ardamax | 9229da6021d04533beea427cf10ffdee55149b361de738490e0289897cd0e300

General

Target

ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

532KB
MD5

ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a
SHA1

c8d424756c68b15a5a6788ee483a88f19630f805
SHA256

9229da6021d04533beea427cf10ffdee55149b361de738490e0289897cd0e300
SHA512

259b89197f661177ab0e099b266d33e4fcfd85cba3359ab7af1a98d9543bebf7fcc0cf82523fa9e8ac2f8187c6afb1fdb64d00c0488a9cceed1019e57172d528
SSDEEP

12288:e2HERy63FIoJJiA/h0dlI8JZRaV4cSj7Gqqfa:RcxqI8JeOxj7vr

Score

10^/10

ardamax defense_evasion 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/0x00070000000234f2-12.dat	family_ardamax

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 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-1-5-21-4182098368-2521458979-3782681353-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4182098368-2521458979-3782681353-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	LGSL.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
916	LGSL.exe

Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2216	ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a_JaffaCakes118.exe
916	LGSL.exe
916	LGSL.exe
916	LGSL.exe
2708	WerFault.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\LGSL Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\LGSL.exe"	LGSL.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
Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
defense_evasion

File Deletion
T1070.004

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LGSL.exe	ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	LGSL.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LGSL.001	ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LGSL.006	ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LGSL.007	ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a_JaffaCakes118.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
2708	916	WerFault.exe	82

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	ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	LGSL.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	916	LGSL.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	916	LGSL.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	916	LGSL.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
916	LGSL.exe
916	LGSL.exe
916	LGSL.exe
916	LGSL.exe
916	LGSL.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 916	2216	ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 916	2216	ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 916	2216	ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 916 wrote to memory of 5108	916	LGSL.exe	95
PID 916 wrote to memory of 5108	916	LGSL.exe	95
PID 916 wrote to memory of 5108	916	LGSL.exe	95

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ee283d674ae8de144068cd0b9ef7086a_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:2216
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LGSL.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\LGSL.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - 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
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:916
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 916 -s 1120
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Program crash
    PID:2708
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\LGSL.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5108

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 204 -p 916 -ip 916
1⤵
PID:4984

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

Indicator Removal

1

T1070

File Deletion

Modify Registry

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@A74C.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
9dc64557fcebd521ca4b267da15c2914

SHA1
c2247f9e0f0c8d11c7b9ab93f43ed53943d0bdd2

SHA256
a49cb9cbab2a60418b2079d4110123682fc980bb6b46ac5ada144797b5fa2cf4

SHA512
00241a139ca307c5eb4d89fa8b6296833961091286282c3482746e4a3589ef61e6d007edb6aa6fa1ef812d57bf63a8e495e0db712e17decc77bbae2490cdbe01

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

Filesize
394KB

MD5
10e53b4b4502bab5358837983b15d83e

SHA1
2845bb0d6667be127bab7676b6800994239850ce

SHA256
e91b458384ad38f5e81766bc7ae213025f27f30c69b72550731159aa60d62910

SHA512
35b2071598af5840ed0843e39f81b778660310725975c2b2cc8cd20ad37954bea04c4a2f173cdaffa467e9585b7f573b99fd444f659d11360bd7a8219c851cd7

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

Filesize
504B

MD5
89f3e61d13be01b096732af2a7507f01

SHA1
100a26f586d33234412c267706b72e17bd6d3a18

SHA256
120a8fe9c5f7f005c66f83b774cc904c2e4d38acd0a23e319463e4ecb88d6080

SHA512
78137b9bd42ae43020182cc4ae5ecabb250ee5efb5856cba0b3f237205f4598998febdf75b916217944e3914d90012d43e2138343f6ce5f52502c623e2163247

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
86d96c93965255cef35ca42413188b75

SHA1
9d77f203267febe047d049584e5c79f1c1801b2d

SHA256
b796bd1f5cdb1d1db91c3aca1ac700c015775b9caf2725fbf4b6089a096f21c5

SHA512
2db81080a16494ec549f4f39ee382580ba12cd5cbfe31632c8459ba94d767ce1ad3e9c0e6643f80530ae5e316fc42dca05708eeade7ce3c0341d669325cdb095

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b73942c11844487ca7fc3e78062c8abb

SHA1
28f4c4159528ccbe9d83b5cd5e157861d11ff04c

SHA256
4ba88f8964ee02a395d88974fd43b05610cf520b4ab40f36b3f98715ce1e0984

SHA512
d4c782f5abd91b3396b243345f968eb5a705a7aefeedf92e62047309f7ccf223c0825623c184de66e3667c22eb371f0329be97ea70f6d72b54f98b22042e1f9c

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

Filesize
472KB

MD5
324154483b20e6f67a3c1486e3fc7c6a

SHA1
d6630eb1d8555b48413434b4a5d54c8de819cbf8

SHA256
ded1c934280294375d7b926773511e4d5e6c8dbb22b0dd25a80a6b0b3af065d3

SHA512
36349f7c53b9989eac63e8c91b7fb009a5a0dce934242ae5956a5e3d3764949a87296adeba81f3da96b5e035f3755b4dd75de2ffa211b7db296313c52f6d478b

Download Submit
memory/916-24-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/916-28-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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