ardamax | 80ec405c7043a909f2775e13323a52fc6a73190cb120dc8604d9394696181b10

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe
Size

1.3MB
MD5

1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6
SHA1

3eb80910df94ab5338743ee04c0b65c6ff3d7106
SHA256

80ec405c7043a909f2775e13323a52fc6a73190cb120dc8604d9394696181b10
SHA512

fdea2f4cfdd43b806a5651d2e48c7fab14d57460bf412e286309fd1f38354144b3a102c3ebebf7fcba475e9ec241f934563e3f6c2e2a32c2bf7a04b61d102310
SSDEEP

24576:iU4oTWbBPpT1k3gRZjhTyugGS4ht1/9Yoxa/jwmG2efx2gOVJhqGOHxXTdCM:iULT+pZk3gl+/Gt9G0mG4gOVJhxOHJ

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/0x000b000000023bfa-8.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-1-5-21-250031470-1197856012-2659781506-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2904	ETI.exe
3728	notepad2.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2904	ETI.exe
396	JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe
3728	notepad2.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\ETI Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\BHEDQG\\ETI.exe"	ETI.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\BHEDQG\ETI.004	JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BHEDQG\ETI.001	JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BHEDQG\ETI.002	JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BHEDQG\AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BHEDQG\ETI.exe	JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BHEDQG\	ETI.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_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ETI.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad2.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2904	ETI.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2904	ETI.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2904	ETI.exe
2904	ETI.exe
2904	ETI.exe
2904	ETI.exe
3728	notepad2.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 396 wrote to memory of 2904	396	JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe	86
PID 396 wrote to memory of 2904	396	JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe	86
PID 396 wrote to memory of 2904	396	JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe	86
PID 396 wrote to memory of 3728	396	JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe	87
PID 396 wrote to memory of 3728	396	JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe	87
PID 396 wrote to memory of 3728	396	JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe	87

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_1abfb27be895d89cb0fcb969ddaa41f6.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:396
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BHEDQG\ETI.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\BHEDQG\ETI.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:2904
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\notepad2.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\notepad2.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:3728

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

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\notepad2.exe

Filesize
660KB

MD5
5d91652ed238466bee6f8b4d0ed9b8d4

SHA1
5b7667bab56b42ee148aa17f7877d54e6756d705

SHA256
71bbde725b9187a42a7482540885d11788c3ffcd371f7a500c52d8c51211a666

SHA512
659ca330b272baa42764a6f31be837e52f603398b1d4bc8b9af542919892cdd5c883d8e26c62b8521174497a8563e4db24ac6174b0139eb5ed409c14034c1b20

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

Filesize
456KB

MD5
48cfaed4d566c34716326302b49bdad2

SHA1
566e0989b6bc7ed205f9ae250ea98e3a4d7fba52

SHA256
54c2e10de3ed7135d20c239a7f656c6ff57d1158607fa4c6779e042681de87ea

SHA512
96c871ed9af039142aab5904021d3ef3f75a58c5cc1fdf4d59e40e3699fd03e7cff384b788f7359a1de519ebdcafdad55891fef4f67e2c216ea89ebc945996a0

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BHEDQG\ETI.001

Filesize
60KB

MD5
a15c556f17d7db8287e023138942d5db

SHA1
880bf8ec944120830dc2e2e040e5996e4e0e6c83

SHA256
f3716810ab011a4cb7693d31b69cd540380ef2a067724e0d568070c8a558694e

SHA512
930339711e3d73e5af0778367a648c94411c20d23bf4c27ec5d72222e76b8902eb3fc0992d70cc4141600c19087159514246d42f1e762c98dad306f8e0bd99cd

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BHEDQG\ETI.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
daabecdfba287a3333b60ae82211acd7

SHA1
e67b4c7bf0dd71ad47263a58bb60be4bce504b84

SHA256
12981c35adf6f00c7dddbc3ab23c04c30133cc5be107015dab9fd7ba4e8b4173

SHA512
937f551f959bd823292fe5983bbfb1c3a6dd86426a5da228dc7ddba38138c898599bc713d707b9d3463b20825cee0783d92c1c19019cd0328986a8aef5c1222f

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BHEDQG\ETI.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
f8401cbe909df9b06e5001358ae5e9ea

SHA1
47bd9925303bbb945f2b8060aa7edc2c1dc66d76

SHA256
c311cedd5a331c190469893aa546f8d0314ef90d9e2342c145149caa730c47c3

SHA512
7ec3b1298d1cbbb3d0dd9d4c79a9bb6ac42ac76c5e13b3a1138cd5ef0bfaeb852dc755b3954abd36f797ea3cd19f75972226709d79e041472566e0506505f9cd

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BHEDQG\ETI.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
f3819a6cab8ae058254c4abb3844d87e

SHA1
0f8b1a74af87f1823ec0d76e21a8d54d55a53a8b

SHA256
3d656d1364b4b2382020f64990a2c630b7b9422ca7b7fe2c30646fda3303e6c9

SHA512
dfe9d342f3ad543fec8bd278e21ac5059b1c36ed3f735734e9b92d639cb25609f9307862ab2b35ea3e88713f4a652abe5863871225f915462c79d493ac5e1f57

Download Submit
memory/2904-24-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2904-33-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D11000-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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