ardamax | d3cc9eb460f19e32e43d5c262880d3c8b019a27788c8932b9f09a562ce462a53

General

Target

e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

502KB
MD5

e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc
SHA1

5918c8c4b33b1e946933daf3e542062fb20eb94a
SHA256

d3cc9eb460f19e32e43d5c262880d3c8b019a27788c8932b9f09a562ce462a53
SHA512

8132ce2a70f02f326d550d94b84bda79507ce5367e60e5829ba1cd9cd2dc7d164fad97019a4a6fdb32fcd29790a800b644f068b941ed973dc0590dc08dd88889
SSDEEP

12288:BDXmwgyn4lMtmMEchK6WVZ6ReETDEU/gKXki:xXhgy4u3EctWT68XegYX

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/0x0007000000023cba-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-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2712	WKXR.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
116	e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc_JaffaCakes118.exe
2712	WKXR.exe
2712	WKXR.exe
2712	WKXR.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\WKXR Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\WKXR.exe"	WKXR.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 8 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	WKXR.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WKXR.009	WKXR.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WKXR.009	WKXR.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WKXR.001	e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WKXR.006	e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WKXR.007	e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WKXR.exe	e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc_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	e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WKXR.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2712	WKXR.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2712	WKXR.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2712	WKXR.exe
2712	WKXR.exe
2712	WKXR.exe
2712	WKXR.exe
2712	WKXR.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 116 wrote to memory of 2712	116	e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 116 wrote to memory of 2712	116	e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 116 wrote to memory of 2712	116	e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc_JaffaCakes118.exe	82

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e17fef589aa821d54b7ae334343c82cc_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:116
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WKXR.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\WKXR.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:2712

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@B882.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
25530555085337eb644b061f239aa9d4

SHA1
8d91e099aba5439d4bfa8bce464c94e3e1acf620

SHA256
3fb6b438ad1530abdd068bffb303fb8a4de51430e0e18ddb6b1a0469ffab8325

SHA512
b1f9de0c276533a5a7070aeb2b6415cc1c0bdd2baf5e0645c6ac5ba767cab0d76e5b4461800d89724992af2c863294ada3c1eb2e4516183fe2010c33d47d6a2a

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

Filesize
395KB

MD5
d63cc8679a63448db1c64252e14e4ab5

SHA1
10b3a9ac4bc16e8ac1cd05e50b4d540fa3ef223e

SHA256
29b3646a556879a4a48e4f2f81e09179c34ac2051ed3e4f4c28e293092470d3d

SHA512
cb1911e1a77fb9be560aa4fd8bbef65e181b6d4438d65657501dbcd8dbf488ba01738a7222f35f8d4317e8df8c6f307d9e3623d6e3e45753e138b80fb68ff768

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

Filesize
416B

MD5
6a268bbd4cb6bdb458f299b39e100124

SHA1
5066edba368ad631ad4fbcf1a03e8f41e281507a

SHA256
505648c01bbe7a7447107cadb6c7f1165684abb37bece0ba59fde83f89abe621

SHA512
e2549032658b66896b1f585636999a4b238b6a7484a7cc6925d86207d25fa366363caf78a9ffda1430f4d762792a36513fecd43acd113b2bfffdeaa2b57185de

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WKXR.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
81e20f4361cf8f5a57812871c24d945e

SHA1
5d7877d6959ab26599b05795a71633f00c37a3da

SHA256
e6e8b4a29dccb3531f58c75b754caf7f26afe3e7043239305fd0ae7ab2f7571d

SHA512
69b1d75ab7123054bf98cf3a0f2cc7a0749cda8d85ebdef85be7d89f1454154ce29070907b934727a6c5276ff430e94810b87a5634d25d8529df9ee36fd20818

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
e9fbdcc2f5fb657fa519b3f5c69fc52d

SHA1
c49cca77b46a59d620711de7564d43e5dafcd2b5

SHA256
cc440cfc4ce1a1ff503cc9e8937c59aae64bfce4daa3e7dc757220a25cadc2e4

SHA512
913759967e16b99d8ea66433e5dc99d5ddbf737be6784306e67c2b23a525b7a578fcae1028221d3209abc452ff30508eb750c62113c3868a7af36b544e525fb1

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\WKXR.exe

Filesize
473KB

MD5
97d8ad45f48b4b28a93aab94699b7168

SHA1
8b69b7fd7c008b95d12386f6da415097e72151de

SHA256
661df22a66b2062b233eb0bd9665de924cfe0ac9c6ba29e20ffef24f817f9331

SHA512
3351eac970bab391de410fcf1937da75d2e4722b808f10332f487ddfe469544e32e7d4ed0e5bdc19bd5f472cffcc55ca1498c95945b4e9c4ceff6ff5cc521c8a

Download Submit
memory/2712-23-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2712-27-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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