ardamax | a9512fa7fe0e7cd53e2612cef370f1bb5e62485864cfc7a9d3c39270ace97fd0

Analysis

max time kernel
151s
max time network
126s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
26-11-2024 06:10

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General

Target

a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

769KB
MD5

a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4
SHA1

64604bacdd217011fac23abf60404f04cd1379ad
SHA256

a9512fa7fe0e7cd53e2612cef370f1bb5e62485864cfc7a9d3c39270ace97fd0
SHA512

861896c1194a5806b8f387813e0380e0f722294801959ab5b653261c1167a0a2679247bea46412b14ebf1eafec54b8e19591d19ad0b242ed8344e2ee95a3b744
SSDEEP

12288:OlQD3uWAOGfYvjHendWVUf3DT6Xp4juCdiGeOtJ76vSYli+9xmjxUSL2OIhzu:OEbHedPHgKD0GNJmpHxmjxfazu

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer upx

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/0x000900000001756b-9.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2040	TKDG.exe
2324	PerX.exe

Loads dropped DLL 9 IoCs

pid	Process
2352	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe
2352	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe
2352	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe
2352	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe
2352	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe
2040	TKDG.exe
2324	PerX.exe
2040	TKDG.exe
2324	PerX.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\TKDG Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\TKDG.exe"	TKDG.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

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TKDG.001	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TKDG.006	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TKDG.007	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TKDG.exe	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	TKDG.exe

UPX packed file 7 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2324-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/files/0x00050000000194eb-32.dat	upx
behavioral1/memory/2324-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2324-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2324-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2324-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2324-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx

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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TKDG.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PerX.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
2324	PerX.exe
2324	PerX.exe
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2324	PerX.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2040	TKDG.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2040	TKDG.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2040	TKDG.exe
2040	TKDG.exe
2040	TKDG.exe
2040	TKDG.exe
2040	TKDG.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2040	2352	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2040	2352	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2040	2352	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2040	2352	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2324	2352	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2324	2352	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2324	2352	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2324	2352	a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a0414ea0f21387ab4f6a5ab5cfa8c3d4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2352
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TKDG.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\TKDG.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:2040
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PerX.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PerX.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:2324

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PerX.exe

Filesize
262KB

MD5
e974a7ed7fa0c096aa1f59ae6d8cce72

SHA1
24b215e712fa745ac94d033ee7c5a556a5df0dab

SHA256
d042a6add7b1547e5165d0c0c0f0eb21ee778b44c27e0a2bbce9f02b79156c0b

SHA512
156cfa7b252d8737a4d3fdc3f8095353051d7f15e1293d6c1213de36ea44d526fd94e75765b3a1f75ed83f9b02dd4329b9eab466e9188fea107e622d0c1d6ba4

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

Filesize
395KB

MD5
adbec81b510dcfe49835f95940ef961d

SHA1
77940f6e46fbd5f53de23bd49afe9172470769d0

SHA256
466efb4b00255f21075b340fc2d2444f182947ab90270840543658c5fd3a9b95

SHA512
ef4324a06fbe960933f5551ea6ac587cd87cb6025bc6879a2b81a4d1033cfe87e244b6a87fb5db5ad065321ccbe8035cf24a668452d5b0c6a4063a355a12b2a7

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TKDG.001

Filesize
508B

MD5
a0081ab1e2c7e2216dbdfd2437a0e094

SHA1
ebf32bf41b5775804f53d61ffc2041ce0c29e0e1

SHA256
5e4920c511a64cc5dc917d15b4ed95e046531e16abfa961cba6f83a8495f1c01

SHA512
50b5549bc3e95468ee976d77b637ad98f7fe041e27c6a805e8540cb2311455b70ed82d316dc6e5a5db45d9a94b1930029c847ff8f37775c2500eba7a6329ff67

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
bc75eddaa64823014fef0fe70bd34ffc

SHA1
15cd2ace3b68257faed33c78b794b2333eab7c0a

SHA256
9eada36d17635bedb85ce96a62cb019dbfee696b9986f69de7d5b5bc1f44df5d

SHA512
20db25f32f9cfdbffa4f30c0065125052c6e20b7dcc147fa7ebff38e37b51f6a43e48e486f148d7ee11671479b9fb0bbe1c6df151101af3b50c65fd334d13baa

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@E9E2.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
13e10cd76f11d6cb43182dcba7370171

SHA1
e6b8ce329e49ff09f1cb529c60fc466cb9a579c8

SHA256
f1265c88f0077009eaa18db413f156cc7ad8d41dc9d797dd1032b0e0ae9c40d5

SHA512
ee32ef3f50838936417e51dfd365b166456900e327dbe51902700bb3d562dea22e6fbd9009c822ba0562687001802a2e61d38123f81ae19f7b3d05bb1fd5cda8

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TKDG.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
f5eff4f716427529b003207d5c953df5

SHA1
79696d6c8d67669ea690d240ef8978672e3d151c

SHA256
ac54ebb9eec3212f294462ce012fdc42f4b0896d785d776a5a2cc3599dc5bcde

SHA512
5a48599a5855f06c3e7d6f89c4e06bab1f4381b9d30cf3824c465b8fd6c142b316e6bd6aaad73d1f9b3e84d96113fb5e7374831bf503744013c9e1a0632a0caf

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

Filesize
473KB

MD5
3c90d45b1c004e86a7f7a7a340f1abc8

SHA1
10602c450bcbda2735dc036f2e399646f0c64f4c

SHA256
f6d9c3bba7fc4dfa681cadf68f41093e3c431501c6789e891e599719e5d2781c

SHA512
85457be4c2aa76ede288cd185131d46e5f0b37187313f3a54fe789e28929ec6e44282f4ba0981f46354705cd5da83990586c8846f52fcdb807908254c8719cc1

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memory/2040-34-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2324-38-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000221000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2324-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2324-41-0x0000000077C8F000-0x0000000077C90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2324-42-0x0000000077C8F000-0x0000000077C90000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2324-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2324-44-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000221000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2324-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2324-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2324-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2324-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2352-33-0x0000000002640000-0x00000000026F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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