ardamax | ee870e44db8f338a6b6ae07810008ddc48310cb63f46f9abf01744d1d31c57de

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f
SHA1

afe567e50942423ec0051307c6c3ac41ae73386b
SHA256

ee870e44db8f338a6b6ae07810008ddc48310cb63f46f9abf01744d1d31c57de
SHA512

f3fe2b309234bf86454f2ff489d3e8b14da310246bda2bb42dad369c70db183e03436366cc50362daa23bdd13a163fbb2e86217214ec8142d890c3d54627caec
SSDEEP

24576:0CnH//QvHXTr7Cr9HOIq8tedl2407gzKquK7:0CnHHQfHur9HigQlV0iB7

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/0x0007000000023cb3-12.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-1-5-21-1412605595-2147700071-3468511006-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3952	system32TRLC.exe
744	GG Hack v4u.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2212	JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe
3952	system32TRLC.exe
3952	system32TRLC.exe
3952	system32TRLC.exe
744	GG Hack v4u.exe
744	GG Hack v4u.exe
744	GG Hack v4u.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\system32TRLC Agent = "C:\\Windows\\system32TRLC.exe"	system32TRLC.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 Windows directory 7 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32TRLC.exe	JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32TRLC.009	system32TRLC.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32TRLC.009	system32TRLC.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32TRLC.001	JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32TRLC.006	JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32TRLC.007	JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.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 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	JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	system32TRLC.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	GG Hack v4u.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	3952	system32TRLC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3952	system32TRLC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3952	system32TRLC.exe
3952	system32TRLC.exe
3952	system32TRLC.exe
3952	system32TRLC.exe
3952	system32TRLC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 3952	2212	JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe	85
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 3952	2212	JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe	85
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 3952	2212	JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe	85
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 744	2212	JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe	86
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 744	2212	JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe	86
PID 2212 wrote to memory of 744	2212	JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b068490fe9342be9f1cd33f29a9ef47f.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2212
- C:\Windows\system32TRLC.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32TRLC.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:3952
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GG Hack v4u.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GG Hack v4u.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:744

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@C6CA.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
d9e02f226fc338d14df200ba9a700625

SHA1
414f134a16a309b31e418ed9e08c0c48aaf6e2bc

SHA256
8165757efb79acceb9fd0bfae6b2c19b8f087cc0461abb17941d460dbdf2e260

SHA512
13c73381602fe2593312d41ab4bc5cd5f922ac651f9e71e3fe3c58e7f0c5c73ecc9d79d61ec46f33a0a81cf73373421eeb510bd99650c0f53af30974ed61b8ca

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GG Hack v4u.exe

Filesize
1.2MB

MD5
9231e4d86341865f1642b3643f932df0

SHA1
2a41435637542a87c7db7d3f29a05a22a53622b1

SHA256
89502d68744b23a506b0ea6036c9ef8653bb12a40a1e4ab88381025f596c9a38

SHA512
dd0a1912d07ec55abbb312f6cbf5d48e795ea34ab1aa05fb02a185708c5b10e8c6f1b179da9b5aff3b7b859e2850edc23b8f22488e1131dae29dcf86c3b0ece8

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32TRLC.001

Filesize
458B

MD5
b740935e9a47bfa4e6b36ed509173d06

SHA1
9ef18c736fdc09073cad9e1f560cba5f0a68e62f

SHA256
72787ae508dcb91f7ac0e7754baf23ddb743396cc55aa6a7ee3135d3d5139290

SHA512
20f4c0bd70f77c366c7fd82f07ae87cf2030e7da7519d776835bf509487fb619b2aadef74d6794ec4313b3bce0232397371f61c2f7afe5f627c22104b8352860

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32TRLC.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
32dd7b4bc8b6f290b0ece3cc1c011c96

SHA1
b979683868b399c6a6204ebaed9fc9c784a0429a

SHA256
6dcce9bbba5c2de47eea3abf7597a9c4fb2e4d358efc3752fa65c169cccfa2a1

SHA512
9e0d720799fe816f7d09c8a722b762203b6f12a8625c1c93cd640219ecc35969bd641b4d9e6dc04ab6f95ceb73235a438eb7d48ee9402118db3618b5760551ea

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32TRLC.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
e8155b68775ed29590e14df80fdc0e9f

SHA1
ed449da02e648a524004c265f3c37496d2f07f1f

SHA256
b39ba894b0a9a3201461ddd9ee9b297928e793dff221a47f019e75c11df631f3

SHA512
b14e00c46cf9bed0aca0f85775f624ff064f2d2afe1fa68b61bee5729db73cf9a8eced669c52d7cbb9504ff1b369a9a16a0f36c71a70c13c0bd1eaf5e07ccc11

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32TRLC.exe

Filesize
471KB

MD5
3c06bbc025b61d2182ef5573f2852bda

SHA1
ebc1464c00b13fb5b3f80a59c80b595020e1fe7c

SHA256
e7f64e7215284cdeb8ef1eba28733f7aeae7f6977f82809d8de1e76a2e249085

SHA512
9d839ada211b85fc1efb1fe7bb3ce66fcf0e8069221d958234649c2ac5dc0f1bd06f1a016f9c727077af36fb46cac5409be9c8a8201d17f689c6b473aa01acdc

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memory/744-45-0x00000000754A2000-0x00000000754A3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/744-34-0x00000000754A2000-0x00000000754A3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/744-38-0x00000000754A0000-0x0000000075A51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/744-39-0x00000000754A0000-0x0000000075A51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/744-43-0x00000000754A0000-0x0000000075A51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/744-46-0x00000000754A0000-0x0000000075A51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/744-47-0x00000000754A0000-0x0000000075A51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/744-48-0x00000000754A0000-0x0000000075A51000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3952-44-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3952-30-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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