ardamax | e5a7736c149f680a1c6e4d85f2b02c8288a6bdffaf63ab22e56f5770eb67de60

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe
Size

597KB
MD5

977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2
SHA1

7f0782737605b35a6ba821828c432ececb2d0ca5
SHA256

e5a7736c149f680a1c6e4d85f2b02c8288a6bdffaf63ab22e56f5770eb67de60
SHA512

11478e8306c31ec890d7d3a6381ccc4dea78ff1c03b34485f9e781ae44997de1fcbed68f5c136c7d5675f71a3a85b1f957ba99e49ff1dd45ea9d8a55a94c5ca9
SSDEEP

12288:1hq/CZhbmlqkJFNb2jp+sJ3ykcDBlQnOg51Wmzov4uwNYvlRUAAJ5VZQEGSuY:HRZhbmlqkJFNYp+G7cVlgOgKmzu4ubmH

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
behavioral1/files/0x000800000001932a-21.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2884	tmps.execu
1568	HPDF.exe

Loads dropped DLL 10 IoCs

pid	Process
2100	JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe
2100	JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe
2884	tmps.execu
2884	tmps.execu
2884	tmps.execu
1568	HPDF.exe
1568	HPDF.exe
2616	DllHost.exe
2616	DllHost.exe
2884	tmps.execu

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\HPDF Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\HPDF.exe"	HPDF.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 7 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	tmps.execu
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	HPDF.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tmps.execu	JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HPDF.001	tmps.execu
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HPDF.006	tmps.execu
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HPDF.007	tmps.execu
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HPDF.exe	tmps.execu

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_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	tmps.execu
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HPDF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	DllHost.exe

Modifies registry class 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.execu\PresistentHandler\ = "{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"	JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.execu	JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.execu\PresistentHandler	JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.execu\ = "exefile"	JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.execu\Content Type = "application/x-msdownload"	JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	1568	HPDF.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1568	HPDF.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2616	DllHost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs

pid	Process
2100	JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe
1568	HPDF.exe
1568	HPDF.exe
1568	HPDF.exe
1568	HPDF.exe
1568	HPDF.exe
2616	DllHost.exe
2616	DllHost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2884	2100	JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe	31
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2884	2100	JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe	31
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2884	2100	JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe	31
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2884	2100	JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe	31
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1568	2884	tmps.execu	32
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1568	2884	tmps.execu	32
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1568	2884	tmps.execu	32
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 1568	2884	tmps.execu	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_977f4588e38ffbaa84a34a36ac76acf2.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2100
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tmps.execu
  "C:\Windows\system32\tmps.execu"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2884
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HPDF.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\HPDF.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:1568

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503}
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2616

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

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

1

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\IMG0055A copy.jpg

Filesize
68KB

MD5
d18b880e951caed8837ac4b50124be6f

SHA1
9a7ad7525c414e97990208cd7f0ec8469db6e8f0

SHA256
f8b3b7e8f5cb28c4ce04b82fd043451b1d9219260e6d4c57d24f01bd540b4835

SHA512
3bf2040cb7da691dc7112f33c6b1ee10de151fdcbd3ef0cad3b4c1bb24e8fa319f231b2cd3a6ae8bc643aab1e90fd8d30f42554790a2dd64fbb5e4c20b37eba3

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

Filesize
395KB

MD5
d63cc8679a63448db1c64252e14e4ab5

SHA1
10b3a9ac4bc16e8ac1cd05e50b4d540fa3ef223e

SHA256
29b3646a556879a4a48e4f2f81e09179c34ac2051ed3e4f4c28e293092470d3d

SHA512
cb1911e1a77fb9be560aa4fd8bbef65e181b6d4438d65657501dbcd8dbf488ba01738a7222f35f8d4317e8df8c6f307d9e3623d6e3e45753e138b80fb68ff768

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

Filesize
410B

MD5
2eb179d8eb942cb3a9ff61a3b2de05db

SHA1
d613e56770e0af5f26a310f9b4ee952eacd401bb

SHA256
11d7b556a142639ea5daeae2cb76bd9eb1cba5a5ab4d0564faf2aed37d4e8def

SHA512
5f60b2b2b8bc2777b8d71cf2e290924d58bf1299bdbbd8468cb22d3d7617c59d7f1b790a06c15a0452662717ee26ffab99d572e2ebecc97ed0a1b4c81b3cef08

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
81e20f4361cf8f5a57812871c24d945e

SHA1
5d7877d6959ab26599b05795a71633f00c37a3da

SHA256
e6e8b4a29dccb3531f58c75b754caf7f26afe3e7043239305fd0ae7ab2f7571d

SHA512
69b1d75ab7123054bf98cf3a0f2cc7a0749cda8d85ebdef85be7d89f1454154ce29070907b934727a6c5276ff430e94810b87a5634d25d8529df9ee36fd20818

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
e9fbdcc2f5fb657fa519b3f5c69fc52d

SHA1
c49cca77b46a59d620711de7564d43e5dafcd2b5

SHA256
cc440cfc4ce1a1ff503cc9e8937c59aae64bfce4daa3e7dc757220a25cadc2e4

SHA512
913759967e16b99d8ea66433e5dc99d5ddbf737be6784306e67c2b23a525b7a578fcae1028221d3209abc452ff30508eb750c62113c3868a7af36b544e525fb1

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@E87B.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
25530555085337eb644b061f239aa9d4

SHA1
8d91e099aba5439d4bfa8bce464c94e3e1acf620

SHA256
3fb6b438ad1530abdd068bffb303fb8a4de51430e0e18ddb6b1a0469ffab8325

SHA512
b1f9de0c276533a5a7070aeb2b6415cc1c0bdd2baf5e0645c6ac5ba767cab0d76e5b4461800d89724992af2c863294ada3c1eb2e4516183fe2010c33d47d6a2a

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\HPDF.exe

Filesize
473KB

MD5
97d8ad45f48b4b28a93aab94699b7168

SHA1
8b69b7fd7c008b95d12386f6da415097e72151de

SHA256
661df22a66b2062b233eb0bd9665de924cfe0ac9c6ba29e20ffef24f817f9331

SHA512
3351eac970bab391de410fcf1937da75d2e4722b808f10332f487ddfe469544e32e7d4ed0e5bdc19bd5f472cffcc55ca1498c95945b4e9c4ceff6ff5cc521c8a

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\tmps.execu

Filesize
541KB

MD5
6e4d83a3ea3507dda83049c1b137856a

SHA1
d8f82552a703c44947ad2e5c527bbc23dc95facc

SHA256
1fb35531985502c50af5fe1e7dad72cbc657ed9475f19fc040a43c772d817901

SHA512
a959308c37cc1ffc7f92e10266ac04250684c53fee2da783646e67dfae24a1fa0ccaf093cef01128c3ac770ede3b3504b95314492f3059628973cfa15284c352

Download Submit
memory/1568-35-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/1568-46-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/2616-42-0x0000000000170000-0x0000000000172000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

Download
memory/2884-41-0x0000000002CF0000-0x0000000002CF2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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