ardamax | 55aa044670903b5c75af9f7c4c6fd9f0aa28e8df793f5e38a839f4a1b472f7dc

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_9c3d3d6ad9a1e7d802dc03814319ae90.exe
Size

348KB
MD5

9c3d3d6ad9a1e7d802dc03814319ae90
SHA1

be0ad25b7dede749ce775edad30da9d77e7b76df
SHA256

55aa044670903b5c75af9f7c4c6fd9f0aa28e8df793f5e38a839f4a1b472f7dc
SHA512

d6ba7ab874bf1fae4d9357a024a42c2e71729d4e3e74e6b1960ca28e6423ac6992d7fb4d254f600cfac69defa51ebea504e8e5fdd17f3e6e3cac2145e596b689
SSDEEP

6144:mZuuObR8sVImcyY5iU+wDciLGIwdajYVtlexWzBKsWY8Z8gMc7JF:tV+mzFgDckwdajYVt4WtBWYc8gH

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Credentials

Protocol: ftp
Host:
knight.leadhoster.com
Port:
21
Username:
311737
Password:
samet1234

Signatures

Ardamax
A keylogger first seen in 2013.
keylogger stealer ardamax
Ardamax family
ardamax

Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000b000000023b12-18.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-1-5-21-4174397412-4125106315-2776226590-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_9c3d3d6ad9a1e7d802dc03814319ae90.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2564	HTV.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2564	HTV.exe
2564	HTV.exe
2564	HTV.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\HTV Agent = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MessengerCacihe\\HTV.exe"	HTV.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
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_9c3d3d6ad9a1e7d802dc03814319ae90.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HTV.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2564	HTV.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2564	HTV.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2564	HTV.exe
2564	HTV.exe
2564	HTV.exe
2564	HTV.exe
2564	HTV.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5088 wrote to memory of 2564	5088	JaffaCakes118_9c3d3d6ad9a1e7d802dc03814319ae90.exe	86
PID 5088 wrote to memory of 2564	5088	JaffaCakes118_9c3d3d6ad9a1e7d802dc03814319ae90.exe	86
PID 5088 wrote to memory of 2564	5088	JaffaCakes118_9c3d3d6ad9a1e7d802dc03814319ae90.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_9c3d3d6ad9a1e7d802dc03814319ae90.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_9c3d3d6ad9a1e7d802dc03814319ae90.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5088
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MessengerCacihe\HTV.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MessengerCacihe\HTV.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2564

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\MessengerCacihe\HTV.001

Filesize
2KB

MD5
f5cbd8d39853d2be9f5971ba3b3d13ce

SHA1
cd256c74b33e6ce38dc4b753a08075791176bb5d

SHA256
c73fa5a3227c385b073fdfe532ab3a2c1398a406bff78fff9f1b80f7c5e9d2c5

SHA512
52f253a27c059bea0dff866e70c0671a1ce154a2d0bde41dc68474c4372161e6495ee917f45d823ea512d2810c58d285f63f767a34472e32bad79c7a542e91d6

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MessengerCacihe\HTV.002

Filesize
2KB

MD5
9784199ac525ce36724f1323b4be7946

SHA1
4dc337cb92beb441fb14a53da7ebaee2f514d51c

SHA256
dfa8a68c02d75e1373f4b58f80bd36d06393684cec43367155b1d0561fa98a76

SHA512
3ae8a38049b4a2639dc6f307ffb0199ec4b335ae49134e782c4a6e7f97439b5eac9ee02d7561b351af1cbe0605ef84ffe679a6a8f455a0a516cca2c1006f1793

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MessengerCacihe\HTV.003

Filesize
4KB

MD5
ac2120f3b2fb824a5c1f3752dc944d21

SHA1
8bfbf3887103e886736e0802f88ed860a450856e

SHA256
fd9c203a32eec0afe4ab1e3ae02c68ac27649120bb3f0af68852ba487384ecaf

SHA512
474d77a27e3553aa58b394e77317a770f700f59580820741269e6c4746e664ce483a33a51baecd45ef4ac1a13e451a2c47d95c9abb79c7bc5cf902646f78c90f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MessengerCacihe\HTV.004

Filesize
14KB

MD5
63449cfad50b3f5669f0da2a84789489

SHA1
a76f624701c41d8b38b67664411f9eae8c6da071

SHA256
23048dadf243aa6c88a42784cf774622a51637292eb4a83b6d8c3cbc02003ca8

SHA512
42aa6929d775354d2ca3c77cf257efbed30b4dba65ec14d547b14bda0dcf3aa5234a120d11525f9b6cc9d491691047aad21a4e3652a98e3ab3a3c265edb9eda9

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MessengerCacihe\HTV.005

Filesize
2KB

MD5
c1351065c700499aa39085e3cc704c14

SHA1
b1d06da46237501c83118c5d98ca7d9451070457

SHA256
2d040bf7942ac6c505ccad4948c7af4982e99ebc77c550abfbf314d9f14f7914

SHA512
ebbddfc6f07e8ccd63b6f2d0046b62c1c2d4b2ddffc24026d77a720ce8e21c0a60148a6086f3ab47ca73022359909cf9a4c031aae4306d3de41e2b0a16464a7f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MessengerCacihe\HTV.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
8499922ab422c17e550a724083be50c7

SHA1
914aa24da69f9882d12d7d7cceae38de4dbcad1c

SHA256
894ff0262900acdc5b0266f75b2db829d3dec9a059f28888d5c0997d5b76db8a

SHA512
9d2e7619c7e8e459449a7f70d581ae52a1d33ba1c90b2a14812c2a44474451dc06e78a8e410aae5e7caf9306bbe739b1eeca1a1bc167498a982d9f1320dbbd1b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MessengerCacihe\HTV.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b128c2f3eafaff6725ed554a2a21b72f

SHA1
377c206483b5348eb4b657363d29cae830be0b8c

SHA256
b9939a330a7cf6d9947a2b3ffb52170a35d5927e401016e7694fdd24ba1aa4ef

SHA512
3de5ec44becf7520d7ae32764b4636a1d727ab92d192fd92d725d6d308067e331f88e62f3cd9a4a334eb1d9e2ea44bf30f14ebd4e4f2877cdbd6b7bf0ed771c8

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MessengerCacihe\HTV.exe

Filesize
513KB

MD5
0c7a714b8e1d2ead2afc90dcc43bbe18

SHA1
66736613f22771f5da5606ed8c80b572b3f5c103

SHA256
800bdf00e09f302a17e22d26dffbea037e3c077ef9f6d1d585c114f079397a9e

SHA512
35db0de86c168eb6302dcbaa1e1f9ec96b5a8814e7067e1a7bb682e9f35fc06c51148a08e6f7df1e8caeb2effde555c53966a8922e8fef6b7ce194dc81c984b4

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memory/2564-31-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2564-35-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/5088-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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