ardamax | 6c66f3a11f7877469bcc764c8d87173708ee866eb5dfb9459f4144c4874d6c1f

General

Target

74d8a2d88572e34b7af2ab623cadf49a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

2.0MB
MD5

74d8a2d88572e34b7af2ab623cadf49a
SHA1

10cc10249395ab40fccacbf7bdb8d499eee7fc75
SHA256

6c66f3a11f7877469bcc764c8d87173708ee866eb5dfb9459f4144c4874d6c1f
SHA512

e127d16c920d49d542c279aa31e9645863b629a7c32daacbb595a61f5de8bef53305bf1dba801ffea5d0d1a3700e9f25e3a66e5079d7462dc30d21c86a4e2b65
SSDEEP

49152:KHLa3ZVW4zUFJNQ6TvNXj5CYOGHSUKdiEbn:Kr0bzWdvNlCW7KR

Score

10^/10

ardamax defense_evasion discovery keylogger persistence stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Ardamax
A keylogger first seen in 2013.
keylogger stealer ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
844	OWW.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2128	74d8a2d88572e34b7af2ab623cadf49a_JaffaCakes118.exe
844	OWW.exe
2364	AcroRd32.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\OWW Start = "C:\\ProgramData\\FYRMHI\\OWW.exe"	OWW.exe

Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
defense_evasion

File Deletion
T1070.004
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 4 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	74d8a2d88572e34b7af2ab623cadf49a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	OWW.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AcroRd32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
844	OWW.exe
844	OWW.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs

pid	Process
844	OWW.exe
2364	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	844	OWW.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs

pid	Process
844	OWW.exe
844	OWW.exe
844	OWW.exe
844	OWW.exe
2364	AcroRd32.exe
2364	AcroRd32.exe
2364	AcroRd32.exe
2364	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 844	2128	74d8a2d88572e34b7af2ab623cadf49a_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 844	2128	74d8a2d88572e34b7af2ab623cadf49a_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 844	2128	74d8a2d88572e34b7af2ab623cadf49a_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 844	2128	74d8a2d88572e34b7af2ab623cadf49a_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2364	2128	74d8a2d88572e34b7af2ab623cadf49a_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2364	2128	74d8a2d88572e34b7af2ab623cadf49a_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2364	2128	74d8a2d88572e34b7af2ab623cadf49a_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2128 wrote to memory of 2364	2128	74d8a2d88572e34b7af2ab623cadf49a_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 844 wrote to memory of 544	844	OWW.exe	33
PID 844 wrote to memory of 544	844	OWW.exe	33
PID 844 wrote to memory of 544	844	OWW.exe	33
PID 844 wrote to memory of 544	844	OWW.exe	33

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\74d8a2d88572e34b7af2ab623cadf49a_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\74d8a2d88572e34b7af2ab623cadf49a_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2128
- C:\ProgramData\FYRMHI\OWW.exe
  "C:\ProgramData\FYRMHI\OWW.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:844
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\PROGRA~3\FYRMHI\OWW.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:544
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vila_casa.pdf"
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2364

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

Indicator Removal

1

T1070

File Deletion

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

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:\ProgramData\FYRMHI\OWW.00

Filesize
1KB

MD5
0a67f1b5575775a7504f6db2582c5482

SHA1
d536dd8bc64aeff5b352e275abfc9c1fac19f0ef

SHA256
752a6d372c08db03be236ab6516749a811e39689b72910e73681b6312d44c5e4

SHA512
451d5af401394d94f0de1930685a010a20eca544acd69448bde0cbb7252cd08afc31c88fa3d45f7a19b064df47e4e84fce724f8833f5ecdc9263b757f623009c

Download Submit
C:\ProgramData\FYRMHI\OWW.02

Filesize
55KB

MD5
a5d03fa42bbc61b83633f48e116a0903

SHA1
22ff92cd0f3db35a912f4e0f611eff0acff3e436

SHA256
7593171136ad95f1692d9fe06dcba7c909e59ccc079eabc1df99ba9e35b38f77

SHA512
ad5c1f85f17d3f4a807b796c3e0caddf01472bc76200357c9f8468d68f6865e6d1e4e52c0fa8d4417c17f0238f62ced6e072cf58caa1256ac7faa86a71db3778

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C:\ProgramData\FYRMHI\OWW.exe

Filesize
2.3MB

MD5
9649f77f9b5174f577a7f0916ff795e8

SHA1
574e0d09a7b8fd06e7c7e6fe08de0a5651f06319

SHA256
1a03ec1a99b3d4d541f2297f49a8b7d9d0a940eb6df204c26c42d3b85bd8bc95

SHA512
21172db0b423b85ddd6e366e2dbc22ed8194993071fa916be8535865928d929231c374cffe16508fc445de6951f04364bedd5ae55f150266a2695fb36aa5a453

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vila_casa.pdf

Filesize
64KB

MD5
400bb1b0a19647324cb760c48902ce8e

SHA1
fa03440af75e09fd43617bd940a6c6e8439b88a7

SHA256
ae4a66bd85638fa8159e0d4e892b1217d8cbf770d03d7264c432530829b8d918

SHA512
bd0ec287b8102338b37f6a75b73e2701434f613f921560b266a0c8820a103aa5bea7c83463a82ff12cd27d351b938c813515b8537f447d7b81a89dec554b3ff1

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\9.0\SharedDataEvents

Filesize
3KB

MD5
7027f3e7e2397820a05be868ed5c3454

SHA1
b417ceca2989e37f6b9b89d5a60f8311d4adfbaf

SHA256
6ad0343dab514326ab44e456866ccb202b350103913b6307fe46728de3a64471

SHA512
2c14c4f8ec582a7873820f6b07f8182fb7d4f7547375d610aae40eb9b2f3262468820e7b24d22147f43682cf3a24258ea2267b76f1ab9d09d04a68aee5297053

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\ProgramData\FYRMHI\OWW.01

Filesize
79KB

MD5
2d3d2d84ad552e325b9fc05088717816

SHA1
77dc93e499e89fc37c53d7d3a3004e7b7bd16567

SHA256
e638b13e4020b3679e9fa140867c8709481da2fe355577c09be548a59b936358

SHA512
4e63941c1e7474e55fecd2901c30916bbb95531996bf912b883ff72f70d9c34bc6abb58fba3166997b2156db73874d4280f873f4f2e54273af43a3ba1dfd3f79

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memory/844-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000682000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/844-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000682000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/844-19-0x0000000000360000-0x0000000000379000-memory.dmp

Filesize
100KB

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memory/844-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000682000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/844-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000682000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/844-13-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000402000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/844-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000682000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.5MB

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memory/2128-0-0x0000000000D11000-0x0000000000D12000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2128-15-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000F17000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2128-2-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000F17000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2128-1-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000F17000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2364-24-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000279000-memory.dmp

Filesize
100KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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