ardamax | 3b930e4c417d50196fa6d3100ca3850710835a457bfabf5b0adcb0c9a17f6d93

General

Target

e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

818KB
MD5

e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668
SHA1

40a430c22bd87134082f8915f46989d17f9b129d
SHA256

3b930e4c417d50196fa6d3100ca3850710835a457bfabf5b0adcb0c9a17f6d93
SHA512

35daf5249b4f610cec4fc13770d96935f31434a5d6653237353aa5ad3a9d50d0c601b6130ec8fd189f32b57c9dab651f37fb307a4b879f687e09baa88cfce980
SSDEEP

24576:He2twexk5mZCnAW+5iamq3OFXjbX/FPbg:lM5xIRUO

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/0x00070000000234d7-12.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-1-5-21-1194130065-3471212556-1656947724-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4532	EJGE.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2660	e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668_JaffaCakes118.exe
4532	EJGE.exe
4532	EJGE.exe
4532	EJGE.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\EJGE Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\EJGE.exe"	EJGE.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 8 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EJGE.009	EJGE.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EJGE.001	e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EJGE.006	e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EJGE.007	e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EJGE.exe	e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	EJGE.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EJGE.009	EJGE.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	e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	EJGE.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	4532	EJGE.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4532	EJGE.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4532	EJGE.exe
4532	EJGE.exe
4532	EJGE.exe
4532	EJGE.exe
4532	EJGE.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 4532	2660	e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 4532	2660	e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2660 wrote to memory of 4532	2660	e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668_JaffaCakes118.exe	82

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4d149a70b00366aacc4c34d96e38668_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2660
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EJGE.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\EJGE.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:4532

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

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

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\@B882.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
a55cbc0f0125b005ef369020b4c17806

SHA1
010af3e2e84b337e91f5e0c791b01e1d527211ce

SHA256
27cfe74936e4090aafbef07ee45725923f4b1243135e1e3a51e3385dbcd7b637

SHA512
88e5f7905c86d73bc5af028f20c8bf49f700307926c5b92814c245abe08e9c35841116d428ddbd7b957b47ccc8980684c12608b6818e4b6c1c8c0d27d54a07be

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

Filesize
457KB

MD5
46ccfd974518e5849738449034a05a17

SHA1
d391108816aed7ba8f7beb205ad7171c74eae6b2

SHA256
571aae1f8a260909dbc45c67b4c547fc573c07097b36d4e18db0e36d91deccfe

SHA512
773a40a37ebc54cbde7c40ca98001150e78da43726e475f1ee25ef869a39682c0fcd46fb57cf6130151cd8115aa6f2c196e57414affe464fd3b137eb5b317a7a

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

Filesize
386B

MD5
3264962dd96ca8291e5a97353d02ce54

SHA1
bc881ed82e3cc53563c05e6e39ec99e9f3b699e7

SHA256
32597d84edfec9b526afb5c881ad9f45668d0401c80f9edaab97c696af22bfbd

SHA512
67535d1c63a6fcf12f2acb91d88321409827ea7523bc23bc0046ecb9d3d2a09840b3db83b5559854e7d2c081eb0180a054f907e05a7b08e8a42d18dd3be273e3

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
395bbef326fa5ad1216b23f5debf167b

SHA1
aa4a7334b5a693b3f0d6f47b568e0d13a593d782

SHA256
7c1c4ba8978d3ec53bc6da4d8f9e5e1ca52edf5ccf5ec19ef06b02055ff3b3d1

SHA512
dc3f3d7501feb10623807e89f28a0e38bdbbd4a7e2ad964c8ab33c392bde61896fe40bb7773f6309cd59ad9a686decbd81c15b588ac8d311fd2a273ac9410679

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
1b5e72f0ebd49cf146f9ae68d792ffe5

SHA1
1e90a69c12b9a849fbbac0670296b07331c1cf87

SHA256
8f4485675fe35b14276f5c8af8a6b42f03cf1b5de638355e4c4b28397385e87e

SHA512
6364f5581de5aaec09b5d1c4e5745193f981ff93cf91e20c6c9ff56566b5d182ccbdacf9aeed1d7a01460eb21619e14ac4ab31b083a951b45b3b7f9d93a62ffc

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

Filesize
912KB

MD5
6768ba61744862704760b66ce8f8fdd4

SHA1
e86cbed8cf20c2a9c76219d0c434bc310ffb2392

SHA256
4cf4bf2b7d2bb4215e255e1f2b1238ad989f3c8a98ebfd5cb033bccf32fedaa0

SHA512
eadb56b633707724ef4f47f8b421b0f3b2afa5a9800fae030f81aefae483eed6b494da470278273f388c3ae346a33cbbfe742924d231dab1c9b42bbefaf95a61

Download Submit
memory/4532-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
908KB

Download
memory/4532-24-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/4532-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
908KB

Download
memory/4532-29-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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