ardamax | 0510651b5b1269059c6ebcaafbb770ac7cce1850f7b3c2508b83ed311afa7e86

General

Target

f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7
SHA1

e23380d8bbd5fcd5f435aae29ac925533fcdf3d0
SHA256

0510651b5b1269059c6ebcaafbb770ac7cce1850f7b3c2508b83ed311afa7e86
SHA512

31d92cb87c477eaf5594e659415a1c02e4ca76202746da71d8b0ac1d48cd079de5f9b65bce413d729a5083726ec99aa6b6cb01371eafa2a6cdb8a54955284c6d
SSDEEP

24576:f5z9C4nqDGvx09BTw4VkFpSg3MQxs7LEd5vSelzY6Mba1psk0nj4Q:f5z4Kzvx03DmpSg3BxgLEd56e+6wmukU

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/0x000700000002344e-14.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	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4184	PHI.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4184	PHI.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\PHI Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\TEPNMS\\PHI.exe"	PHI.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

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TEPNMS\PHI.001	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TEPNMS\PHI.002	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TEPNMS\AKV.exe	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TEPNMS\PHI.exe	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TEPNMS\	PHI.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TEPNMS\PHI.004	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2612 set thread context of 1076	2612	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	82

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	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PHI.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	4184	PHI.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4184	PHI.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2612	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe
4184	PHI.exe
4184	PHI.exe
4184	PHI.exe
4184	PHI.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 1076	2612	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 1076	2612	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 1076	2612	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 1076	2612	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 1076	2612	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 1076	2612	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 1076	2612	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 1076	2612	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 1076	2612	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 1076	2612	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2612 wrote to memory of 1076	2612	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1076 wrote to memory of 4184	1076	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 1076 wrote to memory of 4184	1076	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 1076 wrote to memory of 4184	1076	f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe	83

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2612
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f3e95567ee9ece690c044ea8447d91c7_JaffaCakes118.exe
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1076
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TEPNMS\PHI.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\TEPNMS\PHI.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 use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4184

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

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

3

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\TEPNMS\AKV.exe

Filesize
463KB

MD5
eb916da4abe4ff314662089013c8f832

SHA1
1e7e611cc6922a2851bcf135806ab51cdb499efa

SHA256
96af80e7ba0f3997d59ebcb5ecef619f980d71ca29113e2cd2f2e8adcdea3061

SHA512
d0dbe1d1612982b9cd2a3ed3cbd3e3b5be49237f580f91d5e5d5b6d20ed4dc0babb69a666c19bf4e0f10776a43b9b1dcda91a4cd381ce3705b1795ef9d731c8b

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TEPNMS\PHI.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
425ff37c76030ca0eb60321eedd4afdd

SHA1
7dde5e9ce5c4057d3db149f323fa43ed29d90e09

SHA256
70b00b09ae76a7ecfd6680ab22df546b17826755087c069fc87d14895e1a4e24

SHA512
ef5ff97c0d682b6155eff8f92dace1789cf01ca8bca55af1c1d0f2243b5e18bc12a657bb2bb12601b51ef9e1b942f02feb8462644da291fd1b2239c34ef2b59b

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TEPNMS\PHI.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
12fb4f589942682a478b7c7881dfcba2

SHA1
a3d490c6cda965708a1ff6a0dc4e88037e0d6336

SHA256
4de0c277800ae36b85a11ed9765f732a73578d4dce053ff7179f96ab776fb60d

SHA512
dd1c6a4ea5bc9698701ec941c4e90fe8dfb0993dc321edc052d1a80cc49bc46be665a85ec678876e698de60cda5dbf1d6279742a16d648f9d18e642a3ea33ddd

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TEPNMS\PHI.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
91a2da7eb87a79d2f52e84961818c991

SHA1
bb96c87fe3b8eafa11b209711c08cc161231fe1f

SHA256
e99d37356a0b756d11288a11b9f97f3b0835a681a46c9ab7c214d8ac5f5691da

SHA512
a4246f6d313041d50ed69a9bf7180771db021f34bc9ab3a0cdaf05d3baf78ed6b868f6534163bf56e9e75942ce762b7535c37d91e5821cb350c4010d584f1075

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TEPNMS\PHI.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
f8530f0dfe90c7c1e20239b0a7643041

SHA1
3e0208ab84b8444a69c8d62ad0b81c4186395802

SHA256
734439c4049ae1a832b4cc5c8d227112106406945d1a7cbb355e11a3f5e356c4

SHA512
5cb01517938789e006e00d69729ae7d73ad480f1ae17a80059bf81ee5d9cebb1263a35732c84f03d742684a650b116b13e6731ca80b0b9cdb3908e5588649399

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memory/1076-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1076-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1076-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1076-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1076-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/4184-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000058B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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memory/4184-26-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000058B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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