ardamax | b3ba59dcd59a9ca660792d77ed49d2ef3ef03b588c3c0cbc3c28eb327aa96675

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe
Size

499KB
MD5

78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425
SHA1

4066208f57cf650b6a265b50e1bcff3463e4fa8d
SHA256

b3ba59dcd59a9ca660792d77ed49d2ef3ef03b588c3c0cbc3c28eb327aa96675
SHA512

3c41df102ecbe99cd0c4f6b7c9c35d1f5509faf55802cd4eec01f8e58d1754b85c5da58a8ec1feda90d0303b76f39981db389b0f885314aec9ab9907f26af88a
SSDEEP

6144:qG6vyhUywhCjJGtrFOXy6MqG44Ctyn7swTRZp9wSM3ceMB+mHzgNLo4ErprTz9Lw:qLpYoPq7txwTRCCeeil49TKVd

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Credentials

Protocol: ftp
Host:
ftp.drivehq.com
Port:
21
Username:
whatayd

Signatures

Ardamax
A keylogger first seen in 2013.
keylogger stealer ardamax
Ardamax family
ardamax

Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x00090000000167e3-9.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2788	DXDU.exe

Loads dropped DLL 9 IoCs

pid	Process
2772	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe
2772	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe
2772	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe
2788	DXDU.exe
2788	DXDU.exe
2772	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe
2772	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe
2796	NOTEPAD.EXE
2796	NOTEPAD.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\DXDU Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\DXDU.exe"	DXDU.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\DXDU.001	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DXDU.006	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DXDU.007	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DXDU.exe	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	DXDU.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DXDU.009	DXDU.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DXDU.009	DXDU.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	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	DXDU.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	NOTEPAD.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2788	DXDU.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2788	DXDU.exe
Token: 33	2788	DXDU.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2788	DXDU.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2788	DXDU.exe
2788	DXDU.exe
2788	DXDU.exe
2788	DXDU.exe
2788	DXDU.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2788	2772	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe	30
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2788	2772	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe	30
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2788	2772	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe	30
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2788	2772	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe	30
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2796	2772	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe	31
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2796	2772	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe	31
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2796	2772	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe	31
PID 2772 wrote to memory of 2796	2772	JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_78c82bfa843649efd961288a07c76425.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2772
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DXDU.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\DXDU.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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2788
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
  "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\first reed this.txt
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2796

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

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

1

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\first reed this.txt

Filesize
70B

MD5
fd9e26aa68a1d5743d3935797c78f97c

SHA1
a8fd97fdc258fc4234510ce522910dc7c934b90a

SHA256
cbe3269319af150eaad2ffe8791527c3ed3f0d3e9cef3dbdf8f1f7b16326873e

SHA512
2fb88e130584641fc050446ebcb12e2613e277862a3a9cf9634c9365d59ae6f8142a3832a2727291d1cc151f58d081557aab965695d1d40599b5c1b1dbf04dcc

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

Filesize
404KB

MD5
98a9154f679215cae37a34039fb166ff

SHA1
e0471be12f9822d4249bd1e711bb33572e484124

SHA256
c1c8f933814d9f10ff3574c46bb6dbd234020cb162212328b8af78e39ac95c4b

SHA512
f298f2593dc9dbf5330832d536267240962f034ff5d688edf8ddc79125fe4c8983de2977caa15c01d81f817ba175156aea5ba47a178db873604878298de5ab97

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

Filesize
388B

MD5
3999788975970ffaa48e5bfb51efbbfe

SHA1
6e2178694899d1e5c71c499a841bd463e22d66f4

SHA256
9d5372aa9587363e00d2a75b39999d93a66d4de199c8ca15984bd60d72b8700f

SHA512
b65d0586f5934d9be15db670db839c09df0cbf67dce74a58c398ab7447cfcd2d595b1804d6eee3381e57ec7839742805ae7b62b0acb0d52608fdc6c349deafa2

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

SHA1
f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

SHA256
3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

SHA512
e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

SHA1
d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

SHA256
a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

SHA512
fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DXDU.009

Filesize
188KB

MD5
5102cacc8623f82301bb1fafc46806d6

SHA1
1f765d5572d12462df5506d9272cf56f8f025051

SHA256
1886a978495474fd32e66dcf4cd84655c380fcf333f315200c294daca93ef5cd

SHA512
670b50db37ad99766572985373bfb73eb3ae477aeea51d818c1ce42ffa4e3d63ff5d5e09d553a3bf710d3bfbf1231cf67a6a7c7011944208acabf9e8bbafda84

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@32D3.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

SHA1
d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

SHA256
d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

SHA512
494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DXDU.exe

Filesize
483KB

MD5
0f4d1a1a047534a950e6858787e49748

SHA1
808a216779059e635e374c0a884f129fdec1e86f

SHA256
032d78a9b85f85716efbca9a24092d414c78df5ac92a907beb4a83cb5ec33c99

SHA512
c1660c164b317db3a4197c281928c6c6396a729e621a39c6c967c8563eed95d741678d5b2c31217155f302d3335c1f139d53ace790ba76dae4e7a848bc01fffc

Download Submit
memory/2772-18-0x0000000002510000-0x0000000002592000-memory.dmp

Filesize
520KB

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memory/2772-33-0x0000000077E6F000-0x0000000077E70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2772-15-0x0000000002510000-0x0000000002592000-memory.dmp

Filesize
520KB

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memory/2788-26-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2788-39-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2788-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

Filesize
520KB

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memory/2788-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000482000-memory.dmp

Filesize
520KB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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