ardamax | 1460d4d3986222bfeb119a81d78f78d37c6679757bb6228949e00a209f28c944

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe
Size

1.4MB
MD5

88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4
SHA1

7f3f1cb3fb757b96514197960f29de68014405e9
SHA256

1460d4d3986222bfeb119a81d78f78d37c6679757bb6228949e00a209f28c944
SHA512

93af042494c1daa14d92a9a88496d7e764550f0e04a26508302d1a000b057c19c797f1c6b1df8d85bae50a5aa82db157bec801d2cb8bf1cdaa8c3cd5354a9aa4
SSDEEP

24576:PDkZH8oEFpjTj7bJHImQMOxSam/PhPi0jv7I/v03WgOym39jZGygLWJiPNiLhvJ:PDWG3Pjnlzam/PhJfqc3WN39I8wPN6R

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/0x00070000000240f7-12.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-1-5-21-3218366390-1258052702-4267193707-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4740	XQMO.exe
640	Tibia.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
3340	JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe
4740	XQMO.exe
640	Tibia.exe
4740	XQMO.exe
4740	XQMO.exe
640	Tibia.exe
640	Tibia.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\XQMO Agent = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\28463\\XQMO.exe"	XQMO.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 desktop.ini file(s) 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Captures\desktop.ini	svchost.exe

Network Service Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Attempt to gather information on host's network.

discovery

Network Service Discovery

T1046

pid	Process
2832	GameBarPresenceWriter.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XQMO.007	JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XQMO.exe	JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463	XQMO.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XQMO.001	JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XQMO.006	JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.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_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	XQMO.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Tibia.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	svchost.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Deployment\Package\*\S-1-5-21-3218366390-1258052702-4267193707-1000\{D2D924CB-E22A-4005-9037-9223FA32EA5B}	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	4740	XQMO.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4740	XQMO.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs

pid	Process
640	Tibia.exe
4740	XQMO.exe
4740	XQMO.exe
4740	XQMO.exe
4740	XQMO.exe
4740	XQMO.exe
3444	OpenWith.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3340 wrote to memory of 4740	3340	JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe	91
PID 3340 wrote to memory of 4740	3340	JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe	91
PID 3340 wrote to memory of 4740	3340	JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe	91
PID 3340 wrote to memory of 640	3340	JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe	92
PID 3340 wrote to memory of 640	3340	JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe	92
PID 3340 wrote to memory of 640	3340	JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_88c10601439647639b5a3b95cd667cd4.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:3340
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\28463\XQMO.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\28463\XQMO.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:4740
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tibia.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tibia.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:640

C:\Windows\System32\GameBarPresenceWriter.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\GameBarPresenceWriter.exe" -ServerName:Windows.Gaming.GameBar.Internal.PresenceWriterServer
1⤵
- Network Service Discovery
PID:2832

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3444

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k BcastDVRUserService -s BcastDVRUserService
1⤵
- Drops desktop.ini file(s)
- Checks processor information in registry
- Modifies registry class
PID:2024

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

Network Service Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@B863.tmp

Filesize
4KB

MD5
27092ec75c1839f36bfe900a38acc484

SHA1
fe14b750a0ed653246c5f358891f8c1241913bb2

SHA256
e6e29699840ae26c452227f9a1c9fd0e3cda0c2413c4255df9fc066c47af0e07

SHA512
815477e8681e38dd3110171adbaf06738eb9d63839671a959a296ec1a1fb17d788682dde5e6a1f0bffa3b4deda4577292ffa37ce10b95ad14276ffcd0795ac0b

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

Filesize
2.1MB

MD5
6a7d0068fbeafc046f4957c9f2f8bf66

SHA1
87f64d25caa2ebaf5d9ff172b83c17f596bbedc1

SHA256
7180cea02006bf31794ef9ed80965e6288d9dbee643388b29307ca6a396a97ae

SHA512
aa221fa05c06095d1664bc8b2cb31f0c63ddb89a26d75c13b104e4793fb755f0537e787247e7c0eac096781cfbcf47ef556be7a901efb15351b4293501f3b865

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C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Captures\desktop.ini

Filesize
190B

MD5
b0d27eaec71f1cd73b015f5ceeb15f9d

SHA1
62264f8b5c2f5034a1e4143df6e8c787165fbc2f

SHA256
86d9f822aeb989755fac82929e8db369b3f5f04117ef96fd76e3d5f920a501d2

SHA512
7b5c9783a0a14b600b156825639d24cbbc000f5066c48ce9fecc195255603fc55129aaaca336d7ce6ad4e941d5492b756562f2c7a1d151fcfc2dabac76f3946c

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

Filesize
394KB

MD5
b87e2e56dbf34fb12705317f4d361c12

SHA1
3b4a6c2fddaab9f71747437c60dc7ad85661b4fa

SHA256
1ed5873542484a3f4c898de6684fc04bc0929e4fc795cd09b4b86f17e817d85a

SHA512
9d1bf05a200efda561f3141d3a4c70a347ba2a64fbfb5fb9b432956660b4aabc492f93fa50ba1928a3c408ec048c357a50cb79d12ba6200b28b1aeb98dbc39a0

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

Filesize
478B

MD5
ef31cffd37c1a196ed6cf4378cf660f4

SHA1
0307592acf184d6f73aedb567f1d548f817ea22c

SHA256
6e06c061ab2b490f1cf9cae2cab4ce24d4ce70a944dd44551a141e8ac836abe2

SHA512
cc75df5d9940ce27d3b77741ab0e56fbb7735c938713f801b5ac9d30f37044b49b9b9b790a2dabd38fc74ea1c11e8284f02e504ebe05b1776b0742d7ef319c60

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

Filesize
8KB

MD5
aae8ccee5d5eed5748d13f474123efea

SHA1
6da78da4de3b99a55fad00be2ec53a3ad3bd06ae

SHA256
10c464d1675774e0282171555d59fb8975ed6c0e6a781182490f48e66823a5b8

SHA512
d370e1ffeeb81b3f07b83a9cf1e3b44635fde7aa6ac999bccafece8091dbf96f0a78257bb0e03b3689dc47fb4e96ec7deac7848a43ddef62afc9b8cc665ee8bd

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

Filesize
5KB

MD5
40685d22d05d92462a2cfc1bba9a81b7

SHA1
f0e19012d0ed000148898b1e1264736bed438da8

SHA256
cdca1e5bc4c5129caa8eeddf637c820b6241c8790ce1a341e38e8324ae95afa0

SHA512
21961d2dd118b45bde4cf00b4570712791a22769d05afb5b6c54355b0aaee9b7f7de00b357845349ef957807452365134d51e11181d2d45f98ed0cc9402de90b

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

Filesize
473KB

MD5
339ae4ce820cda75bbb363b2ed1c06fd

SHA1
62399c6102cc98ed66cbcd88a63ff870cf7b2100

SHA256
1e4a463ac0d463cee1f52f9529474484157c85d671aea1ab5f4173df12de01b6

SHA512
5da8b333a839c4b169c6f4c9a1929918f166a895af7818c8223df7ed22279aac3b6ef88f89ee083a4f475f82ec6078f8e9800a9afc9547712245d090636a284a

Download Submit
memory/4740-34-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000601000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/4740-55-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000601000-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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