ardamax | e3d5f96aefd2d6b0d6f0f6e3059cfdcc4f2d6c0657c5a0f8038dfe31745ce45f

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6
SHA1

b4b15abda18cc0a25d4d9604c0f512fb26e6ce34
SHA256

e3d5f96aefd2d6b0d6f0f6e3059cfdcc4f2d6c0657c5a0f8038dfe31745ce45f
SHA512

b3697d6bb2dd57ae4ccf1884d91fef50930cf4e1b3b761d1231465e429db3ef06d6d03e761d7483c74cf8ed8a70e6cf92ba4e454f0797f8a105f1ac6cfa08ffa
SSDEEP

24576:yozmsDi6uGJgjLG3P/bJU7qDPGFOPhqS+7ZPan2Qwr9mJ7Cvrf5Aq4:lptdgfMXbJdDPqS+M/wr9mZYr5Ax

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
behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023b89-12.dat	family_ardamax

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 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-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3068	MFOF.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1680	JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe
3068	MFOF.exe
1680	JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe
1680	JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe
3068	MFOF.exe
3068	MFOF.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\MFOF Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\MFOF.exe"	MFOF.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 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MFOF.exe	JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	MFOF.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MFOF.001	JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MFOF.006	JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MFOF.007	JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.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_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MFOF.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	3068	MFOF.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3068	MFOF.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3068	MFOF.exe
3068	MFOF.exe
3068	MFOF.exe
3068	MFOF.exe
3068	MFOF.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3068	1680	JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe	83
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3068	1680	JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe	83
PID 1680 wrote to memory of 3068	1680	JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe	83

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_233d3c6eec63d6b7c607be52c79b64a6.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1680
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\MFOF.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\MFOF.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 use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:3068

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

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@68EB.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

SHA1
d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

SHA256
d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

SHA512
494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Semp Aimbot 1.0.exe

Filesize
12.7MB

MD5
88a5052590f3d74011b013c8b8022772

SHA1
d7ce8b66fe9ff7c9f3761382cbabca94fdf2ec58

SHA256
8be61d7b011c90a30ddcf390397730005e54188c3e31f47f01ebf1465496b1ca

SHA512
091056bfe40bebcfc43e4c16e8cd2c608fa4b8284841a46fb141bff400b9bd7408a138eaa9325b3d53c4d0fb5fd72006f14e05e1d99016f69b5cf26c27286710

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

Filesize
395KB

MD5
b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321

SHA1
0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87

SHA256
14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a

SHA512
10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d

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

Filesize
516B

MD5
9bb6ec044be5e2a7c62f72b682c9edb3

SHA1
fa577632992a494e716b10c03617997e66d3cadc

SHA256
11bca9a56b30000f5fff5d035b71ea051b02be03f8f0c44c9627d64d579df57b

SHA512
6622835c4504e9754f984f8fae41965c54b0c6a2b89d31a181609d57c3d8a77bf2affcfa6b0a62c96e66f168ee5e68c37fcd91e796d49a39ca4647425c3f0911

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

SHA1
f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

SHA256
3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

SHA512
e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

SHA1
d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

SHA256
a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

SHA512
fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

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

Filesize
473KB

MD5
17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547

SHA1
a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb

SHA256
1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd

SHA512
b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8

Download Submit
memory/3068-24-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000641000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/3068-38-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000641000-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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