ardamax | dd49716ecd7a4dc079e0e474d84c0fa4b0f50587d744bacfbfc45bda62c7fb5c

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052.exe
Size

478KB
MD5

a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052
SHA1

4c783b16496555ad65b0daff3cc74f2bfc2a7eda
SHA256

dd49716ecd7a4dc079e0e474d84c0fa4b0f50587d744bacfbfc45bda62c7fb5c
SHA512

636459de721e49c75a6e4ba7dec09a0985719b05ce430059cac378968e03ad65375def19b64d98eeedf3e8bd62d7a5d1bb5d7994b00481834c1bfaf93d5d3232
SSDEEP

12288:8ZeJZQpeS5mtz5/GcDT6DiECeukmqVTybLQKJPbSSWN:Ron52zAcnY3/UbLNNuSK

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/0x0007000000023c58-12.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-1-5-21-4174397412-4125106315-2776226590-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1704	UBIK.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3228	JaffaCakes118_a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052.exe
1704	UBIK.exe
1704	UBIK.exe
1704	UBIK.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\UBIK Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\Sys32\\UBIK.exe"	UBIK.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 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\UBIK.001	JaffaCakes118_a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\UBIK.006	JaffaCakes118_a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\UBIK.007	JaffaCakes118_a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\UBIK.exe	JaffaCakes118_a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32	UBIK.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 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_a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	UBIK.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	1704	UBIK.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1704	UBIK.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1704	UBIK.exe
1704	UBIK.exe
1704	UBIK.exe
1704	UBIK.exe
1704	UBIK.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3228 wrote to memory of 1704	3228	JaffaCakes118_a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052.exe	85
PID 3228 wrote to memory of 1704	3228	JaffaCakes118_a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052.exe	85
PID 3228 wrote to memory of 1704	3228	JaffaCakes118_a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a65f95fb007fc1867327a347eddb7052.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3228
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\UBIK.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Sys32\UBIK.exe"
  2⤵
  - 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:1704

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\@BB80.tmp

Filesize
3KB

MD5
f0c1e32bb02e06e0c842a4d873e3a229

SHA1
025e6413d0a5d415c98c8a2f7b2699f1f664abcd

SHA256
9b5d78196e41dd7eedc97a35c09efde8ee089d84215577717cfc9c7176ed2b56

SHA512
6ea657a07270a1b92dedcbebca14d03cbbde2faba5db12f48a4c643499a59f16bb7f89ef5eb483b47c8b98d74ab15e25b0b3e9e06fa955aaf48c88dc370b800e

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\AKV.exe

Filesize
389KB

MD5
e591ff89b13f29aabb6eaa89ff564e73

SHA1
8ad1e64098bf5bee15c344b2dbbe5435b56b9476

SHA256
40d66939cd9287c96ee52b4a43d5a0a8a21e6021541c4ab0d488fc25a08d7ec5

SHA512
745c50560f41a0d51a55c5becc06a68d8d39c22123592d83c60782be61c68b7a31673068ee438036c4b7b0689da271d4683174325dfd96bfbddfcb694aa43864

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\UBIK.001

Filesize
354B

MD5
f1fef879faf9e740a298f561f17cc155

SHA1
29a29ee812cdf39351c4f95523a8d6a4444818ed

SHA256
21156d256bb5acd558da0eeff7980362ef5c1659c61147c01aed82965f439c05

SHA512
c2e087dcab9253290fdd2d296a7b6fb28c2873553133a60744e56b5e39042fd9c59d855e538edbd22a5bb9fdd98d111532200fb4daafd9f39f9cb70b1576da53

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\UBIK.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
d900395e1d7734f9a34463d887beb5f2

SHA1
29dfe275248cdff584a16df38bcd417f84b915c9

SHA256
24a43e754cc6456afdf1e5e66d996e2ced4832dd3ec5cff085b1865bf1387f2c

SHA512
881157a64b2d9909f96435a73da56c047aa36dc14b361593c7e6f0830b1b546101d74b2cc8a96bf234a6f199af0245bf2a45c7ba9ea09ae342850f8c048293c2

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\UBIK.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
aa9e3144dbe6ef2f3f382265de57b191

SHA1
442e593f7431c7ee97d01096386f59b5ae59ea16

SHA256
bb29e9c9ee351f68e3733b4997bf8a6150c0cab368ae701c3d157fadbc2254d8

SHA512
10ce8c9e008c4ca22215f8fb92c8b16a7200645f1893cab7429b524725cc85d1b03ee3d786bc22ae941629ee4c65f12329c8ef73457808cb5f0c9fed2c4e9ece

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\UBIK.exe

Filesize
475KB

MD5
d6e4d683a5013a173ce255ce3012428e

SHA1
bfa0c5bf47f296f9c90783854f2168760803fa57

SHA256
d3b4ea46bc6d5012041d18d026a33f26f9d4198d4dbe641ea33186143de9f52e

SHA512
a341aff2e8f3e7da566e9c7e897d0a824f10840932c3a6869e64d9696b4a058b1de88e6ab8b04c11c2336e27a4c3af29ac44612226ce149052346a743e3cf1b2

Download Submit
memory/1704-23-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000A41000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/1704-27-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000A41000-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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