ardamax | adaa610cbcf2da8ccdb487bcc21a52be006d70bff7515f0cdab121ec0aec0254

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
Size

740KB
MD5

e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b
SHA1

7a8649854dba17bf336abc7711e22b6e1b9a8b88
SHA256

adaa610cbcf2da8ccdb487bcc21a52be006d70bff7515f0cdab121ec0aec0254
SHA512

1519951364b67a18343dac143254d9e2ca8ecdd0fc96c14052d49ad7992d7d8cbddf0b824381f65a2ee312ba4f3c3f8abfc922a2ba14dd95847f56ac09aac4c4
SSDEEP

12288:nlhe9psp2JR7zIgAojnQ/1FnYN3927FqVYkXaLTFgveKjJKTNsvRdgejDXBqNOGv:+Dsp2JRuojnQ/1FnYN3QZvkXaLTW/Jmt

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
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000016d22-9.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1880	DSID.exe
2944	spider.exe

Loads dropped DLL 11 IoCs

pid	Process
1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
1880	DSID.exe
1880	DSID.exe
1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
2944	spider.exe
2944	spider.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\DSID Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\Sys32\\DSID.exe"	DSID.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\Sys32\DSID.001	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DSID.006	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DSID.007	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DSID.exe	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32	DSID.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_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	DSID.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	spider.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	1880	DSID.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1880	DSID.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1880	DSID.exe
1880	DSID.exe
1880	DSID.exe
1880	DSID.exe
1880	DSID.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 1880	1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe	28
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 1880	1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe	28
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 1880	1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe	28
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 1880	1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe	28
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2944	1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe	29
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2944	1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe	29
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2944	1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe	29
PID 1636 wrote to memory of 2944	1636	JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe	29

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_e71257cdb113ef8331b3b5967e9da39b.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1636
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DSID.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Sys32\DSID.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:1880
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\spider.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\spider.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2944

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

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\AKV.exe

Filesize
389KB

MD5
433e840b522e28f86377e1df7cb80baf

SHA1
c200505662ba78caae3c4a054c3ca7d62e97be93

SHA256
9cb577e77dad05b03969fcf2118ed26fa6ad3bce1d9659fa0934b942c76581f0

SHA512
c5dc790a5b40062481bc978c28fc3279236b60b9b907c6dd03fbd4bf52f9bebc3ab38bf0ac0de1f455a4db28639bedaececaad8e7f096f624d3916cf0f362ffc

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DSID.001

Filesize
416B

MD5
8686213cdc48cab1758dabde712b6a33

SHA1
86477811fb230d487fe0eb50ee65e909423d1d32

SHA256
e64e7787d69356846b54e17358a4131d130750cfa91bbe6aa0b5eaeac88636ae

SHA512
4197e98cca6e58fd227ee8a5b65bead11c8c8979b8ef48d32b8bc4c0447de15d47fdffcb923b69795a65285744729eb05d1e7a1dfff1f865c13573f4ee0cb79c

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DSID.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
27534bc0f73b5de819de58995aa1e622

SHA1
0ac11c296a1daef49f4672a668a20091563866c9

SHA256
4c7dc5430b1dc5d402767578402dbc3d824c4ff4be4222b3c24036e45bb9eccd

SHA512
f14f9e358507ad49607b22e6da96805178fd23cda5302479ea1c8ef2901bc9fecd02123da9ac9f2043764c9d1f5730c074777fd706e7fdc24b094b0bebf520c1

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DSID.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
fe107515338fbde5e5307c4f76b96bb1

SHA1
df6c1ad7f99bc25243c38fa602c308ccbd09ec85

SHA256
26381a466fed113a110752d96640d5c8144a2e4d385b175a17a8f224e459214b

SHA512
6adae86847423c72250b5bcdc993d3312ccd46fa0b08702990b352f7b188c55a0a067c0493b191582ac5520d360f3e7ef6788fa48cfcf4d191aa12209786fed6

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@A035.tmp

Filesize
3KB

MD5
5a159e9341f65fc570232248b8cf51cb

SHA1
31905d6404692e9f31b58b15075348942612f375

SHA256
399cf2fca877cfb6258f0b18db3526acefa3725619c4fa63b238fb5dbe390f66

SHA512
a020905c4c15443f81f77f86db3e0ecca19c48dceb5b8608435054fcff56580a175c0f64a2eacc00e6c14c6537b5e07fd41a89e4602157d012fd6e056054d9bf

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

Filesize
526KB

MD5
2f83e4c369590aee78825c9b553816de

SHA1
0e3ae6855e0835b59764bccae54091f35d094ac0

SHA256
6f3db5f9c14dbaeb5dea41ada44175d06fa57c1ddd4c2fc37aad438fed10c9e3

SHA512
50e1e34e95697900a36efaa0cf1e77c01d9942c3d450f8f612f791185441bd7f45954a84cf1a02c2d681894fbaa92a87aa283122e09536a9ea71d2543ec67292

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DSID.exe

Filesize
475KB

MD5
c9ae34faba6dc2ef692069a94baa6d83

SHA1
1d55c106f34258b8c8b7194bc8a5dbe4781fdd24

SHA256
51ca7c0303f667b8cd35dce598c6a9ebc4ccd5da7e37150ad7c01a2cd1d05d0c

SHA512
7dbce735aff17ae324ee54c9638995f22f778261d277affe5af763bde37d3918b575f1cb7a4b4323c8b2a6d49c2a918c980224e27136087d82d782ddc1b8ecbf

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memory/1636-38-0x0000000077A1F000-0x0000000077A20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1880-23-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1880-43-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2944-40-0x0000000077A1F000-0x0000000077A20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2944-42-0x0000000077A1F000-0x0000000077A20000-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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