ardamax | 81840529b137048b38936149aee100d9281c7b18e4197bc3fd12acd7e8fa15f2

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe
Size

608KB
MD5

e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791
SHA1

92ca8e254f9179263f07839f23e58f19eedb2dda
SHA256

81840529b137048b38936149aee100d9281c7b18e4197bc3fd12acd7e8fa15f2
SHA512

44fb11d616fedc0a7f25ace4ea2dd647db3084b729630606b570d5a68d68b592f0ab7e4a8f9ae1f3a32a12400ca90078b4ca4d86a4ac1014f136ca00805bdaea
SSDEEP

12288:9Y95XTuTNTeEsHXaTqVRB2QOTl5T3LkgOLu3N/dSNiX3yb5:MQhqEsHXyqVRE9bLRu

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/0x0007000000023e09-12.dat	family_ardamax

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-1-5-21-705198581-2062733989-3666524522-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2184	system32JWWC.exe
1196	ghg.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2728	JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe
2184	system32JWWC.exe
1196	ghg.exe
2184	system32JWWC.exe
2184	system32JWWC.exe
1196	ghg.exe
1196	ghg.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\system32JWWC Agent = "C:\\Windows\\system32JWWC.exe"	system32JWWC.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 Windows directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32JWWC.006	JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32JWWC.007	JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32JWWC.exe	JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32JWWC.001	JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.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 4 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_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	system32JWWC.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ghg.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
3668	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2184	system32JWWC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2184	system32JWWC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2184	system32JWWC.exe
2184	system32JWWC.exe
2184	system32JWWC.exe
2184	system32JWWC.exe
1196	ghg.exe
1196	ghg.exe
2184	system32JWWC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2184	2728	JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe	87
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2184	2728	JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe	87
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 2184	2728	JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe	87
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 1196	2728	JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe	88
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 1196	2728	JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe	88
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 1196	2728	JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe	88

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_e79210de39de3b312a866b6f2c635791.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2728
- C:\Windows\system32JWWC.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32JWWC.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2184
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ghg.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ghg.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1196

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIzIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDU4NjAiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxODIxNjMwOTAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI0OTY4NzYyODg4Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:3668

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\@AF4B.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
d9e02f226fc338d14df200ba9a700625

SHA1
414f134a16a309b31e418ed9e08c0c48aaf6e2bc

SHA256
8165757efb79acceb9fd0bfae6b2c19b8f087cc0461abb17941d460dbdf2e260

SHA512
13c73381602fe2593312d41ab4bc5cd5f922ac651f9e71e3fe3c58e7f0c5c73ecc9d79d61ec46f33a0a81cf73373421eeb510bd99650c0f53af30974ed61b8ca

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

Filesize
98KB

MD5
e574d01743f79e2c7f834a2a8fd90a9f

SHA1
2dce329f604b1fc3087dfbe35a5614ec7b592842

SHA256
d56a65fd0d349fe6aad2f57072203f8a0981ae8c4176c697d55c4aaef96b6ca6

SHA512
4e2b24c623a3dc304dcf0002b0d4f91cf06400417838e843d165794b0839d3e87a4bd12ff13f0c79caaf230c20870258aca101c69d3e21c28fedbe564aa0c9b7

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C:\Windows\system32JWWC.001

Filesize
428B

MD5
2a3733b0bef9742285746ab2c7e755b2

SHA1
77e8bd6a46dd82a784d917dd55a6df384c292dc6

SHA256
dad856f3973792ff052a2eabd0b64ae787a692699f8ef7d8b41b7b253a9574a3

SHA512
ff4b8c11d1a01bd27972b89b111e5e01a5393b3a2bc0a78859ba55102736d65832df2b4147d7ab3d37130f3ff42add69da7916e9e5681f49df4cdc8c5485c8df

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C:\Windows\system32JWWC.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
32dd7b4bc8b6f290b0ece3cc1c011c96

SHA1
b979683868b399c6a6204ebaed9fc9c784a0429a

SHA256
6dcce9bbba5c2de47eea3abf7597a9c4fb2e4d358efc3752fa65c169cccfa2a1

SHA512
9e0d720799fe816f7d09c8a722b762203b6f12a8625c1c93cd640219ecc35969bd641b4d9e6dc04ab6f95ceb73235a438eb7d48ee9402118db3618b5760551ea

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C:\Windows\system32JWWC.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
e8155b68775ed29590e14df80fdc0e9f

SHA1
ed449da02e648a524004c265f3c37496d2f07f1f

SHA256
b39ba894b0a9a3201461ddd9ee9b297928e793dff221a47f019e75c11df631f3

SHA512
b14e00c46cf9bed0aca0f85775f624ff064f2d2afe1fa68b61bee5729db73cf9a8eced669c52d7cbb9504ff1b369a9a16a0f36c71a70c13c0bd1eaf5e07ccc11

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C:\Windows\system32JWWC.exe

Filesize
471KB

MD5
3c06bbc025b61d2182ef5573f2852bda

SHA1
ebc1464c00b13fb5b3f80a59c80b595020e1fe7c

SHA256
e7f64e7215284cdeb8ef1eba28733f7aeae7f6977f82809d8de1e76a2e249085

SHA512
9d839ada211b85fc1efb1fe7bb3ce66fcf0e8069221d958234649c2ac5dc0f1bd06f1a016f9c727077af36fb46cac5409be9c8a8201d17f689c6b473aa01acdc

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memory/1196-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/2184-28-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000671000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2184-38-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000671000-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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