ardamax | 45338f9934aa032b45013abff8ee83a3eee670e391e15226205f6339a46df98d

General

Target

371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653
SHA1

59166596ed8fd53ac82255b7a64fd5d46a28fccd
SHA256

45338f9934aa032b45013abff8ee83a3eee670e391e15226205f6339a46df98d
SHA512

c92d6504eb64f0203415a400a998ec5fb7e397c350fdf9bd625b20559a8ba52110b33430c6499720846940fa9b19ccc32b61c7b3da6126ab53a0af3628e05e03
SSDEEP

24576:sU4oTB9zq8avQdTgskFK2IhwVFYAH82rpy3GIPNg7b3PH3/sbsV9ZIbPVnO:sULTbJsK2+Wp4GQ43PX/sgVGV

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
behavioral1/files/0x0006000000019428-6.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2804	TLI.exe
2840	BOT Menu.exe

Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2192	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe
2804	TLI.exe
2192	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe
2192	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe
2192	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_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\TLI Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\WPGOMR\\TLI.exe"	TLI.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\WPGOMR\TLI.004	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WPGOMR\TLI.001	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WPGOMR\TLI.002	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WPGOMR\AKV.exe	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WPGOMR\TLI.exe	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WPGOMR\	TLI.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	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TLI.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2804	TLI.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2804	TLI.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2804	TLI.exe
2804	TLI.exe
2804	TLI.exe
2804	TLI.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2804	2192	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2804	2192	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2804	2192	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2804	2192	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2840	2192	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2840	2192	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2840	2192	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2192 wrote to memory of 2840	2192	371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\371b507c1bccc29a87fa937624c51653_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2192
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WPGOMR\TLI.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\WPGOMR\TLI.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:2804
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BOT Menu.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BOT Menu.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2840

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

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

1

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\WPGOMR\AKV.exe

Filesize
456KB

MD5
48cfaed4d566c34716326302b49bdad2

SHA1
566e0989b6bc7ed205f9ae250ea98e3a4d7fba52

SHA256
54c2e10de3ed7135d20c239a7f656c6ff57d1158607fa4c6779e042681de87ea

SHA512
96c871ed9af039142aab5904021d3ef3f75a58c5cc1fdf4d59e40e3699fd03e7cff384b788f7359a1de519ebdcafdad55891fef4f67e2c216ea89ebc945996a0

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WPGOMR\TLI.001

Filesize
60KB

MD5
a15c556f17d7db8287e023138942d5db

SHA1
880bf8ec944120830dc2e2e040e5996e4e0e6c83

SHA256
f3716810ab011a4cb7693d31b69cd540380ef2a067724e0d568070c8a558694e

SHA512
930339711e3d73e5af0778367a648c94411c20d23bf4c27ec5d72222e76b8902eb3fc0992d70cc4141600c19087159514246d42f1e762c98dad306f8e0bd99cd

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WPGOMR\TLI.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
daabecdfba287a3333b60ae82211acd7

SHA1
e67b4c7bf0dd71ad47263a58bb60be4bce504b84

SHA256
12981c35adf6f00c7dddbc3ab23c04c30133cc5be107015dab9fd7ba4e8b4173

SHA512
937f551f959bd823292fe5983bbfb1c3a6dd86426a5da228dc7ddba38138c898599bc713d707b9d3463b20825cee0783d92c1c19019cd0328986a8aef5c1222f

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WPGOMR\TLI.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
13b7182261e79f75f91ed0cdb4f3db0d

SHA1
d03d5943aa18810a003f4356896a180eed60a6d0

SHA256
bd49fa118091ba98a3547216547af4deb8bf2f36f05f2e6f461aae454fee81ec

SHA512
9162793b4dd15ccf416cb6344d531436b513363dbeda452c07c1b5c514f405b791d911732ddedb8d8804511532499e906b6eb761de34bce5f98c7d02caf464c0

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BOT Menu.exe

Filesize
23KB

MD5
198a88a6bbbb1efa923c0d49900d9f45

SHA1
496ffa57d48e17a869fcd40328b9fc00edd5b4ac

SHA256
0d0808331f9f3716a9d0c5169ac78f8ffd809e663b8515c5060d489536e44988

SHA512
21dfdb4f3767b5998b656f960fbd9d183607bbbbcd488d68d05b8e2987bc11081e5dc80ed2a89f701cd77b0faa0f11909ae6f2867c4e6022b8c8f4c7db68ba45

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\WPGOMR\TLI.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
f3819a6cab8ae058254c4abb3844d87e

SHA1
0f8b1a74af87f1823ec0d76e21a8d54d55a53a8b

SHA256
3d656d1364b4b2382020f64990a2c630b7b9422ca7b7fe2c30646fda3303e6c9

SHA512
dfe9d342f3ad543fec8bd278e21ac5059b1c36ed3f735734e9b92d639cb25609f9307862ab2b35ea3e88713f4a652abe5863871225f915462c79d493ac5e1f57

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memory/2804-16-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2804-30-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2840-27-0x000007FEF664E000-0x000007FEF664F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2840-28-0x000007FEF6390000-0x000007FEF6D2D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2840-29-0x000007FEF6390000-0x000007FEF6D2D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2840-31-0x000007FEF6390000-0x000007FEF6D2D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2840-32-0x000007FEF664E000-0x000007FEF664F000-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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