ardamax | ae8c7d6b118a0fec6b45dc23b31ba6fb7db37c7d79fec2e3319905ed6635472e

General

Target

f2ab0222585000a6ff88ef590a18b504_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

271KB
MD5

f2ab0222585000a6ff88ef590a18b504
SHA1

35cd0f6c69def5e3badcea8be92d88b653bf5479
SHA256

ae8c7d6b118a0fec6b45dc23b31ba6fb7db37c7d79fec2e3319905ed6635472e
SHA512

bb84358734e1445069529b59209c886a909f6dbdeb17d9961c2262fb40b75e2d41e9d6322630527773a4b01a6fb26047d61154137c36e1af92192867259ea469
SSDEEP

6144:nlG6dK2UWChiwbNkyIfzhOpEBi4iKfoc/7g3McDOSJElL:nll6EYczUpOio/XSJElL

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/0x000a000000023b7c-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-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	f2ab0222585000a6ff88ef590a18b504_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3280	CTLC.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
5064	f2ab0222585000a6ff88ef590a18b504_JaffaCakes118.exe
3280	CTLC.exe
3280	CTLC.exe
3280	CTLC.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\CTLC Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\CTLC.exe"	CTLC.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 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CTLC.001	f2ab0222585000a6ff88ef590a18b504_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CTLC.006	f2ab0222585000a6ff88ef590a18b504_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CTLC.007	f2ab0222585000a6ff88ef590a18b504_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CTLC.exe	f2ab0222585000a6ff88ef590a18b504_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	CTLC.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	f2ab0222585000a6ff88ef590a18b504_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	CTLC.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	3280	CTLC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3280	CTLC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3280	CTLC.exe
3280	CTLC.exe
3280	CTLC.exe
3280	CTLC.exe
3280	CTLC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5064 wrote to memory of 3280	5064	f2ab0222585000a6ff88ef590a18b504_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 5064 wrote to memory of 3280	5064	f2ab0222585000a6ff88ef590a18b504_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 5064 wrote to memory of 3280	5064	f2ab0222585000a6ff88ef590a18b504_JaffaCakes118.exe	83

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f2ab0222585000a6ff88ef590a18b504_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f2ab0222585000a6ff88ef590a18b504_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:5064
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CTLC.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\CTLC.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:3280

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\@7F13.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
27092ec75c1839f36bfe900a38acc484

SHA1
fe14b750a0ed653246c5f358891f8c1241913bb2

SHA256
e6e29699840ae26c452227f9a1c9fd0e3cda0c2413c4255df9fc066c47af0e07

SHA512
815477e8681e38dd3110171adbaf06738eb9d63839671a959a296ec1a1fb17d788682dde5e6a1f0bffa3b4deda4577292ffa37ce10b95ad14276ffcd0795ac0b

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

Filesize
404B

MD5
b30b40a6ad47c152cabf6a185b13439b

SHA1
87cbae61f22a23b2d242fbdc83a814fa23379b3a

SHA256
e864d6bf627259f401e6b81162b1b549442cafabc88ca7653a69f625a227a1de

SHA512
d1fb7059783541a6cf0bebd574c490eb7441665990b6681204de7c49f8c7b069c3887415ff80ad94b468d80c99c190e41084f71003e38e75e19344a0d68084f4

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
aae8ccee5d5eed5748d13f474123efea

SHA1
6da78da4de3b99a55fad00be2ec53a3ad3bd06ae

SHA256
10c464d1675774e0282171555d59fb8975ed6c0e6a781182490f48e66823a5b8

SHA512
d370e1ffeeb81b3f07b83a9cf1e3b44635fde7aa6ac999bccafece8091dbf96f0a78257bb0e03b3689dc47fb4e96ec7deac7848a43ddef62afc9b8cc665ee8bd

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
40685d22d05d92462a2cfc1bba9a81b7

SHA1
f0e19012d0ed000148898b1e1264736bed438da8

SHA256
cdca1e5bc4c5129caa8eeddf637c820b6241c8790ce1a341e38e8324ae95afa0

SHA512
21961d2dd118b45bde4cf00b4570712791a22769d05afb5b6c54355b0aaee9b7f7de00b357845349ef957807452365134d51e11181d2d45f98ed0cc9402de90b

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

Filesize
473KB

MD5
339ae4ce820cda75bbb363b2ed1c06fd

SHA1
62399c6102cc98ed66cbcd88a63ff870cf7b2100

SHA256
1e4a463ac0d463cee1f52f9529474484157c85d671aea1ab5f4173df12de01b6

SHA512
5da8b333a839c4b169c6f4c9a1929918f166a895af7818c8223df7ed22279aac3b6ef88f89ee083a4f475f82ec6078f8e9800a9afc9547712245d090636a284a

Download Submit
memory/3280-21-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/3280-25-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A71000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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