ardamax | daabd1b474b4e1a89425731c6cfcc18cd014df81bf396ac3edaaf4ccbebcb1b2

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c.exe
Size

478KB
MD5

d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c
SHA1

6b32c96c76c077e6aa4d806c7b39874a29266ec0
SHA256

daabd1b474b4e1a89425731c6cfcc18cd014df81bf396ac3edaaf4ccbebcb1b2
SHA512

1427a51cb697bbb461952e61f7217a272aa804625bbbc3c9f236988f4f04dcf1cebfe7efc2902ef289d6361a0f83344b1d43faac575dc534f6d9f3d59ec6df96
SSDEEP

12288:49z6nz9KRF4RW63SYlPvsw8UdS++Rstio+z5sRYWcCdUKXB:JzqyW6SYi4yEioBTdUKx

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/0x0007000000023e23-12.dat	family_ardamax

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
44	1864	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_d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4384	BCEM.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3112	JaffaCakes118_d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c.exe
4384	BCEM.exe
4384	BCEM.exe
4384	BCEM.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\BCEM Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\BCEM.exe"	BCEM.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\28463\BCEM.exe	JaffaCakes118_d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	BCEM.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BCEM.001	JaffaCakes118_d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BCEM.006	JaffaCakes118_d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BCEM.007	JaffaCakes118_d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c.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_d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	BCEM.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
1900	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	4384	BCEM.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4384	BCEM.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4384	BCEM.exe
4384	BCEM.exe
4384	BCEM.exe
4384	BCEM.exe
4384	BCEM.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3112 wrote to memory of 4384	3112	JaffaCakes118_d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c.exe	86
PID 3112 wrote to memory of 4384	3112	JaffaCakes118_d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c.exe	86
PID 3112 wrote to memory of 4384	3112	JaffaCakes118_d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_d04e7145f4a9f345a721ab6443360b7c.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:3112
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BCEM.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\BCEM.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:4384

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIyIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDU5MjEiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxODE5ODA3NzAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI1MzEzMjc0NDk0Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:1900

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@D060.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
908f7f4b0cf93759447afca95cd84aa6

SHA1
d1903a49b211bcb4a460904019ee7441420aa961

SHA256
3e6378164f9dc4148b86c9312b63c5a6b1fabcfebf9557f182d331e9cb32fc23

SHA512
958e0880565b008cdb045d6aba5103f0ba820ac037facf24b78924187a119258e3a8a97de4c3874694962114ef672d41a55feb71b92d5038e7d45bc3d91d6b0d

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe

Filesize
393KB

MD5
b0b09699ea39c0107af1c0833f07c054

SHA1
b730e2fb0bda9bf4a1b1f8768a00838e3ca9dcc1

SHA256
be63e3b5a6c3fbec11a737332d4e0040a23cc2d17182b4bc5e7d5dd41d930ee1

SHA512
55430e53058964961808f37d738c31f1502c3ec4a14b0296bef7bad22e468734bcd119eedba14cc87894d4acc81c9266572aff9919b18bd584823c47fa149796

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

Filesize
542B

MD5
a99fb5d2c0b5228a5b62e8b5c84149eb

SHA1
581459ad63dfb025355ad165679134897ce807b4

SHA256
a3df8e33767048afdbdef11274adc9dcba67c53c907eeb6f6526132c1e0f2451

SHA512
ee79ea5208e1ce65aa36374eab07b571edee9774732b833e1978e1a8e9401c6922887d629aacf8621a98f2f791aa2e33fe24d9e5497b905d585bd76670bb060a

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\BCEM.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
e0fcfa7cad88d1a8a462cee6b06cf668

SHA1
a7e49078517abc929a6da261df06556c8f5a8cf0

SHA256
340ff9f7f784e299030abb9982c88547e67251a6cca07d30ca8073d01a2840c4

SHA512
430fd640432769047de7bb4432f710193855a5121fe5944ef07f6b68749608312e7c22b29834967d429637fc9b285671cd10bbc9e1cfb43654695a206ba9cf82

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
ca72cd485d116033f1b776903ce7ee0a

SHA1
85b0b73a75b0498f56200dd1a5cf0de5371e42a3

SHA256
e583532d6b4d8cfc1def5e550674e9e1a4eef2a107adacddf729fddac64f49c4

SHA512
8dbf6920af64aac6a80c3da4a567473dc20c8d4e24078f7e66bb5aa1a08641e5081b0a1ee05f82fb1dd14218b62572c198ff39b1add5f19893008b3d8e54538f

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

Filesize
472KB

MD5
7ca78f42e7c88f01fb7fd88321b283ff

SHA1
8f6fb4e3f5b696cac4fd54490d5f8c1862d0bb6b

SHA256
2354f408b272232ea4bb74d17d22a4332b97f1003fb9bace174a9811f2b41729

SHA512
06e822f04a4657b492a485b5a542e5c8400060abf7e71020d17965fee11f1f7c0807e32b5f9426a4fb9b4d7dd05a68ae871e5fef0807e24204351ebe569eb4ca

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memory/4384-23-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4384-27-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000671000-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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