ardamax | 384512e0952a8663b228148cc1410b6e018754b33ba98952afc673edcb3811fe

General

Target

5c3b93dbc9b88061faf20b56d65e7596_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

5c3b93dbc9b88061faf20b56d65e7596
SHA1

92b7506a2324c216773b6fc8b0df870e6d67a398
SHA256

384512e0952a8663b228148cc1410b6e018754b33ba98952afc673edcb3811fe
SHA512

8d1394516fd4e619611f614a3cb2ba9ccedc179f5945b36abdf206cad4b032bad55d72c75aeb5aa9a7ad27bc59f9c24087509921b3840646ee5e0a4d3a8e0120
SSDEEP

24576:7ZxT0uOFJ36bSqKMIqslSsuI8A7iIa9KFXku9gN8Eq75d81oHl4pLR:7XTfOFJ36b3KskSs9294V9gN8V75

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/0x000a000000023b75-8.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	5c3b93dbc9b88061faf20b56d65e7596_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2316	JMG.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2316	JMG.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\JMG Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\TDNCHX\\JMG.exe"	JMG.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\TDNCHX\AKV.exe	5c3b93dbc9b88061faf20b56d65e7596_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TDNCHX\JMG.exe	5c3b93dbc9b88061faf20b56d65e7596_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TDNCHX\	JMG.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TDNCHX\JMG.004	5c3b93dbc9b88061faf20b56d65e7596_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TDNCHX\JMG.001	5c3b93dbc9b88061faf20b56d65e7596_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TDNCHX\JMG.002	5c3b93dbc9b88061faf20b56d65e7596_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	5c3b93dbc9b88061faf20b56d65e7596_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JMG.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2316	JMG.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2316	JMG.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2316	JMG.exe
2316	JMG.exe
2316	JMG.exe
2316	JMG.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2316	2228	5c3b93dbc9b88061faf20b56d65e7596_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2316	2228	5c3b93dbc9b88061faf20b56d65e7596_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 2316	2228	5c3b93dbc9b88061faf20b56d65e7596_JaffaCakes118.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c3b93dbc9b88061faf20b56d65e7596_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c3b93dbc9b88061faf20b56d65e7596_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2228
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TDNCHX\JMG.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\TDNCHX\JMG.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:2316

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:\Windows\SysWOW64\TDNCHX\AKV.exe

Filesize
456KB

MD5
1f29b1075a91b3da0ccc0b9c49eece56

SHA1
048e675f087181035aedece9e7b11d065c6355cc

SHA256
4f6825548b32329c3360ed9abb7c0a6809a2c2291cf0bcaac511a9fa32a6336e

SHA512
7e152caf055f57f599ecc1e3a404b540b721b3315d2ba16bff6eb21f03edeb3a06ae185621e3139293612d94210f500f098bd281489ca7f336efd8b5284ee060

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TDNCHX\JMG.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
96c32ea0c8239484a378ede1b907e49d

SHA1
33f966d8fcb5113321870d7726c2e57590326681

SHA256
c9ae4669931fbc7110a874ce1b3956825d9bf44ab1c83dd926d4a95399904c1b

SHA512
37aa62cab91d7e5b926e7d10f52556b1c8024526923f0ec7698b3447b3197ebdc31f5fe7cd784abd617c4d0bdf7adcb3389861ad28c00cd3eb761ef007c6d232

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TDNCHX\JMG.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
093e599a1281e943ce1592f61d9591af

SHA1
6896810fe9b7efe4f5ae68bf280fec637e97adf5

SHA256
1ac0964d97b02204f4d4ae79cd5244342f1a1798f5846e9dd7f3448d4177a009

SHA512
64cb58fbf6295d15d9ee6a8a7a325e7673af7ee02e4ece8da5a95257f666566a425b348b802b78ac82e7868ba7923f85255c2c31e548618afa9706c1f88d34dc

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TDNCHX\JMG.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
e5f1599badeb34082c53831a82f7b869

SHA1
e1c13e2b65ec3c0fd00a7d41497bd99a4c696be0

SHA256
c67f5b58d9ab98c64d5105d3a9c04298584f2853afb7dab16bba98300c4656dc

SHA512
72dbc3a5281e3f1b2797b1a55ab2659cbc40c029f74ae72d691202d42a00443a970d28ba272296782278b39bf0c45ad8567d284bc34f2e9a926a59f5ccb7697b

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TDNCHX\JMG.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
0aaffc12ef1b416b9276bdc3fdec9dff

SHA1
9f38d7cf6241d867da58f89db9ff26544314b938

SHA256
42b33dd905c5668c2518a6a7d407fb10c303cfedeaefcd7b6e4c7cc1b891c73b

SHA512
bbde0986b298c6172e7c8e3f938db9425f54cca097e280736e1ba289afd06a0b86f7cbc91f6d46458bc8e75069c12cda1cf808acf3b6c773b0661d081136ee7c

Download Submit
memory/2316-16-0x0000000000780000-0x0000000000781000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2316-18-0x0000000000780000-0x0000000000781000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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