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Overview

overview

Static

static

3

f9886398b8...18.exe

windows7-x64

f9886398b8...18.exe

windows10-2004-x64

Sharing

General

Target

f9886398b813278d535efcdd222fad82_JaffaCakes118
Size

1.2MB
Sample

240927-cwhvnatbpf
MD5

f9886398b813278d535efcdd222fad82
SHA1

ccb97e61708374afddf83e7f0c48d4ccb7a3b552
SHA256

417fb6ef2840f6986320c7399998eeb41f7497932824759e7b7e5857b9f12402
SHA512

0fb03d8a9418dfffab0be2172a6131e6a29c2428c3c5da9d60d1716059a960010b33e20a7b538ba2fdbca56b2fc87d7be35c359e5993ccf2c98a6aa15ad4d7dc
SSDEEP

24576:bGaUTAhjZsCFpnnUyS3Pf4Ibg/G39JILDlXmzGC1GgLrkFOUpVnC:bGrTAhNfFlnUzPf4Ibg/G3YXFzAnIS

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer

Static task

static1

1 signatures

Behavioral task

behavioral1

Sample

f9886398b813278d535efcdd222fad82_JaffaCakes118.exe

Resource

win7-20240903-en

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer

windows7-x64

10 signatures

150 seconds

Behavioral task

behavioral2

Sample

f9886398b813278d535efcdd222fad82_JaffaCakes118.exe

Resource

win10v2004-20240802-en

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer

windows10-2004-x64

9 signatures

150 seconds

Malware Config

Targets

- Target
  
  f9886398b813278d535efcdd222fad82_JaffaCakes118
- Size
  
  1.2MB
- MD5
  
  f9886398b813278d535efcdd222fad82
- SHA1
  
  ccb97e61708374afddf83e7f0c48d4ccb7a3b552
- SHA256
  
  417fb6ef2840f6986320c7399998eeb41f7497932824759e7b7e5857b9f12402
- SHA512
  
  0fb03d8a9418dfffab0be2172a6131e6a29c2428c3c5da9d60d1716059a960010b33e20a7b538ba2fdbca56b2fc87d7be35c359e5993ccf2c98a6aa15ad4d7dc
- SSDEEP
  
  24576:bGaUTAhjZsCFpnnUyS3Pf4Ibg/G39JILDlXmzGC1GgLrkFOUpVnC:bGrTAhNfFlnUzPf4Ibg/G3YXFzAnIS
Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer
- Ardamax
  A keylogger first seen in 2013.
  keylogger stealer ardamax
- Ardamax main executable
- Checks computer location settings
  Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
  persistence
- Drops file in System32 directory
behavioral1 behavioral2

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

System Location Discovery

System Language Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Tasks

static1

behavioral1

ardamaxdiscoverykeyloggerpersistencestealer

behavioral2

ardamaxdiscoverykeyloggerpersistencestealer

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