ardamax | db1263b169d2c287892cfb29e1e5d45452dd510cde2aef312aeb3766b01141fa

Analysis

max time kernel
120s
max time network
128s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240708-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
30/09/2024, 15:37

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General

Target

021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

520KB
MD5

021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b
SHA1

78c23045de2babc50d435ae412950ea505e2e6fe
SHA256

db1263b169d2c287892cfb29e1e5d45452dd510cde2aef312aeb3766b01141fa
SHA512

0aa6249d52a58bddcaae81766337f2392904a8b3443dc91472834344fed078c82fd01fbb5eaf4f04830e54d884bf09842b8aceadf27a050cd2f2623e62035120
SSDEEP

12288:bFZzJQlN07E+XzREERZFMv0qIf0RK6BLPYt2IfNyRLvEFDLUJVd:57s07hXzR1XILlIfNyB11

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Ardamax
A keylogger first seen in 2013.
keylogger stealer ardamax

Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x000700000001688f-9.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3016	XTHT.exe
2560	Undy Creator.exe

Loads dropped DLL 9 IoCs

pid	Process
2356	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
2356	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
2356	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
2356	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
2356	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
3016	XTHT.exe
2560	Undy Creator.exe
3016	XTHT.exe
2560	Undy Creator.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 9 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\XTHT.006	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\XTHT.007	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\XTHT.exe	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\XTHT.003	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys	XTHT.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\XTHT.001	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\AKV.exe	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\XTHT.chm	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\XTHT.004	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_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	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	XTHT.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Undy Creator.exe

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	Undy Creator.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	3016	XTHT.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3016	XTHT.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs

pid	Process
3016	XTHT.exe
3016	XTHT.exe
2560	Undy Creator.exe
2560	Undy Creator.exe
2560	Undy Creator.exe
3016	XTHT.exe
3016	XTHT.exe
3016	XTHT.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 3016	2356	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 3016	2356	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 3016	2356	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 3016	2356	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2560	2356	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2560	2356	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2560	2356	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2560	2356	021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\021747066f9e052f90782827a2be2b5b_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2356
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\XTHT.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Sys\XTHT.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:3016
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Undy Creator.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Undy Creator.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2560

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CabD25E.tmp

Filesize
70KB

MD5
49aebf8cbd62d92ac215b2923fb1b9f5

SHA1
1723be06719828dda65ad804298d0431f6aff976

SHA256
b33efcb95235b98b48508e019afa4b7655e80cf071defabd8b2123fc8b29307f

SHA512
bf86116b015fb56709516d686e168e7c9c68365136231cc51d0b6542ae95323a71d2c7acec84aad7dcecc2e410843f6d82a0a6d51b9acfc721a9c84fdd877b5b

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TarD30D.tmp

Filesize
181KB

MD5
4ea6026cf93ec6338144661bf1202cd1

SHA1
a1dec9044f750ad887935a01430bf49322fbdcb7

SHA256
8efbc21559ef8b1bcf526800d8070baad42474ce7198e26fa771dbb41a76b1d8

SHA512
6c7e0980e39aacf4c3689802353f464a08cd17753bd210ee997e5f2a455deb4f287a9ef74d84579dbde49bc96213cd2b8b247723919c412ea980aa6e6bfe218b

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

Filesize
390KB

MD5
5255e3bd1037d42bbba2365412623a3b

SHA1
b473061ee152172ba5e33cae18f55774467a070f

SHA256
8e7e780b484bf5a5edce3dbdee2374ace11214b122560146b5859d8359c93655

SHA512
86af1d593b480622dcb4835d5f10045452eb20a01a04eba13734fd5bfec2515321072747c8fd4c95714022058e891f7cd55efee00b95d7e51c845aaabf4a793e

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\XTHT.001

Filesize
390B

MD5
33a92655a204eb6fb4f472830f2ca8a1

SHA1
2fba1e9ebf156c950d8b514d02b67e3152edeeec

SHA256
4a967b9e6a14bcf4ae6d6d243df88081a0969eb15841dbacd5a9433a9ee7f8ca

SHA512
70ba9a2ce056a6b42a50c4c138122562b97296b7445d05feab72ee02eaf4951a77ef8536a0614785b9d7f947a489e763dcde36a7f8d0d3425b8c74fe080da40e

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\XTHT.004

Filesize
15KB

MD5
b3d7c450a0e3cd5cb502360df3a246a7

SHA1
ee1c25f1def0f12984ab3bc357ac92f3c7929f4c

SHA256
d3adf6429f93dc93d2839a74cba69a45d10329d32a8ccb7517bd5c67cda034ed

SHA512
13514bd7993b4d3de04f550a33f135483f6d3078408c0d5f098bf5a53ee56833f2f27c9f97f77412bb02cf490b89793c9244a3cf24d940452a1b8951a46576b2

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\XTHT.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
385d77949ecf6cfdb4f3d15bf29dfbe4

SHA1
09bd106320e68a5a14aeb2a34e4f0a6a627c0d36

SHA256
39659a7497354c9329be266683ae28be650b7639bca1def42af5d351e265762c

SHA512
b9baea0afb78944080598fc11c5f6c76b3adde37838f4fe3c9371fb9508fea03b7ec6775e9fdc65f39a94103cb061970ea8c51ded113701eede00d4a2fda0db9

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\XTHT.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
f50daad1c62b3af9daceddc982d3a28c

SHA1
8519625cc16fac60381ea27b3339e62cef15c629

SHA256
246af3478a40b10bb54bbfb2aab8fb9965e702836f049dd9db714da8873b42d5

SHA512
8451a35d6a037f0224f292baf151e1c367df394bdca0c7c4c90f43c6b275f1f8173af1bf1791005398ca36678b76df3e8e49f51438f9deec86a529a9c81925fc

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\XTHT.chm

Filesize
33KB

MD5
620939d8d1c2ef290627806c1e22acb3

SHA1
43e7ddf293a7aa747312e04087f14b8dfac03e92

SHA256
10f182b47bc95accf151a4668705df834b425c28f130b1a1de8cbd6370d1f933

SHA512
1041f8835e537c79e0d6b50b509f66c3267de680e64bca68c485394e5e73322d697a59024963c1e4a06ce52df36eee7b9f5e4dc1ebaa37d98dd20accb44c5be7

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@A7B4.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
730e7e458c7770fd80947b6ce9f7109a

SHA1
ef07be19ec55590ffce101951d12e7c6c5b7aaca

SHA256
70033d7c8520fb53a247b355559c3a156e22719e52cf55102edbbcfabc5ad096

SHA512
12f141144761e880af6567048036c7c482e6306158454f4c3a7821c1a5f5526771e3c473ddcc9cbe0860d4e61a5d5f092a59567222d0a995cdd1aeda5667a596

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Undy Creator.exe

Filesize
28KB

MD5
320f01c1429cd8f089ff432083f5e817

SHA1
625c978a44282e5676da593d5c0374f875e94d58

SHA256
34e116b6d704b6d69c8571455bd1a2b884d85b4ec5c70a872791c8dff8b97c3b

SHA512
9009317cb56131ea4924123d30434a0b9632e1bdd2912b9e704330e08cd015309f18eaf85d98f2a90bfbe26d1c9bc64e8297b41368a2ec7e4dfe34ef136f07b7

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\XTHT.exe

Filesize
476KB

MD5
b22ecd38fb2828478a5ff60e7a255e16

SHA1
078d9e7d975a2769e8c2ad40279e265eff89b033

SHA256
c2280b3b99486452228dd51dbd61db2afeb98d3cc5e8e48c5fb314c5af1a913a

SHA512
336de2a0a9975a254dad2e87b3c5388e6fd5560fd5d47d0f4f882f216a4e23dc3d8cb894161587d6a1d0d8845fce92589afc41a6db7947de81ffd023764762cd

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memory/2560-62-0x0000000005180000-0x0000000005592000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.1MB

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memory/3016-47-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3016-39-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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