ardamax | d9e270de672638d5f1fe2d22441129e23b0c034f6f874cce788ebf72216312f5

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e
SHA1

38482d684d9dce8abe4ba7a50af8e492f652e528
SHA256

d9e270de672638d5f1fe2d22441129e23b0c034f6f874cce788ebf72216312f5
SHA512

460a70c115278655435991a5a9865b6712bacd3ed3ed20e8559e9ac54d7022231dc0efba01b6c511c6b8a6343360e004e620676ea2db5ea74c780752988f57ab
SSDEEP

24576:gDshGCdMqm3fDqnWXHNrSa0bXJdyjSkH5FuDoRJs1L9GGJ:gZtfDxl0TKekODym1hBJ

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/0x000a000000023b7a-18.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-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	archivoMZE

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4200	archivoMZE
1732	CMNS.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
4200	archivoMZE
1732	CMNS.exe
2408	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe
1732	CMNS.exe
1732	CMNS.exe
2408	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe
2408	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.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\CMNS Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\CMNS.exe"	CMNS.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

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CMNS.001	archivoMZE
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CMNS.006	archivoMZE
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CMNS.007	archivoMZE
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CMNS.exe	archivoMZE
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	archivoMZE
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	CMNS.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4488 set thread context of 2408	4488	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe	83

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\WINDOWS\archivoMZE	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.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_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	archivoMZE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	CMNS.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	1732	CMNS.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1732	CMNS.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
4488	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe
1732	CMNS.exe
1732	CMNS.exe
1732	CMNS.exe
1732	CMNS.exe
1732	CMNS.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 4200	4488	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe	82
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 4200	4488	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe	82
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 4200	4488	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe	82
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 2408	4488	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe	83
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 2408	4488	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe	83
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 2408	4488	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe	83
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 2408	4488	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe	83
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 2408	4488	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe	83
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 2408	4488	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe	83
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 2408	4488	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe	83
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 2408	4488	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe	83
PID 4200 wrote to memory of 1732	4200	archivoMZE	84
PID 4200 wrote to memory of 1732	4200	archivoMZE	84
PID 4200 wrote to memory of 1732	4200	archivoMZE	84
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 2408	4488	JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe	83

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe"
1⤵
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4488
- C:\WINDOWS\archivoMZE
  C:\WINDOWS\archivoMZE
  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:4200
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\CMNS.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\CMNS.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:1732
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8adfc49f0696bc02019d11179389406e.exe
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2408

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

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

3

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\@B21A.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

SHA1
d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

SHA256
d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

SHA512
494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

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

Filesize
395KB

MD5
b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321

SHA1
0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87

SHA256
14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a

SHA512
10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d

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

Filesize
524B

MD5
b925ae09eeeb101b40ab334864fc589e

SHA1
10aac3d5050856c47d28322773b6767e5d71e949

SHA256
aabca045eb0925bef6be5dacc351d5866d5b959e95baa21dc094cedc7ff9450d

SHA512
283f279549bdf158b7e0e5034e6e248dea02e4163771d0b151e9aecc54a4f552d4386ca239672083f586a33ca55dc3932fe84f12d12b5e903b9cf194d08d7566

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

SHA1
f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

SHA256
3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

SHA512
e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

SHA1
d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

SHA256
a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

SHA512
fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

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

Filesize
473KB

MD5
17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547

SHA1
a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb

SHA256
1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd

SHA512
b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8

Download Submit
C:\Windows\archivoMZE

Filesize
480KB

MD5
dec5fb7892185ebdb46b0d36ff32c579

SHA1
13def448fde635e1887bdae48df9ccfaa3a8a84b

SHA256
17a01ee7f79b29cbdc51d1e2aff2a87dcf7c6b89bb6db30d6151850fbece7e10

SHA512
f13682eab6e10ae01e79f592cdeca4f95cdd28b6ddfb0b2c4cd5c2beba9ee7ea9e09cf9818cd741cddc6a8d04d6d5a4c734c63c6c7d68ba4e667480e94ced81a

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memory/1732-33-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
492KB

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memory/1732-42-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
492KB

Download
memory/2408-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2408-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2408-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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