ardamax | 00ebe4deacd2b178fb02da5a4b97c2aacab8f910cc2e88b5783f9713b395f8ce

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd
SHA1

68dcdb18b216bd81dfe01456f4ecff46985d63b9
SHA256

00ebe4deacd2b178fb02da5a4b97c2aacab8f910cc2e88b5783f9713b395f8ce
SHA512

d820e765d94512cd231f1c173c70cafb1ecbf836d4a16200d5e7225e2887d9e9cada0e2846b83dd08ca961a3e216339c1ec97f587573bd237a494add28788799
SSDEEP

24576:bfrfXMDp28hKqOQQZ3dwZFVtqj53YnCMGEvDcZWtHQ89tC:TYDt5CtMVoj5wCMGsDU2C

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/0x000a000000023b3f-16.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-1-5-21-4174397412-4125106315-2776226590-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3068	URH.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3068	URH.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\URH Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\FJMBMF\\URH.exe"	URH.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 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FJMBMF\URH.exe	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FJMBMF\	URH.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FJMBMF\URH.004	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FJMBMF\URH.001	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FJMBMF\URH.002	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4172 set thread context of 4004	4172	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe	85

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 3 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	URH.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

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

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4172	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe
3068	URH.exe
3068	URH.exe
3068	URH.exe
3068	URH.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4004	4172	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe	85
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4004	4172	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe	85
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4004	4172	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe	85
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4004	4172	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe	85
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4004	4172	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe	85
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4004	4172	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe	85
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4004	4172	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe	85
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4004	4172	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe	85
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4004	4172	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe	85
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4004	4172	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe	85
PID 4004 wrote to memory of 3068	4004	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe	87
PID 4004 wrote to memory of 3068	4004	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe	87
PID 4004 wrote to memory of 3068	4004	JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe	87

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4172
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_94a7ff851b1698f80935954df5da78bd.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4004
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FJMBMF\URH.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\FJMBMF\URH.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: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:\Windows\SysWOW64\FJMBMF\URH.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
d19ec1c0bd415150fb4d3edf925d9a6e

SHA1
8df56e86d2459be9cf4b3d8f55bce9b4e1806bf6

SHA256
2c0bd5f9a0ba273e594ca613970c6c6ef32c2ad10a1757c77645d267f37a9e68

SHA512
b3815767c350c67c5b9823539e71fdefe7b33504b19beeeda6063cc29cfdaaec9767eef4b4919216beab86170da629c8e57e1d7bf6f41dd3cf43331570b021d0

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FJMBMF\URH.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
76a1d9ae4d761069b795d6e891855aa5

SHA1
1540e9abb812497007aee9885d1ea35e810defff

SHA256
02a1f41970ded0a4fb834db6ced2f54b432a29048831de7793bc0aa459970567

SHA512
4dc3af04fa7494ea67ef4f44bdb3c681d01ef8cd2ad37c98e5a1b41d7ef10efff1bf55c167f7faac9b0298773a5864d06fb860fee5724463f8eef2c1a978bbfa

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FJMBMF\URH.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
7a3d177066794fce1fcee79fb9e5e484

SHA1
638bf2980e0d58fee26743fea8bb08af8d490cd6

SHA256
436dfed91453c5675f3ab08577a565112ee79df6fd669c2ec55c534a645bd4e0

SHA512
68b49de6fb6f3d45c18491b637af48146f4d251f2f5c888e35188f95d312e86372ea1be8e8f02e4b222e6dd1d0b15c57fa85f1eb577258d6300907737dd1d98a

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FJMBMF\URH.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
9be3091aa81569ce6ae396c39a4bdd9e

SHA1
805d6fa574027836c13bdd1fae956fd55c0002e9

SHA256
74d1f43449380ab7960d9655d897d413010a2171e201ea7c8039a3c9a671fd46

SHA512
e1627ecb79a5e4a5fafa1f31fe4c22c5f899eb4f0ea2887da9090b42d3ecba1a0540829b42064aad2779346dad493e25ad428703b932448c1d5973d46b6ba4e0

Download Submit
memory/3068-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3068-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4004-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000502000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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memory/4004-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000502000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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memory/4004-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000502000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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memory/4004-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000502000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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memory/4004-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000502000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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