ardamax | bddf3f8d7e3246c0eccc53bc2af57ecce1a089bfbb0d4184abbb2153c2794447

General

Target

f741ddd90dcd1d14e0399c2582857bba_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

2.8MB
MD5

f741ddd90dcd1d14e0399c2582857bba
SHA1

bec3e9d783a591d1667e8c060868161f3a700ca5
SHA256

bddf3f8d7e3246c0eccc53bc2af57ecce1a089bfbb0d4184abbb2153c2794447
SHA512

f6f5bb14b550da884f10e78226c1cf42957e17fbd0bd2f5f7bbed1f76ee8b621ebc942265c0e0cba163f58d9b9861a18b7d32b80fba5f700d19ad8e393b4fa56
SSDEEP

49152:7GrT6Aj+7Jk6628y+7kBOTOBaWO9fwQr9UPGHWjkerWuFAijtXiS1Wxr:7xAj4/H/+w4T+amQBU+HWjk6XFvpXi1d

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
behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023b82-8.dat	family_ardamax

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 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	f741ddd90dcd1d14e0399c2582857bba_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	PQG.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1684	PQG.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1684	PQG.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\PQG Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\WGEHKG\\PQG.exe"	PQG.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\WGEHKG\PQG.001	f741ddd90dcd1d14e0399c2582857bba_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WGEHKG\PQG.002	f741ddd90dcd1d14e0399c2582857bba_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WGEHKG\AKV.exe	f741ddd90dcd1d14e0399c2582857bba_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WGEHKG\PQG.exe	f741ddd90dcd1d14e0399c2582857bba_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WGEHKG\	PQG.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WGEHKG\PQG.004	f741ddd90dcd1d14e0399c2582857bba_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	f741ddd90dcd1d14e0399c2582857bba_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PQG.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	1684	PQG.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1684	PQG.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1684	PQG.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1684	PQG.exe
1684	PQG.exe
1684	PQG.exe
1684	PQG.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4456 wrote to memory of 1684	4456	f741ddd90dcd1d14e0399c2582857bba_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4456 wrote to memory of 1684	4456	f741ddd90dcd1d14e0399c2582857bba_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4456 wrote to memory of 1684	4456	f741ddd90dcd1d14e0399c2582857bba_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 668	1684	PQG.exe	92
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 668	1684	PQG.exe	92
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 668	1684	PQG.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f741ddd90dcd1d14e0399c2582857bba_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f741ddd90dcd1d14e0399c2582857bba_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4456
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WGEHKG\PQG.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\WGEHKG\PQG.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - 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:1684
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WGEHKG\PQG.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:668

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

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:\Windows\SysWOW64\WGEHKG\AKV.exe

Filesize
456KB

MD5
45a56a60fc710085ef72a86ae4de2a44

SHA1
91133410b770cfc8433b976aa44fc34346e614e6

SHA256
82d3a18d8121ad32e61d0c1fc1dabb2073d21ce82431c9d1259e2589aad373e2

SHA512
c4322b3b668efd8858ce71e1d80e25f21f75b39d4331d8c88050a8f484e524eac58226dfdbeb89fe569e89a6e93fcbb3300d537666126eb3fbf4fe54136aabbf

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WGEHKG\PQG.001

Filesize
60KB

MD5
5b79ad0d1d30119158b5ab4147edbd96

SHA1
6f802d57d49d7063e40b7bebafa8fb1051e0a907

SHA256
4ccebd38ac000cbc33a6cfc2e87e900ef64ba4b978f3facfdb5870e217ac3ff7

SHA512
497e3eff3c7356cf12efd153b651d1a1ef2cb07302eb5b71dcff0d6732e5273bcff5f82897dff85cdaae0bc159fa9c4588e3bc90ab12521532675bf116757c6b

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WGEHKG\PQG.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
af3efaa90f29f6506693136ae1674fc7

SHA1
897aea8f6df7e29d43954512fc390b97c0eb4550

SHA256
4658d92f74df5ee142c08157985e25e41f74aaaa4256df9dfc9a011b7c3f0f44

SHA512
1a87ce2d0767204b1d636ce70c083c71f5cfa064680218906ff86c233968baca7ef605f2b1d9bfaf8326a8cbff7074ace766604b283c1a2b50d5788038dc9863

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WGEHKG\PQG.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
47ac1ecf8bd0542b694001030ca9fe6b

SHA1
dfb1aac7b440e04c8270a4e2e35f7cbcd2272257

SHA256
35ce1b43633023bae2147fed55d0a7590739c60280056b94c974d8839469a77d

SHA512
61ff176d1373ac4a27fa7ccff824f69b270be41a8a085f37012488054f5770ab986b19b31f9e2f717a2b1606c8176a0c1796cbc4694fdae419abbaaf391985eb

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WGEHKG\PQG.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
78dd492b06d03744d1954781d33775ca

SHA1
ef9462193e6ba7be64458ea1be6afcaeadc574b1

SHA256
c0664f94e9b2a7817f79b9457c31e524ef72ed7c073e79546d67e857b4637ede

SHA512
f88734970018f46b8c4ce350cccf577ac056957e933deb493becbc30b7165834ca68db423850220f8944b364dc97e1423247192faf4f3e4db85cf25c4576eef9

Download Submit
memory/1684-17-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/1684-19-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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