ardamax | af0327730169a6f2fd27fdb41dacf53e2c9a3a489715483b7241c1c9cde7d708

General

Target

1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.7MB
MD5

1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d
SHA1

ebaf009a7f43710bc2ccf74879a2f43ecebc1ae3
SHA256

af0327730169a6f2fd27fdb41dacf53e2c9a3a489715483b7241c1c9cde7d708
SHA512

878f49f6bf3101c94c31384166e9c273dc909d3f0ea0ec02723089969d896cf96b6e4ac2bc7255ffbdce5699ca70846405b23edbca8d498bb3d924220f1c0ea3
SSDEEP

49152:dULT1uRLs2umRNbS8z4ccNA7XB+QADujUtmfLFkusVr+VO99qrx4:dCsvbS8z4cvTXQujUt5t+U9g

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/0x00070000000233a1-8.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-1-5-21-2412658365-3084825385-3340777666-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3060	AYG.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3060	AYG.exe
5092	1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d_JaffaCakes118.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\AYG Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\NFFHMC\\AYG.exe"	AYG.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 10 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\AYG.001	1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\AYG.exe	1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\AYG.008	AYG.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\AYG.008	AYG.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\Screen_Oct_07_2024__06_15_22.html	AYG.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\Screen_Oct_07_2024__06_15_22.jpg	AYG.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\AYG.004	1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\AYG.002	1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\AKV.exe	1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\	AYG.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	1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AYG.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	3060	AYG.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3060	AYG.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3060	AYG.exe
3060	AYG.exe
3060	AYG.exe
3060	AYG.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5092 wrote to memory of 3060	5092	1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d_JaffaCakes118.exe	81
PID 5092 wrote to memory of 3060	5092	1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d_JaffaCakes118.exe	81
PID 5092 wrote to memory of 3060	5092	1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d_JaffaCakes118.exe	81

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1bece6944736f83e47c2c073d886060d_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:5092
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\AYG.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\NFFHMC\AYG.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:3060

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:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\AKV.exe

Filesize
456KB

MD5
48cfaed4d566c34716326302b49bdad2

SHA1
566e0989b6bc7ed205f9ae250ea98e3a4d7fba52

SHA256
54c2e10de3ed7135d20c239a7f656c6ff57d1158607fa4c6779e042681de87ea

SHA512
96c871ed9af039142aab5904021d3ef3f75a58c5cc1fdf4d59e40e3699fd03e7cff384b788f7359a1de519ebdcafdad55891fef4f67e2c216ea89ebc945996a0

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\AYG.001

Filesize
60KB

MD5
a15c556f17d7db8287e023138942d5db

SHA1
880bf8ec944120830dc2e2e040e5996e4e0e6c83

SHA256
f3716810ab011a4cb7693d31b69cd540380ef2a067724e0d568070c8a558694e

SHA512
930339711e3d73e5af0778367a648c94411c20d23bf4c27ec5d72222e76b8902eb3fc0992d70cc4141600c19087159514246d42f1e762c98dad306f8e0bd99cd

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\AYG.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
daabecdfba287a3333b60ae82211acd7

SHA1
e67b4c7bf0dd71ad47263a58bb60be4bce504b84

SHA256
12981c35adf6f00c7dddbc3ab23c04c30133cc5be107015dab9fd7ba4e8b4173

SHA512
937f551f959bd823292fe5983bbfb1c3a6dd86426a5da228dc7ddba38138c898599bc713d707b9d3463b20825cee0783d92c1c19019cd0328986a8aef5c1222f

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\AYG.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
837ee3daf90b50af394ca258e89454db

SHA1
66cb2d836aa6624cd651db5bb7db513f9613b70c

SHA256
448eb295aa4fab27d4e52107745cf4bba7b493d6c3d81236eecd7718443b158b

SHA512
bda475dd1a86204b6264a75c69725e18069554f07fb065729a93b90289fcc2928f6468fe492766efe41934ac11096c79bd481aa63a2919de2c6e498594b2be83

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\AYG.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
f3819a6cab8ae058254c4abb3844d87e

SHA1
0f8b1a74af87f1823ec0d76e21a8d54d55a53a8b

SHA256
3d656d1364b4b2382020f64990a2c630b7b9422ca7b7fe2c30646fda3303e6c9

SHA512
dfe9d342f3ad543fec8bd278e21ac5059b1c36ed3f735734e9b92d639cb25609f9307862ab2b35ea3e88713f4a652abe5863871225f915462c79d493ac5e1f57

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NFFHMC\Oct_07_2024__06_15_22.008

Filesize
78KB

MD5
0256bf355db4e5c674d6eaab43ec924c

SHA1
fe1c853057924736d1fe87c5253b36c839fa2a5f

SHA256
4678cc832145363e4bd05367ca6f719723193c42e915a3baff0a6b9d040381df

SHA512
47ea9302606b4613ce9d48c45967d6a4340687bc2d838e71422172fcdbaa2801382279d0d2ad12674c44f94979c59f61bf30c27c07ab9dd74858a8d663cb8a85

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memory/3060-17-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000B71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3060-20-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000B71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/3060-21-0x0000000074660000-0x0000000074699000-memory.dmp

Filesize
228KB

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memory/3060-38-0x0000000074660000-0x0000000074699000-memory.dmp

Filesize
228KB

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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