ardamax | d6fa5bee9b5eb91f0c0fb3ad8fbe2e1d9c1f44d7715ab78fca677103b1466c08

General

Target

79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

500KB
MD5

79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd
SHA1

81485f2a889b1e82688db64addd2b9c8fba0e417
SHA256

d6fa5bee9b5eb91f0c0fb3ad8fbe2e1d9c1f44d7715ab78fca677103b1466c08
SHA512

e7fb74be328d9dc90b82dd7a3876b8ff80ba2a3c1cccd645b0b3ba0dc48f6180f5d24431e2384b90a64870b0eab6f55777a5a12b9e2b7490a930927e58dff70e
SSDEEP

12288:c54WYMtoqTsTSE9H3B2QJjHZ5JGP+CScVpqkhObCRHDRALnhc7:4+Mt5w2E9H3ECHZ5JGP+CSca3SHVie7

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Ardamax
A keylogger first seen in 2013.
keylogger stealer ardamax
Ardamax family
ardamax

Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Windows\system32HMQI.exe	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

system32HMQI.exe

pid process

2940 system32HMQI.exe
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid process

2096 79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	process
2940	system32HMQI.exe

pid	process
2096	79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

system32HMQI.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\system32HMQI Agent = "C:\\Windows\\system32HMQI.exe"	system32HMQI.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 Windows directory 5 IoCs

Processes:

79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\system32HMQI.006	79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32HMQI.007	79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32HMQI.exe	79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32AKV.exe	79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32HMQI.001	79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_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

Processes:

79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exesystem32HMQI.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	system32HMQI.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

system32HMQI.exe

description pid process

Token: 33 2940 system32HMQI.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2940 system32HMQI.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

Processes:

system32HMQI.exe

pid process

2940 system32HMQI.exe
2940 system32HMQI.exe
2940 system32HMQI.exe
2940 system32HMQI.exe
2940 system32HMQI.exe

description	pid	process
Token: 33	2940	system32HMQI.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2940	system32HMQI.exe

pid	process
2940	system32HMQI.exe
2940	system32HMQI.exe
2940	system32HMQI.exe
2940	system32HMQI.exe
2940	system32HMQI.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes:

79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2940	2096	79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe	system32HMQI.exe
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2940	2096	79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe	system32HMQI.exe
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2940	2096	79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe	system32HMQI.exe
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2940	2096	79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe	system32HMQI.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\79af1431180a5177b4afa7152fb8d9cd_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2096
- C:\Windows\system32HMQI.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32HMQI.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2940

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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C:\Windows\system32HMQI.001

Filesize
462B

MD5
6dc41bcc298a684b599508cd0c4647bc

SHA1
069e05f0357bdc2cb113a8639b1f569d354d7a0b

SHA256
e0df98353a6908213b3faa6e59e68010878d11d8a2414c6b070207509e45eea5

SHA512
49795155357501c3cecff17397e0f03963e1e89c651cea52600223aea7c4bf849477a7bfb59c11730367580f8a321e1f9a6cc2bcd6881d257ce118e5eec4b332

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32HMQI.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
32dd7b4bc8b6f290b0ece3cc1c011c96

SHA1
b979683868b399c6a6204ebaed9fc9c784a0429a

SHA256
6dcce9bbba5c2de47eea3abf7597a9c4fb2e4d358efc3752fa65c169cccfa2a1

SHA512
9e0d720799fe816f7d09c8a722b762203b6f12a8625c1c93cd640219ecc35969bd641b4d9e6dc04ab6f95ceb73235a438eb7d48ee9402118db3618b5760551ea

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32HMQI.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
e8155b68775ed29590e14df80fdc0e9f

SHA1
ed449da02e648a524004c265f3c37496d2f07f1f

SHA256
b39ba894b0a9a3201461ddd9ee9b297928e793dff221a47f019e75c11df631f3

SHA512
b14e00c46cf9bed0aca0f85775f624ff064f2d2afe1fa68b61bee5729db73cf9a8eced669c52d7cbb9504ff1b369a9a16a0f36c71a70c13c0bd1eaf5e07ccc11

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32HMQI.exe

Filesize
471KB

MD5
3c06bbc025b61d2182ef5573f2852bda

SHA1
ebc1464c00b13fb5b3f80a59c80b595020e1fe7c

SHA256
e7f64e7215284cdeb8ef1eba28733f7aeae7f6977f82809d8de1e76a2e249085

SHA512
9d839ada211b85fc1efb1fe7bb3ce66fcf0e8069221d958234649c2ac5dc0f1bd06f1a016f9c727077af36fb46cac5409be9c8a8201d17f689c6b473aa01acdc

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@3591.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
d9e02f226fc338d14df200ba9a700625

SHA1
414f134a16a309b31e418ed9e08c0c48aaf6e2bc

SHA256
8165757efb79acceb9fd0bfae6b2c19b8f087cc0461abb17941d460dbdf2e260

SHA512
13c73381602fe2593312d41ab4bc5cd5f922ac651f9e71e3fe3c58e7f0c5c73ecc9d79d61ec46f33a0a81cf73373421eeb510bd99650c0f53af30974ed61b8ca

Download Submit
memory/2940-18-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2940-21-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010006000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

Download
memory/2940-22-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003E6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

Download
memory/2940-23-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-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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