ardamax | 0fcc7488c13439724fdb2882b5dc34da2c0f2931b77e0600067b11811ef7e9aa

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_11bac5b8e15c6dddd0987859cf58244e.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

11bac5b8e15c6dddd0987859cf58244e
SHA1

a9ed49a2ee912e0cf8a03321eee77a94546d6e08
SHA256

0fcc7488c13439724fdb2882b5dc34da2c0f2931b77e0600067b11811ef7e9aa
SHA512

894c30c19963fbb121f51f46d73276d47249e27f3870054853291df03366e708535ae9244556ae7142f3c1fb7b816f4ede2b001a1d5afd789c269d0312a60c95
SSDEEP

24576:hk/ATRWA7aykgY+3IvaxonPhLVLJrytSHP1I1XXx/E1EmBAF5EC7NXyL/Z3JdTtQ:+oTB7ahgYXvaxqPNFAtSHdIJx/Ekfbh9

Score

10^/10

ardamax defense_evasion 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/0x000a000000023c21-8.dat	family_ardamax

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 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-1-5-21-925314154-1797147466-1467878628-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_11bac5b8e15c6dddd0987859cf58244e.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-925314154-1797147466-1467878628-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	QHQ.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2120	QHQ.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2120	QHQ.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\QHQ Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\HUEQNS\\QHQ.exe"	QHQ.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
Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
defense_evasion

File Deletion
T1070.004

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HUEQNS\QHQ.002	JaffaCakes118_11bac5b8e15c6dddd0987859cf58244e.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HUEQNS\AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_11bac5b8e15c6dddd0987859cf58244e.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HUEQNS\QHQ.exe	JaffaCakes118_11bac5b8e15c6dddd0987859cf58244e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HUEQNS\	QHQ.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HUEQNS\QHQ.004	JaffaCakes118_11bac5b8e15c6dddd0987859cf58244e.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HUEQNS\QHQ.001	JaffaCakes118_11bac5b8e15c6dddd0987859cf58244e.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_11bac5b8e15c6dddd0987859cf58244e.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	QHQ.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2120	QHQ.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2120	QHQ.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2120	QHQ.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2120	QHQ.exe
2120	QHQ.exe
2120	QHQ.exe
2120	QHQ.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2120	1740	JaffaCakes118_11bac5b8e15c6dddd0987859cf58244e.exe	87
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2120	1740	JaffaCakes118_11bac5b8e15c6dddd0987859cf58244e.exe	87
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2120	1740	JaffaCakes118_11bac5b8e15c6dddd0987859cf58244e.exe	87
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 4588	2120	QHQ.exe	94
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 4588	2120	QHQ.exe	94
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 4588	2120	QHQ.exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_11bac5b8e15c6dddd0987859cf58244e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_11bac5b8e15c6dddd0987859cf58244e.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1740
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HUEQNS\QHQ.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\HUEQNS\QHQ.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - 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
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2120
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HUEQNS\QHQ.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4588

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

Indicator Removal

1

T1070

File Deletion

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

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:\Windows\SysWOW64\HUEQNS\AKV.exe

Filesize
463KB

MD5
eb916da4abe4ff314662089013c8f832

SHA1
1e7e611cc6922a2851bcf135806ab51cdb499efa

SHA256
96af80e7ba0f3997d59ebcb5ecef619f980d71ca29113e2cd2f2e8adcdea3061

SHA512
d0dbe1d1612982b9cd2a3ed3cbd3e3b5be49237f580f91d5e5d5b6d20ed4dc0babb69a666c19bf4e0f10776a43b9b1dcda91a4cd381ce3705b1795ef9d731c8b

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HUEQNS\QHQ.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
425ff37c76030ca0eb60321eedd4afdd

SHA1
7dde5e9ce5c4057d3db149f323fa43ed29d90e09

SHA256
70b00b09ae76a7ecfd6680ab22df546b17826755087c069fc87d14895e1a4e24

SHA512
ef5ff97c0d682b6155eff8f92dace1789cf01ca8bca55af1c1d0f2243b5e18bc12a657bb2bb12601b51ef9e1b942f02feb8462644da291fd1b2239c34ef2b59b

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HUEQNS\QHQ.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
12fb4f589942682a478b7c7881dfcba2

SHA1
a3d490c6cda965708a1ff6a0dc4e88037e0d6336

SHA256
4de0c277800ae36b85a11ed9765f732a73578d4dce053ff7179f96ab776fb60d

SHA512
dd1c6a4ea5bc9698701ec941c4e90fe8dfb0993dc321edc052d1a80cc49bc46be665a85ec678876e698de60cda5dbf1d6279742a16d648f9d18e642a3ea33ddd

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HUEQNS\QHQ.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
45525ce04d3adad5f3302db08ca5625c

SHA1
95673d5e3e444ceeb4905855f87de10ba5758aee

SHA256
2476de017cfc714e6a4782c3d2c7fc6f2cafc2f423dcad0662587001c8c31866

SHA512
576c156598acc2d03c48b97bf6da2fd1df39829e29987f956c104ed566936abbb834437b7fae4a545479a4e9893e06c5becef8825d82630f383b37bb7448a46e

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HUEQNS\QHQ.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
f8530f0dfe90c7c1e20239b0a7643041

SHA1
3e0208ab84b8444a69c8d62ad0b81c4186395802

SHA256
734439c4049ae1a832b4cc5c8d227112106406945d1a7cbb355e11a3f5e356c4

SHA512
5cb01517938789e006e00d69729ae7d73ad480f1ae17a80059bf81ee5d9cebb1263a35732c84f03d742684a650b116b13e6731ca80b0b9cdb3908e5588649399

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memory/2120-16-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000721000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2120-18-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000721000-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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