ardamax | 0099a06647ac792007fcf611ff216a84bf34e4a921dea9bbf312e5f1bfaaaed4

General

Target

dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b
SHA1

ecea96b506e5203d9fd1be92e48bebde03375749
SHA256

0099a06647ac792007fcf611ff216a84bf34e4a921dea9bbf312e5f1bfaaaed4
SHA512

21ac123da9a3f45182a2328cc472b82950a7853ed9eea2d3519110bf25e3abc307def8b402ec9c6d1199569db64e96b19d38ec47125c4017108a803404178185
SSDEEP

24576:UHvZTwPaKN+Fo3YOJ+4bwxuZaaqDpi882k1jOdh7KXZwx8kmu:cBT+aTF4Lskd4pR88vN8

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/0x0007000000016645-6.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2544	NSC.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1732	dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b_JaffaCakes118.exe
2544	NSC.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\NSC Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\WCKRJU\\NSC.exe"	NSC.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\WCKRJU\NSC.004	dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WCKRJU\NSC.001	dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WCKRJU\NSC.002	dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WCKRJU\AKV.exe	dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WCKRJU\NSC.exe	dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WCKRJU\	NSC.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	dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	NSC.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2544	NSC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2544	NSC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2544	NSC.exe
2544	NSC.exe
2544	NSC.exe
2544	NSC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 2544	1732	dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 2544	1732	dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 2544	1732	dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1732 wrote to memory of 2544	1732	dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dd94a1dd7c7a142df7162e305e8d327b_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1732
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WCKRJU\NSC.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\WCKRJU\NSC.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:2544

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\WCKRJU\AKV.exe

Filesize
459KB

MD5
28f68e988bfb6a7c9d45d23058cf74e5

SHA1
a0740aea5602429f844cc7ba35c637d26c59edf9

SHA256
1dd66d2320104e426a9d8ae390d3199a6ae2ecadb85e35eed9c6ed7a1819d478

SHA512
dccc2cb961f86a0e11a27976d9f53043df895edf8ca624ace1be2b002b5ce2c372a833b87fdbeb518ada7666c72d01b9724f5ba203b301af444e1ac01104fcda

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WCKRJU\NSC.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
a2e848c23f0e2cca1974ea55e6a99779

SHA1
34a5a236c6bdfb6b9a47d5cd213147da7a507ad9

SHA256
e852249a3fc489ee5c3fb4928dab911c4d826ef180f27faaa2f37a7179d231e4

SHA512
70b67fd7368b0efdcaaad3cf8478b7519761afcb0578bded88f61bc357cbddf0c851e8248cab32c1d3b12dc933a33ccd23906aee695a9a9748a1d465566a108f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WCKRJU\NSC.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
94aba5bdc0756bc2ceb5f521c4b620c6

SHA1
fbfd46ae5704c7dd6d63b959c1edb869f7dd19cf

SHA256
5bc8115fdcbe153a33a3feb65bc9eefe4e2a0357a145525f05689054939779e3

SHA512
0f4e154a0813f39f76acc95ec70b87241017d4210b44395bea9ef66c31f0da05503cf8ad665e03fd0c7aed8084e99bf3358de699bbcae2ffbe5176987640e33b

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WCKRJU\NSC.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
d843b30dca490ec7801007acb1a2f55e

SHA1
ce433dacf88a125bb1b8c9897ec14071c6b7dce9

SHA256
5f44cad9aa1b2353ebebd98b911853a0b114e2cb744f11052dc87f4d11662cec

SHA512
c13369f4498a5971553bf5d86f19a8252e9d7f16223e51d9f138140b01390a7b5d353fc19b2e7cbad70c9ed35b0b04568338ad1ef553cf25de08d5c56cedbc7c

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\WCKRJU\NSC.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
b2d5e28fcce82e8ee5e1c0b1502e8730

SHA1
2573726de59c9c342e3d77bf7436704e74ad90f4

SHA256
b69590e97e053d49295aa1776526052caf3669579e81302825c954b0a4804095

SHA512
0318b6cc12c373a200fdfd144af551c90e2db0219115c6d7d3ec43275f177831c71a06a1c9741cc9522defb293212375707df73e28824d4b37c1d8a6d7c0638b

Download Submit
memory/2544-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2544-17-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-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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