ardamax | 59efe58fb0511ffd66ea29e755f1fe47b56fd4971253e9b5d0af35b5705dbce7

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_6debbf384f4edab28f4e2b5923752f62.exe
Size

660KB
MD5

6debbf384f4edab28f4e2b5923752f62
SHA1

b89cf4c34a94df58985df00cc223a54fcad73cf5
SHA256

59efe58fb0511ffd66ea29e755f1fe47b56fd4971253e9b5d0af35b5705dbce7
SHA512

98b074098efea54c3fbe7575162a83c66b4786c286cd1133d7303b45cbe37bb48d960fbd2ca9531a872a69d8f47fe6941a4dbbc4d24c223eba4999ed46cd4214
SSDEEP

12288:NyOqxChg9r7ZyqcOmjCrDDbk8joYxLZECkUzRHZ0nNCfYtk2ijKNaIlkMHkDPf:NHcpUqc5WXDY8oYVZEHiINZ3iGEAkMEb

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/0x0007000000023c93-26.dat	family_ardamax

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 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-1-5-21-1412605595-2147700071-3468511006-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_6debbf384f4edab28f4e2b5923752f62.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1412605595-2147700071-3468511006-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Install.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2076	Install.exe
2648	VHNS.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2076	Install.exe
2648	VHNS.exe
2648	VHNS.exe
2648	VHNS.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\VHNS Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\VHNS.exe"	VHNS.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\VHNS.001	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\VHNS.006	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\VHNS.007	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\VHNS.exe	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	Install.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	VHNS.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	Install.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	VHNS.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2648	VHNS.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2648	VHNS.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2648	VHNS.exe
2648	VHNS.exe
2648	VHNS.exe
2648	VHNS.exe
2648	VHNS.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4672 wrote to memory of 2076	4672	JaffaCakes118_6debbf384f4edab28f4e2b5923752f62.exe	86
PID 4672 wrote to memory of 2076	4672	JaffaCakes118_6debbf384f4edab28f4e2b5923752f62.exe	86
PID 4672 wrote to memory of 2076	4672	JaffaCakes118_6debbf384f4edab28f4e2b5923752f62.exe	86
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2648	2076	Install.exe	87
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2648	2076	Install.exe	87
PID 2076 wrote to memory of 2648	2076	Install.exe	87

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6debbf384f4edab28f4e2b5923752f62.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6debbf384f4edab28f4e2b5923752f62.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4672
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2076
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\VHNS.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\VHNS.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
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2648

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@9CFB.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
25530555085337eb644b061f239aa9d4

SHA1
8d91e099aba5439d4bfa8bce464c94e3e1acf620

SHA256
3fb6b438ad1530abdd068bffb303fb8a4de51430e0e18ddb6b1a0469ffab8325

SHA512
b1f9de0c276533a5a7070aeb2b6415cc1c0bdd2baf5e0645c6ac5ba767cab0d76e5b4461800d89724992af2c863294ada3c1eb2e4516183fe2010c33d47d6a2a

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe

Filesize
480KB

MD5
7d8b05fb51e4a2b2073d93b20b960d30

SHA1
b63e4a9625be333e2cb682d7442f00496e111668

SHA256
f934f7efac3b8f9865b9be192903d0d32e551be85640df7ead89226d52b44045

SHA512
dc15ba28fc4bf57a4cd46662b58f90b1d8213b36b11242f88faa7d54af43ea0ad791a3a0ba177dd1d0a1ae34bef3848bd0a2146c66c1addfb431d9132d85fb8a

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

Filesize
395KB

MD5
d63cc8679a63448db1c64252e14e4ab5

SHA1
10b3a9ac4bc16e8ac1cd05e50b4d540fa3ef223e

SHA256
29b3646a556879a4a48e4f2f81e09179c34ac2051ed3e4f4c28e293092470d3d

SHA512
cb1911e1a77fb9be560aa4fd8bbef65e181b6d4438d65657501dbcd8dbf488ba01738a7222f35f8d4317e8df8c6f307d9e3623d6e3e45753e138b80fb68ff768

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

Filesize
398B

MD5
0efc3fc4859e828674cf521d11f9beea

SHA1
3777a16e38d8fc886aeb1ba229bee535aac71751

SHA256
4d1012a01bb622c16bde5c201eca4eeb8db286241ef94ab4aefab1efedcd9bdc

SHA512
09fd51641b2c858f3d36161f4eacaffcbfe45e5b22fd4bd09fd440ad2d5788bda7a85320694b5e139cbced3d70d7570c6fdeabf161ed8b876503f793637f1c82

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\VHNS.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
81e20f4361cf8f5a57812871c24d945e

SHA1
5d7877d6959ab26599b05795a71633f00c37a3da

SHA256
e6e8b4a29dccb3531f58c75b754caf7f26afe3e7043239305fd0ae7ab2f7571d

SHA512
69b1d75ab7123054bf98cf3a0f2cc7a0749cda8d85ebdef85be7d89f1454154ce29070907b934727a6c5276ff430e94810b87a5634d25d8529df9ee36fd20818

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
e9fbdcc2f5fb657fa519b3f5c69fc52d

SHA1
c49cca77b46a59d620711de7564d43e5dafcd2b5

SHA256
cc440cfc4ce1a1ff503cc9e8937c59aae64bfce4daa3e7dc757220a25cadc2e4

SHA512
913759967e16b99d8ea66433e5dc99d5ddbf737be6784306e67c2b23a525b7a578fcae1028221d3209abc452ff30508eb750c62113c3868a7af36b544e525fb1

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

Filesize
473KB

MD5
97d8ad45f48b4b28a93aab94699b7168

SHA1
8b69b7fd7c008b95d12386f6da415097e72151de

SHA256
661df22a66b2062b233eb0bd9665de924cfe0ac9c6ba29e20ffef24f817f9331

SHA512
3351eac970bab391de410fcf1937da75d2e4722b808f10332f487ddfe469544e32e7d4ed0e5bdc19bd5f472cffcc55ca1498c95945b4e9c4ceff6ff5cc521c8a

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memory/2648-37-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000631000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2648-41-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000631000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4672-4-0x00007FFC8A250000-0x00007FFC8ABF1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/4672-1-0x00007FFC8A250000-0x00007FFC8ABF1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/4672-13-0x00007FFC8A250000-0x00007FFC8ABF1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/4672-2-0x000000001B3C0000-0x000000001B466000-memory.dmp

Filesize
664KB

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memory/4672-0-0x00007FFC8A505000-0x00007FFC8A506000-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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