ardamax | 62597174f6d63dcd5b71038384f6d3ed44b46b1954b1198f625ebe4ad6b73e9d

General

Target

1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26
SHA1

03bba0b394b1210e3237fd22411611df3ca15dfb
SHA256

62597174f6d63dcd5b71038384f6d3ed44b46b1954b1198f625ebe4ad6b73e9d
SHA512

a9b5f166c0b153a07915487033c836e5b169b60d593873b94e1ceb90b2b6d345181f45f08da36e371de1920d01ed455ac31fffc759122225a54706b084190980
SSDEEP

24576:qs6PZBuhGKAueqmJKtwQW0Y6dXjRBVFIIrBQ7TmOHOvglBJH:P6fUrmJwJp0iQ/mOdbH

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/0x0007000000023456-14.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-1-5-21-2392887640-1187051047-2909758433-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1552	ONU.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1552	ONU.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\ONU Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\PRFSFX\\ONU.exe"	ONU.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\PRFSFX\ONU.001	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PRFSFX\ONU.002	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PRFSFX\AKV.exe	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PRFSFX\ONU.exe	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PRFSFX\	ONU.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PRFSFX\ONU.004	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 916 set thread context of 2996	916	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe	82

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	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ONU.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	1552	ONU.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1552	ONU.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
916	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe
1552	ONU.exe
1552	ONU.exe
1552	ONU.exe
1552	ONU.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 916 wrote to memory of 2996	916	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 916 wrote to memory of 2996	916	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 916 wrote to memory of 2996	916	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 916 wrote to memory of 2996	916	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 916 wrote to memory of 2996	916	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 916 wrote to memory of 2996	916	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 916 wrote to memory of 2996	916	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 916 wrote to memory of 2996	916	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 916 wrote to memory of 2996	916	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 916 wrote to memory of 2996	916	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 1552	2996	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 1552	2996	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 2996 wrote to memory of 1552	2996	1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe	83

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:916
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ba9103a1fcffda3bbc87e929a58cb26_JaffaCakes118.exe
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2996
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PRFSFX\ONU.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\PRFSFX\ONU.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:1552

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

Filesize
463KB

MD5
eb916da4abe4ff314662089013c8f832

SHA1
1e7e611cc6922a2851bcf135806ab51cdb499efa

SHA256
96af80e7ba0f3997d59ebcb5ecef619f980d71ca29113e2cd2f2e8adcdea3061

SHA512
d0dbe1d1612982b9cd2a3ed3cbd3e3b5be49237f580f91d5e5d5b6d20ed4dc0babb69a666c19bf4e0f10776a43b9b1dcda91a4cd381ce3705b1795ef9d731c8b

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PRFSFX\ONU.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
425ff37c76030ca0eb60321eedd4afdd

SHA1
7dde5e9ce5c4057d3db149f323fa43ed29d90e09

SHA256
70b00b09ae76a7ecfd6680ab22df546b17826755087c069fc87d14895e1a4e24

SHA512
ef5ff97c0d682b6155eff8f92dace1789cf01ca8bca55af1c1d0f2243b5e18bc12a657bb2bb12601b51ef9e1b942f02feb8462644da291fd1b2239c34ef2b59b

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PRFSFX\ONU.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
12fb4f589942682a478b7c7881dfcba2

SHA1
a3d490c6cda965708a1ff6a0dc4e88037e0d6336

SHA256
4de0c277800ae36b85a11ed9765f732a73578d4dce053ff7179f96ab776fb60d

SHA512
dd1c6a4ea5bc9698701ec941c4e90fe8dfb0993dc321edc052d1a80cc49bc46be665a85ec678876e698de60cda5dbf1d6279742a16d648f9d18e642a3ea33ddd

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PRFSFX\ONU.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
9e6029a0293e5cf9e5f7bba8b898264e

SHA1
e2e3b297714922f919bebe4ef8c4b9cefa4e65f6

SHA256
65f5f9c63f32111ed6cb6c58dc9669d0057feb0b96ea96dc06c05a988b716445

SHA512
8266bea5fd3e414b6fd4f919d163a07099cc09fb36ef865290766c7b957c115e40a4c29e38c536f95ed3dea287e82a0f559665439bff86c0170da21358f0ac0c

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PRFSFX\ONU.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
f8530f0dfe90c7c1e20239b0a7643041

SHA1
3e0208ab84b8444a69c8d62ad0b81c4186395802

SHA256
734439c4049ae1a832b4cc5c8d227112106406945d1a7cbb355e11a3f5e356c4

SHA512
5cb01517938789e006e00d69729ae7d73ad480f1ae17a80059bf81ee5d9cebb1263a35732c84f03d742684a650b116b13e6731ca80b0b9cdb3908e5588649399

Download Submit
memory/1552-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000058B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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memory/1552-26-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000058B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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memory/2996-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000518000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2996-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000518000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2996-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000518000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2996-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000518000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2996-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000518000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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