ardamax | 021af6a0222c54d8ade50258753b1d0ffdc03c4499f1b1d185611b4285b78f30

General

Target

7ebc7e32892eeed05f6306d0e98c2bc4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

291KB
MD5

7ebc7e32892eeed05f6306d0e98c2bc4
SHA1

1b9f6af255278a2ae5f624ce4659318801f5598a
SHA256

021af6a0222c54d8ade50258753b1d0ffdc03c4499f1b1d185611b4285b78f30
SHA512

22c9fa5144c46f18074c4c68299fc41642601d727cae1fa61962cdfe4315d5d751eb5e350f39b1ee4b131d798fe1df5da9b542b644ae3724399a3ee55d759ced
SSDEEP

6144:WVwdcnGb45Teu+aK+82FziOfG3sLbcZpjwYDnHFhyYQ:EwdcnQJu/X82sOfG3sLbcZuYLHFhw

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

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000016d22-21.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2808	m.exe
2776	XPUQ.exe
2744	Auto-Clicker.exe

Loads dropped DLL 11 IoCs

pid	Process
2640	7ebc7e32892eeed05f6306d0e98c2bc4_JaffaCakes118.exe
2640	7ebc7e32892eeed05f6306d0e98c2bc4_JaffaCakes118.exe
2808	m.exe
2808	m.exe
2808	m.exe
2808	m.exe
2808	m.exe
2776	XPUQ.exe
2744	Auto-Clicker.exe
2776	XPUQ.exe
2744	Auto-Clicker.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\XPUQ Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\XPUQ.exe"	XPUQ.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 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XPUQ.001	m.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XPUQ.006	m.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XPUQ.007	m.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XPUQ.exe	m.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	XPUQ.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 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	Auto-Clicker.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	7ebc7e32892eeed05f6306d0e98c2bc4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	m.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	XPUQ.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2776	XPUQ.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2776	XPUQ.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2640	7ebc7e32892eeed05f6306d0e98c2bc4_JaffaCakes118.exe
2744	Auto-Clicker.exe
2776	XPUQ.exe
2776	XPUQ.exe
2776	XPUQ.exe
2776	XPUQ.exe
2776	XPUQ.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 2808	2640	7ebc7e32892eeed05f6306d0e98c2bc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 2808	2640	7ebc7e32892eeed05f6306d0e98c2bc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 2808	2640	7ebc7e32892eeed05f6306d0e98c2bc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2640 wrote to memory of 2808	2640	7ebc7e32892eeed05f6306d0e98c2bc4_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2776	2808	m.exe	31
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2776	2808	m.exe	31
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2776	2808	m.exe	31
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2776	2808	m.exe	31
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2744	2808	m.exe	32
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2744	2808	m.exe	32
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2744	2808	m.exe	32
PID 2808 wrote to memory of 2744	2808	m.exe	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7ebc7e32892eeed05f6306d0e98c2bc4_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7ebc7e32892eeed05f6306d0e98c2bc4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2640
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\m.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\m.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2808
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XPUQ.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\XPUQ.exe"
    3⤵
    - 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:2776
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto-Clicker.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto-Clicker.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2744

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\m.exe

Filesize
275KB

MD5
bfd8aa2dd040298b238434c522353537

SHA1
5ea0219ea918dc53788a2ca60983f7d4818bbb22

SHA256
46df40f2587e28e396fbe24c1eb2322d7a7576b1fc7d8289573faab2cd80e80a

SHA512
0de697ddfc245dd35ffa06dd73e8bff163a3ee1e93bcc5b5751d27f841544ce8ba3f51b8962c9444acb30d03d5437d26d0c05a3dec6b46cb6d69bb1e3e003f06

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XPUQ.001

Filesize
440B

MD5
dfc8b90ab515f20ee7968780c20c9701

SHA1
043c73fd5d4faf5a932430c4f2b67a9b2cba46fc

SHA256
7652df64ab3f396ab491f65c03c4598ad166476338132b0d036c19f0c56eb775

SHA512
7be4858a5e5eb17e58c65a53985b44894bf3273975dad865a2260da4d831c05243d77c17e697c210811894ed613c2b578ab9189299b30c8bb058929b8820a7ec

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XPUQ.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

SHA1
f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

SHA256
3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

SHA512
e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XPUQ.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

SHA1
d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

SHA256
a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

SHA512
fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@623C.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

SHA1
d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

SHA256
d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

SHA512
494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto-Clicker.exe

Filesize
20KB

MD5
e71fa30174985b7707bfb1abf47f7225

SHA1
258e33d24633d0a9405360fb6daa2d5e67c71dd3

SHA256
81aaeca5ea3daf029446010a2fb8b49efd4fd00f21fca664979c1ae6faa26650

SHA512
f4bd4dcd998bdf2e16904d682a64c8e01894a5254f33a9a01051d40fbfa62a6b7b4cea9ff7b18d99ccfa771bd628f473868dc5ecd36cb5a6547db9103c0502f5

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XPUQ.exe

Filesize
473KB

MD5
17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547

SHA1
a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb

SHA256
1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd

SHA512
b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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