ardamax | e1ff9058578f31be211e1a19c15208f219c224562cbea575407fab5376c3df7f

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe
Size

2.0MB
MD5

892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf
SHA1

6948f5a17caedd6687cc0d1681a4712be9b3a585
SHA256

e1ff9058578f31be211e1a19c15208f219c224562cbea575407fab5376c3df7f
SHA512

901b93e789b5b08dd8d08626f942800622bf9afffa1afec1ba9d7e54481d6a49dcdf01f261c9962fe3eb18b5a77da2823b187fe3d2ca5b17ca04ed90527b0aff
SSDEEP

49152:qBTiYVB9AcMqnbB9jPvfzQgjzf3e9Zk43YrqpRlaI1E:taB9yqbBVPjPjzfSa4hRlD1

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/0x00070000000240ee-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-1-5-21-3218366390-1258052702-4267193707-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2724	GKH.exe
4576	Web Cheats Injector v2.5.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2724	GKH.exe
4576	Web Cheats Injector v2.5.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\GKH Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\BIQQBN\\GKH.exe"	GKH.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\BIQQBN\GKH.001	JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BIQQBN\GKH.002	JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BIQQBN\AKV.exe	JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BIQQBN\GKH.exe	JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BIQQBN\	GKH.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BIQQBN\GKH.004	JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.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	GKH.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Web Cheats Injector v2.5.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	2724	GKH.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2724	GKH.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2724	GKH.exe
2724	GKH.exe
2724	GKH.exe
2724	GKH.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5792 wrote to memory of 2724	5792	JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe	89
PID 5792 wrote to memory of 2724	5792	JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe	89
PID 5792 wrote to memory of 2724	5792	JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe	89
PID 5792 wrote to memory of 4576	5792	JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe	90
PID 5792 wrote to memory of 4576	5792	JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe	90
PID 5792 wrote to memory of 4576	5792	JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe	90

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_892f8c376abb2b81e01b246907c901cf.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5792
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BIQQBN\GKH.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\BIQQBN\GKH.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:2724
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Web Cheats Injector v2.5.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Web Cheats Injector v2.5.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4576

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\Web Cheats Injector v2.5.exe

Filesize
2.0MB

MD5
49b54128724bcf154b88ab32b2235865

SHA1
368e6007f0a1dbc5554c492f71ec3b7670d9134f

SHA256
b7d29e95153d34f4891ead55d57501fe72b19f430e9b3b0b63a51208923f7b03

SHA512
215bd3ac1ddcb360275d4b3e50f481cdfa7f7f5db8967ac75155f370ee78d06a64233fdfb97cdf6e5280f280ab910e3d6ca6f0f1de6986cd69144c5db09c9b12

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

Filesize
461KB

MD5
eed8ebfafcd3dcb0f88b237388fba8df

SHA1
620767d6de979bf360e3a188ed03534c769f337b

SHA256
dc3c5152d69547ffb583574707025eee74af46882cdf851221f66b1e81d2ed90

SHA512
28148a2bfdbcaf61f5f664c6b4dd0377d151d775ad001818da2bba6327f02020fabb016a4c8aaa5f841ea1dc1a6d8419bca55bc74924a657476e15abbd8dabb3

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BIQQBN\GKH.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
34c92b717ae97bc926f56ba56a44f24a

SHA1
ccaf3c6bf0c73564d0bf19c92b8d25008ffffbfa

SHA256
6e60d85b35f5e9222375f606e4116b38364a4a943596ddb0d914cf1cf4791774

SHA512
2a9eb63837db128c9e036976d903ebd925e6952ab6bf4efa0e370e79f9fefe0ed6e44e4ab444f56ace1149f4dd14797f568e8827e7cebd1e5581dcf309f9745a

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BIQQBN\GKH.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
246761f047f6aa98d6eaad66a2f883b9

SHA1
42474a5b23d03e094103b62fd7e820457cf807c4

SHA256
3774021a3cdf32d23fd5921cea4de8c26b08f0d601f3097550a7e8af7b00f111

SHA512
d39d0913975ca2f8d585b72667d76de09ce7817f6de26ef21a8b62edc25d7fab39785f036992d19ca5700f5fc2ee377e696142c41529f23f503e8eefff393144

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BIQQBN\GKH.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
4e97356d3a8bb914c4e8b05a74d84d36

SHA1
7b7167aeccedc1f9792558b8285a9d37eb2d22b6

SHA256
ab1383e12b3fcb6551e1ea91972a6d7f428b0a8d4dcafaebe326ccd793221407

SHA512
7c8c2f334424182fe0f001c81b1e31ffa25c837fc6889346e267214890470064a5ef458e8dce347e26ca34ade670ef62ac946e263d96c8d9f5937f3ac4ffdc26

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\BIQQBN\GKH.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
9ab9b7b74790b7bb2798dd2b26f4a913

SHA1
e8ffa981a0149aa6441dcb0dd42f7baf6eb773a2

SHA256
df1c8d608ebd300889cf21c3bda6d5dd2574d68e1f530cc5a885449a22177a75

SHA512
ffffe21d8cc244aacaaba2eb13cc77ad800a196ecf6f77637a8a1f6d456cabb8331970ab358ab21dcf9832343379b4f0486da3990d45eb2f2765e55b7404739e

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memory/2724-21-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000731000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2724-28-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000731000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/4576-27-0x0000000002240000-0x0000000002241000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4576-30-0x0000000002240000-0x0000000002241000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/4576-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005FC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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