ardamax | 69987942b824916ed460b6f52be04f678f5442c295beb9fdeec4bd6e9c4f0dc7

General

Target

3228bbdaeebdecceb9d06c9174c3c494_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

295KB
MD5

3228bbdaeebdecceb9d06c9174c3c494
SHA1

c5cf8bc9a7d85cf0af468badca93dab9c2da889b
SHA256

69987942b824916ed460b6f52be04f678f5442c295beb9fdeec4bd6e9c4f0dc7
SHA512

9a56cdc3b634921aeb29e7e370bc3de4df5a5bcaa3e54d516dd30ce7cff0d4ca8cc04cbdbbdb896c0df50b44fdc016b3caf07ed955069b803c360a2fe81aa820
SSDEEP

6144:rG6x6ZJyiuWy+REvo04N2l1MYy4zZkBR+2kTeKCTypRbOmDJ8H7meBmpj:r+i+R504N2l1MYy4zZ2+2HjobOmDJveO

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/0x000a000000023b82-12.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-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	3228bbdaeebdecceb9d06c9174c3c494_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2040	RQWC.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3924	3228bbdaeebdecceb9d06c9174c3c494_JaffaCakes118.exe
2040	RQWC.exe
2040	RQWC.exe
2040	RQWC.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\RQWC Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\RQWC.exe"	RQWC.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 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\RQWC.exe	3228bbdaeebdecceb9d06c9174c3c494_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	RQWC.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\RQWC.001	3228bbdaeebdecceb9d06c9174c3c494_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\RQWC.006	3228bbdaeebdecceb9d06c9174c3c494_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\RQWC.007	3228bbdaeebdecceb9d06c9174c3c494_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	RQWC.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	3228bbdaeebdecceb9d06c9174c3c494_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2040	RQWC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2040	RQWC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2040	RQWC.exe
2040	RQWC.exe
2040	RQWC.exe
2040	RQWC.exe
2040	RQWC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3924 wrote to memory of 2040	3924	3228bbdaeebdecceb9d06c9174c3c494_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3924 wrote to memory of 2040	3924	3228bbdaeebdecceb9d06c9174c3c494_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3924 wrote to memory of 2040	3924	3228bbdaeebdecceb9d06c9174c3c494_JaffaCakes118.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3228bbdaeebdecceb9d06c9174c3c494_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3228bbdaeebdecceb9d06c9174c3c494_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:3924
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\RQWC.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\RQWC.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:2040

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\@9B55.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

SHA1
d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

SHA256
d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

SHA512
494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\RQWC.001

Filesize
384B

MD5
70d63da83bebd62ff3be0681052a3a89

SHA1
186f5da659b7a2872573a4db82dd015be272c5d7

SHA256
f97a240e53ef0f83bff345bb3019f0c6b1bf74f5fcae444dfbfd967a2bfa7c6f

SHA512
df79aa45293906c7fe670272ce43d228b561a2f2e5234587c13e8e773bce1a1d7eb6e66c4d321fb5c3377bee706ca91d30987d8e0c02f219be67a6b1d8c8002c

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\RQWC.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

SHA1
f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

SHA256
3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

SHA512
e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\RQWC.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

SHA1
d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

SHA256
a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

SHA512
fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

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

Filesize
473KB

MD5
17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547

SHA1
a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb

SHA256
1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd

SHA512
b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8

Download Submit
memory/2040-21-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2040-25-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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