ardamax | 550c606627961d8919c83766552c545871ee0eb475406c7f10df22730cde746b

General

Target

f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.9MB
MD5

f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd
SHA1

5e6b257a8197a50d6f9f05ba08238506eeb366cc
SHA256

550c606627961d8919c83766552c545871ee0eb475406c7f10df22730cde746b
SHA512

bd406bf8d431bdcf619fb69a60e3c70231618bd26f8227d992698ec29d1b26804be8a1288edadbe32f927b04a01e31656c17524cc6a1a53681e42046d719ecd0
SSDEEP

49152:ZXTL74nvlZUlYLviHqYmHhkkNRAbkEu552:d7ulZaSzYmHnK4h52

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/0x0007000000016d6d-6.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2300	NIN.exe
2868	BlackDragonInjector.exe

Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2464	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe
2300	NIN.exe
2464	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe
2464	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe
2868	BlackDragonInjector.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\NIN Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\OIAMJI\\NIN.exe"	NIN.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\OIAMJI\NIN.004	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OIAMJI\NIN.001	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OIAMJI\NIN.002	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OIAMJI\AKV.exe	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OIAMJI\NIN.exe	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OIAMJI\	NIN.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	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	NIN.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	BlackDragonInjector.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2300	NIN.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2300	NIN.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2300	NIN.exe
2300	NIN.exe
2300	NIN.exe
2300	NIN.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2868	2464	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2868	2464	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2868	2464	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2868	2464	f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f9331e7daecd366475c7b4ee4319acbd_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2464
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OIAMJI\NIN.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\OIAMJI\NIN.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:2300
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BlackDragonInjector.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BlackDragonInjector.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2868

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

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\TrinityEntertainmentNetwo\BlackDragonInjector.exe_Url_p5wp5bg4buaexiu5cwgtfirtg5e3tvhp\1.0.0.0\user.config

Filesize
815B

MD5
447ed3ed19963afb9489634dd2e817e1

SHA1
266eeab97e1bf4a97ffbce61bd332725157d5c2f

SHA256
fec972e018616af0fe25dca473831efed837c9e65ec9d6f95b86a446ab759cd7

SHA512
23f2e0f2ef66cba8078ef1ceaa061afdc5a2c6ba65af06d31df77418770c1f5ef80f7d0d76b960ad908c78c90a63245b7ccf7c5bdb6e1593952f7eca1d558c41

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\TrinityEntertainmentNetwo\BlackDragonInjector.exe_Url_p5wp5bg4buaexiu5cwgtfirtg5e3tvhp\1.0.0.0\user.config

Filesize
1KB

MD5
59d58ee0495d7ce0ae19349c1c0b8413

SHA1
b937439660e83db2377c6c6a283cf20f9a15f29f

SHA256
2e514ee31c630bbd094b11132883bbcef9bbb4be55b66796a7e616ec243da27c

SHA512
9787e55e4d35d41c77102749ccb72805556a609a4e9e965912e282ca4f3ea16574690826224ce699231d87f15af1103019488ab857debb62f9447422a47e9f73

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

Filesize
456KB

MD5
1f29b1075a91b3da0ccc0b9c49eece56

SHA1
048e675f087181035aedece9e7b11d065c6355cc

SHA256
4f6825548b32329c3360ed9abb7c0a6809a2c2291cf0bcaac511a9fa32a6336e

SHA512
7e152caf055f57f599ecc1e3a404b540b721b3315d2ba16bff6eb21f03edeb3a06ae185621e3139293612d94210f500f098bd281489ca7f336efd8b5284ee060

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OIAMJI\NIN.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
093e599a1281e943ce1592f61d9591af

SHA1
6896810fe9b7efe4f5ae68bf280fec637e97adf5

SHA256
1ac0964d97b02204f4d4ae79cd5244342f1a1798f5846e9dd7f3448d4177a009

SHA512
64cb58fbf6295d15d9ee6a8a7a325e7673af7ee02e4ece8da5a95257f666566a425b348b802b78ac82e7868ba7923f85255c2c31e548618afa9706c1f88d34dc

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\OIAMJI\NIN.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
f871fff8dd09308dbe66e431a09ecbec

SHA1
bc0e900a18b4ee7536ac2e0952ae04156650b05c

SHA256
c7d92dd06a51603d0a243e73641fdc3c2ba7389b67b1db8e2114c3d7749034dc

SHA512
9cabbabd68e6aadbe0042e2469d284454274db2be46e073bc60ecb89ae7b744f779a6ffb05369e66ff853e7aa380ebcd5a4f69d9aeb49333e09e56ad9d9e22cd

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BlackDragonInjector.exe

Filesize
923KB

MD5
aebd7bc81edf80ea247a1d042e365367

SHA1
eaa93c1694a52376d42774408bbb1c5b99c63c22

SHA256
565cf1af441dfa3845975e3eeeaa4e7cb2c4c31162ea97d86458cc6aaf18eb42

SHA512
6ed14490cf793511aad49bd613b527fd298384c60ba96a40659712590deb47e6d255e38ba9a3a76241df837494222d9de0a1c5b032ca99152825b264fd0a14b2

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\OIAMJI\NIN.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
31c866d8e4448c28ae63660a0521cd92

SHA1
0e4dcb44e3c8589688b8eacdd8cc463a920baab9

SHA256
dc0eaf9d62f0e40b6522d28b2e06b39ff619f9086ea7aa45fd40396a8eb61aa1

SHA512
1076da7f8137a90b5d3bbbbe2b24fd9774de6adbcdfd41fd55ae90c70b9eb4bbf441732689ad25e5b3048987bfb1d63ba59d5831a04c6d84cb05bbfd2d32f839

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\OIAMJI\NIN.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
0aaffc12ef1b416b9276bdc3fdec9dff

SHA1
9f38d7cf6241d867da58f89db9ff26544314b938

SHA256
42b33dd905c5668c2518a6a7d407fb10c303cfedeaefcd7b6e4c7cc1b891c73b

SHA512
bbde0986b298c6172e7c8e3f938db9425f54cca097e280736e1ba289afd06a0b86f7cbc91f6d46458bc8e75069c12cda1cf808acf3b6c773b0661d081136ee7c

Download Submit
memory/2300-16-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2300-155-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2868-25-0x0000000074A2E000-0x0000000074A2F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2868-27-0x0000000000F50000-0x000000000103C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
944KB

Download
memory/2868-156-0x0000000074A2E000-0x0000000074A2F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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