Analysis Overview
SHA256
52d4dafbcfae960f9c56c22dd3013b33747410cc14d384ae26caaae26f7e74c5
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Emotet
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Drops file in System32 directory
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Modifies Control Panel
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-05-21 19:55
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-21 19:55
Reported
2024-05-21 19:57
Platform
win7-20240215-en
Max time kernel
138s
Max time network
148s
Command Line
Signatures
Emotet
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Destination IP | 148.103.9.108 | N/A | N/A |
| Destination IP | 148.103.9.108 | N/A | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\counters.dat | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies Control Panel
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2248906074-2862704502-246302768-1000\Control Panel\PowerCfg | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2248906074-2862704502-246302768-1000\Control Panel\PowerCfg | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\DefaultConnectionSettings = 4600000003000000090000000000000000000000000000000400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001000000020000000a7f0058000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{DE17A2EB-9739-420C-8338-6D8E3757EBA3}\WpadDecisionReason = "1" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\ea-a9-87-57-0d-80\WpadDecision = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\DefaultConnectionSettings = 4600000002000000090000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{DE17A2EB-9739-420C-8338-6D8E3757EBA3}\WpadDecision = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\ea-a9-87-57-0d-80 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\SavedLegacySettings = 4600000002000000090000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{DE17A2EB-9739-420C-8338-6D8E3757EBA3} | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{DE17A2EB-9739-420C-8338-6D8E3757EBA3}\WpadDecisionTime = 105d33ddb8abda01 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{DE17A2EB-9739-420C-8338-6D8E3757EBA3}\ea-a9-87-57-0d-80 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\ea-a9-87-57-0d-80\WpadDecisionReason = "1" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{DE17A2EB-9739-420C-8338-6D8E3757EBA3}\WpadNetworkName = "Network 3" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\ea-a9-87-57-0d-80\WpadDecisionTime = 105d33ddb8abda01 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\adamavatar.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| PK | 39.61.49.128:22 | tcp | |
| PK | 39.61.49.128:22 | tcp | |
| DO | 148.103.9.108:53 | tcp | |
| DO | 148.103.9.108:53 | tcp | |
| US | 70.119.159.214:443 | tcp | |
| US | 70.119.159.214:443 | tcp |
Files
memory/2916-0-0x0000000000180000-0x000000000019A000-memory.dmp
memory/2500-4-0x0000000000140000-0x000000000015A000-memory.dmp
memory/2500-11-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001B8000-memory.dmp
memory/2916-8-0x0000000000160000-0x000000000017A000-memory.dmp
memory/2916-9-0x0000000000750000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp
memory/2500-10-0x0000000000120000-0x000000000013A000-memory.dmp
memory/2088-12-0x0000000000280000-0x000000000029A000-memory.dmp
memory/2088-17-0x0000000000330000-0x0000000000348000-memory.dmp
memory/2088-16-0x00000000000F0000-0x000000000010A000-memory.dmp
memory/2528-18-0x0000000000280000-0x000000000029A000-memory.dmp
memory/2528-23-0x00000000002A0000-0x00000000002B8000-memory.dmp
memory/2528-22-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2500-24-0x00000000011C0000-0x00000000011E3000-memory.dmp
memory/2500-25-0x0000000000120000-0x000000000013A000-memory.dmp
memory/2528-26-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001CA000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-21 19:55
Reported
2024-05-21 19:57
Platform
win10v2004-20240426-en
Max time kernel
138s
Max time network
152s
Command Line
Signatures
Emotet
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Destination IP | 148.103.9.108 | N/A | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies Control Panel
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4018855536-2201274732-320770143-1000\Control Panel\PowerCfg | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4018855536-2201274732-320770143-1000\Control Panel\PowerCfg | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wordpadidl.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wordpadidl.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1592 wrote to memory of 4592 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe |
| PID 1592 wrote to memory of 4592 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe |
| PID 1592 wrote to memory of 4592 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe |
| PID 3896 wrote to memory of 3948 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wordpadidl.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wordpadidl.exe |
| PID 3896 wrote to memory of 3948 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wordpadidl.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wordpadidl.exe |
| PID 3896 wrote to memory of 3948 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wordpadidl.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wordpadidl.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\648fdc19f6c9edca30a8f9a756234699_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wordpadidl.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wordpadidl.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wordpadidl.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wordpadidl.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| NL | 23.62.61.72:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 72.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NL | 23.62.61.72:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| PK | 39.61.49.128:22 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| DO | 148.103.9.108:53 | tcp | |
| US | 70.119.159.214:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 82.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 67.42.71.66:20 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 23.236.111.52.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 | 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 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 200.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 24.209.31.102:8090 | tcp | |
| US | 70.91.215.57:22 | tcp |
Files
memory/1592-0-0x0000000001120000-0x000000000113A000-memory.dmp
memory/1592-5-0x00000000028F0000-0x0000000002908000-memory.dmp
memory/1592-4-0x0000000001100000-0x000000000111A000-memory.dmp
memory/4592-6-0x0000000001300000-0x000000000131A000-memory.dmp
memory/4592-10-0x00000000012E0000-0x00000000012FA000-memory.dmp
memory/4592-11-0x0000000001320000-0x0000000001338000-memory.dmp
memory/3896-12-0x0000000001460000-0x000000000147A000-memory.dmp
memory/3896-17-0x0000000001480000-0x0000000001498000-memory.dmp
memory/3896-16-0x0000000001050000-0x000000000106A000-memory.dmp
memory/3948-18-0x0000000000ED0000-0x0000000000EEA000-memory.dmp
memory/3948-23-0x0000000000EF0000-0x0000000000F08000-memory.dmp
memory/3948-22-0x0000000000BD0000-0x0000000000BEA000-memory.dmp
memory/3896-24-0x0000000001050000-0x000000000106A000-memory.dmp
memory/4592-25-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001D3000-memory.dmp
memory/4592-26-0x00000000012E0000-0x00000000012FA000-memory.dmp
memory/3948-27-0x0000000000BD0000-0x0000000000BEA000-memory.dmp