ardamax | 4c79e164f9ae73e4fe3c87d933d0cea13b66dbf8f9118d0a7bd385b7055eed12

Analysis

max time kernel
119s
max time network
120s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
20-01-2025 07:23

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_e0377d19e36fc1612a83b9d0c3517a65.exe
Size

586KB
MD5

e0377d19e36fc1612a83b9d0c3517a65
SHA1

b36f58589ce05ebf339fc643c932ddeefed899d5
SHA256

4c79e164f9ae73e4fe3c87d933d0cea13b66dbf8f9118d0a7bd385b7055eed12
SHA512

238d1c7c6ff00d713d6d012d17cd8993fde6785d1f77f4eb185b7ee4dc738b8c6bb30e01c35049ec96d04cc2b8bf3dd131ce644ce13a5b5d2078b743b66241f0
SSDEEP

12288:Uf7ZDm9IJPShs+Bkl0YnT0pHHSTJ77gY16CTSaspBgsE0t4AwN5xD:ImutmsEkme0pSTJgY9Sa6gsE0hwNP

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
behavioral1/files/0x000600000001924c-20.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2028	Install.exe
2768	IIWB.exe

Loads dropped DLL 10 IoCs

pid	Process
2084	JaffaCakes118_e0377d19e36fc1612a83b9d0c3517a65.exe
2028	Install.exe
2028	Install.exe
2028	Install.exe
2028	Install.exe
2028	Install.exe
2768	IIWB.exe
2768	IIWB.exe
2768	IIWB.exe
2768	IIWB.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\IIWB Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\IIWB.exe"	IIWB.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\28463\key.bin	Install.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	IIWB.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\IIWB.001	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\IIWB.006	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\IIWB.007	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\IIWB.exe	Install.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 4 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_e0377d19e36fc1612a83b9d0c3517a65.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Install.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	IIWB.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Modifies registry class 36 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C0662930-5BE7-3512-CD03-C82DF30D4F86}\1.0\0	IIWB.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C0662930-5BE7-3512-CD03-C82DF30D4F86}\1.0\FLAGS	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\VersionIndependentProgID\	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\ = "Heqoc.Erowazzin.Inaqokak"	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\MiscStatus\	IIWB.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C0662930-5BE7-3512-CD03-C82DF30D4F86}\1.0	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C0662930-5BE7-3512-CD03-C82DF30D4F86}\1.0\ = "PortableDeviceConnectAPI 1.0 Type Library"	IIWB.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\TypeLib	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\TypeLib\	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\TypeLib\ = "{C0662930-5BE7-3512-CD03-C82DF30D4F86}"	IIWB.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\ProgID	IIWB.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\Programmable	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\Programmable\	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C0662930-5BE7-3512-CD03-C82DF30D4F86}\1.0\FLAGS\ = "0"	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C0662930-5BE7-3512-CD03-C82DF30D4F86}\1.0\	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C0662930-5BE7-3512-CD03-C82DF30D4F86}\1.0\0\win32\ = "%systemroot%\\SysWow64\\PortableDeviceConnectApi.dll"	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C0662930-5BE7-3512-CD03-C82DF30D4F86}\1.0\FLAGS\	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C0662930-5BE7-3512-CD03-C82DF30D4F86}\1.0\0\	IIWB.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C0662930-5BE7-3512-CD03-C82DF30D4F86}\1.0\0\win32	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C0662930-5BE7-3512-CD03-C82DF30D4F86}\1.0\0\win32\	IIWB.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\InprocServer32	IIWB.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\MiscStatus	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C0662930-5BE7-3512-CD03-C82DF30D4F86}\	IIWB.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}	IIWB.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C0662930-5BE7-3512-CD03-C82DF30D4F86}	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\Version\	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\Version\ = "1.0"	IIWB.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\VersionIndependentProgID	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\VersionIndependentProgID\ = "MSAddnDr.AddInInstance"	IIWB.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\Implemented Categories	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\InprocServer32\	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\ProgID\ = "MSAddnDr.AddInInstance.1"	IIWB.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\Version	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\Implemented Categories\	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\InprocServer32\ = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\DESIGNER\\MSADDNDR.DLL"	IIWB.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{A3CDB393-901D-4BDF-B89F-371AD98F9678}\ProgID\	IIWB.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2768	IIWB.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2768	IIWB.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2768	IIWB.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2768	IIWB.exe
2768	IIWB.exe
2768	IIWB.exe
2768	IIWB.exe
2768	IIWB.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2028	2084	JaffaCakes118_e0377d19e36fc1612a83b9d0c3517a65.exe	31
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2028	2084	JaffaCakes118_e0377d19e36fc1612a83b9d0c3517a65.exe	31
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2028	2084	JaffaCakes118_e0377d19e36fc1612a83b9d0c3517a65.exe	31
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2028	2084	JaffaCakes118_e0377d19e36fc1612a83b9d0c3517a65.exe	31
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2028	2084	JaffaCakes118_e0377d19e36fc1612a83b9d0c3517a65.exe	31
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2028	2084	JaffaCakes118_e0377d19e36fc1612a83b9d0c3517a65.exe	31
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2028	2084	JaffaCakes118_e0377d19e36fc1612a83b9d0c3517a65.exe	31
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2768	2028	Install.exe	32
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2768	2028	Install.exe	32
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2768	2028	Install.exe	32
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2768	2028	Install.exe	32
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2768	2028	Install.exe	32
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2768	2028	Install.exe	32
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 2768	2028	Install.exe	32
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 536	2768	IIWB.exe	33
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 536	2768	IIWB.exe	33
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 536	2768	IIWB.exe	33
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 536	2768	IIWB.exe	33
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 536	2768	IIWB.exe	33
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 536	2768	IIWB.exe	33
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 536	2768	IIWB.exe	33

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_e0377d19e36fc1612a83b9d0c3517a65.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_e0377d19e36fc1612a83b9d0c3517a65.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2084
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2028
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\IIWB.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\IIWB.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2768
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\IIWB.exe > nul
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:536

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Indicator Removal

T1070

File Deletion

T1070.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\IIWB.001

Filesize
378B

MD5
6d47bbde56a2993f09cc45c06318049f

SHA1
efa45c9b4268a774ae721076040fc60c76ac622b

SHA256
8b7258a56460ba320cf464c5e4443299848c800312a28e25be51e9edbb9fcc2d

SHA512
853138d2bb76c6e11b96fd932a6a0fd7e457f860c0b1e01d4e12da0662f2311a245b30cd4ad8fbbc3f74799037636c7e7d01a410cf1c3868e05dfad08935b529

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
395bbef326fa5ad1216b23f5debf167b

SHA1
aa4a7334b5a693b3f0d6f47b568e0d13a593d782

SHA256
7c1c4ba8978d3ec53bc6da4d8f9e5e1ca52edf5ccf5ec19ef06b02055ff3b3d1

SHA512
dc3f3d7501feb10623807e89f28a0e38bdbbd4a7e2ad964c8ab33c392bde61896fe40bb7773f6309cd59ad9a686decbd81c15b588ac8d311fd2a273ac9410679

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
1b5e72f0ebd49cf146f9ae68d792ffe5

SHA1
1e90a69c12b9a849fbbac0670296b07331c1cf87

SHA256
8f4485675fe35b14276f5c8af8a6b42f03cf1b5de638355e4c4b28397385e87e

SHA512
6364f5581de5aaec09b5d1c4e5745193f981ff93cf91e20c6c9ff56566b5d182ccbdacf9aeed1d7a01460eb21619e14ac4ab31b083a951b45b3b7f9d93a62ffc

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\key.bin

Filesize
105B

MD5
27c90d4d9b049f4cd00f32ed1d2e5baf

SHA1
338a3ea8f1e929d8916ece9b6e91e697eb562550

SHA256
172d6f21165fb3ca925e5b000451fd8946920206f7438018c28b158b90cf5ffb

SHA512
d73dadb3cf74c647ce5bad5b87d3fb42a212defcba8afb8cf962020b61a0369c0a2b1005797583daf1f1ae88b29b7288bc544a53d643f3519cf604aa0ffd6dae

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@DE9C.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
4b8ed89120fe8ddc31ddba07bc15372b

SHA1
181e7ac3d444656f50c1cd02a6832708253428e6

SHA256
2ae6b0e14465338be0bc5ad10703f5c823d092ebb8cff7e5a05b7d79c8459b93

SHA512
49269b71270b3eda0ddcb399021de9c88f6fd2086cf54fa4898a91e64afe109d44b635d47a5ea9bae7f53a5e968af97fa13bdf699ba00ce879ecadd7bbc8af23

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe

Filesize
567KB

MD5
917bbebbbeb30126e34790070eb72d28

SHA1
51a3186bb13695c45e41c26966726acc547365c4

SHA256
186afa0e766c600f0bd47c82250d8f048d76f2ddde84d7fbb6413c16ac61cf98

SHA512
c732d31085c613bb7c3136413016d97cddd9877da15630043e1109a91dd98a391ecffc90fb3cb01012261094dd9daa32db2bad3e016d69076c366a373624f11b

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

Filesize
649KB

MD5
2bff0c75a04401dada0adfab933e46a7

SHA1
364d97f90b137f8e359d998164fb15d474be7bbb

SHA256
2aa53bc5da3294817f95d8806effdf28e5af49661a955256c46db2b67cb6e6da

SHA512
88b82973d3c042bceb75e12297111fa7b8bd4e2a7a37d26b698c595d8d75ec670cc7aebfa2572206c1b2a4ecbbfa3103affb8bee6d7ef47428a225e2cd1bea3f

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memory/2028-26-0x0000000003430000-0x000000000350F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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memory/2084-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000049A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
616KB

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memory/2768-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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memory/2768-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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memory/2768-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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memory/2768-32-0x0000000000493000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2768-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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memory/2768-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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memory/2768-43-0x0000000000493000-0x0000000000494000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2768-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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memory/2768-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
892KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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