ardamax | cf9fc30734a66301243ec24254ccf8dbb6e14a4a7810c88c70d213f3e3fedcf3

General

Target

7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8
SHA1

b398c5c2698e7b8b90270c4387c403e0301b79e5
SHA256

cf9fc30734a66301243ec24254ccf8dbb6e14a4a7810c88c70d213f3e3fedcf3
SHA512

7f7db748cae3642ee7696c1716b3b77c745f03f7b2cc94e00476ff7b032d17b9f634c18a2c8328853d043f9ae4d1b2b2ab7cb5666b263c545d92024ec41ddf02
SSDEEP

24576:zH0KuT8PEEv/RVKyr4XFB7uHG6yGzazgiyFLEzyL/Z1TAniQbqxf:zH0RT8MqRVKU41BaviytrZmW

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\SysWOW64\FQTBQN\HXR.exe	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

HXR.exe

pid process

2828 HXR.exe
Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exeHXR.exe

pid process

2316 7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
2828 HXR.exe

pid	process
2828	HXR.exe

pid	process
2316	7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
2828	HXR.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

HXR.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HXR Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\FQTBQN\\HXR.exe"	HXR.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

Processes:

7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exeHXR.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FQTBQN\HXR.exe	7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FQTBQN\	HXR.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FQTBQN\HXR.004	7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FQTBQN\HXR.001	7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FQTBQN\HXR.002	7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FQTBQN\AKV.exe	7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_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:

7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exeHXR.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HXR.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

HXR.exe

description pid process

Token: 33 2828 HXR.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2828 HXR.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

Processes:

HXR.exe

pid process

2828 HXR.exe
2828 HXR.exe
2828 HXR.exe
2828 HXR.exe

description	pid	process
Token: 33	2828	HXR.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2828	HXR.exe

pid	process
2828	HXR.exe
2828	HXR.exe
2828	HXR.exe
2828	HXR.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes:

7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2828	2316	7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe	HXR.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2828	2316	7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe	HXR.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2828	2316	7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe	HXR.exe
PID 2316 wrote to memory of 2828	2316	7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe	HXR.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7b30cb90f9435924fad4be213e20c7a8_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2316
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FQTBQN\HXR.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\FQTBQN\HXR.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:2828

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\FQTBQN\AKV.exe

Filesize
459KB

MD5
3a96acb4dc45307f05fc177cf07742aa

SHA1
f8d198305383ac8c1ef2c359a898d1d4f431576b

SHA256
14a550138c38cb91d2b9967dfd607bc4a46c6fa6d267a6f5e1c0131162d1527d

SHA512
3cba04fc5e3b85c4a7a33bda3ef96091e9763b1db6a76c2ad50a809ebc2232752c331807074b6ab1490182f97d052d24b6e550a74991f65c0b4cea557db87a0f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FQTBQN\HXR.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
d19ec1c0bd415150fb4d3edf925d9a6e

SHA1
8df56e86d2459be9cf4b3d8f55bce9b4e1806bf6

SHA256
2c0bd5f9a0ba273e594ca613970c6c6ef32c2ad10a1757c77645d267f37a9e68

SHA512
b3815767c350c67c5b9823539e71fdefe7b33504b19beeeda6063cc29cfdaaec9767eef4b4919216beab86170da629c8e57e1d7bf6f41dd3cf43331570b021d0

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FQTBQN\HXR.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
76a1d9ae4d761069b795d6e891855aa5

SHA1
1540e9abb812497007aee9885d1ea35e810defff

SHA256
02a1f41970ded0a4fb834db6ced2f54b432a29048831de7793bc0aa459970567

SHA512
4dc3af04fa7494ea67ef4f44bdb3c681d01ef8cd2ad37c98e5a1b41d7ef10efff1bf55c167f7faac9b0298773a5864d06fb860fee5724463f8eef2c1a978bbfa

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FQTBQN\HXR.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
8df24d3be9edd20bb7d8eb8a1e92283b

SHA1
8b954c913f446dae2be26b3a12bc333f37788624

SHA256
349348b4d91a57f21194529ec0d7dc487ae84525448c1ed193e00614c38f1393

SHA512
05debf2e6957c221daecf2de1902089ff1c913895d3c286179ab7563729b167a8dc091e2b9a27e8e87b5a876f697b4d76515176776d53086305e2199d98d79a8

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FQTBQN\HXR.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
9be3091aa81569ce6ae396c39a4bdd9e

SHA1
805d6fa574027836c13bdd1fae956fd55c0002e9

SHA256
74d1f43449380ab7960d9655d897d413010a2171e201ea7c8039a3c9a671fd46

SHA512
e1627ecb79a5e4a5fafa1f31fe4c22c5f899eb4f0ea2887da9090b42d3ecba1a0540829b42064aad2779346dad493e25ad428703b932448c1d5973d46b6ba4e0

Download Submit
memory/2828-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2828-17-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-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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