ardamax | 5daaaa06072b6fb686b65ee3e5c3b003bf638b159c016a5df693d5d88c991cb3

General

Target

bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

407KB
MD5

bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672
SHA1

cde4984c768bd308caa2e7e6ac36a04056f508af
SHA256

5daaaa06072b6fb686b65ee3e5c3b003bf638b159c016a5df693d5d88c991cb3
SHA512

315a0e71460563e21c373ed4b3702df8d77bbe073fe548bbe730e585d3459782c1a4358f817abb49febc37c403fd7843976dd748d0ca5deb61a53c2f4a11fe0f
SSDEEP

12288:E3axEwt22zTNybUfIBYzRi1y9Tn6P727c:E3arjzRGAIBXQn6P72Y

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger 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
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023ca4-12.dat	family_ardamax

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1356	NKM.exe
3892	Project1.exe

Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3712	bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe
1356	NKM.exe
1356	NKM.exe
1356	NKM.exe
3892	Project1.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 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NKM.001	bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NKM.006	bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NKM.007	bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NKM.exe	bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64	NKM.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	bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	NKM.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Project1.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3892	Project1.exe
Token: 33	3892	Project1.exe
Token: 34	3892	Project1.exe
Token: 35	3892	Project1.exe
Token: 36	3892	Project1.exe
Token: 33	1356	NKM.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1356	NKM.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1356	NKM.exe
1356	NKM.exe
1356	NKM.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 1356	3712	bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 1356	3712	bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 1356	3712	bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 3892	3712	bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 3892	3712	bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 3892	3712	bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bc98eb45f61df303243ab468a6b37672_JaffaCakes118.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:3712
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NKM.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\NKM.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1356
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Project1.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Project1.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3892

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

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\@C9A9.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
055d9be92c48b8dbd29370193b620776

SHA1
6366eb064050f9415837bfd853ee4a363a3a1baa

SHA256
25926f6f362c71844d2163d23f0b9955adb8a7e036bd834391f2eb7dbbfd6bb1

SHA512
af46d3da7d63872e768847829df6e9179c7d47c26be17ac4ea48f2e18618c03cad2ae2ff3af805ba6cc8e321bfa305cc2f0e2981d74f9b07e0beb0bffe8c170b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Project1.exe

Filesize
500KB

MD5
68c7de33ebf4abe5780891a9fe8b0dcd

SHA1
25b76ba4cde119d094348dde6343bd0ae929cf72

SHA256
1ed1280890b51956b2678ffef615ac3ad11cd8ee4bf1000f8a687ad5544bd027

SHA512
5e15435f1e35eaea67da9092bc3f3fcea78a6b5e912ce147346269d28f5aa33ee8e9cca5f468287e9d789af2cf397cae6213647ce58d9f1ef1585d41466e11d1

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NKM.001

Filesize
1KB

MD5
8fca2a5173bfc76155a77d874f6e5c42

SHA1
e51eacd868dfade5e332b936b822979af8f94735

SHA256
2f0e62f31334456aabec88159e8890fe13a7eac4351626db5ac7a622b65e0d62

SHA512
f4ac6a3eeb21a96c9e135869a674205a3258f75f96d0662e37f29a77e9889163a7928edc263ce73204de3d2769364f9aff17c24ec42105006a65bffede88e330

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NKM.006

Filesize
4KB

MD5
cf2b6b38e667e7245a19fbd79016de0d

SHA1
ae11c687270a39199089f7fc5023271df5d9e4d7

SHA256
d97e4fc5143e090951fe1fae771e1edcf7bb01c589c8abd36d58a7d053f983a1

SHA512
417316a9f353250939dfd752c8734c1d67cea0f0825802c84ed9f368c370e17634f75ac3d3c7201ddac956e07c055c8df1da70e27365694d57ed64b14e166518

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NKM.007

Filesize
6KB

MD5
a6a4100ecd5848e2c59b4564f544b065

SHA1
c966bf4b091cef9ce1ba7fbbfc71cd22b70f75d5

SHA256
6e69f705d707b8e2c1f4fb927468420660c91a1292b411b2555b738f0c9fac0b

SHA512
0d9f968665a68dfbff5331044f53e3c7a5fa50e1c3876fcce2c5c5538b66a093ce020507f866ee609b369d6ce7b6d30c43e5050a4c1b099f858c8ae252e2fb81

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NKM.exe

Filesize
239KB

MD5
4f5c5fe12e61562705abc9ed53039f32

SHA1
fcd283219c4a765226bde9f38041dd1eaf866b0d

SHA256
ed679c963691e4c4eda0e94bc860ad78ca30f274219cf0c5adc468153985055d

SHA512
f53e6e7506e6a3ae226f0d085727a7df95b1ff050c96698233ae997ee59752b21a5973c0b13e47106ee945379b84d407ed8ac15065cfe582eb30a2a3f158b740

Download Submit
memory/3892-29-0x0000000002110000-0x0000000002111000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3892-34-0x0000000002110000-0x0000000002111000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/3892-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp

Filesize
524KB

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