ardamax | dc0b0f4d3081ac3fcce1405383afc2ab450b1396ff9ae5e2875887e4d2f1be6f

General

Target

105a4c3d657448b936e4791379fda682_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

528KB
MD5

105a4c3d657448b936e4791379fda682
SHA1

c1cc85d8b115f9815c3ed69d95bb53891cdc7fd8
SHA256

dc0b0f4d3081ac3fcce1405383afc2ab450b1396ff9ae5e2875887e4d2f1be6f
SHA512

74107752b05b6f2f2eb93e4fac30ffd6d366206ef82d01e0111f2f93566b61ac08a4ab0a7f86ad23510406ea439e77945d49d8604227c72a55f502f5472ce129
SSDEEP

12288:cl7ZjNHasczx1gab+c9sMvkIluNJmbt3Kzrxe+m7MoS:UZjN6sczfgq+ovkIsNMKzrxkMoS

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/0x000500000001934d-22.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2728	2.exe
2212	CPVN.exe

Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2728	2.exe
2728	2.exe
2728	2.exe
2212	CPVN.exe
2212	CPVN.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\CPVN Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\CPVN.exe"	CPVN.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\28463\AKV.exe	2.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CPVN.004	2.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CPVN.003	2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	CPVN.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CPVN.001	2.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CPVN.006	2.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CPVN.007	2.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CPVN.exe	2.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 2 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	2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	CPVN.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2212	CPVN.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2212	CPVN.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2212	CPVN.exe
2212	CPVN.exe
2212	CPVN.exe
2212	CPVN.exe
2212	CPVN.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 2728	1648	105a4c3d657448b936e4791379fda682_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 2728	1648	105a4c3d657448b936e4791379fda682_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 2728	1648	105a4c3d657448b936e4791379fda682_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1648 wrote to memory of 2728	1648	105a4c3d657448b936e4791379fda682_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2212	2728	2.exe	34
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2212	2728	2.exe	34
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2212	2728	2.exe	34
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2212	2728	2.exe	34

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\105a4c3d657448b936e4791379fda682_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\105a4c3d657448b936e4791379fda682_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1648
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2728
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CPVN.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\CPVN.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:2212

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2.exe

Filesize
490KB

MD5
6d85767d24b252652245db44424c41de

SHA1
cdc99eb21587b892ec505265206097d4f907e95d

SHA256
61ac1588207d84df19311c2d50d1c13b36b60f6df95ba8a3c740366431f15e0f

SHA512
52a3498f95bd25ea90399093cf0c49ca2b15f8167943857de800787bbca4a60bc0801f1535473bb71714366b228b69199120c4b63b6098fc39ee5518e5f0f06b

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

Filesize
394KB

MD5
b87e2e56dbf34fb12705317f4d361c12

SHA1
3b4a6c2fddaab9f71747437c60dc7ad85661b4fa

SHA256
1ed5873542484a3f4c898de6684fc04bc0929e4fc795cd09b4b86f17e817d85a

SHA512
9d1bf05a200efda561f3141d3a4c70a347ba2a64fbfb5fb9b432956660b4aabc492f93fa50ba1928a3c408ec048c357a50cb79d12ba6200b28b1aeb98dbc39a0

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CPVN.001

Filesize
400B

MD5
6eca657d6389fc25fe426924e1e67a96

SHA1
509ba297930db1f3e90a53fc161f7f06262be361

SHA256
f251af1ba2be40eef201d3cfebc53c22702feaa116ab092e393472c2fbd4075a

SHA512
3acabcad2201955309f126ac7265999d9beab76c23f3803beb7d0f2426ed41668e21d34c461a6a9420a718c99ae66f5041509b8b29b21df0a008996c4df66892

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CPVN.004

Filesize
14KB

MD5
a0ce5cac85b0d667ce2a7c6fa23bfb3f

SHA1
9b40f537f10e77a37d33ab580d1dda16a87c1715

SHA256
9e9bf0727756fc07aa01fa08e204fb293fd2e16afd57b7b4ae6e7c258ff9af21

SHA512
daee767df015e0dd9c0e56708fae6c0e339f6b8654d62c1e75aaa0c1d86a40ad028055b7f70385e7cb8d1ad65272a7c8ed8d62435ddcf3c75234c35a79898046

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
aae8ccee5d5eed5748d13f474123efea

SHA1
6da78da4de3b99a55fad00be2ec53a3ad3bd06ae

SHA256
10c464d1675774e0282171555d59fb8975ed6c0e6a781182490f48e66823a5b8

SHA512
d370e1ffeeb81b3f07b83a9cf1e3b44635fde7aa6ac999bccafece8091dbf96f0a78257bb0e03b3689dc47fb4e96ec7deac7848a43ddef62afc9b8cc665ee8bd

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CPVN.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
40685d22d05d92462a2cfc1bba9a81b7

SHA1
f0e19012d0ed000148898b1e1264736bed438da8

SHA256
cdca1e5bc4c5129caa8eeddf637c820b6241c8790ce1a341e38e8324ae95afa0

SHA512
21961d2dd118b45bde4cf00b4570712791a22769d05afb5b6c54355b0aaee9b7f7de00b357845349ef957807452365134d51e11181d2d45f98ed0cc9402de90b

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@D0F5.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
27092ec75c1839f36bfe900a38acc484

SHA1
fe14b750a0ed653246c5f358891f8c1241913bb2

SHA256
e6e29699840ae26c452227f9a1c9fd0e3cda0c2413c4255df9fc066c47af0e07

SHA512
815477e8681e38dd3110171adbaf06738eb9d63839671a959a296ec1a1fb17d788682dde5e6a1f0bffa3b4deda4577292ffa37ce10b95ad14276ffcd0795ac0b

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

Filesize
473KB

MD5
339ae4ce820cda75bbb363b2ed1c06fd

SHA1
62399c6102cc98ed66cbcd88a63ff870cf7b2100

SHA256
1e4a463ac0d463cee1f52f9529474484157c85d671aea1ab5f4173df12de01b6

SHA512
5da8b333a839c4b169c6f4c9a1929918f166a895af7818c8223df7ed22279aac3b6ef88f89ee083a4f475f82ec6078f8e9800a9afc9547712245d090636a284a

Download Submit
memory/1648-0-0x000007FEF61FE000-0x000007FEF61FF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/1648-3-0x000007FEF5F40000-0x000007FEF68DD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/1648-4-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000650000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

Download
memory/1648-20-0x000007FEF5F40000-0x000007FEF68DD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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