ardamax | a20c43631e5f88e750b0374c2515377b35ed76373a01ff0ec7aa25ef21cd4086

Analysis

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

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
23-02-2025 10:25

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe
Size

1.5MB
MD5

20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3
SHA1

b586d6110ca6dad9fd885922ceca7c5e41457de1
SHA256

a20c43631e5f88e750b0374c2515377b35ed76373a01ff0ec7aa25ef21cd4086
SHA512

20baa434d12a2515ae74a913bd574dc6527dd6f5f0e618b5e78ee6172bc38f3110647f6e6f17b379e020d7b4e004a548d5c2577ff150f3922d372684d6061507
SSDEEP

24576:46XFZdtKQtwBT31yXeKq5HDl515Q9XO1PJvYe3LXuGQsC7t4ucAdrJtcS663SsEg:46XFVtWgy5ZO+dNrQsK2qfcc3S1L+a4

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer themida

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/0x00050000000192f0-28.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2756	volume serial 2.0.exe
2312	TDKB.exe
2608	VolumeSerial.exe

Loads dropped DLL 15 IoCs

pid	Process
2380	JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe
2380	JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe
2756	volume serial 2.0.exe
2756	volume serial 2.0.exe
2756	volume serial 2.0.exe
2312	TDKB.exe
2312	TDKB.exe
2756	volume serial 2.0.exe
2756	volume serial 2.0.exe
2756	volume serial 2.0.exe
2756	volume serial 2.0.exe
2324	NOTEPAD.EXE
2608	VolumeSerial.exe
2608	VolumeSerial.exe
2324	NOTEPAD.EXE

Themida packer 1 IoCs

Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

themida

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2380-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000050E000-memory.dmp	themida

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\TDKB Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\TDKB.exe"	TDKB.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 opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	TDKB.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TDKB.001	volume serial 2.0.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TDKB.006	volume serial 2.0.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TDKB.007	volume serial 2.0.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TDKB.exe	volume serial 2.0.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	volume serial 2.0.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 5 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	VolumeSerial.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	NOTEPAD.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	volume serial 2.0.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TDKB.exe

Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs

ransomware

pid	Process
2324	NOTEPAD.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2312	TDKB.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2312	TDKB.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs

pid	Process
2380	JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe
2312	TDKB.exe
2312	TDKB.exe
2312	TDKB.exe
2312	TDKB.exe
2312	TDKB.exe
2608	VolumeSerial.exe
2608	VolumeSerial.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2324	2380	JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2324	2380	JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2324	2380	JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2324	2380	JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2756	2380	JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe	31
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2756	2380	JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe	31
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2756	2380	JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe	31
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2756	2380	JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe	31
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2312	2756	volume serial 2.0.exe	32
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2312	2756	volume serial 2.0.exe	32
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2312	2756	volume serial 2.0.exe	32
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2312	2756	volume serial 2.0.exe	32
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2608	2756	volume serial 2.0.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2608	2756	volume serial 2.0.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2608	2756	volume serial 2.0.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2608	2756	volume serial 2.0.exe	33

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_20443d5e970b9bc8bccc5e5df66d1cf3.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2380
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
  "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\LICENSE.txt
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
  PID:2324
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\volume serial 2.0.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\volume serial 2.0.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2756
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TDKB.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\TDKB.exe"
    3⤵
    - 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:2312
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VolumeSerial.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VolumeSerial.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2608

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\LICENSE.txt

Filesize
1KB

MD5
637ba3c6422058aa92f0ba16ae9c0063

SHA1
48fc6e59035f541dd7e80d821ac4f86a5924915f

SHA256
57558380c4285203cbfe630a20b59c27c85ff10be918684ba72386e75ca3aa1a

SHA512
7d18fd5590e433084bb7acc0546f8bc17c4211fc063de7d568a02988df58aefa91b25881a029cfc44f2cad828092c2ff5c344d3d7f80b574ecf8f954f1204cf8

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe

Filesize
395KB

MD5
b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321

SHA1
0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87

SHA256
14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a

SHA512
10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TDKB.001

Filesize
468B

MD5
e3b4be493c16f0d5eeeaf654bc0aa821

SHA1
2d9bf908c45ef4b98d2d9ab4ce26e7beb091250a

SHA256
913d15b8c46a9d033eb087590ceef85984b942b552459f10b2e543c4bcb4ee05

SHA512
48463dd4dae52c3ee40d3a5ca9e0f175e70696ec76a41201d97e520d2017fe5bfa6fa9ae4cd1f86c4131bc6a4acd47e5dd24050d208c8ac236d34a854fc8b4b9

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TDKB.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

SHA1
f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

SHA256
3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

SHA512
e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TDKB.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

SHA1
d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

SHA256
a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

SHA512
fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@1017.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

SHA1
d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

SHA256
d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

SHA512
494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

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

Filesize
24KB

MD5
642f163af2d2600185e9894df5fa5fea

SHA1
bca724477b50e35a6666d5251906748ffb52b13b

SHA256
d0daa7c5f3fa854fcdc62a24127e2a7fcf20246806bacb9e4056c08246ca2de8

SHA512
9e7aaf21d174974aae0b4d5e469ba241d87eb6aee075986df7028fef8584daa8cfc921351c1b55574fd1c1e088dc88d34d7a85fa761dc50d4323e083596a02bf

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\volume serial 2.0.exe

Filesize
486KB

MD5
f38c79ed41017efd1c4f88ac9644e31d

SHA1
59745e909218b798bb5fc0dead43456729d1fcb2

SHA256
3d42a9d5716600699510dc64462ae74b0b0f72a226694b2a27e7b983da088817

SHA512
a715ba4700e0ca1b440cc331e8e14ca76653bc9aacd75ca58d19ee6155b1f0bba9696f0ed984ff1880ed863a85c8b9f40d3711d68af60752a01a10788720cc0b

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\TDKB.exe

Filesize
473KB

MD5
17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547

SHA1
a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb

SHA256
1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd

SHA512
b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8

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memory/2380-0-0x0000000001D10000-0x0000000001D11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2380-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000050E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2380-20-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2380-2-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2380-1-0x0000000001C30000-0x0000000001D09000-memory.dmp

Filesize
868KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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