ardamax | a627554ce9708707608d2f6c529155d9d35bcd959bb032e933ab301eda47f9d7

General

Target

d6f46386e3e8a247f53cfdf7a18c4fea_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.0MB
MD5

d6f46386e3e8a247f53cfdf7a18c4fea
SHA1

557fcf66d867a61888fd82f9eb67935ea3c4652a
SHA256

a627554ce9708707608d2f6c529155d9d35bcd959bb032e933ab301eda47f9d7
SHA512

c866a8a30af90f09b8a81e6d680925efa87528ce7b3177da475d9a6d768d8625cfda2c12e49cca53052c981a7c2f9de6ac86e332642798eebfa0c7f487b7a7bc
SSDEEP

24576:xMv6hq5YB6QAYjXyczlJyZbBewKbY3+iticipuvQ6/DWkWPuVODVjTcF9:xMvEQjCyNKbYOYicipyQ678uV6p4r

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/0x0006000000016cef-26.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2096	sandy.exe
2728	SPJV.exe

Loads dropped DLL 15 IoCs

pid	Process
2824	d6f46386e3e8a247f53cfdf7a18c4fea_JaffaCakes118.exe
2824	d6f46386e3e8a247f53cfdf7a18c4fea_JaffaCakes118.exe
2096	sandy.exe
2096	sandy.exe
2096	sandy.exe
2096	sandy.exe
2096	sandy.exe
2096	sandy.exe
2728	SPJV.exe
2728	SPJV.exe
2728	SPJV.exe
2728	SPJV.exe
1764	DllHost.exe
2728	SPJV.exe
1764	DllHost.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\SPJV Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\SPJV.exe"	SPJV.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\SPJV.exe	sandy.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	sandy.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	SPJV.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SPJV.001	sandy.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SPJV.006	sandy.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SPJV.007	sandy.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 4 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	d6f46386e3e8a247f53cfdf7a18c4fea_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	DllHost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sandy.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SPJV.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2728	SPJV.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2728	SPJV.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1764	DllHost.exe
2728	SPJV.exe

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2728	SPJV.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2728	SPJV.exe
2728	SPJV.exe
2728	SPJV.exe
2728	SPJV.exe
2728	SPJV.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2096	2824	d6f46386e3e8a247f53cfdf7a18c4fea_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2096	2824	d6f46386e3e8a247f53cfdf7a18c4fea_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2096	2824	d6f46386e3e8a247f53cfdf7a18c4fea_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2096	2824	d6f46386e3e8a247f53cfdf7a18c4fea_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2096	2824	d6f46386e3e8a247f53cfdf7a18c4fea_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2096	2824	d6f46386e3e8a247f53cfdf7a18c4fea_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2096	2824	d6f46386e3e8a247f53cfdf7a18c4fea_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2728	2096	sandy.exe	33
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2728	2096	sandy.exe	33
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2728	2096	sandy.exe	33
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2728	2096	sandy.exe	33
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2728	2096	sandy.exe	33
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2728	2096	sandy.exe	33
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2728	2096	sandy.exe	33

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d6f46386e3e8a247f53cfdf7a18c4fea_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d6f46386e3e8a247f53cfdf7a18c4fea_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2824
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sandy.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sandy.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2096
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\SPJV.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\SPJV.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 FindShellTrayWindow
    - Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2728

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:1764

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Sandy1.jpg

Filesize
506KB

MD5
9e7294d714f81f0ab471abb132bf6ec0

SHA1
dc566a0b3a3fe90c5353680ce14df0d81cafe498

SHA256
c6e406b1b92f4c4d70d83682d548944e0254a1aefec37aeeee0e3906dca0f12d

SHA512
4981db4b1ec9eb411538c5df3a549186acd2b6a9d935b5954bfa4c247773a2c2d679dc2a7d0b0595c7034b98545b3b8ba8113ae4eb5d2cc2aaa54f92cffb255f

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

Filesize
407KB

MD5
33dc7c00c1d64022dcea78d2147a90a5

SHA1
21b50a05d4bbfe74c1df846d9268dc953f8050a3

SHA256
e6164ff194fb651a44db5a78d680bc19efe242f3f8e95f5aedbe1cc7f00ef4ef

SHA512
3f5e3db56d056d49b094b33ddcdae8c528ec19851daa9576f00cb347f628b82bbe045fee51d92cf5507822188e5bce17b745cbc6bad155fae16b73eb191bb98f

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

Filesize
382B

MD5
83d1141d275ffd695854e96a6f229c81

SHA1
e6d2e83e47109b29798297b9bfea5be12a0ef7d6

SHA256
11e4ad718bf2a526bd248d3b2a26a516aafa4e4ba44ce164b5f54a3ebf568627

SHA512
a03ae49a68db4ed289bb80c7d5df015caff9b82d74a9c1fe880e27ce5761e640f5fd71fb0f1ef0643b63d22359d0cd84c2d71e3d75ad15373a6a4d254faebd3e

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
8499922ab422c17e550a724083be50c7

SHA1
914aa24da69f9882d12d7d7cceae38de4dbcad1c

SHA256
894ff0262900acdc5b0266f75b2db829d3dec9a059f28888d5c0997d5b76db8a

SHA512
9d2e7619c7e8e459449a7f70d581ae52a1d33ba1c90b2a14812c2a44474451dc06e78a8e410aae5e7caf9306bbe739b1eeca1a1bc167498a982d9f1320dbbd1b

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b128c2f3eafaff6725ed554a2a21b72f

SHA1
377c206483b5348eb4b657363d29cae830be0b8c

SHA256
b9939a330a7cf6d9947a2b3ffb52170a35d5927e401016e7694fdd24ba1aa4ef

SHA512
3de5ec44becf7520d7ae32764b4636a1d727ab92d192fd92d725d6d308067e331f88e62f3cd9a4a334eb1d9e2ea44bf30f14ebd4e4f2877cdbd6b7bf0ed771c8

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@DD35.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
ac2120f3b2fb824a5c1f3752dc944d21

SHA1
8bfbf3887103e886736e0802f88ed860a450856e

SHA256
fd9c203a32eec0afe4ab1e3ae02c68ac27649120bb3f0af68852ba487384ecaf

SHA512
474d77a27e3553aa58b394e77317a770f700f59580820741269e6c4746e664ce483a33a51baecd45ef4ac1a13e451a2c47d95c9abb79c7bc5cf902646f78c90f

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

Filesize
514KB

MD5
3a67169a8d187b2f62fc66ca361368bd

SHA1
adda4bb90c99ab9fb1e5d3491a27d9bd1b3d78d3

SHA256
887c234de2c0514ecf0bc2ce2bafaa873dfce6cfeac0ad4d19791d88b6f66877

SHA512
caa60a513f0b0901732570e5cd5e11391c7a6185f225f86698b4ff6a30690e92482ed5e01b1ec20ed2fbdeaf2a6d3229ad91c95de8129d29cb1f7ed2915dacbf

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

Filesize
513KB

MD5
0c7a714b8e1d2ead2afc90dcc43bbe18

SHA1
66736613f22771f5da5606ed8c80b572b3f5c103

SHA256
800bdf00e09f302a17e22d26dffbea037e3c077ef9f6d1d585c114f079397a9e

SHA512
35db0de86c168eb6302dcbaa1e1f9ec96b5a8814e7067e1a7bb682e9f35fc06c51148a08e6f7df1e8caeb2effde555c53966a8922e8fef6b7ce194dc81c984b4

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memory/1764-3-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001E2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

Download
memory/2824-2-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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