ardamax | db1d8bfbac2711921d134d1d41c6342d1fc15f3d5ec495dec261d53eb63b9529

General

Target

112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

503KB
MD5

112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584
SHA1

26a55b18169a0525a9e41775acdedf6c78223c1f
SHA256

db1d8bfbac2711921d134d1d41c6342d1fc15f3d5ec495dec261d53eb63b9529
SHA512

372d30480288cd1239b62f33f495409f1165c3564d85036deb23dc724d57809e051870a31a17701df7817a80a528dc2190dab8ed1d3fd35317427c86e6633444
SSDEEP

6144:U7mpyGatcNcaTz8wIPiPFaqZA4S/vuSZNKBH4/ipD7+AoJQruUv7giUrJHQAeqDG:U7RNeYbPiPFR5INMBoJK8p9anwefkpg

Score

10^/10

ardamax defense_evasion discovery keylogger stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Ardamax
A keylogger first seen in 2013.
keylogger stealer ardamax

Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023458-12.dat	family_ardamax

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4182098368-2521458979-3782681353-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4182098368-2521458979-3782681353-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	GLOC.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3796	GLOC.exe
540	VBCE.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2540	112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe
3796	GLOC.exe
540	VBCE.exe
3796	GLOC.exe
3796	GLOC.exe
540	VBCE.exe
540	VBCE.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 8 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\GLOC.exe	112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\AKV.exe	112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys	GLOC.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\GLOC.009	GLOC.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\GLOC.009	GLOC.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\GLOC.001	112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\GLOC.006	112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\GLOC.007	112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_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 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	112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	GLOC.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	VBCE.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	3796	GLOC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3796	GLOC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3796	GLOC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
540	VBCE.exe
3796	GLOC.exe
3796	GLOC.exe
3796	GLOC.exe
3796	GLOC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 3796	2540	112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 3796	2540	112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 3796	2540	112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 540	2540	112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 540	2540	112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 540	2540	112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 3796 wrote to memory of 4276	3796	GLOC.exe	93
PID 3796 wrote to memory of 4276	3796	GLOC.exe	93
PID 3796 wrote to memory of 4276	3796	GLOC.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\112c9062ef79a5a6f8460956675a4584_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2540
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\GLOC.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Sys\GLOC.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - 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
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3796
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\GLOC.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4276
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VBCE.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VBCE.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:540

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Indicator Removal

1

T1070

File Deletion

1

T1070.004

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@7B4A.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
b429300c8148810d2e6a8d40009fc124

SHA1
93ec9660cc0d68cadc6c7f44b35ea0a0ef684ae8

SHA256
98445d51b61014815fc43e44933e5dc126c4fe763545141e78ee1358e487b4b7

SHA512
47a1cfdba6c1e04a322116538a62b22d61cf6b31966e53cfe4e54eb75a58530a7636e3deffcfb7e96ff2bdae2b99c7bcb312685d1ceac2f79c118f6347bf2407

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VBCE.exe

Filesize
112KB

MD5
3aab85f191329bae504ce1aef5338607

SHA1
4a2f919be608609404e8c50750d44156513c5437

SHA256
e068f6f550a3df5da224ef5f13aeadb90cb45a937a222bd0be1da257db630ecd

SHA512
2ab18ab823eff1d58b7c8f1d4746e4d05528709383eecd1f2b39e252760d9a91032c5e899fe5b3cb1318ac397e28872fbadde1e14523ec309f2b85cd60b9e574

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

Filesize
387KB

MD5
bcf6fab667525797024d0962e41e9b7b

SHA1
86b3d41b65eb4ed85c6610a4bb595df787bb2a6a

SHA256
916385eb000bc6011cac9b11d89fd08ffaaddf7d727f9c9bf0764bbcf905b877

SHA512
7e04832d129e3bacb4d4d83259ec02e1e6f5da4da742dbbf010345ccd90a0547e12fcca68da3cff284687a112f570ca269596512605715b3477ae99933afc82c

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

Filesize
3KB

MD5
9141419bc31bae0b8d79b95de8b14af4

SHA1
b22fa926058c64ef23d17f6bb9aa9d38e7329412

SHA256
ae239671aff0adcd2e995b14e1d4a3a4d78a788e3bac2abc6efda038474aab58

SHA512
1fe02588a962029e1e724c31bda4ea52cad4faccb7cdabef06783c7841263e89d91076420c9a96136184d98eb47446d546121279620176cc2a62c507cfe364c1

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
3a2ef41ad6d9415229e0b76ec6df1baf

SHA1
e72f2c0d664a4d2323872bd1f586ec60bb0a6342

SHA256
b7e321cf9dacead275e600c2b531e96a62c671e0a2d641e141acbefb509adf2b

SHA512
b8d5f62e7da21d4114f8764afb16bc409921935d3440f8e712740a50dd7a01f850cfda31f0a4b41e4f514d6bb64e407a83e8e034e5be65cddde27817c728caeb

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

Filesize
4KB

MD5
cb576a1e67ddeb42dc0e23a541cefdb8

SHA1
9684e67a013de4f0f5066856f553674db0f2749c

SHA256
8a9a4e62b646f072f6c1b5415b8461af96db307f59c4d32c9e4f455477ffc221

SHA512
e173475fbf9541daa6790133ceef4b8af414491c0a198e356ba1b1c2fcbdcf7044e8b8ae22d72f39b2b7b888e254fd742b9b09ae3c4e63fa64b5171508247942

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys\GLOC.exe

Filesize
468KB

MD5
4b64ea8b01e25e1af067d11698778ce4

SHA1
20c4d03590cc3ef10e0b3ddbfcdf6fbb41149847

SHA256
08b9f18c1098036ae8830caae054c451c66478490dcd4c653a01abaa937ee7c5

SHA512
5bea198540fa4dd9234017ec3e7a0cf79da4d3bc53cb715a3a6335567c08ff0871b886d6f4dd80e9f4e9df4cac8be392fc7d0e3456c14624583c6cf337ce65d0

Download Submit
memory/3796-35-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000651000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/3796-43-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000651000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

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