ardamax | 7b9567fa039b6f323fb83203b7acea86f7938175c5df914a1a2c7e2d065398ad

Analysis

max time kernel
121s
max time network
126s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
11-02-2025 14:42

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe
Size

959KB
MD5

e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705
SHA1

3389c536fafbeb0cca5d629241f7df021a874a2a
SHA256

7b9567fa039b6f323fb83203b7acea86f7938175c5df914a1a2c7e2d065398ad
SHA512

8b54c74e7109f22a03d4d66cfe0c3b344a7662a2ae548b428b6aa9d82b53740ab13af083d0def6757877de085e12f87ffb0f27a2ad704c562b480b735390384a
SSDEEP

24576:YuigojG/8u4u+f2+yX5rauSdSg9WjqO7Zn6tjSS0:YuiZKtV+f2+yXQAg9CqgZn6t+S0

Score

10^/10

ardamax defense_evasion 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
behavioral1/files/0x0006000000019238-26.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2860	fotito.exe
2152	OWUK.exe

Loads dropped DLL 11 IoCs

pid	Process
2860	fotito.exe
2860	fotito.exe
2860	fotito.exe
2152	OWUK.exe
2152	OWUK.exe
2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe
2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe
2732	POWERPNT.EXE
2732	POWERPNT.EXE
2860	fotito.exe
2860	fotito.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312935884-697965778-3955649944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\fotito.exe1 = "\\fotito.exe"	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\OWUK Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\OWUK.exe"	OWUK.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
Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
defense_evasion

File Deletion
T1070.004

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	OWUK.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\OWUK.001	fotito.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\OWUK.006	fotito.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\OWUK.007	fotito.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\OWUK.exe	fotito.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	fotito.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 6 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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	fotito.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	OWUK.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	POWERPNT.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	POWERPNT.EXE

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2732	POWERPNT.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2152	OWUK.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2152	OWUK.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2152	OWUK.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe
2152	OWUK.exe
2152	OWUK.exe
2152	OWUK.exe
2152	OWUK.exe
2152	OWUK.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2860	2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe	31
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2860	2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe	31
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2860	2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe	31
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2860	2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe	31
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2152	2860	fotito.exe	32
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2152	2860	fotito.exe	32
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2152	2860	fotito.exe	32
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 2152	2860	fotito.exe	32
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2732	2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe	33
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2732	2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe	33
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2732	2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe	33
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2732	2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe	33
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2732	2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe	33
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2732	2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe	33
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2732	2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe	33
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2732	2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe	33
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2732	2708	JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe	33
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1980	2732	POWERPNT.EXE	34
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1980	2732	POWERPNT.EXE	34
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1980	2732	POWERPNT.EXE	34
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 1980	2732	POWERPNT.EXE	34
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1808	2860	fotito.exe	35
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1808	2860	fotito.exe	35
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1808	2860	fotito.exe	35
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1808	2860	fotito.exe	35
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1808	2860	fotito.exe	35
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1808	2860	fotito.exe	35
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1808	2860	fotito.exe	35
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1808	2860	fotito.exe	35
PID 2860 wrote to memory of 1808	2860	fotito.exe	35
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2440	2152	OWUK.exe	36
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2440	2152	OWUK.exe	36
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2440	2152	OWUK.exe	36
PID 2152 wrote to memory of 2440	2152	OWUK.exe	36

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_e761527c1a074361cc726dad1e158705.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2708
- C:\fotito.exe
  "C:\fotito.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2860
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\OWUK.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\OWUK.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
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2152
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\OWUK.exe > nul
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2440
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE" /s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\foto.pps"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1808
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE" /s "C:\foto.pps"
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2732
- - C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
    C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
    3⤵
    PID:1980

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

Indicator Removal

T1070

File Deletion

T1070.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\710E82E.tmp

Filesize
79B

MD5
29cee1107d60925a1f4dc0860f5ddc24

SHA1
4e7257d81cd673c9464e36360639bad5d3de8c95

SHA256
c3a16ee587fddf899b9518290a400dd65b6b81de364bec71bf0abcebbb8c81d3

SHA512
bb16174da0d5064e3dc590391e5a60589f2e21964a1c85269ef912fe3dae50c6380a35169dfa2ff6169aa42403d6a3b9851ec052bb71b2b9e9e82cb626ddb354

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

Filesize
395KB

MD5
b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321

SHA1
0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87

SHA256
14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a

SHA512
10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d

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

Filesize
402B

MD5
665435143940ad62f6fcd415c82aa291

SHA1
a32af1fb8f59760a1d9023c715a4fc9fdf92bc26

SHA256
7e444f62c6cc934bab674613c71fb8c54ece8d346474f7f162f6a98c8c0acc96

SHA512
fa03aeae759dfa633f0746c771b22ecd2cd88f71c241f02792b413d57e170ef11d9022c2f3e7c0127ec0ce7223050add8f9054c772d778373e5b522f6f39e156

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

SHA1
d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

SHA256
a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

SHA512
fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

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

Filesize
473KB

MD5
17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547

SHA1
a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb

SHA256
1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd

SHA512
b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8

Download Submit
C:\fotito.exe

Filesize
698KB

MD5
c0045421b37fabfa23dd7e13a22b2f22

SHA1
2c1b6153a5ecebcfebc7d62488d970fc1a955c9d

SHA256
a0107b495a915234a0b5686648cd6a7769796f422b40c6a50fe5165829eacd83

SHA512
c2ce7d9abf2293f53a19161f2eafb42e6228ccfc4ff67877c9ecb757ae63c0861e144fbab89a6c7e6f6a62181b33cc8f9076bccdb617d035c478192ab8188de9

Download Submit
C:\foto.pps

Filesize
236KB

MD5
57c229daef8ba21f247240853e353df4

SHA1
0b27380293de7ce78b7063cebae7818e4285254e

SHA256
38ff05279cb0e83df01db04ad5dd74915d9918d08bfd46d1434fa43db4bbee3e

SHA512
7846b17adfea9696e6814cec84a116216d26cee084e8acba64e70ce35ce2b95993fcc3601f17c61f694fd32e2ea18961e4f79a145758f8f963985fc32e8600a7

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@E6B7.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

SHA1
d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

SHA256
d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

SHA512
494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

SHA1
f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

SHA256
3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

SHA512
e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

Download Submit
memory/2152-34-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2152-58-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2732-41-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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