ardamax | 54c54fa7c062b1c0843819ff66d206483d563c038eafb1e3300a59d5042ce8e0

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
95s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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14-09-2024 10:57

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General

Target

e00bb04adb52d9bdfa182ee3b7c07483_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

2.2MB
MD5

e00bb04adb52d9bdfa182ee3b7c07483
SHA1

2f2c6fb7b2cd4d5831cc2ed7f91497c26ddb0b42
SHA256

54c54fa7c062b1c0843819ff66d206483d563c038eafb1e3300a59d5042ce8e0
SHA512

84634189487bc8a88519afdf72a556b3c11313cb935cab6f7bf8b101dbcb9b194422c4de7da43b477d53e9b1a985dc2650aa37cad4037291dd072a2ced91d899
SSDEEP

49152:m+yIIheXRynaqiGN+iKDtc250j4ZDDuejCjAOWovseNsG7ajqO5a:Zy9n3VN+iKtc2CjUHuemEE5sGw5a

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
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023452-19.dat	family_ardamax

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1302416131-1437503476-2806442725-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	TESTAD~1.EXE

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4932	TESTAD~1.EXE
1948	INDG.exe
2732	ANTI_V~1.EXE
936	INSA5A6.tmp

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4932	TESTAD~1.EXE

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 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\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup0 = "rundll32.exe C:\\Windows\\system32\\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP000.TMP\\\""	e00bb04adb52d9bdfa182ee3b7c07483_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\INDG Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\INDG.exe"	INDG.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\INDG.001	TESTAD~1.EXE
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\INDG.006	TESTAD~1.EXE
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\INDG.007	TESTAD~1.EXE
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\INDG.exe	TESTAD~1.EXE
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	TESTAD~1.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 5 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	e00bb04adb52d9bdfa182ee3b7c07483_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TESTAD~1.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	INDG.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ANTI_V~1.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	INSA5A6.tmp

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 4932	2240	e00bb04adb52d9bdfa182ee3b7c07483_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 4932	2240	e00bb04adb52d9bdfa182ee3b7c07483_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 4932	2240	e00bb04adb52d9bdfa182ee3b7c07483_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 4932 wrote to memory of 1948	4932	TESTAD~1.EXE	93
PID 4932 wrote to memory of 1948	4932	TESTAD~1.EXE	93
PID 4932 wrote to memory of 1948	4932	TESTAD~1.EXE	93
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2732	2240	e00bb04adb52d9bdfa182ee3b7c07483_JaffaCakes118.exe	94
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2732	2240	e00bb04adb52d9bdfa182ee3b7c07483_JaffaCakes118.exe	94
PID 2240 wrote to memory of 2732	2240	e00bb04adb52d9bdfa182ee3b7c07483_JaffaCakes118.exe	94
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 936	2732	ANTI_V~1.EXE	97
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 936	2732	ANTI_V~1.EXE	97
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 936	2732	ANTI_V~1.EXE	97

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e00bb04adb52d9bdfa182ee3b7c07483_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e00bb04adb52d9bdfa182ee3b7c07483_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2240
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\TESTAD~1.EXE
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\TESTAD~1.EXE
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4932
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\INDG.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\INDG.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1948
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\ANTI_V~1.EXE
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\ANTI_V~1.EXE
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2732
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\INSA5A6.tmp
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\INSA5A6.tmp /SL3 $A0298 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\ANTI_V~1.EXE 1732736 1736150 61952
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:936

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@8DE8.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

SHA1
d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

SHA256
d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

SHA512
494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\INSA5A6.tmp

Filesize
377KB

MD5
ef80f42a048f92263f758f14b09fa30d

SHA1
e250058636dee689d6a935d71c0f462e10457239

SHA256
a44707ed7ababc6ca81355e9a6afe0e5095d01f1c72ef7b37681447036da518e

SHA512
933b43e14cbb734ff48d9b0b06671f15e458633a4e4d52420dd2eda258fc477ae17183a5d83d47da78272d1d6c7f9ba547729cd846ebec5eaf9963b2fce605ed

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\ANTI_V~1.EXE

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
d6a786d5afb7f58d4b52a9b994b61465

SHA1
9ab6f76671d7f6d07e3f77930d94cd1a9c1a374c

SHA256
5150ed7b0f3b3367e028ad7962d095f449ef0aa631116c3919cf716bc34189ea

SHA512
15c02a9d74d82321aaddfb0fc9dfa80625d52f85b68c78d0706f4f94346c193adaaf14f3637ea3c259e6f77fb2ca62e0246275b09bb2a4fc220b6a9a8abbf6fa

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\TESTAD~1.EXE

Filesize
504KB

MD5
10fac11ed32afd973f3c19b490e0c2f7

SHA1
c7131880d9b38c599e3dd05385c5ab4454715fa4

SHA256
1c9ef2ce588369d7cbd353fad25271be401fcbd8a07223e197778ce6293fca9c

SHA512
acad6436be7630bf6152b0ca54bca517575afc74033defae93091266785ab4e4a3c193b2e1ba3390ff0fa38bf77cf5643a12ceb0c789debd2a093f7d76caf826

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

Filesize
395KB

MD5
b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321

SHA1
0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87

SHA256
14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a

SHA512
10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\INDG.001

Filesize
372B

MD5
939a7090bea20d837f47b39101154785

SHA1
b9875914bb0c9ad49485d89c839014e3938dbe12

SHA256
5092cad31ff42dbd20b5b48e9cdf654691a8d97ad299be1b453de6676dd3ab52

SHA512
fd1c459e6ce9f900ca3d461de5003518f6371ca0a52110827b9a9dd96b618a9620f348ce56e6efe3c5b6df0da6331ffe912816d2d757e706689a76b6b8002c17

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\INDG.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

SHA1
f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

SHA256
3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

SHA512
e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\INDG.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

SHA1
d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

SHA256
a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

SHA512
fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

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

Filesize
473KB

MD5
17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547

SHA1
a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb

SHA256
1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd

SHA512
b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8

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memory/936-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000046A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
424KB

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memory/2732-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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