ardamax | f5e6fc5b2a260e47bf103bf4d09afbe2294824f797c455c5dfce5efa53480d7d

General

Target

16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

557KB
MD5

16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28
SHA1

0654dbe4f6fc3c7575e6063f9f234b220caf5d8b
SHA256

f5e6fc5b2a260e47bf103bf4d09afbe2294824f797c455c5dfce5efa53480d7d
SHA512

0db521aa0102a2937298d162f5fd25fc3b2fef3a8eca04c05bf5a6083a8583a0e7116199c7af8f0cb28ec97b54da4b24059d7f738d7d46b3c92869d454d6cdca
SSDEEP

12288:wRXe4phPAVUOvFY7XsBiwA7xlVxAD2Z/8Etsgy6hbFA:fS2nFY7XciwAHVxsOU2pvA

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
behavioral2/files/0x00070000000234a8-12.dat	family_ardamax

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 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-1-5-21-786284298-625481688-3210388970-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4760	VJNJ.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1572	16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28_JaffaCakes118.exe
4760	VJNJ.exe
4760	VJNJ.exe
4760	VJNJ.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\VJNJ Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\Sys32\\VJNJ.exe"	VJNJ.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 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\VJNJ.001	16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\VJNJ.006	16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\VJNJ.007	16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\VJNJ.exe	16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\AKV.exe	16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32	VJNJ.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	16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	VJNJ.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	4760	VJNJ.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4760	VJNJ.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4760	VJNJ.exe
4760	VJNJ.exe
4760	VJNJ.exe
4760	VJNJ.exe
4760	VJNJ.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 4760	1572	16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 4760	1572	16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 4760	1572	16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28_JaffaCakes118.exe	82

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16de2091ad28f266218f37f8b4f65f28_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:1572
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\VJNJ.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Sys32\VJNJ.exe"
  2⤵
  - 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:4760

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

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\@B45C.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
33303ca8abef9221cb410b8a232e9fe4

SHA1
0cdfc25dbf0e9ad7d4585cd9037dc2e6604be00c

SHA256
5110301dee966f0f26307ab1b430279d1e4999c2c4a0ea924ff32f1a9ded869a

SHA512
da29821045773ba776def985966b62e09e69bb5bf1786b16c2fff6feb68a03b9e22c5f7d081e3dd58d1785cd7ac64736497c043b7cf6c7149c3a54f8ef111800

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\AKV.exe

Filesize
391KB

MD5
869461e168a87283a8782e70f5d5a3a8

SHA1
ab189b5f2682ae66162226b4f646b1e80486c653

SHA256
992cb5ea845b2d24c02f4e40873bf4ebd7b58b57ae2e001907228af4879e575b

SHA512
e4e77e07eb0ef2adb6d5ebdb9629f4632c417cf3d1a22e4c414b806bfbd259df13f6c88265f9346ed2b22bf67eb3d63924d86767c8508be4abdc9067f15a82ae

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\VJNJ.001

Filesize
516B

MD5
283f019500bb43faa1a243ebf9e14129

SHA1
665f1a2481b95dd3766cc5a79a35429e8e6f47af

SHA256
b0ce8b01897ee1db018c312432b272334051f97894ac09b7d25b04c36f149bfe

SHA512
b547860cace0ad68e3e6fa81842c6765d0cbd91dd8bf9a0906642d77c3320cd983e82b62dcda48f938abdc68a73499c58ca31b8808a2af6dad6db79db444e2a3

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\VJNJ.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
928cc65dc793834c709a054ca57c19c8

SHA1
a1e5d8407199c1bd6a4b274044de640fe0d9e99b

SHA256
e3473d81a02ed30e4236591384136f41f17b6a4aae24b5468789644ccd4bf192

SHA512
f7c8f7a75c4f8a418630e2ac15676740a902449d9a3c4baf3184409f8701c9caa3e82304d141362d95503f1af6b693eed7b77f690d92ca0162f7ea3ecbc80fdf

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\VJNJ.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
3e1f5d5a06cf97b0495b8d129fbe02e4

SHA1
b0de258a813f5edde85004f6865b6ed91f6d6f8f

SHA256
f49448fc7c567e64eaeb9cc4dbd3c8021a82b5d9df0a622a439f7b42dc2f26d7

SHA512
b0e0b81cb5776d298e96346aa61027c9799a47191c94de50be2209c32747774959d002ddeb98fd15556ee893b0d7bd1f0c8a901469dce4e3acf94e2c4c3e2bfd

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\VJNJ.exe

Filesize
476KB

MD5
ef52b540cb404d908338e9cbf7cff283

SHA1
778765e1736c0a197685978c3fee7a44e7bde419

SHA256
39d8bdb975fbfcbcec8fe63be4e9fe6ce39ae5d23a005118aeffa07b17a3f815

SHA512
596b77bf5b15455c326a5a2efd66bc69685eb625e3e211ea0341ad4d8920ada7618a7107e42f2c0963fe6c2d92f2acf47b641ef33071a7c42004e5874d5219a6

Download Submit
memory/4760-23-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/4760-27-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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