ardamax | d8a5513c61d0eb93f55f28e34e32959ba367a77ce362ea3c83141dd8ab3338e7

General

Target

882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

516KB
MD5

882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e
SHA1

bccdc1ee7e7581c07de662c19051d183c0f9e277
SHA256

d8a5513c61d0eb93f55f28e34e32959ba367a77ce362ea3c83141dd8ab3338e7
SHA512

19b9fdabd100c6e9dc9883e97464682d819b2d2c35b316e6eef882058c8497843b5cddffad19dfbcb9e891985b682291b74874b47fef9e263050c09d37179eb3
SSDEEP

12288:/6jZVOH4hhHZraiJlpJFw7hk/8oHRswVnhqhHGqnjqkmJO4gdUtyHIo:yjeYUiJlpM7hkvTSHGqnG1JOmA

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\28463\ANBL.exe	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

Exporer32.exeANBL.exe

pid process

2952 Exporer32.exe
2744 ANBL.exe

pid	process
2952	Exporer32.exe
2744	ANBL.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

Processes:

882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exeExporer32.exeANBL.exe

pid	process
376	882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exe
376	882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exe
2952	Exporer32.exe
2952	Exporer32.exe
2952	Exporer32.exe
2744	ANBL.exe
2744	ANBL.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

ANBL.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ANBL Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\ANBL.exe"	ANBL.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:

Exporer32.exeANBL.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ANBL.006	Exporer32.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ANBL.007	Exporer32.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ANBL.exe	Exporer32.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	Exporer32.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	ANBL.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ANBL.001	Exporer32.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 3 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:

882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exeExporer32.exeANBL.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Exporer32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ANBL.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

ANBL.exe

description pid process

Token: 33 2744 ANBL.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2744 ANBL.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

Processes:

882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exeANBL.exe

pid process

376 882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exe
2744 ANBL.exe
2744 ANBL.exe
2744 ANBL.exe
2744 ANBL.exe
2744 ANBL.exe

description	pid	process
Token: 33	2744	ANBL.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2744	ANBL.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes:

882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exeExporer32.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 376 wrote to memory of 2952	376	882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exe	Exporer32.exe
PID 376 wrote to memory of 2952	376	882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exe	Exporer32.exe
PID 376 wrote to memory of 2952	376	882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exe	Exporer32.exe
PID 376 wrote to memory of 2952	376	882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exe	Exporer32.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2744	2952	Exporer32.exe	ANBL.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2744	2952	Exporer32.exe	ANBL.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2744	2952	Exporer32.exe	ANBL.exe
PID 2952 wrote to memory of 2744	2952	Exporer32.exe	ANBL.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\882efbf78059ecafb7cbbe1be2027a2e_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:376
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2952
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ANBL.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\ANBL.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: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\Exporer32.exe

Filesize
496KB

MD5
0afd93e6e3157697e0f9f4d5ecfdc4e1

SHA1
7309eacf94ab05eea9d3590063b8bc7b1859669a

SHA256
779be82044ddde8c242e92e70e87972f51b610cbae7f7e30e25ae01af8b23a3d

SHA512
29287940fb9f3bbf7acae06fe95393474dfc552238a3b831472f3cf9b06e264238cecc848194cfc422a85f993dd158ba8daab1bddf208c44634a6d47635b9894

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe

Filesize
407KB

MD5
33dc7c00c1d64022dcea78d2147a90a5

SHA1
21b50a05d4bbfe74c1df846d9268dc953f8050a3

SHA256
e6164ff194fb651a44db5a78d680bc19efe242f3f8e95f5aedbe1cc7f00ef4ef

SHA512
3f5e3db56d056d49b094b33ddcdae8c528ec19851daa9576f00cb347f628b82bbe045fee51d92cf5507822188e5bce17b745cbc6bad155fae16b73eb191bb98f

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

Filesize
442B

MD5
7579c8b5fac78efda18e5be9e062c3fc

SHA1
43ef55c9a61fdffd0c31433f84345641ef530db7

SHA256
7fa154c4d850e139cee07f3c08fb4c429605942c402e2d3b38a0b6df6b95b959

SHA512
62486d6b1af62ac0ab6d1e989b31a50aea97e5d257e0d76b92781851c47b76397587e81f95950e4e95735779796ac0f18456ce3a7b401acfd6c1a9754702189c

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\ANBL.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
8499922ab422c17e550a724083be50c7

SHA1
914aa24da69f9882d12d7d7cceae38de4dbcad1c

SHA256
894ff0262900acdc5b0266f75b2db829d3dec9a059f28888d5c0997d5b76db8a

SHA512
9d2e7619c7e8e459449a7f70d581ae52a1d33ba1c90b2a14812c2a44474451dc06e78a8e410aae5e7caf9306bbe739b1eeca1a1bc167498a982d9f1320dbbd1b

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b128c2f3eafaff6725ed554a2a21b72f

SHA1
377c206483b5348eb4b657363d29cae830be0b8c

SHA256
b9939a330a7cf6d9947a2b3ffb52170a35d5927e401016e7694fdd24ba1aa4ef

SHA512
3de5ec44becf7520d7ae32764b4636a1d727ab92d192fd92d725d6d308067e331f88e62f3cd9a4a334eb1d9e2ea44bf30f14ebd4e4f2877cdbd6b7bf0ed771c8

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@6A86.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
ac2120f3b2fb824a5c1f3752dc944d21

SHA1
8bfbf3887103e886736e0802f88ed860a450856e

SHA256
fd9c203a32eec0afe4ab1e3ae02c68ac27649120bb3f0af68852ba487384ecaf

SHA512
474d77a27e3553aa58b394e77317a770f700f59580820741269e6c4746e664ce483a33a51baecd45ef4ac1a13e451a2c47d95c9abb79c7bc5cf902646f78c90f

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

Filesize
513KB

MD5
0c7a714b8e1d2ead2afc90dcc43bbe18

SHA1
66736613f22771f5da5606ed8c80b572b3f5c103

SHA256
800bdf00e09f302a17e22d26dffbea037e3c077ef9f6d1d585c114f079397a9e

SHA512
35db0de86c168eb6302dcbaa1e1f9ec96b5a8814e7067e1a7bb682e9f35fc06c51148a08e6f7df1e8caeb2effde555c53966a8922e8fef6b7ce194dc81c984b4

Download Submit
memory/2744-36-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2744-39-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-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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