ardamax | deee3eb74b9ff2b89c26a85700d9dc5d3104e9b489ba3a28298f20735adfffb2

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.exe
Size

272KB
MD5

af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df
SHA1

d1c29ae2aa868df5783b47daa01ea55e549759b3
SHA256

deee3eb74b9ff2b89c26a85700d9dc5d3104e9b489ba3a28298f20735adfffb2
SHA512

60a9446c9198aa688ce7fd07df0c37108d2be459f792d900dbdf961c930c281646fa8a64cce9956e4c1da8bd6e45c4c8883a463d077587aac3fdab852c1ce349
SSDEEP

6144:Zov6nHui4i24juzSQ34Rc5Hy0IytrstJUAms80e6uvrn4kTzjhO4:Ot4juzSxRzpOR6c4kv04

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/0x0007000000023c61-12.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-1-5-21-805940606-1861219160-370298170-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2448	VNLL.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2964	JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.exe
2448	VNLL.exe
2448	VNLL.exe
2448	VNLL.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\VNLL Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\VNLL.exe"	VNLL.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 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\VNLL.exe	JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	VNLL.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\VNLL.001	JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\VNLL.006	JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\VNLL.007	JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.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_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	VNLL.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2448	VNLL.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2448	VNLL.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2448	VNLL.exe
2448	VNLL.exe
2448	VNLL.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2448	2964	JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.exe	86
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2448	2964	JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.exe	86
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2448	2964	JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.exe	86
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 3052	2964	JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.exe	87
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 3052	2964	JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.exe	87
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 3052	2964	JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.exe	87
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 4032	3052	cmd.exe	89
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 4032	3052	cmd.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_af33aa8cf457dda1e39ed969eb73a6df.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:2964
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\VNLL.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\VNLL.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:2448
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\run.bat" "
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3052
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe
    java -Xmx500m -cp .;Theme.jar Gui
    3⤵
    PID:4032

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\@99B0.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
25530555085337eb644b061f239aa9d4

SHA1
8d91e099aba5439d4bfa8bce464c94e3e1acf620

SHA256
3fb6b438ad1530abdd068bffb303fb8a4de51430e0e18ddb6b1a0469ffab8325

SHA512
b1f9de0c276533a5a7070aeb2b6415cc1c0bdd2baf5e0645c6ac5ba767cab0d76e5b4461800d89724992af2c863294ada3c1eb2e4516183fe2010c33d47d6a2a

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\run.bat

Filesize
53B

MD5
8c62fa9937f51b321e977419fe463876

SHA1
d5bd516acf25ed08a351b5773cc061c711d2fbef

SHA256
8daa75e2ac895fd46d2c18901b43c286942b0a719931d66fac0766bc23484004

SHA512
b086ee33395a3fd94f2ac005ddc1bb46ab57a63e9f4bb481052cf5fb3217b622d149e8b5b5372dc94633f472fa90d11068c97e0ec5e6850c45e51578a92480c0

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\VNLL.001

Filesize
396B

MD5
3d664c3993eea941a6a929423a1ed960

SHA1
325e58a0d9a732f3c63d6c74ee9cfd63a8173dc6

SHA256
b19aef4e0ad4a0f07f6dfd8ddb2df13f456747d9cacd2fcb883ee2c7700030e5

SHA512
dd0cb1f28f20880c2670369c277ecdcc7e89afd59ea2945eec514671fab2782b49cce23fce9d1046b36957ddfa6f943cf661aa3dc30b35fbc65cccc7793e0096

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\VNLL.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
81e20f4361cf8f5a57812871c24d945e

SHA1
5d7877d6959ab26599b05795a71633f00c37a3da

SHA256
e6e8b4a29dccb3531f58c75b754caf7f26afe3e7043239305fd0ae7ab2f7571d

SHA512
69b1d75ab7123054bf98cf3a0f2cc7a0749cda8d85ebdef85be7d89f1454154ce29070907b934727a6c5276ff430e94810b87a5634d25d8529df9ee36fd20818

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\VNLL.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
e9fbdcc2f5fb657fa519b3f5c69fc52d

SHA1
c49cca77b46a59d620711de7564d43e5dafcd2b5

SHA256
cc440cfc4ce1a1ff503cc9e8937c59aae64bfce4daa3e7dc757220a25cadc2e4

SHA512
913759967e16b99d8ea66433e5dc99d5ddbf737be6784306e67c2b23a525b7a578fcae1028221d3209abc452ff30508eb750c62113c3868a7af36b544e525fb1

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\VNLL.exe

Filesize
473KB

MD5
97d8ad45f48b4b28a93aab94699b7168

SHA1
8b69b7fd7c008b95d12386f6da415097e72151de

SHA256
661df22a66b2062b233eb0bd9665de924cfe0ac9c6ba29e20ffef24f817f9331

SHA512
3351eac970bab391de410fcf1937da75d2e4722b808f10332f487ddfe469544e32e7d4ed0e5bdc19bd5f472cffcc55ca1498c95945b4e9c4ceff6ff5cc521c8a

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memory/2448-24-0x0000000000590000-0x0000000000591000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2448-42-0x0000000000590000-0x0000000000591000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4032-31-0x000002B4C37E0000-0x000002B4C3A50000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.4MB

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memory/4032-41-0x000002B4C37E0000-0x000002B4C3A50000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.4MB

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memory/4032-40-0x000002B4C1ED0000-0x000002B4C1ED1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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