ardamax | e4764c8c8cfb26192cb174f1d9405fb27981f171fca54dc358b3f1aca8578ad3

General

Target

212f470ff29e79332f622b7417b6795b_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

273KB
MD5

212f470ff29e79332f622b7417b6795b
SHA1

db26c7ffe58d29725f00abe8f4b2e464b1a875d1
SHA256

e4764c8c8cfb26192cb174f1d9405fb27981f171fca54dc358b3f1aca8578ad3
SHA512

914bb8b77888852faa2c96f9a24ae9d2c178e502e1210f9e87a3330fcc2bf58b1a4548fe70db002d69b97e5ec936c8566f09e3956e9184e1a6e900caccc2a9cd
SSDEEP

6144:4rQ6NkJpBTqVKrjNNwR9h0DRINA9jxJ1ba/SqDUvayw/:4rQZJpE+Aw71QDUC5

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/0x0008000000023be6-12.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-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	212f470ff29e79332f622b7417b6795b_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4228	BETG.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2452	212f470ff29e79332f622b7417b6795b_JaffaCakes118.exe
4228	BETG.exe
4228	BETG.exe
4228	BETG.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\BETG Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\Sys32\\BETG.exe"	BETG.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 7 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32	BETG.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BETG.009	BETG.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BETG.009	BETG.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BETG.001	212f470ff29e79332f622b7417b6795b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BETG.006	212f470ff29e79332f622b7417b6795b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BETG.007	212f470ff29e79332f622b7417b6795b_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BETG.exe	212f470ff29e79332f622b7417b6795b_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 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	212f470ff29e79332f622b7417b6795b_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	BETG.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	4228	BETG.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4228	BETG.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4228	BETG.exe
4228	BETG.exe
4228	BETG.exe
4228	BETG.exe
4228	BETG.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 4228	2452	212f470ff29e79332f622b7417b6795b_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 4228	2452	212f470ff29e79332f622b7417b6795b_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 4228	2452	212f470ff29e79332f622b7417b6795b_JaffaCakes118.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\212f470ff29e79332f622b7417b6795b_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\212f470ff29e79332f622b7417b6795b_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:2452
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BETG.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Sys32\BETG.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:4228

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@901A.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
2bbb6ffc878515a79478917c5af03a9c

SHA1
52532ea393f3a623c05b2cd72a205da41f152c29

SHA256
23c8cc69783ab663e036fb0d15c01b3863ff898d5534fa1d02f16c291863f3a5

SHA512
be8846674af43f20501e6fe59fbd369d7393e79970ab1a4fc7c516c491939f575c5e07a1cd284287e8663d1ca2f4e6663839a79f798a7453ecd30bb0fbdcc464

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe

Filesize
1KB

MD5
0a0dcefcdf5e8431961dc6461a430e63

SHA1
f024475f917667f6f44ce6b7275ab67d386d8c64

SHA256
d0c2387f31c03a6593ac8151143aed4fdfcf9cfe4708f9444cc0ac00f25dbcc5

SHA512
27b2b39ba903ae86312540e9fb7c575e3527e0a197af98badb16b996527ac4aeb3e9d99b32231b18c8176629a469932b90567c3744ddce115c7e2480ba3aba4a

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

Filesize
502B

MD5
22f7a14dd559a3fd9835ecbe097468a3

SHA1
18b1f4febd480e6a808276c33e38db7ce25af287

SHA256
ad313e3df9398a096c21cec9cf814936dca1e2f492fb05513887649f07f19144

SHA512
6e58f86cb3f9bb9d21c75f78a78259338ab757b6a232f235b1df8eb8d3e585c85c05a55fe38e629eb789329f94791a6e8eabe78f79ca3c1844e858583212ee0e

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BETG.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
a08026db7b86f2ba69f6317a4a66778b

SHA1
6afe5979a1ef3ee8b94b6ef4a6bf8a70d641bf62

SHA256
90c1300aaa05d24a32f9d01824c611742a10c2bb3e0450504b62282ab658e2f5

SHA512
059d6abdb37800f7673d116a0e9a4d2f3e8e7d955a402ef91ca97cf24f3c29121dc36c54599511ac0e04cd2b1467e30fb7b2563e42e2fe43e71560816902207e

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\BETG.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
49e240cd2e8fe880e177e208aaf8feea

SHA1
54e9ee5a7523148542113ee654f00ea13d3ca3d7

SHA256
f1b86ba7a2c3aa753966cc67bc5efb4e4badb670b6a0e56ffcfdcbbc379108fc

SHA512
e92efd1d0ab3249d6c93b32af0885e22726421055bff36dcf64d307ef2f8aaf2dd06c221342bd5e2a1fadb5d61ac284cd39750cdf1134fd530ba9ff1744d965f

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

Filesize
477KB

MD5
db4d88b22f173a37c34477abeea6a789

SHA1
11c42d2d445c01a408ad947d48927fe2b370aa8c

SHA256
251cd62057ee822ad0139fddadd88945ef0951af715eea17ac5faa4b25e17a55

SHA512
67501ecf3b474536c3ae0cf68d49672b108b3b509a229f2a8bd4126e2f67228c93e2bbb78379de7dac3bbff6f7495d1d1aeffebb3fa5f8c7a0e29eaac4bce23e

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memory/4228-28-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A61000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/4228-32-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A61000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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