ardamax | 7a3e69f73c2c7075cc42d85e94692e331202cc866e8c96b3895c59636d7104bd

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_81edeeb4d295b529cc7addd61c21ac4e.exe
Size

622KB
MD5

81edeeb4d295b529cc7addd61c21ac4e
SHA1

1c4e985411fe23abff3699367e4ffe7607700f95
SHA256

7a3e69f73c2c7075cc42d85e94692e331202cc866e8c96b3895c59636d7104bd
SHA512

93b6e125b29101c0fd1f9641d82c8b83eaaddc3b38cc85eda1ab7167494070a6fd750514431035680f20897332a13865828b1c7d71d586c89774faa1758b8366
SSDEEP

12288:g244NEXNitajLtQb5Uy4Jros3XChvU8NMHsir5fd58wzkWUKO2FvjY/R:g244NSvjLto6jVosxsir3Owzfs

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/0x00070000000186fd-26.dat	family_ardamax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2396	Install.exe
2816	DOYS.exe

Loads dropped DLL 14 IoCs

pid	Process
2380	JaffaCakes118_81edeeb4d295b529cc7addd61c21ac4e.exe
2396	Install.exe
2396	Install.exe
2396	Install.exe
2396	Install.exe
2396	Install.exe
2396	Install.exe
2816	DOYS.exe
2816	DOYS.exe
2816	DOYS.exe
2816	DOYS.exe
2816	DOYS.exe
2304	DllHost.exe
2304	DllHost.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\DOYS Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\DOYS.exe"	DOYS.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 8 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	DOYS.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DOYS.009	DOYS.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DOYS.006	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DOYS.009	DOYS.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DOYS.001	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DOYS.007	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DOYS.exe	Install.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	Install.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	DllHost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	DOYS.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_81edeeb4d295b529cc7addd61c21ac4e.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Install.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2816	DOYS.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2816	DOYS.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2304	DllHost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2816	DOYS.exe
2816	DOYS.exe
2816	DOYS.exe
2816	DOYS.exe
2816	DOYS.exe
2304	DllHost.exe
2304	DllHost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2396	2380	JaffaCakes118_81edeeb4d295b529cc7addd61c21ac4e.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2396	2380	JaffaCakes118_81edeeb4d295b529cc7addd61c21ac4e.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2396	2380	JaffaCakes118_81edeeb4d295b529cc7addd61c21ac4e.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2396	2380	JaffaCakes118_81edeeb4d295b529cc7addd61c21ac4e.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2396	2380	JaffaCakes118_81edeeb4d295b529cc7addd61c21ac4e.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2396	2380	JaffaCakes118_81edeeb4d295b529cc7addd61c21ac4e.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2396	2380	JaffaCakes118_81edeeb4d295b529cc7addd61c21ac4e.exe	30
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2816	2396	Install.exe	32
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2816	2396	Install.exe	32
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2816	2396	Install.exe	32
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2816	2396	Install.exe	32
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2816	2396	Install.exe	32
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2816	2396	Install.exe	32
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 2816	2396	Install.exe	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_81edeeb4d295b529cc7addd61c21ac4e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_81edeeb4d295b529cc7addd61c21ac4e.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2380
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2396
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DOYS.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\28463\DOYS.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:2816

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503}
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2304

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\163227_10150115641349458_596554457_7816515_3118379_n.jpg

Filesize
99KB

MD5
69a04dd14087898e650cd2193e28b53e

SHA1
97b947bace45bf799133f0905b043669ff91382c

SHA256
28c634ee02a009194fed1f91c83081f801275cc8c9c608fa9d2de1d871a5b1c2

SHA512
9735edc6040d6390981f2cdad2b05a976694ed3de63c741550a8c70423b929dbbf11db82a520f81927224ea6c55129a4f00e77972a6ae436aa9c5332c5856864

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

Filesize
395KB

MD5
b8fa30233794772b8b76b4b1d91c7321

SHA1
0cf9561be2528944285e536f41d502be24c3aa87

SHA256
14116fa79ccc105fabd312b4dff74933f8684c6b27db37e5e3a79d159092d29a

SHA512
10ce8b18e7afb8c7e30bb90b0a1f199ef0b77873fa7a9efc596606e151be6b516c0ec6222a9032bdcc527e80964f53d20a28fa1881a08b4df303b2e28204549d

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DOYS.001

Filesize
452B

MD5
30f5208e0f6170adfa33c4e6647352aa

SHA1
7e71b26c36f8b4943b79d267780bad0ae54872ae

SHA256
f7b60f81d113083e74a154728fa79d415b9a73c208449412e76a57e84735d03f

SHA512
cd286980f69d363b67382423aae2feb9412688123d9ad5c61afa0890be64e136bedcc8fc08ddafcd5686a100f6a9331b67610cce08f0d2bb42cfa2abadbc8798

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DOYS.007

Filesize
5KB

MD5
b5a87d630436f958c6e1d82d15f98f96

SHA1
d3ff5e92198d4df0f98a918071aca53550bf1cff

SHA256
a895ad4d23e8b2c2dc552092f645ca309e62c36d4721ebfe7afd2eee7765d4b2

SHA512
fd7bae85a86bdaa12fec826d1d38728a90e2037cb3182ad7652d8a9f54c4b322734c587b62221e6f907fce24fcf2e0ae4cce1f5e3d8861661064b4da24bd87ce

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DOYS.exe

Filesize
473KB

MD5
17535dddecf8cb1efdba1f1952126547

SHA1
a862a9a3eb6c201751be1038537522a5281ea6cb

SHA256
1a3d28ac6359e58aa656f4734f9f36b6c09badadcf9fb900b9b118d90c38a9dd

SHA512
b4f31b552ab3bb3dafa365aa7a31f58674ae7ee82ce1d23457f2e7047431430b00abb3b5498491725639daf583b526b278a737168cfdc4e9ec796dfbc14a53d8

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@9962.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
c3679c3ff636d1a6b8c65323540da371

SHA1
d184758721a426467b687bec2a4acc80fe44c6f8

SHA256
d4eba51c616b439a8819218bddf9a6fa257d55c9f04cf81441cc99cc945ad3eb

SHA512
494a0a32eef4392ecb54df6e1da7d93183473c4e45f4ac4bd6ec3b0ed8c85c58303a0d36edec41420d05ff624195f08791b6b7e018419a3251b7e71ec9b730e7

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

Filesize
505KB

MD5
15158ea89d1774225eea217b8c19ee4c

SHA1
b7c7d6bca54570bac0b60e5af934433a29f65626

SHA256
4902ea24b6088484bd88b3074e530999be8dd0aea49fb65e518dc9c90752ef7b

SHA512
4c3b24706006b4a30b027505e85f5c1423c77f833fa6a2db4cedcb57b3978ab0a92b2e4de50ac339aa14c2e9981479e4aba64c4b7927883f0deffc25b757ad75

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\DOYS.006

Filesize
8KB

MD5
43f02e9974b1477c1e6388882f233db0

SHA1
f3e27b231193f8d5b2e1b09d05ae3a62795cf339

SHA256
3c9e56e51d5a7a1b9aefe853c12a98bf246039aa46db94227ea128f6331782ba

SHA512
e22d14735606fe75ee5e55204807c3f5531d3e0c4f63aa4a3b2d4bb6abda6128c7e2816753f2e64400ac6dae8f8ef1e013a7a464dff2a79ad9937c48821a067f

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memory/2304-31-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2380-30-0x0000000002D60000-0x0000000002D62000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

Download
memory/2380-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
652KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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