ardamax | 74a40d435577c42fb797e8e69a7f05cbd80392bf3e2ef02adc7ece271a3c08de

General

Target

cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

478KB
MD5

cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f
SHA1

7c3c5dbc1af107fc49d12167236d53034794532b
SHA256

74a40d435577c42fb797e8e69a7f05cbd80392bf3e2ef02adc7ece271a3c08de
SHA512

9469254918594d4b544a608f321b21017d1df1a07630eb70c19efcc93e111e7f22e1f5f7bac86d96f34a594f45eb8b1c31cdefad38157a3522d6e1b24326bc2b
SSDEEP

12288:fLL6kSm3hmglja7RjlRi2BdYCwAaaDP8NM/GQ+9RBqg:669M7RxRiQHaaT/G3jBqg

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
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023c95-12.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-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3212	system32IUYF.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3148	cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f_JaffaCakes118.exe
3212	system32IUYF.exe
3212	system32IUYF.exe
3212	system32IUYF.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\system32IUYF Agent = "C:\\Windows\\system32IUYF.exe"	system32IUYF.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 Windows directory 7 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32IUYF.exe	cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32AKV.exe	cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32IUYF.009	system32IUYF.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32IUYF.009	system32IUYF.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32IUYF.001	cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32IUYF.006	cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32IUYF.007	cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f_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 2 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	cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	system32IUYF.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	3212	system32IUYF.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3212	system32IUYF.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3212	system32IUYF.exe
3212	system32IUYF.exe
3212	system32IUYF.exe
3212	system32IUYF.exe
3212	system32IUYF.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3148 wrote to memory of 3212	3148	cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 3148 wrote to memory of 3212	3148	cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 3148 wrote to memory of 3212	3148	cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f_JaffaCakes118.exe	83

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cc3e2de7d845f88c9ab555d83e08447f_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3148
- C:\Windows\system32IUYF.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32IUYF.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:3212

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

Modify Registry

1

T1112

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\@7ED5.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
b7ea0bc4bb833ab77dce179f16039c14

SHA1
b05cc205aa6ffc60a5316c1d5d3831def5a60c20

SHA256
e7bc62fb964bacd8e3189f22a8d64a27bddeb90007a38da3d3e6b58f6d8a2dba

SHA512
5a4ad9b469c7502a930158ca2db814b0b84880b2658a6a6dcca9fee60e6c8dc5f8a3c8d09e280a026d63e3d48b5291074827d16f3e680ce87645d8aad996a652

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32IUYF.001

Filesize
418B

MD5
7e09b3bc1554c54ea3b18b980fc3b7c6

SHA1
ef3b82f7359aaa57ecb581dd098150ae505b1e7c

SHA256
54ba70e7bc1920909f7e37b22e2eef7af542be79955b8782a960edc0393e0a51

SHA512
dc2ec7a2760be2f9baf4803e5e45104f684143ef6178d3e8afc21a40ac86302d0df7b96fd313f44fb7f58695215055f95bfba0186bd76c3a9736b2152d6ec6e4

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32IUYF.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
87ccf7eb039971590aac6f254b2c788a

SHA1
3095496ffd364b32cdbe63ba4dd2f477fd848515

SHA256
59973b04dd9bec56a7ff9d898fda25e9214ee7652f2687ba409b435ae07e554b

SHA512
d5f9f7855725021522fae819a855d3d2d2cf028b0ea3ac191ad02039cbb688af42b191a1ec4f1868365e2f7de36acca2b7ba3bee0a7b8447820c4521e942d8d2

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32IUYF.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
81938df0dbfee60828e9ce953bdf62e6

SHA1
b1182a051011e901c17eab2e28727bec8db475fb

SHA256
982e2e47e8af4384a6b71937fb4e678a61fbc354f6816204e14a01d325529a98

SHA512
64ebe41c17f55f725aeb946b1a7843ad27062490a3e9cc49df7ecb3e5e408444c766236642986cbe499e876e91d1d95d4aafe7d044fda3f5370bbe5f71532143

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32IUYF.exe

Filesize
471KB

MD5
912c55621b4c3f0fb2daef5b4f4f5f4c

SHA1
735701c75569b7563950508afc8948b52e7bf4b2

SHA256
41ecb7a6e3e9c32ce1bbfdff8fe381f6c21fc1f601f7e9be9fcfa2678d2420a0

SHA512
65a08579e959d4beebb5ad026cab451d381e147621be8a0707baca748eaee22050c020e3d54f312376eaf6f20a1fc3713e5e07cc9d4ee7f32b7c17dc15c80d05

Download Submit
memory/3212-20-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/3212-26-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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