ardamax | c7b49bd49e3f4682e8cc65aca0174ed945148aba2f70c125331bd42aa02096a9

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b
SHA1

7fb10d5d02ddb529592fd3d91e182aa91325a29d
SHA256

c7b49bd49e3f4682e8cc65aca0174ed945148aba2f70c125331bd42aa02096a9
SHA512

1fb74c2d29d7bc52926c089132928b612b6e2f265d253b952ab1d16880869feac759cb3309d736bab557ea53ccd189a6f8a635abd4896286236793ea356d61d4
SSDEEP

24576:7ITT1+ab96gNO3EUjpweVpamPgHbxCmU2GVtVGL4WGZwK:76Toab9G35pfVpzqCsWULQw

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
behavioral1/files/0x00060000000191ad-6.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2464	GKS.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2320	JaffaCakes118_07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b.exe
2464	GKS.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\GKS Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\PYIADH\\GKS.exe"	GKS.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 10 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\GKS.004	JaffaCakes118_07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\GKS.exe	JaffaCakes118_07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\GKS.009	GKS.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\GKS.001	JaffaCakes118_07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\GKS.002	JaffaCakes118_07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\	GKS.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\GKS.009	GKS.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\Screen_Jan_21_2025__19_44_10.html	GKS.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\Screen_Jan_21_2025__19_44_10.jpg	GKS.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	JaffaCakes118_07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	GKS.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2464	GKS.exe
2464	GKS.exe
2464	GKS.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2464	GKS.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2464	GKS.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2464	GKS.exe
2464	GKS.exe
2464	GKS.exe
2464	GKS.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2464	2320	JaffaCakes118_07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b.exe	31
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2464	2320	JaffaCakes118_07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b.exe	31
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2464	2320	JaffaCakes118_07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b.exe	31
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 2464	2320	JaffaCakes118_07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_07034742f3611972cc3dab21532f413b.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2320
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\GKS.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\PYIADH\GKS.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:2464

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:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\AKV.exe

Filesize
490KB

MD5
64a6cc55dc76d26448c30a8a1885f7cb

SHA1
149e467026647e080b4c69ab4f99b2d3c2b4dbe4

SHA256
5cbc0ec73c901be4ac182e13f6869f6f8cf0831b9603e542a3919f6a06087640

SHA512
de8cd7bea8113871ce8a36966fbaefd02b8ef7b09a8cbb631b4ac353bdf65b27d5630146ed700fd6edbc4276f4368ebad76b772d9b84349ddc2bd6f7127c377d

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\GKS.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
bf311791d2f9ea9c82a8d4764a98c0d8

SHA1
405ba2bd110590abd0bf340d12e054405afb011f

SHA256
d720cf3d297743da7ab1da528f4c086a29d59ef553e1a96569b49a59831d583b

SHA512
8be092f068807767b0065de10f9da386b90d8e587356881ba3391380b953b199e818b527e74b305d7c714fc94cb6f8e66c76d89d1785fa9910aa4cb39c5cada8

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\GKS.002

Filesize
44KB

MD5
ce365878123962c3438e349621c10198

SHA1
5b861d9fc2923c61ef390a0b729a21078aa5fd59

SHA256
ba254f6675490a045d4c85a5f46681c175c1321692c20fc808c7c244173dd63f

SHA512
efc6f143d5e9244a6635562d7e9a9cea22ab7e7b304e933642a51d66da896e9038208b86c12f6da623a01b9175e73eeb40ab600e6625db3595144bfca1231a76

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\GKS.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
36f3e368e7ced4b99e94a8a69247a227

SHA1
b8cf3e63b7681ce0207ae629f9284728ab2c85af

SHA256
3e94e28d840574e9479a05b496037c199d024748c68077049a0de76f2d7bbb19

SHA512
c5cb821b05594ccad9f63e2ab4bf54bb66827493830f8a8799125c10fec45b4dff70b1ac1c5b6b7206fec4c5120fdf710a9b10734817315c31a3f4426ad47c6a

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\Jan_21_2025__19_44_10.009

Filesize
73KB

MD5
7f513a1d0b780db2419b13770d4a72a2

SHA1
51bee08195f40b2667df008116fcce6e9fb153e6

SHA256
faa70c235faca8ae2412ebf0e3a7662e2548c1e4048b5c1df933c85313c440c7

SHA512
b1aeabc0d1534b4164b23504fd56b882e5aaa1ec167143b709441b507fddd838e69f163ea5a5438b8717d805cddf98fc4d60b3543028fa93826cdc35693f3e38

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\PYIADH\GKS.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
8f7590bbba70748e69612e9e2d5a9f2e

SHA1
f3ad9834bc38f33fe501b9076c65ac29d0410578

SHA256
2dec3a8fb4a5b198335e7f4a9b611194b0a081abf0c56f9df3f4e2697e69d9e4

SHA512
347e9ac793afd627e064ecdfea61c3e2b626ace0ea41928aad93a72567048b8e9bdf773f8a4a59a0d96ce8c08612c542c15982e8051828bef025fea6132838c6

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memory/2464-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2464-17-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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