ardamax | db53859f4a90c813998973b4db4699497bd8359812eb373ede28b3cf34c65e92

Analysis

max time kernel
122s
max time network
124s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
28-11-2024 11:52

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General

Target

ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

561KB
MD5

ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2
SHA1

678f271d87fa50d291fb5c6bba8c9f7941c2de75
SHA256

db53859f4a90c813998973b4db4699497bd8359812eb373ede28b3cf34c65e92
SHA512

fa6a6968208e0545d8f0907567e9e27808a3f897bfdd39b1640ab8ce98a9d5fda50fe3a32fabe460ba8a040de160324abe5b868c9b202af372dd02f93f58472e
SSDEEP

12288:+buSMStEMmexWuMHSJHsiImjHQEcmYwrgHzfs9VovglLJxm:+burM90DZYYw8HTs9VzLHm

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/0x0006000000015fa6-36.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2708	Install.exe
2684	Exporer32.exe
2716	EPBB.exe

Loads dropped DLL 19 IoCs

pid	Process
2984	ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2684	Exporer32.exe
2684	Exporer32.exe
2684	Exporer32.exe
2684	Exporer32.exe
2684	Exporer32.exe
2684	Exporer32.exe
2716	EPBB.exe
2716	EPBB.exe
2716	EPBB.exe
2716	EPBB.exe
2716	EPBB.exe
2984	ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
2984	ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 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\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup0 = "rundll32.exe C:\\Windows\\system32\\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP000.TMP\\\""	ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\EPBB Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\EPBB.exe"	EPBB.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\EPBB.007	Exporer32.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EPBB.exe	Exporer32.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	Exporer32.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	EPBB.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EPBB.001	Exporer32.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EPBB.006	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 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	ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Install.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Exporer32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	EPBB.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe
2708	Install.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2716	EPBB.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2716	EPBB.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2708	Install.exe
2716	EPBB.exe
2716	EPBB.exe
2716	EPBB.exe
2716	EPBB.exe
2716	EPBB.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2708	2984	ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2708	2984	ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2708	2984	ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2708	2984	ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2708	2984	ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2708	2984	ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2708	2984	ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2684	2708	Install.exe	31
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2684	2708	Install.exe	31
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2684	2708	Install.exe	31
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2684	2708	Install.exe	31
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2684	2708	Install.exe	31
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2684	2708	Install.exe	31
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2684	2708	Install.exe	31
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2716	2684	Exporer32.exe	32
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2716	2684	Exporer32.exe	32
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2716	2684	Exporer32.exe	32
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2716	2684	Exporer32.exe	32
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2716	2684	Exporer32.exe	32
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2716	2684	Exporer32.exe	32
PID 2684 wrote to memory of 2716	2684	Exporer32.exe	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ac38cb6448c7a7226c08809a1531fcd2_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2984
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\Install.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\Install.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2708
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2684
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EPBB.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\28463\EPBB.exe"
      4⤵
      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:2716

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:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe

Filesize
395KB

MD5
d63cc8679a63448db1c64252e14e4ab5

SHA1
10b3a9ac4bc16e8ac1cd05e50b4d540fa3ef223e

SHA256
29b3646a556879a4a48e4f2f81e09179c34ac2051ed3e4f4c28e293092470d3d

SHA512
cb1911e1a77fb9be560aa4fd8bbef65e181b6d4438d65657501dbcd8dbf488ba01738a7222f35f8d4317e8df8c6f307d9e3623d6e3e45753e138b80fb68ff768

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

Filesize
464B

MD5
e5532192e84721a9e5aba86f58ced944

SHA1
4c9babdeda25e2b61920678dc1348bbfe0549ae9

SHA256
47ea36eaed6cd8dcf2ebb99eb3e52786d181f12c35a9ba471143d470dda08833

SHA512
1676688002a3b33903c96c1af59c3b0c0a7c3723a806bba24bf1382ef7a2b597997419b687a98047ef454ac0b299fbecf37378e4ac4ea3e367f2d64df386295f

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
81e20f4361cf8f5a57812871c24d945e

SHA1
5d7877d6959ab26599b05795a71633f00c37a3da

SHA256
e6e8b4a29dccb3531f58c75b754caf7f26afe3e7043239305fd0ae7ab2f7571d

SHA512
69b1d75ab7123054bf98cf3a0f2cc7a0749cda8d85ebdef85be7d89f1454154ce29070907b934727a6c5276ff430e94810b87a5634d25d8529df9ee36fd20818

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EPBB.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
e9fbdcc2f5fb657fa519b3f5c69fc52d

SHA1
c49cca77b46a59d620711de7564d43e5dafcd2b5

SHA256
cc440cfc4ce1a1ff503cc9e8937c59aae64bfce4daa3e7dc757220a25cadc2e4

SHA512
913759967e16b99d8ea66433e5dc99d5ddbf737be6784306e67c2b23a525b7a578fcae1028221d3209abc452ff30508eb750c62113c3868a7af36b544e525fb1

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@80D3.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
25530555085337eb644b061f239aa9d4

SHA1
8d91e099aba5439d4bfa8bce464c94e3e1acf620

SHA256
3fb6b438ad1530abdd068bffb303fb8a4de51430e0e18ddb6b1a0469ffab8325

SHA512
b1f9de0c276533a5a7070aeb2b6415cc1c0bdd2baf5e0645c6ac5ba767cab0d76e5b4461800d89724992af2c863294ada3c1eb2e4516183fe2010c33d47d6a2a

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exporer32.exe

Filesize
509KB

MD5
8b5dd2f55fceffd2c65f5674f3ceae82

SHA1
efaa2cb6d7058e3f7ec5ee8cdb507325303279a1

SHA256
69ca09e8d89225ba036320dd280ce7bc3e4569147300c69a0535ba12b9368b32

SHA512
5afb22ec1959e0965eef0b0e604828358e6e664a0e67394afd9707a597b36f4345148518a6ed4ce688cff8cb5b56ff7eea2ade6374ed2b1df2d721ab43e6669f

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\Install.exe

Filesize
593KB

MD5
379b9564887d9be0127954000142df13

SHA1
e460cba0ae0a3a3dd9f13fac5d06982ffca52fa6

SHA256
1e9dce05970d4000085973955fc0d44891cff66e7998ca7f870d8e74935ab023

SHA512
68f142d8ab0988c10b7e7691f58c7ef598713107d0793bef02d0aedb1424202e8f7b771d3955f51c98ab2bc25f48522cfc6994c2041cb108a4b9dd63a918c52e

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\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\EPBB.exe

Filesize
473KB

MD5
97d8ad45f48b4b28a93aab94699b7168

SHA1
8b69b7fd7c008b95d12386f6da415097e72151de

SHA256
661df22a66b2062b233eb0bd9665de924cfe0ac9c6ba29e20ffef24f817f9331

SHA512
3351eac970bab391de410fcf1937da75d2e4722b808f10332f487ddfe469544e32e7d4ed0e5bdc19bd5f472cffcc55ca1498c95945b4e9c4ceff6ff5cc521c8a

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