ardamax | 18081790bc35e40a0847e75df2a4ba20d20e8c46e69a4cc39398a1231a0bd310

General

Target

fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448
SHA1

ea9a5e8e9d87cb9ae403fd50e7e56f2d54e3a66c
SHA256

18081790bc35e40a0847e75df2a4ba20d20e8c46e69a4cc39398a1231a0bd310
SHA512

cad2f30519f2a25ab43507b19249ceb5a768cd37458626bb9573c1ea8cfd64525e0b054bc9b6bd3da9f1227c8794a2cff03db21a1984d1245bbd4df322bd2ac6
SSDEEP

24576:W4C/ikmzV8Lp0JB4n3lGKEhPvZS85OpZ896jXiR6JOaVV1ioLo/sH:cd30Jq1GHhPvZ75h6MWOAV1ioU/sH

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/0x0009000000016d72-14.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1280	ROTRAD~1.EXE
2736	TAW.exe
2816	ROTRAD~1.EXE

Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs

pid	Process
2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe
1280	ROTRAD~1.EXE
1280	ROTRAD~1.EXE
2736	TAW.exe
2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe
2816	ROTRAD~1.EXE
2736	TAW.exe
2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 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\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup0 = "rundll32.exe C:\\Windows\\system32\\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP000.TMP\\\""	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\TAW Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\SPOTCS\\TAW.exe"	TAW.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 8 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SPOTCS\TAW.exe	ROTRAD~1.EXE
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SPOTCS\	TAW.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SPOTCS\TAW.004	ROTRAD~1.EXE
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SPOTCS\TAW.001	ROTRAD~1.EXE
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SPOTCS\TAW.004	ROTRAD~1.EXE
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SPOTCS\TAW.001	ROTRAD~1.EXE
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SPOTCS\TAW.002	ROTRAD~1.EXE
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SPOTCS\AKV.exe	ROTRAD~1.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 4 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	ROTRAD~1.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ROTRAD~1.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TAW.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2736	TAW.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2736	TAW.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2736	TAW.exe
2736	TAW.exe
2736	TAW.exe
2736	TAW.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1280	2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1280	2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1280	2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1280	2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1280	2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1280	2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1280	2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2736	1280	ROTRAD~1.EXE	30
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2736	1280	ROTRAD~1.EXE	30
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2736	1280	ROTRAD~1.EXE	30
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2736	1280	ROTRAD~1.EXE	30
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2736	1280	ROTRAD~1.EXE	30
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2736	1280	ROTRAD~1.EXE	30
PID 1280 wrote to memory of 2736	1280	ROTRAD~1.EXE	30
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2816	2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2816	2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2816	2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2816	2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2816	2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2816	2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2816	2368	fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fdafc2308715ce40247da1f8ce88f448_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2368
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\ROTRAD~1.EXE
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\ROTRAD~1.EXE
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1280
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SPOTCS\TAW.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\SPOTCS\TAW.exe"
    3⤵
    - 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:2736
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\ROTRAD~1.EXE
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\ROTRAD~1.EXE
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2816

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

Filesize
456KB

MD5
48cfaed4d566c34716326302b49bdad2

SHA1
566e0989b6bc7ed205f9ae250ea98e3a4d7fba52

SHA256
54c2e10de3ed7135d20c239a7f656c6ff57d1158607fa4c6779e042681de87ea

SHA512
96c871ed9af039142aab5904021d3ef3f75a58c5cc1fdf4d59e40e3699fd03e7cff384b788f7359a1de519ebdcafdad55891fef4f67e2c216ea89ebc945996a0

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SPOTCS\TAW.001

Filesize
60KB

MD5
a15c556f17d7db8287e023138942d5db

SHA1
880bf8ec944120830dc2e2e040e5996e4e0e6c83

SHA256
f3716810ab011a4cb7693d31b69cd540380ef2a067724e0d568070c8a558694e

SHA512
930339711e3d73e5af0778367a648c94411c20d23bf4c27ec5d72222e76b8902eb3fc0992d70cc4141600c19087159514246d42f1e762c98dad306f8e0bd99cd

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SPOTCS\TAW.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
daabecdfba287a3333b60ae82211acd7

SHA1
e67b4c7bf0dd71ad47263a58bb60be4bce504b84

SHA256
12981c35adf6f00c7dddbc3ab23c04c30133cc5be107015dab9fd7ba4e8b4173

SHA512
937f551f959bd823292fe5983bbfb1c3a6dd86426a5da228dc7ddba38138c898599bc713d707b9d3463b20825cee0783d92c1c19019cd0328986a8aef5c1222f

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SPOTCS\TAW.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
e42c54d6107f4e2e50861bbb05483b33

SHA1
cea8d956168f6b18f1fdc51fc1d0cd3ff09c654d

SHA256
253cbd3d888cc2d241c167fcf7d1e1694fbf0356d367dc963fedaa52845ae4ca

SHA512
a65398c93ce34475529c9f12d288f42759f989eb68b20cfad073afa5eb3a4a9e7570ad678d9c59afe1cc9953186886c4b9d03c38465dad2f7698df00b20f9b51

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\ROTRAD~1.EXE

Filesize
1.2MB

MD5
9327f962fecf5b015b6654f82b691d89

SHA1
a9cb2c42b27a25090ee4b41540e899030a776659

SHA256
3eb068b02bc320ffca11bb5b2c61acf53c81bcab87f189d5ae63f2fff3bccd52

SHA512
3fcdb3bbe500bdfef6f07301c9ccee48cc61d4cd8eaed9fea70ee9cb1faff656ff388dafb2b5bfea624f3b476f254a5c50ba4fedb23655424afbb7168d76978e

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\SPOTCS\TAW.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
f3819a6cab8ae058254c4abb3844d87e

SHA1
0f8b1a74af87f1823ec0d76e21a8d54d55a53a8b

SHA256
3d656d1364b4b2382020f64990a2c630b7b9422ca7b7fe2c30646fda3303e6c9

SHA512
dfe9d342f3ad543fec8bd278e21ac5059b1c36ed3f735734e9b92d639cb25609f9307862ab2b35ea3e88713f4a652abe5863871225f915462c79d493ac5e1f57

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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