ardamax | c9e8205e469397f3e05a71c53f1380fa48daa191094e9683a527c80c080c20dd

General

Target

19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

755KB
MD5

19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74
SHA1

e1f9b9c243762834a9bc6e537567a81dcd9747c4
SHA256

c9e8205e469397f3e05a71c53f1380fa48daa191094e9683a527c80c080c20dd
SHA512

2494264725b776da10e55925f8f663ac1e5dc1fa51ddc178f000361bdd5845bc57a3b8913a5b0685139abcf30aa9a6558795f8a30a274a855986dd32a7f6a8f4
SSDEEP

12288:XzbQJ7zvsG48uhmnz0zPrLd0bb3vLHN2iq+v3n9fwOxT9WSU0:Dbcjo8YmnUPqjHN2iRhTWV0

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/0x0006000000019c0b-33.dat	family_ardamax

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2760	Exporer32.exe
2740	DTER.exe

Loads dropped DLL 10 IoCs

pid	Process
2644	19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe
2644	19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe
2760	Exporer32.exe
2760	Exporer32.exe
2760	Exporer32.exe
2740	DTER.exe
2740	DTER.exe
2576	DllHost.exe
2576	DllHost.exe
2760	Exporer32.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\DTER Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\DTER.exe"	DTER.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

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0	19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DTER.exe	Exporer32.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	Exporer32.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	DTER.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DTER.001	Exporer32.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DTER.006	Exporer32.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DTER.007	Exporer32.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	DllHost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Exporer32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	DTER.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2740	DTER.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2740	DTER.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2576	DllHost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs

pid	Process
2644	19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe
2740	DTER.exe
2740	DTER.exe
2740	DTER.exe
2740	DTER.exe
2740	DTER.exe
2576	DllHost.exe
2576	DllHost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2760	2644	19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2760	2644	19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2760	2644	19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2760	2644	19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2740	2760	Exporer32.exe	31
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2740	2760	Exporer32.exe	31
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2740	2760	Exporer32.exe	31
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2740	2760	Exporer32.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19c0b5f6787a938879203d70c49b7f74_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Loads dropped DLL
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2644
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2760
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DTER.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\DTER.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:2740

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503}
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2576

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

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

4

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\11-02-2007 10_20_18.BMP

Filesize
393KB

MD5
30e30ebb1a381f430f6e02579f201b53

SHA1
a58a64d15e9c3c8d1b796164dfbf643149c0ece8

SHA256
44220c093f6d1c67144f12e3032fb0bafb21841eb2211fcc770f994538c43415

SHA512
bbb150aae94bb6276ed4b31dc3cb9b8fdc9cef56730a31c7563623074f8e5e202be7e01ae3d8dbd9cf63cda121595d4c521ba1c1b2e4a0762088041f47990c04

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

Filesize
395KB

MD5
b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321

SHA1
0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87

SHA256
14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a

SHA512
10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DTER.001

Filesize
540B

MD5
a32fa6145d7df4ef7e8201f10cbda8e0

SHA1
aa3ac28436779e05309438ea0cb3fddf3edd6410

SHA256
8ad0d2d6b5af4406f7c926640970aece6b92488393af03435240848002c55502

SHA512
865f03f4f30b28cb538f761b81da7ef04b14c741184c818f0fd31fd0c55999dfa8cac81ab5caa411f2ee2d55ec63ca7c2aa30c0100f3436de51d7311d9e7cd1b

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DTER.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

SHA1
f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

SHA256
3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

SHA512
e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DTER.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

SHA1
d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

SHA256
a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

SHA512
fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@82B.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

SHA1
d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

SHA256
d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

SHA512
494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe

Filesize
643KB

MD5
879afe26c3fda4bdf6242914b09aef88

SHA1
e78a67da6c46e156a60bd79a8670c9fe7cb5878a

SHA256
2b253dd16f121ab5bfb863caf3b3432c3ac71c23698a81a54ef72d08c1ccd396

SHA512
6915d0fc9d45c95ed25f4e7f41d993f48ce1bf68797fbf53fbf1beffdc03eeaeba337319f681378cde1ab2b8781d328547823945ff1e98bd5da97be8fa5eb702

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

Filesize
473KB

MD5
17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547

SHA1
a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb

SHA256
1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd

SHA512
b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8

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memory/2576-54-0x0000000000170000-0x0000000000172000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2644-3-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000237000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/2644-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2644-22-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000237000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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memory/2644-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2740-47-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2760-53-0x0000000002290000-0x0000000002292000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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