ardamax | b961e4165ad4ec34729b25dcffba91fa354a103bcafac1ec7ff1472b4045c040

Analysis

max time kernel
120s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
12-02-2025 09:07

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90
SHA1

96ecf24d150868f99816c5de78a68a81bd8794f6
SHA256

b961e4165ad4ec34729b25dcffba91fa354a103bcafac1ec7ff1472b4045c040
SHA512

791fbaf5493e0d504f8378c69e767cae2d0ebd7d845fb0d44945cef618dda5137d27ea02356e87837fe974cc711e7bc481e5b2fde9f7fc7784e60c0d1fc0a8f3
SSDEEP

24576:xqZ8SKN1Vevc9XH8bdlN935cXJUUGCuA3BMOWtlhmIqU6lqAY/qM:xqiSKYMX0d69G/2BwlsIqU6Sz

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/0x0007000000019441-9.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2780	IHYM.exe
1336	aqua3d.exe

Loads dropped DLL 15 IoCs

pid	Process
3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe
3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe
3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe
2780	IHYM.exe
2780	IHYM.exe
3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe
3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe
3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe
1336	aqua3d.exe
1336	aqua3d.exe
1336	aqua3d.exe
1336	aqua3d.exe
1336	aqua3d.exe
1336	aqua3d.exe
1336	aqua3d.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\IHYM Agent = "C:\\Windows\\28463\\IHYM.exe"	IHYM.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 8 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\28463\IHYM.007	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe
File created	C:\Windows\28463\IHYM.exe	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe
File created	C:\Windows\28463\AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\28463	IHYM.exe
File created	C:\Windows\28463\IHYM.009	IHYM.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\28463\IHYM.009	IHYM.exe
File created	C:\Windows\28463\IHYM.001	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe
File created	C:\Windows\28463\IHYM.006	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.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_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	IHYM.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	aqua3d.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1336	aqua3d.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2780	IHYM.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2780	IHYM.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2780	IHYM.exe
2780	IHYM.exe
2780	IHYM.exe
2780	IHYM.exe
2780	IHYM.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2780	3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe	30
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2780	3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe	30
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2780	3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe	30
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2780	3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe	30
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 1336	3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe	31
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 1336	3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe	31
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 1336	3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe	31
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 1336	3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe	31
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 1336	3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe	31
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 1336	3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe	31
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 1336	3060	JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ef02544a7c17abce22a4ab1154395a90.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3060
- C:\Windows\28463\IHYM.exe
  "C:\Windows\28463\IHYM.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2780
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aqua3d.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aqua3d.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  PID:1336

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

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\nstFC2A.tmp\ioSpecial.ini

Filesize
653B

MD5
db3558d57ce0c6ffc32c54964038ee75

SHA1
132e950c61dc55ba838ece36d9012ae0efd86e89

SHA256
91ad1d340df10066c31f95b320c37cdb5a23d1aa6575198cdbd660732ae2b2d7

SHA512
ee1941fc4facfb26f51f5198bfa7b78e4750f92aa8a0809239fd3718473f26143aecddbb11678ec4fc73d613f53debc356d263879cc5a427ef2735968582c2c3

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C:\Windows\28463\AKV.exe

Filesize
395KB

MD5
b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321

SHA1
0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87

SHA256
14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a

SHA512
10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d

Download Submit
C:\Windows\28463\IHYM.001

Filesize
530B

MD5
2a1e50471ae56ecdddca3108ed071587

SHA1
1a515cb249eaf48830da50f7f820a334a137cb94

SHA256
c755de02abb5efc4f339b0e31d26d0321acb90c01af29fbf16f7e9f14e89426a

SHA512
ffe2aa9c37e33094735d276fc3c6a8cddddca0b2649aeeac4bde27a4421de76c43aae27e047840c1a7e05d23a8521cb153cc79570b844c244a4f510f9506daf9

Download Submit
C:\Windows\28463\IHYM.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

SHA1
f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

SHA256
3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

SHA512
e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\28463\IHYM.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

SHA1
d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

SHA256
a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

SHA512
fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@FA27.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

SHA1
d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

SHA256
d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

SHA512
494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aqua3d.exe

Filesize
715KB

MD5
cecbacdf4cddf21eb6213e1cd80e8ccf

SHA1
6711c9a1bb64c1da181c4a2cdf54411de180a4b7

SHA256
feb61966d53e4410a1b168bc7e46d019aeae42524acb677ece86048b94a1634c

SHA512
2125b691903f8d09531c6eb18dc8f0cbccb4ae31acae4a10bdf026f9002d1fc0bef0b02c720d20bcbf841e9e3d90fd5c98451e7ac5d95776c111c15818df0ed9

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nstFC2A.tmp\InstallOptions.dll

Filesize
12KB

MD5
5ec2356b7ad6993d3d4bf31a8dd45473

SHA1
1814b404da2a62b0184f120025262892b00f1fb5

SHA256
e2f63aea3f1ff6d8f075a2a8d386acbd4888c08b01b7cf5ffdc3b1570d2f2109

SHA512
ef1116c190d447f61e7bd5fd8432ba04c1cd24f7d5497d83bb06c5a84219bcc827904db3ea01fae545e8befd925fe68a187ba0e99148dede11e19f9780683be0

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nstFC2A.tmp\StartMenu.dll

Filesize
6KB

MD5
91374948424b5a690930b0be860593b5

SHA1
7559e623b53de96517049eadb11965190afabcdc

SHA256
48e56cab409e9d707c8f6ca20450069bb4fbac495279fdbd60c5e65272c584a0

SHA512
01afb945e2fe6ca6b9264e1f88f849c48cf9fb1954bcf4ff44d51ed50867824fdba57fe8d57dd4ac9ed1ff11626fff7119832a36afad6baa576d777b86594ee8

Download Submit
\Windows\28463\IHYM.exe

Filesize
473KB

MD5
17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547

SHA1
a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb

SHA256
1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd

SHA512
b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8

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memory/2780-23-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2780-105-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3060-35-0x000000007782F000-0x0000000077830000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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