ardamax | fd7c5e08474e789d2185bb852021f56021b86efc31a138a6453de66f3604168c

Analysis

max time kernel
93s
max time network
122s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250129-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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28-01-2025 21:43

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a.exe
Size

544KB
MD5

4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a
SHA1

f16be9c4dd966593fae55b76d29fb7514e40b3c2
SHA256

fd7c5e08474e789d2185bb852021f56021b86efc31a138a6453de66f3604168c
SHA512

1fa2f56fbe98dc5e8a368c7cfea833154a5862f7235f6f2ba8ba981f0cf2dee8a3925dc7987d835dad7fa28e78022aed5b2a11f63c22a5dc4c65fcb5a5dd19aa
SSDEEP

12288:1YtoJgkcWMT+ffOHQglazHHOmVo0uOcNys8hy0InNHiFh6:qt3nWMSWHQglzeo0uDgzhgBiD6

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/0x000a000000023b40-12.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-1-5-21-70482961-775596374-3727440602-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2928	system32CNXC.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5052	JaffaCakes118_4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a.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\system32CNXC Agent = "C:\\Windows\\system32CNXC.exe"	system32CNXC.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32CNXC.001	JaffaCakes118_4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32CNXC.006	JaffaCakes118_4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32CNXC.007	JaffaCakes118_4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32CNXC.exe	JaffaCakes118_4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a.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_4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	system32CNXC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 2928	5052	JaffaCakes118_4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a.exe	83
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 2928	5052	JaffaCakes118_4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a.exe	83
PID 5052 wrote to memory of 2928	5052	JaffaCakes118_4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a.exe	83

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4f9b74a1fca3ab8687b889c84dcae26a.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5052
- C:\Windows\system32CNXC.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32CNXC.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2928

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

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@278B.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
d9e02f226fc338d14df200ba9a700625

SHA1
414f134a16a309b31e418ed9e08c0c48aaf6e2bc

SHA256
8165757efb79acceb9fd0bfae6b2c19b8f087cc0461abb17941d460dbdf2e260

SHA512
13c73381602fe2593312d41ab4bc5cd5f922ac651f9e71e3fe3c58e7f0c5c73ecc9d79d61ec46f33a0a81cf73373421eeb510bd99650c0f53af30974ed61b8ca

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32CNXC.001

Filesize
408B

MD5
5768f43581e0e6b5b59214a48c3324f7

SHA1
2cf9efa9bf76bdafe543f4e40347c68fe53662d3

SHA256
ad31af187a0e6d1edb9f1910b96b3c5d1f57dff1aecb5c3b90fc047e9fe22b42

SHA512
96e52200bcf4386539c609cbefb89a294fe57bd201a03841ebc39944046bea2f7d0ebaa12857b1a772d1331b86e4c8c3defc08861204ff26c48491bcb5839f89

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32CNXC.exe

Filesize
471KB

MD5
3c06bbc025b61d2182ef5573f2852bda

SHA1
ebc1464c00b13fb5b3f80a59c80b595020e1fe7c

SHA256
e7f64e7215284cdeb8ef1eba28733f7aeae7f6977f82809d8de1e76a2e249085

SHA512
9d839ada211b85fc1efb1fe7bb3ce66fcf0e8069221d958234649c2ac5dc0f1bd06f1a016f9c727077af36fb46cac5409be9c8a8201d17f689c6b473aa01acdc

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memory/2928-19-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000621000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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