ardamax | b41d6c34bbba54c83cfe5ff071ea2efd43f2d143f72f15aeedbe3162dfffee7b

General

Target

b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92
SHA1

0e17bc8bbddf7fad08486c9b4eed64d103bcff9e
SHA256

b41d6c34bbba54c83cfe5ff071ea2efd43f2d143f72f15aeedbe3162dfffee7b
SHA512

39e388edce4ff8d840fd8e781d5f8cb2c01af522ea843c602fe760cff45ea3728a83ebc8b7307a402b50b936ee6ad2c0c427b2c10fbdf52b30847632a76a126b
SSDEEP

24576:1ZxTTldIwskqntzGdwVI+lxI12n4Am7VMG2t89UD4u2o1:1XTTld8niwIiI12vmZlU8Ro

Score

10^/10

ardamax defense_evasion 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/0x0007000000015e47-6.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1332	ANU.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1520	b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92_JaffaCakes118.exe
1332	ANU.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\ANU Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\XFEHUB\\ANU.exe"	ANU.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
Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
defense_evasion

File Deletion
T1070.004

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XFEHUB\ANU.002	b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XFEHUB\AKV.exe	b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XFEHUB\ANU.exe	b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XFEHUB\	ANU.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XFEHUB\ANU.004	b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XFEHUB\ANU.001	b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92_JaffaCakes118.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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ANU.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	1332	ANU.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1332	ANU.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1332	ANU.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1332	ANU.exe
1332	ANU.exe
1332	ANU.exe
1332	ANU.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 1332	1520	b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 1332	1520	b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 1332	1520	b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 1332	1520	b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1332 wrote to memory of 3036	1332	ANU.exe	32
PID 1332 wrote to memory of 3036	1332	ANU.exe	32
PID 1332 wrote to memory of 3036	1332	ANU.exe	32
PID 1332 wrote to memory of 3036	1332	ANU.exe	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b986949f19f35fe749a33cfd4e1e3b92_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1520
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XFEHUB\ANU.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\XFEHUB\ANU.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
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1332
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XFEHUB\ANU.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3036

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

Indicator Removal

1

T1070

File Deletion

Modify Registry

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:\Windows\SysWOW64\XFEHUB\AKV.exe

Filesize
456KB

MD5
1f29b1075a91b3da0ccc0b9c49eece56

SHA1
048e675f087181035aedece9e7b11d065c6355cc

SHA256
4f6825548b32329c3360ed9abb7c0a6809a2c2291cf0bcaac511a9fa32a6336e

SHA512
7e152caf055f57f599ecc1e3a404b540b721b3315d2ba16bff6eb21f03edeb3a06ae185621e3139293612d94210f500f098bd281489ca7f336efd8b5284ee060

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XFEHUB\ANU.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
31c866d8e4448c28ae63660a0521cd92

SHA1
0e4dcb44e3c8589688b8eacdd8cc463a920baab9

SHA256
dc0eaf9d62f0e40b6522d28b2e06b39ff619f9086ea7aa45fd40396a8eb61aa1

SHA512
1076da7f8137a90b5d3bbbbe2b24fd9774de6adbcdfd41fd55ae90c70b9eb4bbf441732689ad25e5b3048987bfb1d63ba59d5831a04c6d84cb05bbfd2d32f839

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XFEHUB\ANU.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
093e599a1281e943ce1592f61d9591af

SHA1
6896810fe9b7efe4f5ae68bf280fec637e97adf5

SHA256
1ac0964d97b02204f4d4ae79cd5244342f1a1798f5846e9dd7f3448d4177a009

SHA512
64cb58fbf6295d15d9ee6a8a7a325e7673af7ee02e4ece8da5a95257f666566a425b348b802b78ac82e7868ba7923f85255c2c31e548618afa9706c1f88d34dc

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\XFEHUB\ANU.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
c7d81c770fbf010d2d3881400d64e165

SHA1
31708f5ddfd391f93964f13dff53d0a01b902d62

SHA256
ed6e1d30b0cc4c466c28cd15c2de92f4a85ccb337e1ad0f3632f620cc1f6f129

SHA512
2836ce17959e889caeb8fc42b92c5ec43a8d21dd1e94c730536cbbbc27671e6c143d66312c05139cf58c8b6e2bf3c9f90ad256635d6127acea73fdaf85bfb5d6

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\XFEHUB\ANU.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
0aaffc12ef1b416b9276bdc3fdec9dff

SHA1
9f38d7cf6241d867da58f89db9ff26544314b938

SHA256
42b33dd905c5668c2518a6a7d407fb10c303cfedeaefcd7b6e4c7cc1b891c73b

SHA512
bbde0986b298c6172e7c8e3f938db9425f54cca097e280736e1ba289afd06a0b86f7cbc91f6d46458bc8e75069c12cda1cf808acf3b6c773b0661d081136ee7c

Download Submit
memory/1332-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/1332-17-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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