ardamax | cff5db659f7f8cc6a5b4f5820903398a349828e7d0e1e6f1029befe72bb4272f

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe
Size

501KB
MD5

f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b
SHA1

6fb0e5381189609d96fcd56fe2c86b4ee46924e6
SHA256

cff5db659f7f8cc6a5b4f5820903398a349828e7d0e1e6f1029befe72bb4272f
SHA512

4ab15d563384ea99faa82c31404dd699e6234fbf34c891a5088f6ed6ad613b4815fade9ddb91e9280efe081a95cd4dc9892a5ae61cde70bdb579ae61b6b3f9ba
SSDEEP

12288:MdezRUTV5nLeiRvf0xAw8TTyFk4MeKOyr5uAwoBTL9mcX5:ZWTV5nLeips3874MeJs33BT3

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/0x0008000000016da4-9.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
768	DFQD.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
1968	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe
1968	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe
1968	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe
768	DFQD.exe
768	DFQD.exe
2980	NOTEPAD.EXE
2980	NOTEPAD.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\DFQD Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\Sys32\\DFQD.exe"	DFQD.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\DFQD.exe	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32	DFQD.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DFQD.001	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DFQD.006	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DFQD.007	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.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_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	DFQD.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	NOTEPAD.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	768	DFQD.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	768	DFQD.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
768	DFQD.exe
768	DFQD.exe
768	DFQD.exe
768	DFQD.exe
768	DFQD.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 768	1968	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe	30
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 768	1968	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe	30
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 768	1968	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe	30
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 768	1968	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe	30
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 2980	1968	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe	31
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 2980	1968	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe	31
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 2980	1968	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe	31
PID 1968 wrote to memory of 2980	1968	JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_f39deb3efa6389c12261bc4704e8bd8b.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1968
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DFQD.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Sys32\DFQD.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:768
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
  "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Runescape Dicas.txt
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2980

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Runescape Dicas.txt

Filesize
66B

MD5
cf1d8e338a4d680a69fe14335b091cbb

SHA1
623ed6b7984d3e7058849ee05f957890a12fc8f9

SHA256
18beb6ff804918289c0001f32152be424843c41e223c0478f66b1e0a18ccccb3

SHA512
3cced3324375109ea8a92681ac174ff6eea8f873ad9c0c2dccaba9af93106810a21c85af173dbab7f98200535e0348de27354a046cedbb5d2fafebbf0d59c0e6

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

Filesize
389KB

MD5
f567d932480c03ab1de08b1b72aada97

SHA1
92c60c8971cf6aa88baf945c61c3a40709c03e02

SHA256
565e67c1959c0dec7be32b308681ec7106cde58b1b409cc21cbc642b7a6d627f

SHA512
2c9bac11470c2ff211054df00f252c312d6d2e0aea4349b03072934f8ce2623fb365c64c0eb56a08440e4daabd11799e03b158733a9922fc05ebc7782c67b3fe

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DFQD.001

Filesize
434B

MD5
87476df0787e78ea54f06616383180fe

SHA1
d9daf14e9d3b9ce3f4062a00846b4292d41a23d9

SHA256
1c6d1f0afcc9e9c3cce88e99221ae26264d7c3745dabc93f2e55aed7aad4da8b

SHA512
5eac45362f6ac893666f8e71d1e1a109d64bd7c5a112657ff1d350cdf61028478e99cad6249bfdd9a861b632c1b5b988f42b337ea65dfd7736588112b30e0963

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DFQD.006

Filesize
7KB

MD5
02d9f210aac7049c13f026ba9898a9bd

SHA1
b6aae5e7fae29934042af5f6a6d51a52b51265a1

SHA256
43b9f2d721ec6e419b865639dead7ba29202839f967ba172f479977db8ea4e9b

SHA512
dda86da60ab27f2c05ebd8e7d4b709771da0edb22ba406336898e4e7e5c2febbfe9d81fb946d6440f6393e0f8c25ae61125e4ff3e8aa168c1e36a63e89999466

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\DFQD.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
5b9bf404722eac0ff29f1609f4e938ac

SHA1
4a0dc9cf5f7cb6855b4f2745646c4a3dcf995ba2

SHA256
45e39c6673b2e580e6cc01f2213dcc4d93da2eb561c94066506d90ceea8c3522

SHA512
50b6689db1e052d39ee1abf3ddab19b64f99ba48460fa75abf5e467d79d99958aa0a9524f3ad0d91d48cfd429ed09cfca068446287d8373974b7583eafc0fd29

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@AB1E.tmp

Filesize
3KB

MD5
e6d3a1562e0a2d9230e4bfd7e477dffd

SHA1
ef5d510e60caef4924eced60c092a63e9233b375

SHA256
49ee7df841542ff4fc5232bd8244f06683cc70f8af5f861b94497b504208b3ab

SHA512
e6d866daf96ad912d4ad69324d9f89820d15dd2a8d34aba5b3392aa5f6a67931f988080a25fa09067f81024180a3a4c0e211a80405b56e6663481fce7ffa1177

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

Filesize
475KB

MD5
d0c5feb812ca765b00a3ca0e974fabd2

SHA1
c5a4b5aee6b92019552f811d3ceb4fdcee0105fa

SHA256
cd2de8b54a5de630e03177a736a35f85a1f8d8367a392ed833fb6fee29c96440

SHA512
fb4e5bda23453484f0d0c4cc3bdc1f29a36be56281f558f356b579996bde15290a9dfbbc018ffe86e2304832a2898710f0331b7f3cd181d16930e2abbdfaafe8

Download Submit
memory/768-23-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/768-32-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2980-31-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000270000-memory.dmp

Filesize
192KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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