ardamax | 8c4d2747775d15ef311b7a410cfa07bc1986bcbdc44d6cc6d647f41c5b46e82a

Analysis

max time kernel
141s
max time network
99s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
25-09-2024 18:18

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General

Target

f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1000KB
MD5

f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301
SHA1

f0ddc876ec78c0a59327a8d0f73ea370c5359009
SHA256

8c4d2747775d15ef311b7a410cfa07bc1986bcbdc44d6cc6d647f41c5b46e82a
SHA512

b43373d91956dca17f90489d0c0a0be608114620a06c14eb2650e8649dcca9f14fe3417c373a7113f818ca6b26ea473f74b8dac930e799441db92a49437388ca
SSDEEP

24576:8a7VQLgM4JNXJcu6ELnn3BWtzyrhxKVg/6E7+Tw:3KgMsNXJ33BWtGNKgSE7+s

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/0x0007000000023452-12.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-1-5-21-1302416131-1437503476-2806442725-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3388	BJBD.exe
392	SANA-Wall.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4664	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe
3388	BJBD.exe
3388	BJBD.exe
3388	BJBD.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\BJBD Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\BJBD.exe"	BJBD.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 7 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\key.bin	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	BJBD.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BJBD.001	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BJBD.006	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BJBD.007	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BJBD.exe	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.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 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	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	BJBD.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SANA-Wall.exe

Modifies registry class 30 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\1.0\HELPDIR\ = "C:\\Windows\\System32"	BJBD.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{6AAD3816-3B84-4782-0CBB-F10AB3EA665D}\Version	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{6AAD3816-3B84-4782-0CBB-F10AB3EA665D}\Version\	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{6AAD3816-3B84-4782-0CBB-F10AB3EA665D}\ = "Pijose class"	BJBD.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\1.0\0	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\1.0\	BJBD.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\1.0\FLAGS	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\1.0\FLAGS\	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\1.0\HELPDIR\	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{6AAD3816-3B84-4782-0CBB-F10AB3EA665D}\TypeLib\ = "{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}"	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{6AAD3816-3B84-4782-0CBB-F10AB3EA665D}\InprocServer32\	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{6AAD3816-3B84-4782-0CBB-F10AB3EA665D}\InprocServer32\ = "%SystemRoot%\\SysWow64\\activeds.dll"	BJBD.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\1.0\HELPDIR	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{6AAD3816-3B84-4782-0CBB-F10AB3EA665D}\ProgID\	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\1.0\0\win64\ = "C:\\Windows\\SysWow64\\officecsp.dll"	BJBD.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\1.0\0\win64	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{6AAD3816-3B84-4782-0CBB-F10AB3EA665D}\TypeLib\	BJBD.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{6AAD3816-3B84-4782-0CBB-F10AB3EA665D}\ProgID	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\1.0\ = "Office CSP Type Library"	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{6AAD3816-3B84-4782-0CBB-F10AB3EA665D}\ProgID\ = "DNWithString"	BJBD.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}	BJBD.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{6AAD3816-3B84-4782-0CBB-F10AB3EA665D}	BJBD.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{6AAD3816-3B84-4782-0CBB-F10AB3EA665D}\InprocServer32	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\1.0\0\win64\	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\1.0\0\	BJBD.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{6AAD3816-3B84-4782-0CBB-F10AB3EA665D}\TypeLib	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{6AAD3816-3B84-4782-0CBB-F10AB3EA665D}\Version\ = "1.0"	BJBD.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\1.0	BJBD.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{B73155F8-014E-633A-B087-13250865A710}\1.0\FLAGS\ = "0"	BJBD.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	3388	BJBD.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3388	BJBD.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3388	BJBD.exe
3388	BJBD.exe
3388	BJBD.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4664 wrote to memory of 3388	4664	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4664 wrote to memory of 3388	4664	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4664 wrote to memory of 3388	4664	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4664 wrote to memory of 392	4664	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4664 wrote to memory of 392	4664	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4664 wrote to memory of 392	4664	f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe	83

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f6975f9d253dae2b725852e9c5f39301_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:4664
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BJBD.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\BJBD.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
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:3388
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SANA-Wall.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SANA-Wall.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:392

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@71B5.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
36400e746829504282eb26b364826aa9

SHA1
d39ea9da98be0c331fd71002645f4f40664288a2

SHA256
c7ab756437211f6e0e3dcd7482bc67cb910e504345902049eb8abe34a656deb0

SHA512
5fe8fae2f5fcbd42c72cc8f6dd70aeec0afd94af5cfd905441630755790dc6ed346823ee009c21537b9cdb3b7b7a39eeed933606726ffd891dae47b60465f640

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SANA-Wall.exe

Filesize
384KB

MD5
40ab4a035691911e04111709a73bea65

SHA1
25a3f4fc9fe0e04ce07e9364175353f7883ffd9c

SHA256
343c06a3e30e5e4f327b246eb9a67b0f6d75620a99ab40191055afb29afeab27

SHA512
87057f6f96b15a1d46beff45145f74b6e806296a904d501273c98b3e944ba77ceaa3be265e0423a2dc7c9b52b2bdb479662bcc5173ae23438e15721f7fd6f310

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

Filesize
457KB

MD5
f34b87951e1a931e01df1bc9f1b98207

SHA1
f3cc94e72bf7e9bf2afa7d8dbfef0ca2087358a1

SHA256
e6cf7cdc5895da8a65f8c4a1a1d0d0583218a1c28f66d25dc56fa67f9c34ed5b

SHA512
c2438d88489b9ed7c6c875ecde07411a488eac9115358c73f72d7029874f75803ebead03a41692a900648fb2b2be63b7c8b4e3a71984261185b6d5d6d7201641

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

Filesize
460B

MD5
69d396374f96bba3eccc689bfb1cd18b

SHA1
3c3950d81e8f2300aa66782525a5d91dae4d0374

SHA256
8a7003bfbcfc52981b8e6ca6e93caae4fcdb246e8e4df916e90b4115c412aedd

SHA512
e5f29a53d17ac853867e9d206f253609535552b702ff8ac8325898923a45b2fd3d0dec46ba1b709d4dacc96d23d7904670e69c7790436ec1e6fd0a7baccb1b8b

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
98d22fb2035a26a6b9b7decc0c0ff2fa

SHA1
43a75cf59fc2f8b59b1d962b4e685249eef816d5

SHA256
fd5c03fd9ea47c1e820d19bd307ad7c4e53f4b65d288cb675b05cbe76c9b5c25

SHA512
3cb7f765d6f4d1dc08a0087086f3fe243bd8ff9e699607cf1e4177892576665c0c799307751cba16fd3f1482e5abb884090024431be2ce86d4080f1d1134d91f

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
15eb312db4b3e208b67082653acb8a02

SHA1
b0926b1e1733baa3d7f18d3806916f92704fccff

SHA256
72347b6d619bc7204a155486e4d09a62a4a494c35a8121349bfe2fecd5af99a8

SHA512
7e8d451bc9d1e83615db15d6cdf68230cdd333fa38362979f0408dc80bf680859a2bc3fc09c494805731317b0f136c3227226092f1bcc31c2c80cb73071aa443

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

Filesize
651KB

MD5
b181beaba4204ac3ce7bc8e6f0b74312

SHA1
4ab13763d2ecdf0968f15a39302aab2b1f0ab462

SHA256
f36bad234fd1599dd1398d20bc57499314fe96d5de20074536067b2d3c2b4f2d

SHA512
d1aaa2fd25e53986c8ea8213a8a02515927c9e9aa3e4d8077a138a29ba32c807ec81473b672a22ffb6ba26126ccd7e1d310e057ef964d3b21b1672a67af5fd7b

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\key.bin

Filesize
105B

MD5
27c90d4d9b049f4cd00f32ed1d2e5baf

SHA1
338a3ea8f1e929d8916ece9b6e91e697eb562550

SHA256
172d6f21165fb3ca925e5b000451fd8946920206f7438018c28b158b90cf5ffb

SHA512
d73dadb3cf74c647ce5bad5b87d3fb42a212defcba8afb8cf962020b61a0369c0a2b1005797583daf1f1ae88b29b7288bc544a53d643f3519cf604aa0ffd6dae

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memory/392-39-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/392-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000466000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/3388-38-0x0000000003210000-0x0000000003213000-memory.dmp

Filesize
12KB

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memory/3388-33-0x00000000023F0000-0x00000000023F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3388-35-0x00000000023D0000-0x00000000023D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3388-34-0x0000000002410000-0x0000000002411000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3388-32-0x0000000002400000-0x0000000002401000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3388-40-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000641000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3388-41-0x0000000000660000-0x0000000000661000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3388-31-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000023B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3388-36-0x0000000002390000-0x0000000002391000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3388-37-0x0000000003220000-0x0000000003221000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3388-26-0x0000000000700000-0x000000000075A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
360KB

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memory/3388-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
896KB

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memory/3388-50-0x0000000000700000-0x000000000075A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
360KB

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memory/3388-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
896KB

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memory/3388-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
896KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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