ardamax | 73d9d0c09261ed8c6f68ac2e91d0908a65fc4e70ef00cfe975e0f4ad56e23632

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_cb46cea14db569e3939019412cb8a3b6.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

cb46cea14db569e3939019412cb8a3b6
SHA1

2babd08b163eee09c7db98a7e80729d631192317
SHA256

73d9d0c09261ed8c6f68ac2e91d0908a65fc4e70ef00cfe975e0f4ad56e23632
SHA512

ff9d4ebe1be2a15abb3dd2d528ef27aaf33b260010d92a395f12459c7c7668c852e19abcc19e969d4fbd0067dd634cc009a6a40cf0da5f198fadf9cf3ff0e717
SSDEEP

24576:40NzTb3EzYaXT1dwNPbtXDjUxLIZ6OrzvofDG5SxdwCIF4zBu7LJWMV+A:40pTjE8cqbXMxdOrzwDG5genMBu7LI

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/0x0007000000023e32-8.dat	family_ardamax

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
51	3480	Process not Found

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-1-5-21-189444705-1272902858-1305688695-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_cb46cea14db569e3939019412cb8a3b6.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3148	ADS.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3148	ADS.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\ADS Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\VMTPHM\\ADS.exe"	ADS.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\VMTPHM\ADS.001	JaffaCakes118_cb46cea14db569e3939019412cb8a3b6.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\VMTPHM\ADS.002	JaffaCakes118_cb46cea14db569e3939019412cb8a3b6.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\VMTPHM\AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_cb46cea14db569e3939019412cb8a3b6.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\VMTPHM\ADS.exe	JaffaCakes118_cb46cea14db569e3939019412cb8a3b6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\VMTPHM\	ADS.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\VMTPHM\ADS.004	JaffaCakes118_cb46cea14db569e3939019412cb8a3b6.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_cb46cea14db569e3939019412cb8a3b6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ADS.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
2056	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3148	ADS.exe
3148	ADS.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	3148	ADS.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3148	ADS.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3148	ADS.exe
3148	ADS.exe
3148	ADS.exe
3148	ADS.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 3148	1776	JaffaCakes118_cb46cea14db569e3939019412cb8a3b6.exe	86
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 3148	1776	JaffaCakes118_cb46cea14db569e3939019412cb8a3b6.exe	86
PID 1776 wrote to memory of 3148	1776	JaffaCakes118_cb46cea14db569e3939019412cb8a3b6.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_cb46cea14db569e3939019412cb8a3b6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_cb46cea14db569e3939019412cb8a3b6.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1776
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\VMTPHM\ADS.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\VMTPHM\ADS.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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:3148

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIyIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDU5MjEiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxODE5ODA3NzAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI1MjczOTE4MzE4Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:2056

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

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\VMTPHM\ADS.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
0e7e847fb96b4faa6cb4d3707a96887e

SHA1
896fd4064044e271312e9128e874108eec69521f

SHA256
c0f3e18ed0020dae5f75d3338b51f9c8de26d8af0a4d31904ba77cb1d112bbca

SHA512
ad680ed30b0cabe1be4e7237b8e620060de9c5f64d088d21a6acf6f293551ab4abc10f8f959aa6041e19aeaea538e72beeecc29b7669546a9a151141d4e73684

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\VMTPHM\ADS.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
f195701cf2c54d6ceadad943cf5135b8

SHA1
9beb03fc097fc58d7375b0511b87ced98a423a08

SHA256
177c1dcc7f13158445f0b99713e9cad205da86e764940a48d43dc375565b0dec

SHA512
f78def1ab431bb2b7b647ec76c063c30a87cabd22605f94cbe4fbb6f757fd54ddf7861d3842a0e369abfce94b68d41dec0fe2322a74f67d9875f561f92b20025

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\VMTPHM\ADS.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
76b0242479fbf3a4523c8eb99b581a52

SHA1
b874951dd7b3bb1f654fc83f3ab36f4784192f04

SHA256
112d4cb567942eb67860cc41ec0caee7590d48cb618944cdb29f491b7cd4ba43

SHA512
f5e1886d353ba7f2aeac519daf11c507f6cc3c2a48cd57b170aa0f2186c23a751a367b9050389ad26f6c8cc7a0c364ecf935de2a2683644de1f587cbe19db9fa

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\VMTPHM\ADS.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
d95623e481661c678a0546e02f10f24c

SHA1
b6949e68a19b270873764585eb1e82448d1e0717

SHA256
cecfadce6fb09b3977c20d15fb40f8f66a1d7e488a4794451d048a598c3417da

SHA512
dee02644d92ed30e88bb10e9dcdba97abd9949b230059ec20cf5d93061f9cdb77b1e793e5f69d0b51595c30077c3ddd093348d22b070ce898ccefe28b8062591

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

Filesize
485KB

MD5
b905540561802896d1609a5709c38795

SHA1
a265f7c1d428ccece168d36ae1a5f50abfb69e37

SHA256
ce666ce776c30251bb1b465d47826c23efaa86ec5ee50b2a4d23a4ceb343ed53

SHA512
7663654f134f47a8092bae1f3f9d46732d2541ab955e7604d43a0def1e61e2bc039a6753e94d99f1d04b69f55a86f1fb937513671019f1bdf100edb97b24badc

Download Submit
memory/3148-17-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/3148-19-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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