Analysis Overview
SHA256
cc30b16e466aeaab0d08eb9452ae46b4a3317deb826ef22898e62f5ef0e5a598
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 4ec653326e753fa16d200e7fea2a4bf4_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
LimeRAT
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Maps connected drives based on registry
AutoIT Executable
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Creates scheduled task(s)
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-05-17 06:21
Signatures
AutoIT Executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-17 06:21
Reported
2024-05-17 06:24
Platform
win7-20240508-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
149s
Command Line
Signatures
LimeRAT
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | pastebin.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | pastebin.com | N/A | N/A |
Maps connected drives based on registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0 | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
AutoIT Executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2128 set thread context of 1692 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ec653326e753fa16d200e7fea2a4bf4_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
| PID 2492 set thread context of 1244 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
| PID 604 set thread context of 1652 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
| PID 3052 set thread context of 2368 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ec653326e753fa16d200e7fea2a4bf4_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ec653326e753fa16d200e7fea2a4bf4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {A91154B3-3E28-4E6C-86ED-AF1522B672B2} S-1-5-21-3691908287-3775019229-3534252667-1000:UOTHCPHQ\Admin:Interactive:[1]
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | pastebin.com | udp |
| US | 172.67.19.24:443 | pastebin.com | tcp |
Files
memory/1692-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/1692-4-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/1692-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/2128-8-0x00000000000A0000-0x00000000000A1000-memory.dmp
memory/1692-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/1692-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
| MD5 | 76a6064229ba6927ab7060bfe57a6262 |
| SHA1 | 0c0c7c0cbac7de1bb0a0f35a6fb20f487630b051 |
| SHA256 | 2017564f8d85925f272a19795f4c601fb1a5c40965fb64707affb7bf5d91cfcb |
| SHA512 | 9596d6e1741503c6a78b506ab39a9ee7c105bf79fe51b8c8d8d9bb6ddd759d5425dccb327734eb322ecb466d973205f66709cee6b4dc5f586602e60f8064f695 |
memory/1652-28-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-17 06:21
Reported
2024-05-17 06:24
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
154s
Command Line
Signatures
LimeRAT
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4124900551-4068476067-3491212533-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4124900551-4068476067-3491212533-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ec653326e753fa16d200e7fea2a4bf4_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4124900551-4068476067-3491212533-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4124900551-4068476067-3491212533-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | N/A |
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | pastebin.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | pastebin.com | N/A | N/A |
Maps connected drives based on registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
AutoIT Executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2576 set thread context of 2564 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ec653326e753fa16d200e7fea2a4bf4_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
| PID 3880 set thread context of 3296 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
| PID 1952 set thread context of 3496 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
| PID 1944 set thread context of 3276 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ec653326e753fa16d200e7fea2a4bf4_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4ec653326e753fa16d200e7fea2a4bf4_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn SettingSyncHost /tr "C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NL | 23.62.61.171:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | pastebin.com | udp |
| US | 172.67.19.24:443 | pastebin.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 24.19.67.172.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.204.248.87.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | 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 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/2576-3-0x0000000002860000-0x0000000002861000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-5-0x0000000073AC2000-0x0000000073AC3000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-6-0x0000000073AC0000-0x0000000074071000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-7-0x0000000073AC0000-0x0000000074071000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-10-0x0000000073AC0000-0x0000000074071000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-11-0x0000000073AC2000-0x0000000073AC3000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\secinit\sdchange.exe
| MD5 | 82d92406b661c6d48122a07a8dd98a51 |
| SHA1 | 23c5eb751e97852fdf82ea00d2533d3d77775331 |
| SHA256 | a6c01e730f2292e876a66fd25fd99e0b775aa3a1a7a16caa26dbab7d47d0124e |
| SHA512 | 21b7afc6ded70d526e9a4d069e2d677f5345e5fc21818d0a528a3c1811c13509028e45fe0148af0263a1afa98f7516f9db6144bd2850f84957b4673a1811b77d |
memory/2564-14-0x0000000073AC0000-0x0000000074071000-memory.dmp
memory/3296-15-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003DC000-memory.dmp
memory/3496-21-0x0000000000730000-0x000000000073C000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v2.0_32\UsageLogs\RegAsm.exe.log
| MD5 | 9f893d94b017a0684012d50319c9ffbe |
| SHA1 | 140cc2cb6b2520ba4f9a1f666a5f679853472793 |
| SHA256 | 8a7cb420c82edf1bb2c7bdfef52091e5169fabaecc370e120985e91406fcbbec |
| SHA512 | 4b7df94d3622b82d852b0f532d7fd810ca2113d7b737ec417023d5b2142e9e79414a06d22647d73f8bc114f8e871a3a741a479b0aba48892f9078975ec78acba |