ardamax | b998259b245c9780c46d3b0c7b3f46e68a872168a97140df2ec4f4d58cdabca2

Analysis

max time kernel
133s
max time network
125s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240611-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240611-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
01-07-2024 16:57

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General

Target

1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5
SHA1

d89e70da1856a5c780901f8ac9184ab1a8a3277d
SHA256

b998259b245c9780c46d3b0c7b3f46e68a872168a97140df2ec4f4d58cdabca2
SHA512

9292b463071563dd9968adc8e3776ce7a8031970edc37ef3b693bb4911f3aabbfd54ded23c7dd9b4e090f89235a07159e33dfa111fc76ea0a0562d69f2b8ebd8
SSDEEP

24576:tZxTvOzEXgtO6UaabXHoahBIlsNTKnrOe9elfKHEswk4xKZKD:tXTGV4bBHocIleKnriKkskk

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Ardamax
A keylogger first seen in 2013.
keylogger stealer ardamax
Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs

Processes:

resource yara_rule

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.exe 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

Processes:

1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe

description ioc process

Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4204450073-1267028356-951339405-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

HBN.exe

pid process

816 HBN.exe
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

HBN.exe

pid process

816 HBN.exe
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
T1547.001

Modify Registry
T1112

Processes:

HBN.exe

description ioc process

Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HBN Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\FAAFQG\\HBN.exe" HBN.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

resource	yara_rule
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.exe	family_ardamax

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4204450073-1267028356-951339405-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	process
816	HBN.exe

pid	process
816	HBN.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HBN Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\FAAFQG\\HBN.exe"	HBN.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 8 IoCs

Processes:

HBN.exe1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\	HBN.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.004	1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.001	1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.002	1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\AKV.exe	1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.chm	1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.003	1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.exe	1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

HBN.exe

description pid process

Token: 33 816 HBN.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 816 HBN.exe
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

Processes:

HBN.exe

pid process

816 HBN.exe
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs

Processes:

HBN.exe

pid process

816 HBN.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

Processes:

HBN.exe

pid process

816 HBN.exe
816 HBN.exe
816 HBN.exe
816 HBN.exe

description	pid	process
Token: 33	816	HBN.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	816	HBN.exe

pid	process
816	HBN.exe

pid	process
816	HBN.exe

pid	process
816	HBN.exe
816	HBN.exe
816	HBN.exe
816	HBN.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes:

1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 968 wrote to memory of 816	968	1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe	HBN.exe
PID 968 wrote to memory of 816	968	1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe	HBN.exe
PID 968 wrote to memory of 816	968	1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe	HBN.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1bc87f427fe7740cf8ccecc7eea941b5_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:968

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\FAAFQG\HBN.exe"
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:816

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\AKV.exe
Filesize
456KB

MD5
1f29b1075a91b3da0ccc0b9c49eece56

SHA1
048e675f087181035aedece9e7b11d065c6355cc

SHA256
4f6825548b32329c3360ed9abb7c0a6809a2c2291cf0bcaac511a9fa32a6336e

SHA512
7e152caf055f57f599ecc1e3a404b540b721b3315d2ba16bff6eb21f03edeb3a06ae185621e3139293612d94210f500f098bd281489ca7f336efd8b5284ee060

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.001
Filesize
61KB

MD5
31c866d8e4448c28ae63660a0521cd92

SHA1
0e4dcb44e3c8589688b8eacdd8cc463a920baab9

SHA256
dc0eaf9d62f0e40b6522d28b2e06b39ff619f9086ea7aa45fd40396a8eb61aa1

SHA512
1076da7f8137a90b5d3bbbbe2b24fd9774de6adbcdfd41fd55ae90c70b9eb4bbf441732689ad25e5b3048987bfb1d63ba59d5831a04c6d84cb05bbfd2d32f839

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.002
Filesize
43KB

MD5
093e599a1281e943ce1592f61d9591af

SHA1
6896810fe9b7efe4f5ae68bf280fec637e97adf5

SHA256
1ac0964d97b02204f4d4ae79cd5244342f1a1798f5846e9dd7f3448d4177a009

SHA512
64cb58fbf6295d15d9ee6a8a7a325e7673af7ee02e4ece8da5a95257f666566a425b348b802b78ac82e7868ba7923f85255c2c31e548618afa9706c1f88d34dc

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.003
Filesize
68KB

MD5
e62282afbb1c9f894927a0342f66e071

SHA1
1ab7481a0e770d92ac8ef50b56efa9730ce31a22

SHA256
0e9ad560a655389505223a02839368ed7a85deb0b9b19a3d0885a05f372d6811

SHA512
d5c44ab9f014c816be109e508e16eed753e47691df3f87980eafcc3b698ce11f6aff2650a526837d54312a26fe88dfdfc88d33c9bf4044971b654e8be250ff78

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.004
Filesize
1KB

MD5
89da3cbb1c6136138e5103c102326b7d

SHA1
d8665c516f68df6a1c8a60d34ea82b2ad4099f47

SHA256
2458ec29811956b854c82009168602be394c507cd742051ee8d69fcf2d43e44b

SHA512
ddd15a9791a0420843691c0f85c8957306c56cd8e829d063614f16b8105261f22f529ff4282103921ae23adac36d7b26ff5bdbc8e4e8f52a503da0ae29b7120d

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.chm
Filesize
20KB

MD5
164ea98e2f64635f8a097870781da36c

SHA1
7cd9294657902f6bc199007e30f6514fce66f666

SHA256
c69e694d6db9a958a99901afb86a8b864a17b510a5dcdd1c176f53abf0c61a61

SHA512
4e19842a0d959876cdac60fd145fa36f2d98650b843c6faea2b01e205b2f0ce262b45c1c60fbf483320f012d4c00b96dff36e72d27ecbe9133f09d6618cbde20

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FAAFQG\HBN.exe
Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
0aaffc12ef1b416b9276bdc3fdec9dff

SHA1
9f38d7cf6241d867da58f89db9ff26544314b938

SHA256
42b33dd905c5668c2518a6a7d407fb10c303cfedeaefcd7b6e4c7cc1b891c73b

SHA512
bbde0986b298c6172e7c8e3f938db9425f54cca097e280736e1ba289afd06a0b86f7cbc91f6d46458bc8e75069c12cda1cf808acf3b6c773b0661d081136ee7c

Download Submit
memory/816-20-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000A01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/816-25-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000A01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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