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Static

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JaffaCakes...86.exe

windows7-x64

JaffaCakes...86.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_a1ac30d527ca424d85d24ff7438bdd86
Size

3.6MB
Sample

250205-vaevzsvnax
MD5

a1ac30d527ca424d85d24ff7438bdd86
SHA1

eda30795603064026eaf0c66ca07c57f11175f95
SHA256

db04a74f37a30b4ec12c44de76ef66c757172d2295a1137ebc322bd5149edb23
SHA512

f9434464e23f6a8d28f952b62ec8022779700f137b5ba8d316c620deb26e9dfca012fcc79e926e5cfddb23080be4531c9a59abe687258e9e673f4afe07450570
SSDEEP

98304:i0Npnl8aYKP2iajaXMiIWiUMkoktBg6woiP:i6DYKP2vuXMiLiUTI6I

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer

Static task

static1

1 signatures

Behavioral task

behavioral1

Sample

JaffaCakes118_a1ac30d527ca424d85d24ff7438bdd86.exe

Resource

win7-20241010-en

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer

windows7-x64

15 signatures

150 seconds

Behavioral task

behavioral2

Sample

JaffaCakes118_a1ac30d527ca424d85d24ff7438bdd86.exe

Resource

win10v2004-20250129-en

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer

windows10-2004-x64

16 signatures

150 seconds

Malware Config

Targets

- Target
  
  JaffaCakes118_a1ac30d527ca424d85d24ff7438bdd86
- Size
  
  3.6MB
- MD5
  
  a1ac30d527ca424d85d24ff7438bdd86
- SHA1
  
  eda30795603064026eaf0c66ca07c57f11175f95
- SHA256
  
  db04a74f37a30b4ec12c44de76ef66c757172d2295a1137ebc322bd5149edb23
- SHA512
  
  f9434464e23f6a8d28f952b62ec8022779700f137b5ba8d316c620deb26e9dfca012fcc79e926e5cfddb23080be4531c9a59abe687258e9e673f4afe07450570
- SSDEEP
  
  98304:i0Npnl8aYKP2iajaXMiIWiUMkoktBg6woiP:i6DYKP2vuXMiLiUTI6I
Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer
- Ardamax
  A keylogger first seen in 2013.
  keylogger stealer ardamax
- Ardamax family
  ardamax
- Ardamax main executable
- Checks computer location settings
  Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
  persistence
- Checks installed software on the system
  Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
  discovery
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
behavioral1 behavioral2

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

System Location Discovery

System Language Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Tasks

static1

behavioral1

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behavioral2

ardamaxdiscoverykeyloggerpersistencestealer

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