Analysis Overview
SHA256
c6151c5d48335fd572c244c372ed3d9781efd802ea3535767d708a8d9e8a15aa
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
ModiLoader, DBatLoader
ModiLoader Second Stage
UAC bypass
Modiloader family
ModiLoader Second Stage
Checks computer location settings
Deletes itself
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in Windows directory
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
System policy modification
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-05-04 23:09
Signatures
ModiLoader Second Stage
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Modiloader family
Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-04 23:09
Reported
2024-05-04 23:12
Platform
win7-20231129-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
119s
Command Line
Signatures
ModiLoader, DBatLoader
UAC bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
ModiLoader Second Stage
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Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\system = "C:\\Windows\\system.exe" | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\ntdtcstp.dll | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\cmsetac.dll | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\system.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\system.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeAuditPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2372 wrote to memory of 1852 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\system.exe |
| PID 2372 wrote to memory of 1852 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\system.exe |
| PID 2372 wrote to memory of 1852 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\system.exe |
| PID 2372 wrote to memory of 1852 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\system.exe |
System policy modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system.exe
"C:\Windows\system.exe" \melt "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
Files
memory/2372-0-0x0000000000330000-0x0000000000331000-memory.dmp
memory/2372-1-0x00000000004F0000-0x00000000004F1000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\system.exe
| MD5 | 14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88 |
| SHA1 | 67d304a4b5d1944141cfbf6b37d385a1abfae0d3 |
| SHA256 | c6151c5d48335fd572c244c372ed3d9781efd802ea3535767d708a8d9e8a15aa |
| SHA512 | 7272dda6b2ae6352287267797cfae58d7d0cb8e8df5670aca5616929cb96fecc958f52f79967961d10a0f4e17f3951a93f5cc0b2de6a70e08cfef517c8dc1fe8 |
memory/2372-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-15-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-16-0x0000000001EF0000-0x0000000001EFE000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-18-0x0000000074BC0000-0x0000000074BC1000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-19-0x0000000074BB0000-0x0000000074CA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-22-0x0000000001EF0000-0x0000000001EFE000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-21-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000278000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-26-0x0000000074BB0000-0x0000000074CA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-27-0x0000000074BB0000-0x0000000074CA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-34-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-38-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-56-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-62-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-04 23:09
Reported
2024-05-04 23:12
Platform
win10v2004-20240419-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
148s
Command Line
Signatures
ModiLoader, DBatLoader
UAC bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
ModiLoader Second Stage
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Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-877519540-908060166-1852957295-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
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Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-877519540-908060166-1852957295-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\system = "C:\\Windows\\system.exe" | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\system.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\system.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\ntdtcstp.dll | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\cmsetac.dll | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeAuditPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 876 wrote to memory of 4624 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\system.exe |
| PID 876 wrote to memory of 4624 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\system.exe |
| PID 876 wrote to memory of 4624 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\system.exe |
System policy modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Windows\system.exe | N/A |
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system.exe
"C:\Windows\system.exe" \melt "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88_JaffaCakes118.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 241.150.49.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 73.31.126.40.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 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NL | 23.62.61.106:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 106.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 24.121.18.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 49.15.97.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 11.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 204.79.197.200:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | zerone.no-ip.biz | udp |
Files
memory/876-0-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A21000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\system.exe
| MD5 | 14e57d2c04c905762814f529342cce88 |
| SHA1 | 67d304a4b5d1944141cfbf6b37d385a1abfae0d3 |
| SHA256 | c6151c5d48335fd572c244c372ed3d9781efd802ea3535767d708a8d9e8a15aa |
| SHA512 | 7272dda6b2ae6352287267797cfae58d7d0cb8e8df5670aca5616929cb96fecc958f52f79967961d10a0f4e17f3951a93f5cc0b2de6a70e08cfef517c8dc1fe8 |
memory/876-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\ntdtcstp.dll
| MD5 | 67587e25a971a141628d7f07bd40ffa0 |
| SHA1 | 76fcd014539a3bb247cc0b761225f68bd6055f6b |
| SHA256 | e6829866322d68d5c5b78e3d48dcec70a41cdc42c6f357a44fd329f74a8b4378 |
| SHA512 | 6e6de7aa02c48f8b96b06e5f1160fbc5c95312320636e138cc997ef3362a61bc50ec03db1f06292eb964cd71915ddb2ec2eb741432c7da44215a4acbb576a350 |
memory/4624-19-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000000971000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-23-0x00000000028E0000-0x00000000028EE000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\cmsetac.dll
| MD5 | 299ea17309018f33839ed1fcbd180e11 |
| SHA1 | 3160b2f5ded2fbc7b2eca6082a5501a211708f49 |
| SHA256 | d736de9b09bdc5ffac79a9dcf8639df784566c3e4e672e7ffa28f3b5ea3fce4d |
| SHA512 | be1170ccd9dcb9e72c393083e1629ae58c6805d8b5aa3f2d9b0bffec9e003fa8cf8ea95809e98d8166fa34e10c64c6302519fff86280d116e4f031bd73f2838a |
memory/4624-26-0x0000000002790000-0x0000000002791000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-29-0x00000000028E0000-0x00000000028EE000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-28-0x0000000002120000-0x0000000002128000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-30-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-33-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-39-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-42-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-45-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-54-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-57-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-60-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-63-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-66-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp