ardamax | 18d51b0cb9e2bb5bf16f08e8caf9e8499d19d11239350a48325a8340d85dd60c

Analysis

max time kernel
94s
max time network
95s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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17-01-2025 13:51

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe
Size

655KB
MD5

8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a
SHA1

823caf0aeee07a2ee519619df24267d5c79fe64e
SHA256

18d51b0cb9e2bb5bf16f08e8caf9e8499d19d11239350a48325a8340d85dd60c
SHA512

a6b467cd8403eee3ee922beff621b9e327d4c29eb78d4f5741a7136a3850c30734749ffd650c213c80c1b58703ce61952d0540c427eb303fe6d7a0918785c7b7
SSDEEP

12288:SsL+/bmnuDBmaIZumD5YBZq6xGJOpqtAnWGgAIb3NEnCztPvnK3STFiY:/LMY6ma25Y+0Gkp0AWG1Imw83OFb

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger 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/0x000b000000023b59-21.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 10 IoCs

pid	Process
2360	xecm.exe
1788	xecm.exe
3936	xecm.exe
732	xecm.exe
4052	xecm.exe
4884	xecm.exe
4348	xecm.exe
3432	xecm.exe
2872	xecm.exe
4344	xecm.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 8 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\akv.cfg.tmp	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe
File created	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\akv.cfg	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe
File created	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\key.bin.tmp	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe
File created	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\key.bin	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe
File created	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\test.tmp	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe
File created	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\test	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe
File created	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\xecm.exe.tmp	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe
File created	\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\xecm.exe	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe

Program crash 4 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
1496	4884	WerFault.exe	89
4596	2872	WerFault.exe
4612	4344	WerFault.exe
2556	3432	WerFault.exe	90

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	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	xecm.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 2360	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	82
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 2360	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	82
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 2360	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	82
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 1788	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	83
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 1788	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	83
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 1788	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	83
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 3936	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	84
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 3936	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	84
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 3936	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	84
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 732	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	85
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 732	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	85
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 732	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	85
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 4348	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	87
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 4348	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	87
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 4348	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	87
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 4052	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	88
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 4052	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	88
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 4052	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	88
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 4884	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	89
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 4884	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	89
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 4884	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	89
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 3432	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	90
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 3432	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	90
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 3432	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	90
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 2872	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	91
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 2872	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	91
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 2872	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	91
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 4344	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	92
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 4344	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	92
PID 1116 wrote to memory of 4344	1116	JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8d8d80c3a9d63e91ec24f67c8d6c6b7a.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1116
- \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\xecm.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2360
- \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\xecm.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:1788
- \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\xecm.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:3936
- \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\xecm.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:732
- \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\xecm.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:4348
- \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\xecm.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:4052
- \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\xecm.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:4884
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4884 -s 180
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:1496
- \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\xecm.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:3432
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3432 -s 180
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:2556
- \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\xecm.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2872
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2872 -s 180
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:4596
- \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\23048\xecm.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:4344
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4344 -s 180
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:4612

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 480 -p 4344 -ip 4344
1⤵
PID:1512

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 512 -p 3432 -ip 3432
1⤵
PID:1636

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2872 -ip 2872
1⤵
PID:1684

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 464 -p 4884 -ip 4884
1⤵
PID:1664

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 492 -p 4052 -ip 4052
1⤵
PID:1508

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 568 -p 4348 -ip 4348
1⤵
PID:2196

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 532 -p 732 -ip 732
1⤵
PID:3108

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 604 -p 1788 -ip 1788
1⤵
PID:2800

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 184 -p 3936 -ip 3936
1⤵
PID:3696

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 612 -p 2360 -ip 2360
1⤵
PID:3068

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\23048\xecm.exe

Filesize
635KB

MD5
0da43e121a8d582e6bf615bdb9eb2e91

SHA1
d72ac23cddaf1671490e70653221ea8ea4abc453

SHA256
114f29c0a374b8c9cbc30c123d1797487a69d58c003147e7ed4deeaafeac9fff

SHA512
963d4acc4671149661d729dacd519024786879d67a8116994c2225694dc9e59ab15070334d497b30b5c8e4fcebc9e395a39d2bd0de8ba1b30668da33f2784d87

Download Submit
memory/1116-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000411000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/1788-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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