ardamax | d64b9b55e8a3636219daa615b9900b1c62f322d209e6f14155fbe552f00f203e

General

Target

7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb
SHA1

db784e2286e767729841b090632ead000ae14545
SHA256

d64b9b55e8a3636219daa615b9900b1c62f322d209e6f14155fbe552f00f203e
SHA512

3bdb4d38cc280cd44581254f2d2d938dab2d2e8a9c64df7a387d5218efa1dada613dd57ffc46030d9eaace8c519b87d25771f3ff0d3a736b5e47aff557a13627
SSDEEP

24576:TITTMwKWrXx9hxMUEO4OHe2CNpkNIhRRryhrLAFwhbbP:T6ToWr9xbTv+/7mIhRRrytXhb

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
\Windows\SysWOW64\IEBEJK\CQF.exe	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

CQF.exe

pid process

2580 CQF.exe
Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exeCQF.exe

pid process

1740 7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe
2580 CQF.exe

pid	process
2580	CQF.exe

pid	process
1740	7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe
2580	CQF.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

CQF.exe

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

CQF.exe7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IEBEJK\	CQF.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IEBEJK\CQF.004	7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IEBEJK\CQF.001	7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IEBEJK\CQF.002	7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IEBEJK\AKV.exe	7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IEBEJK\CQF.exe	7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_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:

7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exeCQF.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	CQF.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

CQF.exe

pid process

2580 CQF.exe
2580 CQF.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

CQF.exe

description pid process

Token: 33 2580 CQF.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2580 CQF.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

Processes:

CQF.exe

pid process

2580 CQF.exe
2580 CQF.exe
2580 CQF.exe
2580 CQF.exe

pid	process
2580	CQF.exe
2580	CQF.exe

description	pid	process
Token: 33	2580	CQF.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2580	CQF.exe

pid	process
2580	CQF.exe
2580	CQF.exe
2580	CQF.exe
2580	CQF.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes:

7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2580	1740	7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe	CQF.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2580	1740	7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe	CQF.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2580	1740	7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe	CQF.exe
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2580	1740	7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe	CQF.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7bf0dd98b866c31e15e0a7c124bd1dfb_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1740
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IEBEJK\CQF.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\IEBEJK\CQF.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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2580

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\IEBEJK\AKV.exe

Filesize
490KB

MD5
64a6cc55dc76d26448c30a8a1885f7cb

SHA1
149e467026647e080b4c69ab4f99b2d3c2b4dbe4

SHA256
5cbc0ec73c901be4ac182e13f6869f6f8cf0831b9603e542a3919f6a06087640

SHA512
de8cd7bea8113871ce8a36966fbaefd02b8ef7b09a8cbb631b4ac353bdf65b27d5630146ed700fd6edbc4276f4368ebad76b772d9b84349ddc2bd6f7127c377d

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IEBEJK\CQF.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
bf311791d2f9ea9c82a8d4764a98c0d8

SHA1
405ba2bd110590abd0bf340d12e054405afb011f

SHA256
d720cf3d297743da7ab1da528f4c086a29d59ef553e1a96569b49a59831d583b

SHA512
8be092f068807767b0065de10f9da386b90d8e587356881ba3391380b953b199e818b527e74b305d7c714fc94cb6f8e66c76d89d1785fa9910aa4cb39c5cada8

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IEBEJK\CQF.002

Filesize
44KB

MD5
ce365878123962c3438e349621c10198

SHA1
5b861d9fc2923c61ef390a0b729a21078aa5fd59

SHA256
ba254f6675490a045d4c85a5f46681c175c1321692c20fc808c7c244173dd63f

SHA512
efc6f143d5e9244a6635562d7e9a9cea22ab7e7b304e933642a51d66da896e9038208b86c12f6da623a01b9175e73eeb40ab600e6625db3595144bfca1231a76

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IEBEJK\CQF.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
8417827c9fd31190d98769c7aef90bab

SHA1
c874bfc34975414da6689feb45f3e1ae8b3abda5

SHA256
de1f0dc602a58c16ed6d8696864c5536b04d5ac5299b45c9e14f3c92a4da4acd

SHA512
cf14c777ed39d6870cb40afb51f9567332148083eb337ad5ec1e85c72f0c141aa704f783f473dd9ee51f6be41ba958be188b7f9a2d7b2bd5909f445ce8e14899

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\Windows\SysWOW64\IEBEJK\CQF.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
8f7590bbba70748e69612e9e2d5a9f2e

SHA1
f3ad9834bc38f33fe501b9076c65ac29d0410578

SHA256
2dec3a8fb4a5b198335e7f4a9b611194b0a081abf0c56f9df3f4e2697e69d9e4

SHA512
347e9ac793afd627e064ecdfea61c3e2b626ace0ea41928aad93a72567048b8e9bdf773f8a4a59a0d96ce8c08612c542c15982e8051828bef025fea6132838c6

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memory/2580-15-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2580-17-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000241000-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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