ardamax | 1d82737a80016f0c598b58be9842a834b39c1f21a31d3a4882202d44275a3afb

General

Target

edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

3.2MB
MD5

edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b
SHA1

821ec3c1e69ebe493f810660958bfe97f48b6d12
SHA256

1d82737a80016f0c598b58be9842a834b39c1f21a31d3a4882202d44275a3afb
SHA512

be2c697706274d4fb1eaa755263c7a04412763a1f3d1ce1b216f8fd7f61e3973456bf056af3a43db898dae2a7dba1a7b5da85687fab9e84a2879380bca60e32e
SSDEEP

24576:vjx1BlBdVF7WfWYKjl32hUnXHjA3h3qeVF9NLqnCQ9YzfuI1M3zJTaYG0rP/2jzZ:vv7PYrU3MRrX9NLA9YN1M7G0e4/YfT

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/0x00060000000193b4-24.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2180	NJK.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2172	vbc.exe
2180	NJK.exe

Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Scripting
T1064

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\NJK Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\OTNHBA\\NJK.exe"	NJK.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\OTNHBA\NJK.002	vbc.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OTNHBA\AKV.exe	vbc.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OTNHBA\NJK.exe	vbc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OTNHBA\	NJK.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OTNHBA\NJK.004	vbc.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OTNHBA\NJK.001	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2236 set thread context of 2172	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	32

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 3 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	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vbc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	NJK.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2180	NJK.exe
2180	NJK.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2180	NJK.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2180	NJK.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2180	NJK.exe
2180	NJK.exe
2180	NJK.exe
2180	NJK.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2084	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2084	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2084	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2084	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2172	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2172	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2172	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2172	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2172	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2172	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2172	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2172	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2172	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2172	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2172	2236	edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2180	2172	vbc.exe	33
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2180	2172	vbc.exe	33
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2180	2172	vbc.exe	33
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2180	2172	vbc.exe	33

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\edf0a3c05c3d37ea794153d51022524b_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2236
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
  C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
  2⤵
  PID:2084
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
  C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2172
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OTNHBA\NJK.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\OTNHBA\NJK.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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2180

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scripting

1

T1064

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

Scripting

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:\Windows\SysWOW64\OTNHBA\AKV.exe

Filesize
490KB

MD5
21f362e0d289ba822e526fced424c1f2

SHA1
21118c5c57264eb48a0fde577ec06d4cb07a404c

SHA256
7c561dea779006b50d5befeef48a965dbef1c3b807983bb6411adf27a8c87779

SHA512
349459969f00fc06e5cc9479d1e0860b371170ac787bcab03c46e27d3bec7f909d22c8ee76d3e6f75e43a8f73a074a8cf3021a87a86fedcc7af611ea41346399

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OTNHBA\NJK.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
93c2eac6b4d476a04730266ec1523f8a

SHA1
d53544650a95769d90c89fa90039399cb8d7e054

SHA256
898d4ed4dc6b52db670bf57bd859ae6e1c25230b28a69e7d0e548bae6941cba8

SHA512
9dc516552c08af9600ebabb025bfed1b9a8f16aafbf1cb7530af7254847264399a118a3bbf980e54ad01542fb4c0df55699d207ac44d85bd0eb94067b1a0bae0

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OTNHBA\NJK.002

Filesize
44KB

MD5
92fc2d978e3dcc66dbbe6ddde516dd75

SHA1
2e31d1a209193872fc7f494274b17f582bb137c0

SHA256
a89bebf2e88c1055b1d38bb715a7efeef93c18d5ec1d32a171ae354ccba4087c

SHA512
50d859f3abaf2d2bcf563a0bf0f47b3be0d1ea0f345fc69f5c9a3635d359798c068e4516803c7b8bd0a61b01b3bb1ece0a4703a278144acfa877311317a959ba

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OTNHBA\NJK.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
0a569dca13d49af293f0fdbfaf53b81c

SHA1
18debfdcdfdff2f42b2bf33cd2726735715acfd6

SHA256
b92fb65db884007fc3e8e09bb7a3f78357068c96ef2b2b53e6a82a8c20936b05

SHA512
7579f9c87ac636cdd8e31d5a6cd6a0f0d5163c87c211acd5bac8383be58ad4f9352a5837150ee96499f7f0c15bb547bc7beef384a11b29496dd72049e3aa5f10

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\Windows\SysWOW64\OTNHBA\NJK.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
851f20b20b52b01ee3e1000c89b47c93

SHA1
f46b94a834d6ba980b096747d725bd975d5d0dbc

SHA256
10b92386e4d23ae4fecbe8f5114bf494cf6012d379a1dd694b5130d5900e7651

SHA512
0eedbd7be28f504c87308552c780b9597d19b9cf220e3995f0d6f351ce21cf2a16f9969d4ed22170151373b5e0c8b9fa62b5b3feb7ecf335606d5d0e7ca6761e

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memory/2172-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000532000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2172-12-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2172-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000532000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2172-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000532000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2172-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000532000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2172-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000532000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2172-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000532000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2172-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000532000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2172-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000532000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2172-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000532000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2172-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000532000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.2MB

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memory/2180-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/2180-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/2236-0-0x0000000074791000-0x0000000074792000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2236-2-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074D3B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2236-1-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074D3B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2236-31-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074D3B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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