Analysis Overview
SHA256
f8eec64a72e4b70f9756a58ac88552d57851089d5edd49a7a8e0c7c2f25d29fe
Threat Level: Known bad
The file f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
MetaSploit
Adds policy Run key to start application
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
Adds Run key to start application
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Drops file in System32 directory
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-04-18 14:49
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-04-18 14:49
Reported
2024-04-18 14:52
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
123s
Command Line
Signatures
MetaSploit
Adds policy Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\mitnick2 = "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\microsoftNS.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\billgates = "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\microsoftNS.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | \??\PhysicalDrive0 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | \??\PhysicalDrive0 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1728 set thread context of 2768 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe |
| PID 2652 set thread context of 1600 | N/A | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe" c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\Program.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\microsoftNS.exe"
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe
"C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe" c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\Program.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
Files
memory/1728-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/2768-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-9-0x0000000002570000-0x00000000025BB000-memory.dmp
memory/2768-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/2768-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/2768-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/2768-18-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2768-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1728-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/2768-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/2768-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/2768-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
\Windows\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe
| MD5 | f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a |
| SHA1 | 5194a6f47a969678312e475aaa68c9623e7f6c26 |
| SHA256 | f8eec64a72e4b70f9756a58ac88552d57851089d5edd49a7a8e0c7c2f25d29fe |
| SHA512 | ffae1f73dcb99951649fc5f6ba29274dc3e7ef34da310f98cd4e7a09a2582c551d1e2289bada3086982b01cda627da40bdf5b08db8952422d2e585b24e2240a7 |
memory/2768-35-0x0000000001ED0000-0x0000000001F1B000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\index.htm
| MD5 | 7215ee9c7d9dc229d2921a40e899ec5f |
| SHA1 | b858cb282617fb0956d960215c8e84d1ccf909c6 |
| SHA256 | 36a9e7f1c95b82ffb99743e0c5c4ce95d83c9a430aac59f84ef3cbfab6145068 |
| SHA512 | f90ddd77e400dfe6a3fcf479b00b1ee29e7015c5bb8cd70f5f15b4886cc339275ff553fc8a053f8ddc7324f45168cffaf81f8c3ac93996f6536eef38e5e40768 |
memory/2768-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-50-0x0000000002A00000-0x0000000002A4B000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-80-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1600-83-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-04-18 14:49
Reported
2024-04-18 14:52
Platform
win10v2004-20240412-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
151s
Command Line
Signatures
MetaSploit
Adds policy Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\mitnick2 = "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\microsoftNS.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\billgates = "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\microsoftNS.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | \??\PhysicalDrive0 | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | \??\PhysicalDrive0 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3868 set thread context of 1828 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe |
| PID 3468 set thread context of 1928 | N/A | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a_JaffaCakes118.exe" c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\Program.exeA
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\microsoftNS.exe"
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe
"C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe" c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\Program.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.53.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.197.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 241.154.82.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 156.33.209.4.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 21.114.53.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 65.139.73.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | dns1.ihaxx.co.uk | udp |
Files
memory/3868-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1828-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1828-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1828-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/3868-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1828-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\microsoftNS.exe
| MD5 | f83ab9d63b5240615fc403229d04f83a |
| SHA1 | 5194a6f47a969678312e475aaa68c9623e7f6c26 |
| SHA256 | f8eec64a72e4b70f9756a58ac88552d57851089d5edd49a7a8e0c7c2f25d29fe |
| SHA512 | ffae1f73dcb99951649fc5f6ba29274dc3e7ef34da310f98cd4e7a09a2582c551d1e2289bada3086982b01cda627da40bdf5b08db8952422d2e585b24e2240a7 |
memory/3468-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\index.htm
| MD5 | 7215ee9c7d9dc229d2921a40e899ec5f |
| SHA1 | b858cb282617fb0956d960215c8e84d1ccf909c6 |
| SHA256 | 36a9e7f1c95b82ffb99743e0c5c4ce95d83c9a430aac59f84ef3cbfab6145068 |
| SHA512 | f90ddd77e400dfe6a3fcf479b00b1ee29e7015c5bb8cd70f5f15b4886cc339275ff553fc8a053f8ddc7324f45168cffaf81f8c3ac93996f6536eef38e5e40768 |
memory/3468-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1828-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-51-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp
memory/1928-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000467000-memory.dmp