ardamax | dbd39ebcc24416d61a12ca6578636b2008674a64c357ee45c0687793ca0d695a

Analysis

max time kernel
117s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240708-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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13-10-2024 13:17

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General

Target

4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

648KB
MD5

4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0
SHA1

9d3b87c3826fb9decf8c0ba90916f3f19df1710b
SHA256

dbd39ebcc24416d61a12ca6578636b2008674a64c357ee45c0687793ca0d695a
SHA512

023d572d2ed60759d7b965e95a598b1487ade1a8d17a866c5b38fdf084eb124e8f002ee0ae52759e8d87c4fa06357ab8429d9746e8d6604d39f49e594cc61913
SSDEEP

12288:M3TdtLW5WIj1YSSdFxsBSXyMzBUWb9lx/9AgHLo8OW+rB:2Dsj1dEcBcJ9nPx/igrp+

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Ardamax
A keylogger first seen in 2013.
keylogger stealer ardamax

Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x000700000001870a-11.dat	family_ardamax

AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs

AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2420-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C8000-memory.dmp	autoit_exe

Drops file in System32 directory 10 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\svchost.exe	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\svchost.001	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr.exe	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost .exe	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\28463\SVCHOST.EXE	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\svchost.exe	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\svchost.001	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr.exe	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost .exe	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\regsvr.exe	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\regsvr.exe	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_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 1 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	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 23 IoCs

pid	Process
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
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2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 380	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	3
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 380	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	3
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 380	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	3
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 380	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	3
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 380	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	3
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 380	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	3
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 396	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	4
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 396	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	4
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 396	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	4
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 396	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	4
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 396	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	4
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 396	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	4
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 432	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	5
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 432	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	5
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 432	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	5
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 432	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	5
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 432	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	5
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 432	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	5
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 476	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	6
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 476	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	6
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 476	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	6
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 476	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	6
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 476	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	6
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 476	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	6
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 492	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	7
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 492	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	7
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 492	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	7
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 492	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	7
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 492	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	7
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 492	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	7
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 500	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	8
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 500	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	8
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 500	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	8
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 500	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	8
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 500	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	8
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 500	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	8
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 612	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	9
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 612	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	9
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 612	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	9
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 612	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	9
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 612	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	9
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 612	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	9
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 688	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	10
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 688	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	10
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 688	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	10
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 688	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	10
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 688	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	10
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 688	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	10
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 780	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	11
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 780	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	11
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 780	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	11
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 780	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	11
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 780	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	11
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 780	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	11
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 820	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	12
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 820	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	12
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 820	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	12
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 820	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	12
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 820	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	12
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 820	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	12
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 852	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	13
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 852	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	13
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 852	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	13
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 852	2420	4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe	13

C:\Windows\system32\wininit.exe
wininit.exe
1⤵
PID:380
- C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
  2⤵
  PID:476
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch
    3⤵
    PID:612
  - - C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
      4⤵
      PID:1220
  - - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
      4⤵
      PID:1560
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k RPCSS
    3⤵
    PID:688
- - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
    3⤵
    PID:780
- - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
    3⤵
    PID:820
  - - C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:1196
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    3⤵
    PID:852
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
    3⤵
    PID:976
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
    3⤵
    PID:268
- - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    3⤵
    PID:300
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork
    3⤵
    PID:1044
- - C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
    "taskhost.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:1124
- - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPSVC.EXE
    "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPSVC.EXE"
    3⤵
    PID:1508
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
    3⤵
    PID:2972
- - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2176
- C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  2⤵
  PID:492
- C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
  2⤵
  PID:500

C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe
%SystemRoot%\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,20480,768 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ServerDll=sxssrv,4 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16
1⤵
PID:396

C:\Windows\system32\winlogon.exe
winlogon.exe
1⤵
PID:432

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1268
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2420

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\svchost.exe

Filesize
530KB

MD5
60f850164dd599d282a31de0f6ae71f5

SHA1
fc9d67469cec5ca324f7c654b89550f3dee5d039

SHA256
4925c3dddeae76e9fb654879ff6b566c098dfc9ad2d0ef0c4612b1d6dc77ecb5

SHA512
24a54d63a2a5feddf50af205f240ad3d8ad7f817fc2e2f0a1f3cc876a79091b0b093c517ada62ba47c320d0a812027539695c9b44fb1fc250d3f9c7bda24eaa7

Download Submit
C:\Windows\regsvr.exe

Filesize
648KB

MD5
4010443b9ed58a836bb5884b2894c2b0

SHA1
9d3b87c3826fb9decf8c0ba90916f3f19df1710b

SHA256
dbd39ebcc24416d61a12ca6578636b2008674a64c357ee45c0687793ca0d695a

SHA512
023d572d2ed60759d7b965e95a598b1487ade1a8d17a866c5b38fdf084eb124e8f002ee0ae52759e8d87c4fa06357ab8429d9746e8d6604d39f49e594cc61913

Download Submit
memory/2420-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
800KB

Download
memory/2420-2-0x000000007721F000-0x0000000077220000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2420-1-0x0000000077220000-0x0000000077221000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2420-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
800KB

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