ardamax | ca51ea1a54804c695b5be9377708a753d10aa328c00f77e5721c0850262901bb

Analysis

max time kernel
120s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240708-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
26-09-2024 09:07

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General

Target

f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.6MB
MD5

f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e
SHA1

abee762034cedd860ef101bf511c9fc8af5aafe1
SHA256

ca51ea1a54804c695b5be9377708a753d10aa328c00f77e5721c0850262901bb
SHA512

3618439d2d9faa9a4d9340e3f62cb80e95e1fe0624ae8d087665936ec8e97e86d588622664395609be4e5f055a11494e5c0d47c88d07fbbe898d918c215ad2b5
SSDEEP

49152:7MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMQMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMAHI/F+MQXUrq51Z8q5Vk1eE6Ff:7MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMQMMMMMMMMMMMT

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
behavioral1/files/0x000500000001a485-53.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2440	1hr-rar.exe
1316	1hh.exe
2760	KSJF.exe

Loads dropped DLL 18 IoCs

pid	Process
2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe
2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe
2440	1hr-rar.exe
2440	1hr-rar.exe
2440	1hr-rar.exe
2440	1hr-rar.exe
2440	1hr-rar.exe
1316	1hh.exe
1316	1hh.exe
1316	1hh.exe
1316	1hh.exe
1316	1hh.exe
2760	KSJF.exe
2760	KSJF.exe
2760	KSJF.exe
2760	KSJF.exe
2720	AcroRd32.exe
2720	AcroRd32.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\KSJF Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\KSJF.exe"	KSJF.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\KSJF.exe	1hh.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	1hh.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	KSJF.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KSJF.001	1hh.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KSJF.006	1hh.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KSJF.007	1hh.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 6 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	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	1hr-rar.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	1hh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AcroRd32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	KSJF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2720	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2760	KSJF.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2760	KSJF.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2760	KSJF.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs

pid	Process
2760	KSJF.exe
2760	KSJF.exe
2760	KSJF.exe
2760	KSJF.exe
2760	KSJF.exe
2720	AcroRd32.exe
2720	AcroRd32.exe
2720	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 35 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2440	2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2440	2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2440	2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2440	2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2440	2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2440	2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2440	2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2720	2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2720	2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2720	2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2720	2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2720	2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2720	2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2568 wrote to memory of 2720	2568	f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 1316	2440	1hr-rar.exe	32
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 1316	2440	1hr-rar.exe	32
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 1316	2440	1hr-rar.exe	32
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 1316	2440	1hr-rar.exe	32
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 1316	2440	1hr-rar.exe	32
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 1316	2440	1hr-rar.exe	32
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 1316	2440	1hr-rar.exe	32
PID 1316 wrote to memory of 2760	1316	1hh.exe	33
PID 1316 wrote to memory of 2760	1316	1hh.exe	33
PID 1316 wrote to memory of 2760	1316	1hh.exe	33
PID 1316 wrote to memory of 2760	1316	1hh.exe	33
PID 1316 wrote to memory of 2760	1316	1hh.exe	33
PID 1316 wrote to memory of 2760	1316	1hh.exe	33
PID 1316 wrote to memory of 2760	1316	1hh.exe	33
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1264	2760	KSJF.exe	35
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1264	2760	KSJF.exe	35
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1264	2760	KSJF.exe	35
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1264	2760	KSJF.exe	35
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1264	2760	KSJF.exe	35
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1264	2760	KSJF.exe	35
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 1264	2760	KSJF.exe	35

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f807c44efd479acf6bc30c119ad3ae8e_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2568
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1hr-rar.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1hr-rar.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2440
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1hh.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1hh.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1316
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KSJF.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\28463\KSJF.exe"
      4⤵
      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:2760
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KSJF.exe > nul
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:1264
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adresse3.pdf"
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2720

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

Indicator Removal

T1070

File Deletion

T1070.004

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1hh.exe

Filesize
818KB

MD5
1f9b544cc6163459788f14296a8f8269

SHA1
d0da238b70ced133453b03cc8e766a9e8a12b238

SHA256
925bc753883e2041eaacb28a00134cc91414c15cecaf6daf78600282895bea1b

SHA512
cbc01666ef0339d6cd7ed343cf22643d35f62802e2e45716700ed5882574b3c88c97e28448c7b3a9454e38a8202eb4e9866eef44b641d3c377500a8fb75cb230

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adresse3.pdf

Filesize
44KB

MD5
f86217c174b81244e93256ae926165a8

SHA1
861e7d2f12f7bbbf1c333a6f833dcccc607cf41b

SHA256
36e868748fdf55d8638505844370c7097a69ec0a3e5058dc5a388b82ab80225a

SHA512
04c7a75d3250a4d05aea44e6de4f76e3f10aa4fc9e6fc30a3f6c7ac45b4a93ccc48e36333785536866de98175822eaa13d211eaff5028394ac06131b9319eb6b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\9.0\SharedDataEvents

Filesize
3KB

MD5
88c433a066f4046ec521036514381c5a

SHA1
c7ab74caeab4db06e205f2799ecc78d46d5f9b4a

SHA256
0e3ad3299fc83035f8a0ec02db6bd45f626e49ee459f27f032d2c3e6d37df4d7

SHA512
e2f122d8666a40d2b9210ae4fa230450604ea80812e4b00be5ec431e1adf19af2cf165200445108179f69fbf3b94ea08fc08b18662da23dbab2916621d8f5e96

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

Filesize
457KB

MD5
46ccfd974518e5849738449034a05a17

SHA1
d391108816aed7ba8f7beb205ad7171c74eae6b2

SHA256
571aae1f8a260909dbc45c67b4c547fc573c07097b36d4e18db0e36d91deccfe

SHA512
773a40a37ebc54cbde7c40ca98001150e78da43726e475f1ee25ef869a39682c0fcd46fb57cf6130151cd8115aa6f2c196e57414affe464fd3b137eb5b317a7a

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KSJF.001

Filesize
398B

MD5
66d4aad7ee46b069c5d0ed1a088c805f

SHA1
95c55688a2907909d65013af3e88f9f91f700309

SHA256
db23f8e5a317fb1c14c95f1579b1efae103a33c3ab1c2568a9ea3c6a09c52620

SHA512
b90820141d1307dee9e8a29964e774e7cad98444a668d1a9a71590314eee3667daceafb2d30a291ff7b20faa85bef67816cf40e12990c1750ab21299874d0dac

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
395bbef326fa5ad1216b23f5debf167b

SHA1
aa4a7334b5a693b3f0d6f47b568e0d13a593d782

SHA256
7c1c4ba8978d3ec53bc6da4d8f9e5e1ca52edf5ccf5ec19ef06b02055ff3b3d1

SHA512
dc3f3d7501feb10623807e89f28a0e38bdbbd4a7e2ad964c8ab33c392bde61896fe40bb7773f6309cd59ad9a686decbd81c15b588ac8d311fd2a273ac9410679

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KSJF.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
1b5e72f0ebd49cf146f9ae68d792ffe5

SHA1
1e90a69c12b9a849fbbac0670296b07331c1cf87

SHA256
8f4485675fe35b14276f5c8af8a6b42f03cf1b5de638355e4c4b28397385e87e

SHA512
6364f5581de5aaec09b5d1c4e5745193f981ff93cf91e20c6c9ff56566b5d182ccbdacf9aeed1d7a01460eb21619e14ac4ab31b083a951b45b3b7f9d93a62ffc

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1hr-rar.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
64aa2628496fac3e1e2749fd1a8d0eae

SHA1
7b60e03fc3b2776223794a3adfcb1b4af823654e

SHA256
8887ff75260f84f335bc9f32a60d83e2975574e3c41a68b1e7d0b194b33c0c92

SHA512
847247fee2fbb80904b111ed43c69478d7c031bb037a29795e192e8e3bfa66be9d63a55887634d231b5a30901b14629f1a1895013363e11244e010e3a97eca57

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@AE78.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
a55cbc0f0125b005ef369020b4c17806

SHA1
010af3e2e84b337e91f5e0c791b01e1d527211ce

SHA256
27cfe74936e4090aafbef07ee45725923f4b1243135e1e3a51e3385dbcd7b637

SHA512
88e5f7905c86d73bc5af028f20c8bf49f700307926c5b92814c245abe08e9c35841116d428ddbd7b957b47ccc8980684c12608b6818e4b6c1c8c0d27d54a07be

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\KSJF.exe

Filesize
912KB

MD5
6768ba61744862704760b66ce8f8fdd4

SHA1
e86cbed8cf20c2a9c76219d0c434bc310ffb2392

SHA256
4cf4bf2b7d2bb4215e255e1f2b1238ad989f3c8a98ebfd5cb033bccf32fedaa0

SHA512
eadb56b633707724ef4f47f8b421b0f3b2afa5a9800fae030f81aefae483eed6b494da470278273f388c3ae346a33cbbfe742924d231dab1c9b42bbefaf95a61

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memory/1316-48-0x0000000002A60000-0x0000000002B43000-memory.dmp

Filesize
908KB

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memory/2760-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
908KB

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memory/2760-81-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
908KB

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memory/2760-82-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
908KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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