ardamax | c565a0820d6896dd50f2023b934bbb92c83de7d2dc9319dbaf7b92c47ec31951

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe
Size

336KB
MD5

f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734
SHA1

3f106ef3c996ad599e6fc7fe4d02f07e6d15b84d
SHA256

c565a0820d6896dd50f2023b934bbb92c83de7d2dc9319dbaf7b92c47ec31951
SHA512

238f21b1a1c355e8ca4f0683251dd00562c639637f4ebaf3fac6a1df44769c31ce3e8582d74c3a6fb5d67593cce3343c09643c09f3db6669ccbabc3bf11daedf
SSDEEP

6144:ulhe6tmeeMqVNbSFXENp8nyd7FdFershJRvcY21tgY4uAQZ5eyI1iYcWBeJtPQD8:ulheVVvSGFeAvcY21trEQTendeTPIwT

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/0x000a000000023cfd-12.dat	family_ardamax

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
52	2220	Process not Found

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-1-5-21-1639772215-809007892-4072230623-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4744	WIMV.exe
1232	freecredits.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
1780	JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe
4744	WIMV.exe
1232	freecredits.exe
4744	WIMV.exe
4744	WIMV.exe
1232	freecredits.exe
1232	freecredits.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\WIMV Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\Sys32\\WIMV.exe"	WIMV.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 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\WIMV.exe	JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32	WIMV.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\WIMV.001	JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\WIMV.006	JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\WIMV.007	JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.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_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WIMV.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	freecredits.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
5108	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	4744	WIMV.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4744	WIMV.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1232	freecredits.exe
4744	WIMV.exe
4744	WIMV.exe
4744	WIMV.exe
4744	WIMV.exe
4744	WIMV.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1780 wrote to memory of 4744	1780	JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe	86
PID 1780 wrote to memory of 4744	1780	JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe	86
PID 1780 wrote to memory of 4744	1780	JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe	86
PID 1780 wrote to memory of 1232	1780	JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe	87
PID 1780 wrote to memory of 1232	1780	JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe	87
PID 1780 wrote to memory of 1232	1780	JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe	87

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_f498f036032461853c11fb5401bb5734.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1780
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\WIMV.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Sys32\WIMV.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:4744
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\freecredits.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\freecredits.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1232

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSI2IiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDY4ODkiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxOTM2NTgwOTAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI1NDU5NjQ3MTAyIi8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:5108

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\@C498.tmp

Filesize
3KB

MD5
5a159e9341f65fc570232248b8cf51cb

SHA1
31905d6404692e9f31b58b15075348942612f375

SHA256
399cf2fca877cfb6258f0b18db3526acefa3725619c4fa63b238fb5dbe390f66

SHA512
a020905c4c15443f81f77f86db3e0ecca19c48dceb5b8608435054fcff56580a175c0f64a2eacc00e6c14c6537b5e07fd41a89e4602157d012fd6e056054d9bf

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

Filesize
136KB

MD5
d9cec07feabbed58271e9dbacbe06e8a

SHA1
4bc85ae6ea38fc932640e7e595f3d6479b3de567

SHA256
5188f5198bd53302e2c7412ee639f954f61a439ed0278e212f403d4cbb886e98

SHA512
dabb727dcbabebce24e96dbda76720a50aca24f56c12204a26b6927f4a33d1b50426bf9a94d136c1a4028164d95bd3d8aa754135740b0cb1f6c3a28d66cdd4dc

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

Filesize
464B

MD5
55aae03887243aa794141409c2e52bd8

SHA1
d6c175101de824819a198800d0762ed81eeb61e0

SHA256
de5e90098c5bb186305f019cd82678109831741c3cb45da3437febf0c597464a

SHA512
1634c5e382f4b5507e3c2df31d049f6ccc921d180ed9d6eaa000b568c331b4918033ec671142ad00ad1e92611ec1c250928b44a671d76923117cc1ee4451ae44

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

Filesize
7KB

MD5
27534bc0f73b5de819de58995aa1e622

SHA1
0ac11c296a1daef49f4672a668a20091563866c9

SHA256
4c7dc5430b1dc5d402767578402dbc3d824c4ff4be4222b3c24036e45bb9eccd

SHA512
f14f9e358507ad49607b22e6da96805178fd23cda5302479ea1c8ef2901bc9fecd02123da9ac9f2043764c9d1f5730c074777fd706e7fdc24b094b0bebf520c1

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
fe107515338fbde5e5307c4f76b96bb1

SHA1
df6c1ad7f99bc25243c38fa602c308ccbd09ec85

SHA256
26381a466fed113a110752d96640d5c8144a2e4d385b175a17a8f224e459214b

SHA512
6adae86847423c72250b5bcdc993d3312ccd46fa0b08702990b352f7b188c55a0a067c0493b191582ac5520d360f3e7ef6788fa48cfcf4d191aa12209786fed6

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Sys32\WIMV.exe

Filesize
475KB

MD5
c9ae34faba6dc2ef692069a94baa6d83

SHA1
1d55c106f34258b8c8b7194bc8a5dbe4781fdd24

SHA256
51ca7c0303f667b8cd35dce598c6a9ebc4ccd5da7e37150ad7c01a2cd1d05d0c

SHA512
7dbce735aff17ae324ee54c9638995f22f778261d277affe5af763bde37d3918b575f1cb7a4b4323c8b2a6d49c2a918c980224e27136087d82d782ddc1b8ecbf

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memory/4744-32-0x00000000004E0000-0x00000000004E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4744-41-0x00000000004E0000-0x00000000004E1000-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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