ardamax | bd2532fc27e7c8aa90bc5cc693041dffc41b7078092b31a145272058e7350df8

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4.exe
Size

712KB
MD5

a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4
SHA1

f1b642582c615320a24e10dec4160f12fe1d4d70
SHA256

bd2532fc27e7c8aa90bc5cc693041dffc41b7078092b31a145272058e7350df8
SHA512

6edbf7df1eacc3a6b1fb42e33c318a03c2e5ae77a3d2f15b18b8fcf5d49d964bf71e163bbdcb198c0bc64f1a647e5632c6e2f2f483073bf85d192c769fcbc5ad
SSDEEP

12288:siIgApCqWjW9l7RpOAaTqVxHjh+fLSQFA470w56kbPBim2Qb+yZgcJTZyP2R8Fxk:kYVYRlyqVJh+fFA4IW6Mphb7gQoo64

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/0x000e000000023bbb-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_a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3780	system32UXSL.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4076	JaffaCakes118_a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4.exe
3780	system32UXSL.exe
3780	system32UXSL.exe
3780	system32UXSL.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\system32UXSL Agent = "C:\\Windows\\system32UXSL.exe"	system32UXSL.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 10 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32UXSL.007	JaffaCakes118_a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32UXSL.009	system32UXSL.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Feb_06_2025__10_06_31.jpg	system32UXSL.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32UXSL.006	JaffaCakes118_a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32UXSL.exe	JaffaCakes118_a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32UXSL.009	system32UXSL.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32UXSL.009.tmp	system32UXSL.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Feb_06_2025__10_05_31.jpg	system32UXSL.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32UXSL.001	JaffaCakes118_a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4.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_a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	system32UXSL.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	3780	system32UXSL.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3780	system32UXSL.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3780	system32UXSL.exe
3780	system32UXSL.exe
3780	system32UXSL.exe
3780	system32UXSL.exe
3780	system32UXSL.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4076 wrote to memory of 3780	4076	JaffaCakes118_a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4.exe	84
PID 4076 wrote to memory of 3780	4076	JaffaCakes118_a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4.exe	84
PID 4076 wrote to memory of 3780	4076	JaffaCakes118_a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a9f6481e454517fd982fc51843473cb4.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:4076
- C:\Windows\system32UXSL.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32UXSL.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:3780

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\@6DFC.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
d9e02f226fc338d14df200ba9a700625

SHA1
414f134a16a309b31e418ed9e08c0c48aaf6e2bc

SHA256
8165757efb79acceb9fd0bfae6b2c19b8f087cc0461abb17941d460dbdf2e260

SHA512
13c73381602fe2593312d41ab4bc5cd5f922ac651f9e71e3fe3c58e7f0c5c73ecc9d79d61ec46f33a0a81cf73373421eeb510bd99650c0f53af30974ed61b8ca

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32UXSL.001

Filesize
424B

MD5
b5bfe5e401e91ec6fdef677e5e1efba6

SHA1
b854fe835427f7262ff57e7f38391d208b7229b6

SHA256
ae8a1ed4cf18533f12d2b3ee23f130ebbe0a0b86a0483cd25051bd292b4cea2b

SHA512
5b67ab0be92c5230d144b801d6c67af203a6354c79089c164cec6ed8a4240c016b1ec86482ed027f0bd7bc2c7bf16d5f405e68142bd3a77d74fcac56a49dd999

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32UXSL.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
32dd7b4bc8b6f290b0ece3cc1c011c96

SHA1
b979683868b399c6a6204ebaed9fc9c784a0429a

SHA256
6dcce9bbba5c2de47eea3abf7597a9c4fb2e4d358efc3752fa65c169cccfa2a1

SHA512
9e0d720799fe816f7d09c8a722b762203b6f12a8625c1c93cd640219ecc35969bd641b4d9e6dc04ab6f95ceb73235a438eb7d48ee9402118db3618b5760551ea

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32UXSL.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
e8155b68775ed29590e14df80fdc0e9f

SHA1
ed449da02e648a524004c265f3c37496d2f07f1f

SHA256
b39ba894b0a9a3201461ddd9ee9b297928e793dff221a47f019e75c11df631f3

SHA512
b14e00c46cf9bed0aca0f85775f624ff064f2d2afe1fa68b61bee5729db73cf9a8eced669c52d7cbb9504ff1b369a9a16a0f36c71a70c13c0bd1eaf5e07ccc11

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32UXSL.009

Filesize
634KB

MD5
b7eca737284bf501d686badeebf51553

SHA1
06c936f570fa86e3838795772a3bb0ad37ead2aa

SHA256
b964e5ca76c5b347281866fac161ce1f6597373d4270c190c532d63d8e00c51c

SHA512
521d635131c5082a9c5a44ade71840051bcf4e7a25a4032a49bf15ef714eaa16359946fbcd639c5f5517aa2d3a7d8ce89b89e80cdcfcea80dcee2a9726b675a1

Download Submit
C:\Windows\system32UXSL.exe

Filesize
471KB

MD5
3c06bbc025b61d2182ef5573f2852bda

SHA1
ebc1464c00b13fb5b3f80a59c80b595020e1fe7c

SHA256
e7f64e7215284cdeb8ef1eba28733f7aeae7f6977f82809d8de1e76a2e249085

SHA512
9d839ada211b85fc1efb1fe7bb3ce66fcf0e8069221d958234649c2ac5dc0f1bd06f1a016f9c727077af36fb46cac5409be9c8a8201d17f689c6b473aa01acdc

Download Submit
memory/3780-21-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/3780-27-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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