ardamax | f3b31c4216e652ee6649ad298f7ac9b1373a470edf21b11449357ad68ee7ee2b

General

Target

f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01
SHA1

659d2aa7c766a416d6ea14f2693a5a4c1ad81a75
SHA256

f3b31c4216e652ee6649ad298f7ac9b1373a470edf21b11449357ad68ee7ee2b
SHA512

aebad66dbccf6388b8fbf4775035a8611afb7db17d029f3b604e2ebf2b9145b5fa3b817b4d09c4aafde88b214ac6a180e5e6097fc1697ad14a19d299bdaa9106
SSDEEP

24576:Wk/AT09t1EqXYkoDjzEmywKqjzmg7ECsTYlu6nPOhSSW3wmGR0TV5nt:HoTYt1EqNsjzj8TY2cSW3wmD

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/0x00070000000234d4-8.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-1-5-21-1194130065-3471212556-1656947724-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2624	XVP.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2624	XVP.exe
2012	NOTEPAD.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\XVP Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\IWFGPK\\XVP.exe"	XVP.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\IWFGPK\XVP.exe	f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IWFGPK\	XVP.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IWFGPK\XVP.004	f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IWFGPK\XVP.001	f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IWFGPK\XVP.002	f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IWFGPK\AKV.exe	f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_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	f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	XVP.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	NOTEPAD.EXE

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1194130065-3471212556-1656947724-1000_Classes\Local Settings	f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2624	XVP.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2624	XVP.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2624	XVP.exe
2624	XVP.exe
2624	XVP.exe
2624	XVP.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 2624	1248	f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 2624	1248	f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 2624	1248	f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 2012	1248	f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 2012	1248	f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 2012	1248	f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe	83

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7e39edc2531e7544380ade8c1eb1e01_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1248
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IWFGPK\XVP.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\IWFGPK\XVP.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:2624
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
  "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Huong dan VuLanpro.txt
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2012

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

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\Huong dan VuLanpro.txt

Filesize
559B

MD5
f0b445beff6dff0678909a9475bd909a

SHA1
07843fd4a503d9865db96f0051aebdf3b07360ec

SHA256
edf09bd656dd6663823dfe5171008304cbdf51d80233f730b93daaa35e7bc29d

SHA512
0538d7404119478d17121e212b333874e5e5b42b0d191bf2984d639fb56c73e887b5479b74f85509ee66bd500e38eed412f08fb32779b266567d587248f30986

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

Filesize
466KB

MD5
4c5711d8a02899113661bdff195d80d5

SHA1
263592abea6d60887defb4b1bcb47dbb383edfb6

SHA256
661eee852ace18c0fe63548e3ca276866b40dd0dce722f67976b8c4bfdb92195

SHA512
4b16ee6c75a169ad02c6b30d08efcd969ba8840adf49f6eeec3abbe8b9f5f288e1b1cfb4431711a74510a6973663335e43d256ae0dcd1a68f55331152a4f64ae

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IWFGPK\XVP.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
7a5612cc859be918c5767487f8a6815a

SHA1
a855d3a3e6336ac0508a8099e8ace14680394c36

SHA256
643419bc7e3a46ecdd7196858b3489c806c5edc486b513ce58519a109544c9d1

SHA512
31c541870dbc695c34d132c4232accc2fe511f30188a4db33d5c41758cf5af00a4906b55b0a208b5848436313fd3d8ccf6be7f1af62ecedd3a5c4c301dc5e11d

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IWFGPK\XVP.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
b2bcd668abf17ee408d232cc636614b2

SHA1
c354f941121515536c4f0d9ae49ed1a9b28534b4

SHA256
563f5e99f0beb961ecf6a8284bf41fee3e85d6f63cdff1669438f5a2168bfd99

SHA512
ba1be164de5919ae45f4bedfebe7e7799626b457f07b42fc43b8912f2932955833617b45e147e2e4d406f57f57f50c1869aa611db18a569919395e42fa53a702

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IWFGPK\XVP.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
8012ddc0303046a325d99b6ec7050e80

SHA1
497c77bfca71fb6e12df0ec54971dcde417cfa16

SHA256
3431672f4a1c865396339c92092de6491bfbc54d5364a867c426f791d4dda7ef

SHA512
9136cbf8abd55a9a5dbb76d6f68f783f0405b5cdd6f07f381ad7b12bc54506555df71f3f7f5ffd8a8014a613fcb9f25201ffbdaaf44148ca561677dfb5585dc1

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IWFGPK\XVP.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
a9ea3f61a57b36cde9953afd91f18d34

SHA1
e7e931b96b6e39b64a2a38d704bbe9561a234cbc

SHA256
accbdc6de9b6b671e6dc5bda9f1f983fbfcaa07467fbf6eabd25b9d5314d82ec

SHA512
0a6a42a772a3afd66233d9d3abb962b3a8cbf3d6e0e719352795b6441a148617dbe788991f0cead29d4b1540726504c9c56bebd9836ae6263b82a121fafd89fc

Download Submit
memory/2624-18-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A21000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2624-22-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A21000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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