Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    138s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    25/11/2024, 08:35

General

  • Target

    ArdamaxKeylogger_E33AF9E602CBB7AC3634C2608150DD18.exe

  • Size

    783KB

  • MD5

    e33af9e602cbb7ac3634c2608150dd18

  • SHA1

    8f6ec9bc137822bc1ddf439c35fedc3b847ce3fe

  • SHA256

    8c870eec48bc4ea1aca1f0c63c8a82aaadaf837f197708a7f0321238da8b6b75

  • SHA512

    2ae5003e64b525049535ebd5c42a9d1f6d76052cccaa623026758aabe5b1d1b5781ca91c727f3ecb9ac30b829b8ce56f11b177f220330c704915b19b37f8f418

  • SSDEEP

    12288:0E9uQlDTt8c/wtocu3HhGSrIilDhlPnRq/iI7UOvqF8dtbcZl36VBqWPH:FuqD2cYWzBGZohlE/zUD8/bgl2qW/

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Ardamax

    A keylogger first seen in 2013.

  • Ardamax family
  • Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Modifies registry class 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArdamaxKeylogger_E33AF9E602CBB7AC3634C2608150DD18.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArdamaxKeylogger_E33AF9E602CBB7AC3634C2608150DD18.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3528
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DPBJ.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\28463\DPBJ.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
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4128

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@C870.tmp

          Filesize

          4KB

          MD5

          d73d89b1ea433724795b3d2b524f596c

          SHA1

          213514f48ece9f074266b122ee2d06e842871c8c

          SHA256

          8aef975a94c800d0e3e4929999d05861868a7129b766315c02a48a122e3455d6

          SHA512

          8b73be757ad3e0f2b29c0b130918e8f257375f9f3bf7b9609bac24b17369de2812341651547546af238936d70f38f050d6984afd16d47b467bcbba4992e42f41

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

          Filesize

          457KB

          MD5

          97eee85d1aebf93d5d9400cb4e9c771b

          SHA1

          26fa2bf5fce2d86b891ac0741a6999bff31397de

          SHA256

          30df6c8cbd255011d80fa6e959179d47c458bc4c4d9e78c4cf571aa611cd7d24

          SHA512

          8cecc533c07c91c67b93a7ae46102a0aae7f4d3d88d04c250231f0bcd8e1f173daf06e94b5253a66db3f2a052c51e62154554368929294178d2b3597c1cca7e6

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DPBJ.001

          Filesize

          492B

          MD5

          7a0f1fa20fd40c047b07379da5290f2b

          SHA1

          e0fb8305de6b661a747d849edb77d95959186fca

          SHA256

          b0ad9e9d3d51e8434cc466bec16e2b94fc2d03bab03b48ccf57db86ae8e2c9b6

          SHA512

          bb5b3138b863811a8b9dcba079ac8a2828dae73943a1cc1d107d27faca509fda9f03409db7c23d5d70b48d299146de14b656314a24b854f3ae4fdb6ef6770346

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DPBJ.006

          Filesize

          8KB

          MD5

          35b24c473bdcdb4411e326c6c437e8ed

          SHA1

          ec1055365bc2a66e52de2d66d24d742863c1ce3d

          SHA256

          4530fcc91e4d0697a64f5e24d70e2b327f0acab1a9013102ff04236841c5a617

          SHA512

          32722f1484013bbc9c1b41b3fdaf5cd244ec67facaa2232be0e90455719d664d65cae1cd670adf5c40c67f568122d910b30e3e50f7cc06b0350a6a2d34d371de

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DPBJ.007

          Filesize

          5KB

          MD5

          a8e19de6669e831956049685225058a8

          SHA1

          6d2546d49d92b18591ad4fedbc92626686e7e979

          SHA256

          34856528d8b7e31caa83f350bc4dbc861120dc2da822a9eb896b773bc7e1f564

          SHA512

          5c407d4aa5731bd62c2a1756127f794382dc5e2b214298acfa68698c709fbbe3f2aa8dbdcbef02ed2a49f8f35969959946e9f727895bdca4500d16e84f4ef2e8

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DPBJ.009

          Filesize

          1.5MB

          MD5

          a430990a4939094c476bdd0b78c16a3c

          SHA1

          3a164c1653bb60923d331cde70f3514ede36ec41

          SHA256

          56709e9481038c754f3da1179b331dd030ca48e8bd82939b85e37f9b7531d823

          SHA512

          ae4291c51156b0f5c3ffdead64c57dd3d8e9066eb22ce393768600a24d3630501abfe99c32b72581643e53247190138fbef952a9c0163e51ab6bd9264eb42e14

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DPBJ.exe

          Filesize

          646KB

          MD5

          b863a9ac3bcdcde2fd7408944d5bf976

          SHA1

          4bd106cd9aefdf2b51f91079760855e04f73f3b0

          SHA256

          0fe8e3cd44a89c15dec75ff2949bac1a96e1ea7e0040f74df3230569ac9e37b0

          SHA512

          4b30c3b119c1e7b2747d2745b2b79c61669a33b84520b88ab54257793e3ed6e76378dea2b8ff048cb1822187ffdc20e921d658bb5b0482c23cfa7d70f4e7aa1a

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\Nov_25_2024__08_35_53.jpg

          Filesize

          114KB

          MD5

          d897027d31d87ebac293c29a162c6bdb

          SHA1

          91fe2e0021bf2647a051bd5bb99b7b078b2495d4

          SHA256

          317f217d32b28d75298f10a5ea4f809fb5929922a4f52cb58f3c19d0fe31940c

          SHA512

          e67ac88af589cb4362a66a2db416a67872d87f25c2d2ed5bccacec7273bb275da409ff97d4ffee679da5b3958d48746d24b157569736d9f55832c74d737993ef

        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\key.bin

          Filesize

          106B

          MD5

          639d75ab6799987dff4f0cf79fa70c76

          SHA1

          be2678476d07f78bb81e8813c9ee2bfff7cc7efb

          SHA256

          fc42ab050ffdfed8c8c7aac6d7e4a7cad4696218433f7ca327bcfdf9f318ac98

          SHA512

          4b511d0330d7204af948ce7b15615d745e8d4ea0a73bbece4e00fb23ba2635dd99e4fa54a76236d6f74bdbcdba57d32fd4c36b608d52628e72d11d5ed6f8cde2

        • memory/4128-36-0x0000000003360000-0x0000000003361000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-31-0x0000000003360000-0x0000000003361000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-35-0x0000000003350000-0x0000000003353000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          12KB

        • memory/4128-27-0x00000000024D0000-0x00000000024D1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-26-0x0000000002510000-0x0000000002511000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-25-0x0000000002560000-0x0000000002561000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-24-0x0000000002540000-0x0000000002541000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-23-0x0000000002550000-0x0000000002551000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-22-0x00000000024F0000-0x00000000024F1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-29-0x0000000003360000-0x0000000003361000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-40-0x00000000033B0000-0x00000000033B1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-39-0x0000000003370000-0x0000000003371000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-38-0x00000000022A0000-0x00000000022A1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-37-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000651000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-30-0x0000000003360000-0x0000000003361000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-28-0x0000000003360000-0x0000000003361000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-32-0x0000000003360000-0x0000000003361000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-33-0x0000000003360000-0x0000000003361000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          892KB

        • memory/4128-53-0x0000000002300000-0x000000000235A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          360KB

        • memory/4128-55-0x0000000003350000-0x0000000003351000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-21-0x0000000002300000-0x000000000235A000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          360KB

        • memory/4128-58-0x00000000033A0000-0x00000000033A1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/4128-60-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          892KB

        • memory/4128-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          892KB

        • memory/4128-147-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          892KB

        • memory/4128-292-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          892KB

        • memory/4128-496-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          892KB

        • memory/4128-630-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          892KB

        • memory/4128-766-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          892KB