b5

SHA256
cc440cfc4ce1a1ff503cc9e8937c59aae64bfce4daa3e7dc757220a25cadc2e4

SHA512
913759967e16b99d8ea66433e5dc99d5ddbf737be6784306e67c2b23a525b7a578fcae1028221d3209abc452ff30508eb750c62113c3868a7af36b544e525fb1

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@E87B.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
25530555085337eb644b061f239aa9d4

SHA1
8d91e099aba5439d4bfa8bce464c94e3e1acf620

SHA256
3fb6b438ad1530abdd068bffb303fb8a4de51430e0e18ddb6b1a0469ffab8325

SHA512
b1f9de0c276533a5a7070aeb2b6415cc1c0bdd2baf5e0645c6ac5ba767cab0d76e5b4461800d89724992af2c863294ada3c1eb2e4516183fe2010c33d47d6a2a

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WUPR.exe

Filesize
473KB

MD5
97d8ad45f48b4b28a93aab94699b7168

SHA1
8b69b7fd7c008b95d12386f6da415097e72151de

SHA256
661df22a66b2062b233eb0bd9665de924cfe0ac9c6ba29e20ffef24f817f9331

SHA512
3351eac970bab391de410fcf1937da75d2e4722b808f10332f487ddfe469544e32e7d4ed0e5bdc19bd5f472cffcc55ca1498c95945b4e9c4ceff6ff5cc521c8a

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memory/1400-32-0x0000000002F30000-0x0000000002F32000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2584-27-0x0000000077E3F000-0x0000000077E40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2584-29-0x0000000077E3F000-0x0000000077E40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2584-30-0x0000000077E3F000-0x0000000077E40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2584-33-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001C2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

Download
memory/2816-23-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2816-34-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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