ardamax | f87fb215a4a40b819e4b5f4649c3c8d16a1967d74d37605e4b8ae4ed9b3dd645

Analysis

max time kernel
91s
max time network
17s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240729-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
10-02-2025 16:44

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe
Size

3.4MB
MD5

dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00
SHA1

866f17817ef2c73d0f22f8531f95193e5a48d3ea
SHA256

f87fb215a4a40b819e4b5f4649c3c8d16a1967d74d37605e4b8ae4ed9b3dd645
SHA512

d0eb46f7e61a97b90f5918172db4137416002ee4f879b169f4921bd159fd68376887af155d618671a462d221d6c5dc6b1c5473c03bb483d98cd0c0d5dfaf04cc
SSDEEP

98304:CRvzDoTBuzt0NnfBJe63tzua39N7xdLKXKmT7EWlzZf/2WPhmIJ1xlo:EDotuzt0Uvf/2WPhy

Score

10^/10

ardamax defense_evasion discovery keylogger persistence stealer themida

Malware Config

Signatures

Ardamax
A keylogger first seen in 2013.
keylogger stealer ardamax
Ardamax family
ardamax

Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0005000000019604-42.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2576	nwHook.exe
3020	Install.exe
2596	XRBT.exe

Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

defense_evasion

Query Registry

T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2703099537-420551529-3771253338-1000\Software\Wine	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe

Loads dropped DLL 16 IoCs

pid	Process
2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe
2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe
2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe
3020	Install.exe
3020	Install.exe
3020	Install.exe
3020	Install.exe
3020	Install.exe
3020	Install.exe
2596	XRBT.exe
2596	XRBT.exe
2596	XRBT.exe
2596	XRBT.exe
2596	XRBT.exe
2576	nwHook.exe
2576	nwHook.exe

Themida packer 2 IoCs

Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

themida

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2188-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp	themida
behavioral1/memory/2188-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp	themida

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\XRBT Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\XRBT.exe"	XRBT.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\XRBT.001	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XRBT.006	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XRBT.007	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XRBT.exe	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	Install.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	XRBT.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 8 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	taskkill.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Install.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	taskkill.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	nwHook.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	XRBT.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	taskkill.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	taskkill.exe

Kills process with taskkill 4 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
2688	taskkill.exe
2564	taskkill.exe
2548	taskkill.exe
2580	taskkill.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2564	taskkill.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2688	taskkill.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2580	taskkill.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2548	taskkill.exe
Token: 33	2596	XRBT.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2596	XRBT.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 9 IoCs

pid	Process
2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe
2576	nwHook.exe
2596	XRBT.exe
2596	XRBT.exe
2596	XRBT.exe
2596	XRBT.exe
2596	XRBT.exe
2576	nwHook.exe
2576	nwHook.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2688	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	30
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2688	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	30
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2688	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	30
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2688	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	30
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2564	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	31
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2564	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	31
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2564	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	31
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2564	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	31
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2576	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	34
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2576	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	34
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2576	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	34
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2576	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	34
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2548	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	35
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2548	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	35
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2548	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	35
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2548	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	35
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2580	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	36
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2580	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	36
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2580	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	36
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2580	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	36
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 3020	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	39
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 3020	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	39
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 3020	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	39
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 3020	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	39
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 3020	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	39
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 3020	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	39
PID 2188 wrote to memory of 3020	2188	JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe	39
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2596	3020	Install.exe	41
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2596	3020	Install.exe	41
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2596	3020	Install.exe	41
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2596	3020	Install.exe	41
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2596	3020	Install.exe	41
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2596	3020	Install.exe	41
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2596	3020	Install.exe	41

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_dd7697a332318969cdbd244db0d07e00.exe"
1⤵
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2188
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
  taskkill /f /im egui.exe
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Kills process with taskkill
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2688
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
  taskkill /f /im ekrn.exe
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Kills process with taskkill
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2564
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nwHook.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nwHook.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2576
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
  taskkill /f /im egui.exe
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Kills process with taskkill
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2548
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
  taskkill /f /im ekrn.exe
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Kills process with taskkill
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2580
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3020
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XRBT.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\XRBT.exe"
    3⤵
    - 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:2596

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nwHook.exe

Filesize
2.3MB

MD5
79e4a64321b363408a7f90178022fa45

SHA1
82fe22ec347e4ac5b2c63de6e3a2037de3a0837b

SHA256
437d8490a68859abd7a8bd440a5e8d46368b94a8ef11d08799435306e7cae2c5

SHA512
c83b8f5b11e88798375232455ba8c9f1333c1bf25686938cd71b35fe807007e8f07c9521a94e9b496afd585384ca6f0623c61d5429164b64898beef9f347adea

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

Filesize
395KB

MD5
b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321

SHA1
0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87

SHA256
14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a

SHA512
10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XRBT.001

Filesize
538B

MD5
106a87fa99d0aabba84586a7c72e2fc6

SHA1
bc983dc2f251fde08c9d5b36ef02b6d5ad73d678

SHA256
03ae6c2b041e48cbfcaea63cc867ddf2b1bf5f956efa35e4bb5c1b08c022e16b

SHA512
82f8fd90d39490b0a6c077241c1ba8a5ce20b61f5340d041a6e2de48816b33a706fd75244ab1cf4c2e99dcaf1fc8bfd7aee91ab5e526ac909c464b0d5120adcd

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XRBT.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

SHA1
d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

SHA256
a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

SHA512
fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

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

Filesize
473KB

MD5
17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547

SHA1
a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb

SHA256
1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd

SHA512
b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@580F.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

SHA1
d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

SHA256
d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

SHA512
494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe

Filesize
480KB

MD5
35bcfc4516f908e03f9c081d52fad185

SHA1
af1a8849375acd1ba29cb262e60a8a2285d967ef

SHA256
ebcd0a5124134fc9cfa850e979d678e68d11819cb8830cb895de43a77b979d85

SHA512
3edd418f37f3ad764c16b7cd1575c9a66ae83bdac251865feb9d91450e1689a976af0135bf1bfa02d938436d4d1bf95d35e93ed2ab12735df95ce649c5112f1e

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XRBT.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

SHA1
f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

SHA256
3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

SHA512
e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

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memory/2188-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
692KB

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memory/2188-22-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2188-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
692KB

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memory/2188-1-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2576-25-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010025000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2576-24-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010025000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2576-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001F72000-memory.dmp

Filesize
27.4MB

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memory/2576-60-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010025000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2576-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001F72000-memory.dmp

Filesize
27.4MB

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memory/2576-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001F72000-memory.dmp

Filesize
27.4MB

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memory/2576-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001F72000-memory.dmp

Filesize
27.4MB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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