ardamax | bc54ada1f5ae7dcb01e9fcf41dc964518df08a1734f337bdcb090665df615a6e

General

Target

dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95
SHA1

382409247d4d3343fda616ad41d25e3d26e3f1ba
SHA256

bc54ada1f5ae7dcb01e9fcf41dc964518df08a1734f337bdcb090665df615a6e
SHA512

4e9c26bf8222e0f34f04d650b3a398722d331ed0fd31b268ae7ae281aef72dad9b63a8673430417c05652be6c79101d4fdc440f841f5506b6fc096efb9726012
SSDEEP

24576:z0NzTtU7cBJoid7tJ89xnjZzTuDMNQ18K0S85Nxscoe+Na/ZcY3L6GUYRYGVjgNF:z0pTtU7mdHuxnkAQxAsEw2ZXb6GpK+Em

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/0x0007000000019441-7.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2800	YWE.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1876	dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_JaffaCakes118.exe
2800	YWE.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\YWE Start = "C:\\Windows\\VVDXIP\\YWE.exe"	YWE.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 Windows directory 7 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\VVDXIP\YWE.002	dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\VVDXIP\AKV.exe	dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\VVDXIP\YWE.003	dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\VVDXIP\YWE.exe	dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\VVDXIP\	YWE.exe
File created	C:\Windows\VVDXIP\YWE.004	dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\VVDXIP\YWE.001	dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_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 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	dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	YWE.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2800	YWE.exe
2800	YWE.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2800	YWE.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2800	YWE.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2800	YWE.exe
2800	YWE.exe
2800	YWE.exe
2800	YWE.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1876 wrote to memory of 2800	1876	dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1876 wrote to memory of 2800	1876	dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1876 wrote to memory of 2800	1876	dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1876 wrote to memory of 2800	1876	dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dc067268f54708b51420370fe0d24c95_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1876
- C:\Windows\VVDXIP\YWE.exe
  "C:\Windows\VVDXIP\YWE.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2800

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\VVDXIP\AKV.exe

Filesize
485KB

MD5
b905540561802896d1609a5709c38795

SHA1
a265f7c1d428ccece168d36ae1a5f50abfb69e37

SHA256
ce666ce776c30251bb1b465d47826c23efaa86ec5ee50b2a4d23a4ceb343ed53

SHA512
7663654f134f47a8092bae1f3f9d46732d2541ab955e7604d43a0def1e61e2bc039a6753e94d99f1d04b69f55a86f1fb937513671019f1bdf100edb97b24badc

Download Submit
C:\Windows\VVDXIP\YWE.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
0e7e847fb96b4faa6cb4d3707a96887e

SHA1
896fd4064044e271312e9128e874108eec69521f

SHA256
c0f3e18ed0020dae5f75d3338b51f9c8de26d8af0a4d31904ba77cb1d112bbca

SHA512
ad680ed30b0cabe1be4e7237b8e620060de9c5f64d088d21a6acf6f293551ab4abc10f8f959aa6041e19aeaea538e72beeecc29b7669546a9a151141d4e73684

Download Submit
C:\Windows\VVDXIP\YWE.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
f195701cf2c54d6ceadad943cf5135b8

SHA1
9beb03fc097fc58d7375b0511b87ced98a423a08

SHA256
177c1dcc7f13158445f0b99713e9cad205da86e764940a48d43dc375565b0dec

SHA512
f78def1ab431bb2b7b647ec76c063c30a87cabd22605f94cbe4fbb6f757fd54ddf7861d3842a0e369abfce94b68d41dec0fe2322a74f67d9875f561f92b20025

Download Submit
C:\Windows\VVDXIP\YWE.003

Filesize
65KB

MD5
fa881c9545d01792ac6697572d52ab85

SHA1
bcf56567eea2066fce6662651d886d026eaaec30

SHA256
540e5d4e0cac56e0db7e4218838625460b3f4249a3c063c10f8bc01a277752de

SHA512
1c7fe1495b590120605701e331890c0f65b2a01b3179a454ef8622d8765c57ec918c45da68034b85241fedf00cde4e4d8cee74db198c03ca573f5ab64494fb28

Download Submit
C:\Windows\VVDXIP\YWE.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
ed1936cab5bb515aa86dd4dc71a48d31

SHA1
b537c4d15b659ff804e009a605950beae430f9ec

SHA256
2f6aad06a863bd17999a0d12993f09b85480ec4d260360166e85e81faf2a4b8b

SHA512
9e6c528d742673a228dc9153d8a416d16c5891307d20b770e8d100d02e57afa551c7d19060646f21f935d1cba1ed115d33484ed931617c9f3d6a26d1a1762d09

Download Submit
\Windows\VVDXIP\YWE.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
d95623e481661c678a0546e02f10f24c

SHA1
b6949e68a19b270873764585eb1e82448d1e0717

SHA256
cecfadce6fb09b3977c20d15fb40f8f66a1d7e488a4794451d048a598c3417da

SHA512
dee02644d92ed30e88bb10e9dcdba97abd9949b230059ec20cf5d93061f9cdb77b1e793e5f69d0b51595c30077c3ddd093348d22b070ce898ccefe28b8062591

Download Submit
memory/2800-17-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2800-19-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-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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