Analysis

  • max time kernel
    139s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    10-10-2024 21:07

General

  • Target

    Ardamax_Keylogger/install_akl.exe

  • Size

    1.5MB

  • MD5

    a3dc14d015725f199bccbecf8bd73501

  • SHA1

    41bab91889fe2455eed3626e3aa7a4e8c5cfa33b

  • SHA256

    90827393d6025ff1d85877ac5bc662b524bcff7a700fd55d4da606fbb349b944

  • SHA512

    5871b7490cf8a2db15c7b55766289d2df6081e4353e604e8dad9abac7f7eacff83344c7da25fd1e345f1e826f036f999b06279c286d97275d1c0c2b80ad8d805

  • SSDEEP

    24576:sX+kKRjb2XRA9jSrfGlDnYtbGVKGhFRVAP1ZUw6kOS5dG4GKuQ0:4pKRH2oSrfIDn4yVKGbRu9ZU5kOS5cFz

Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 25 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ardamax_Keylogger\install_akl.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ardamax_Keylogger\install_akl.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2780
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument http://www.ardamax.com/keylogger/
      2⤵
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4900
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=92.0.4515.131 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=92.0.902.67 --initial-client-data=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7ffd1fe546f8,0x7ffd1fe54708,0x7ffd1fe54718
        3⤵
          PID:372
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAeAAAAAAAAAAoAAAABAAAACAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAADgAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAA0AAAAQAAAAAAAAAAQAAAANAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAHAAAADQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2100 /prefetch:2
          3⤵
            PID:4564
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2460 /prefetch:3
            3⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:3936
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2764 /prefetch:8
            3⤵
              PID:1980
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3264 /prefetch:1
              3⤵
                PID:3768
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3284 /prefetch:1
                3⤵
                  PID:5024
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4912 /prefetch:8
                  3⤵
                    PID:4228
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4912 /prefetch:8
                    3⤵
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    PID:4356
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4848 /prefetch:1
                    3⤵
                      PID:2136
                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --instant-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=9 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5152 /prefetch:1
                      3⤵
                        PID:4596
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=10 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5488 /prefetch:1
                        3⤵
                          PID:3428
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --instant-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=11 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5516 /prefetch:1
                          3⤵
                            PID:3956
                          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=12 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4568 /prefetch:1
                            3⤵
                              PID:4192
                            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=13 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3856 /prefetch:1
                              3⤵
                                PID:1576
                              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=14 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3996 /prefetch:1
                                3⤵
                                  PID:1548
                                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=15 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1260 /prefetch:1
                                  3⤵
                                    PID:4652
                                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=16 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5428 /prefetch:1
                                    3⤵
                                      PID:4904
                                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=2104,13666623226370386800,10762469044737509940,131072 --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-vendor-id=4318 --gpu-device-id=140 --gpu-sub-system-id=0 --gpu-revision=0 --gpu-driver-version=10.0.19041.546 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADoAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAEAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAeAAAAAAAAAAoAAAABAAAACAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAADgAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAA0AAAAQAAAAAAAAAAQAAAANAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAHAAAADQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5800 /prefetch:2
                                      3⤵
                                      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                      PID:400
                                • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                                  C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:3584
                                  • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                                    C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                                    1⤵
                                      PID:1768

                                    Network

                                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                                    Downloads

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat

                                      Filesize

                                      152B

                                      MD5

                                      61cef8e38cd95bf003f5fdd1dc37dae1

                                      SHA1

                                      11f2f79ecb349344c143eea9a0fed41891a3467f

                                      SHA256

                                      ae671613623b4477fbd5daf1fd2d148ae2a09ddcc3804b2b6d4ffcb60b317e3e

                                      SHA512

                                      6fb9b333fe0e8fde19fdd0bd01a1990a4e60a87c0a02bc8297da1206e42f8690d06b030308e58c862e9e77714a585eed7cc1627590d99a10aeb77fc0dd3d864d

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat

                                      Filesize

                                      152B

                                      MD5

                                      0a9dc42e4013fc47438e96d24beb8eff

                                      SHA1

                                      806ab26d7eae031a58484188a7eb1adab06457fc

                                      SHA256

                                      58d66151799526b3fa372552cd99b385415d9e9a119302b99aadc34dd51dd151

                                      SHA512

                                      868d6b421ae2501a519595d0c34ddef25b2a98b082c5203da8349035f1f6764ddf183197f1054e7e86a752c71eccbc0649e515b63c55bc18cf5f0592397e258f

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index

                                      Filesize

                                      120B

                                      MD5

                                      483be4101debd870d0b481f8c0735b05

                                      SHA1

                                      fe771a71e773d47c2dfc2784b7e81ee649727f5f

                                      SHA256

                                      c193d74fe694bd5463a811ade0d3b465212a6fd46a8524062993781c56ced656

                                      SHA512

                                      ef52f6d918995569d0325690b322b8504da59d34ea13912034447e75e805df3952d283fd4d1a620bc5848fda7f078578e6e0c82021caefaff8e6ed3aff5b2510

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network Persistent State

                                      Filesize

                                      812B

                                      MD5

                                      fbb8c8e6c620614f38860f95b3c62b5c

                                      SHA1

                                      c62b28ec38aaf7c4549c951eda5836f86962ad63

                                      SHA256

                                      1fae76ecb7ded6f39825fa1fbbe9a58115dffb02ddd8a29a203021d4e480c2a2

                                      SHA512

                                      67991121b52840915fdab948446c79716643258bc005e1704cf2a57b680188702a7d1c3ac48b74c87e6fec92ffaca9d97ed9b9ed15794273aca667dda6643cb6

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences

                                      Filesize

                                      7KB

                                      MD5

                                      c16ad0fa167ca49916f5b565289957cd

                                      SHA1

                                      3a1a33b5a0ec67fa45b882c604240a0552c87402

                                      SHA256

                                      cefd6ac68d140923008cbc6ae5d955a5dbe447aac49b16e65cd11a3a6887b989

                                      SHA512

                                      1901917b68873247b5a82b047186a921c2d3bc02d0a9c61444159103a041341c2603ccac67bb644160044c2c62dfc95e6e1710e656da1f64d914ff10c570c65b

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences

                                      Filesize

                                      6KB

                                      MD5

                                      5ecb3e9fa43a048c81b32115a65a6cd9

                                      SHA1

                                      00d4934201d4eb292af5442b96e53a1b86e38de1

                                      SHA256

                                      40692d2e09f17448f0152bab7a2a79cce93128ca61aec0cb7e138f48b579deff

                                      SHA512

                                      ff7400c4c5d8a9628e82d50b699f1d333f9c0a41d3c9b191a284e1a70e8d3078566098d9b7008219e71e99ec7eecc35098710346ee0b9ce56ee85afcc285b464

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences

                                      Filesize

                                      6KB

                                      MD5

                                      c059255ae47f2f8c76411e8b52510d46

                                      SHA1

                                      cba404386e691aee8936e7df914a66fc7264546b

                                      SHA256

                                      c1db8e9ce7466dbbe559fd5ca3828ef19c02ddb1b123918855c871c00ab45c13

                                      SHA512

                                      c65dae0a342a9643bae56829f1032048ab6915aaa9a3cdab420de812fb437d3c03b1649ce0138186bb35b33f8177dba6c25df7bec2745aa0947fa95b6a8cdfdb

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\CURRENT

                                      Filesize

                                      16B

                                      MD5

                                      6752a1d65b201c13b62ea44016eb221f

                                      SHA1

                                      58ecf154d01a62233ed7fb494ace3c3d4ffce08b

                                      SHA256

                                      0861415cada612ea5834d56e2cf1055d3e63979b69eb71d32ae9ae394d8306cd

                                      SHA512

                                      9cfd838d3fb570b44fc3461623ab2296123404c6c8f576b0de0aabd9a6020840d4c9125eb679ed384170dbcaac2fa30dc7fa9ee5b77d6df7c344a0aa030e0389

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State

                                      Filesize

                                      10KB

                                      MD5

                                      c52fdddcc7a7b4f065565a9fde98eced

                                      SHA1

                                      4994ffeee4ac79e34519f76a16d9aefe9ed1d42b

                                      SHA256

                                      13db97a448b19d36809040c66d1c8b9f8ba414c63cbcd382f1bb5c37e9c5638d

                                      SHA512

                                      98a497c69c78999518e3f2169f204c53c98ee2c4be83dbab7734f2efaa8d7a5f7fd33f91ac5b0c7b089710c4c3fe5b082746949246f44b4f51e7ea9f29d91aaa

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nst7734.tmp\System.dll

                                      Filesize

                                      11KB

                                      MD5

                                      c17103ae9072a06da581dec998343fc1

                                      SHA1

                                      b72148c6bdfaada8b8c3f950e610ee7cf1da1f8d

                                      SHA256

                                      dc58d8ad81cacb0c1ed72e33bff8f23ea40b5252b5bb55d393a0903e6819ae2f

                                      SHA512

                                      d32a71aaef18e993f28096d536e41c4d016850721b31171513ce28bbd805a54fd290b7c3e9d935f72e676a1acfb4f0dcc89d95040a0dd29f2b6975855c18986f

                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nst7734.tmp\UAC.dll

                                      Filesize

                                      13KB

                                      MD5

                                      431e5b960aa15af5d153bae6ba6b7e87

                                      SHA1

                                      e090c90be02e0bafe5f3d884c0525d8f87b3db40

                                      SHA256

                                      a6d956f28c32e8aa2ab2df13ef52637e23113fab41225031e7a3d47390a6cf13

                                      SHA512

                                      f1526c7e4d0fce8ab378e43e89aafb1d7e9d57ef5324501e804091e99331dd2544912181d6d4a07d30416fe17c892867c593aee623834935e11c7bb385c6a0a8