Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    11-05-2024 12:14

General

  • Target

    3488b0c364c116f0649c40009a745ba8_JaffaCakes118.exe

  • Size

    2.4MB

  • MD5

    3488b0c364c116f0649c40009a745ba8

  • SHA1

    c3e4b049dc44aa1eee0d592f0da97f68317cb222

  • SHA256

    8e1aa0b81c431b07d9101bf00ebf8f80575faa99769dfd880ed6ab2c24f87ea3

  • SHA512

    82f645d849f19629fb252e89ceada9d480e97c7b4494e54fae9d3da61b5255e58b588ee547b19824ffdabeb664542f26e941c5d960affaeb04d76d5dec2417df

  • SSDEEP

    49152:6+gpjnooS1eyMRElV9VDDvRdV0CcCwtuJeL3:6Rso0NPVDZHwtAeL3

Score
10/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

limerat

Attributes
  • aes_key

    1205

  • antivm

    false

  • c2_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/iRjhpqQL

  • delay

    3

  • download_payload

    false

  • install

    false

  • install_name

    Wservices.exe

  • main_folder

    Temp

  • pin_spread

    false

  • sub_folder

    \

  • usb_spread

    false

Extracted

Family

limerat

Attributes
  • antivm

    false

  • c2_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/iRjhpqQL

  • download_payload

    false

  • install

    false

  • pin_spread

    false

  • usb_spread

    false

Signatures

  • LimeRAT

    Simple yet powerful RAT for Windows machines written in .NET.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3488b0c364c116f0649c40009a745ba8_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3488b0c364c116f0649c40009a745ba8_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops startup file
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4856
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c copy "C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Temp/3488b0c364c116f0649c40009a745ba8_JaffaCakes118.exe" "%appdata%\sdfg\dfsdgh.exe" /Y
      2⤵
        PID:1164
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c echo [zoneTransfer]ZoneID = 2 > %appdata%\sdfg\dfsdgh.exe:Zone.Identifier
        2⤵
        • NTFS ADS
        PID:1088
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ren "%appdata%\sdfg\dfsdgh.exe.jpg" dfsdgh.exe
        2⤵
          PID:1388
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe"
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2076
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sdfg\dfsdgh.exe.bat
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2264
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
            timeout /t 300
            3⤵
            • Delays execution with timeout.exe
            PID:2008

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svhost.exe

        Filesize

        256KB

        MD5

        8fdf47e0ff70c40ed3a17014aeea4232

        SHA1

        e6256a0159688f0560b015da4d967f41cbf8c9bd

        SHA256

        ed9884bac608c06b7057037cc91d90e4ae5f74dd2dbce2af476699c6d4492d82

        SHA512

        bd69d092ed4f9c5e1f24eaf5ec79fb316469d53849dc798fae0fcba5e90869b77ee924c23cc6f692198ff25827ab60ad47bb46cadd6e0aadde7731cbafb013be

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sdfg\dfsdgh.exe

        Filesize

        2.4MB

        MD5

        3488b0c364c116f0649c40009a745ba8

        SHA1

        c3e4b049dc44aa1eee0d592f0da97f68317cb222

        SHA256

        8e1aa0b81c431b07d9101bf00ebf8f80575faa99769dfd880ed6ab2c24f87ea3

        SHA512

        82f645d849f19629fb252e89ceada9d480e97c7b4494e54fae9d3da61b5255e58b588ee547b19824ffdabeb664542f26e941c5d960affaeb04d76d5dec2417df

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sdfg\dfsdgh.exe.bat

        Filesize

        200B

        MD5

        249f71028fa2742d4a26ecf30e6b4eb8

        SHA1

        b2a07bd19cab5fd7be8ed0de7ac2934ce7cc3752

        SHA256

        ba381c05e6cd8083abe50136bec85ed088e140610fdac6f449e775e736bf163f

        SHA512

        6ffe6ded3fe52811b15cbab8667c1a970b0391864dceec7051ee87f536619d81005ee7aa082051511f48274288ae5fbefc324603593350122bf507fb3a309ad4

      • memory/2076-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        48KB

      • memory/2076-28-0x0000000074E10000-0x00000000755C0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/2076-27-0x0000000074E10000-0x00000000755C0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/2076-24-0x0000000074E10000-0x00000000755C0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/2076-23-0x0000000004EE0000-0x0000000004F46000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/2076-19-0x0000000074E10000-0x00000000755C0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/4856-1-0x0000000000E50000-0x00000000010C4000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.5MB

      • memory/4856-3-0x00000000086E0000-0x0000000008C84000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        5.6MB

      • memory/4856-2-0x0000000007E70000-0x0000000007FA0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.2MB

      • memory/4856-0-0x0000000074E1E000-0x0000000074E1F000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/4856-6-0x0000000005510000-0x000000000551C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        48KB

      • memory/4856-7-0x0000000074E10000-0x00000000755C0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/4856-26-0x0000000074E10000-0x00000000755C0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/4856-5-0x00000000081D0000-0x000000000826C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        624KB

      • memory/4856-4-0x0000000008130000-0x00000000081C2000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        584KB