Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-11 00:04

Sample ID 240525-2jt5ladf32
Target 7378c9c5812bf0bac8cba6c9aecd19c0_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 238a3f89161400f08e1136a73c49746b44f2f681f05a9988af0c4fa6203f863e
Tags
evasion
score
9/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
9/10

SHA256

238a3f89161400f08e1136a73c49746b44f2f681f05a9988af0c4fa6203f863e

Threat Level: Likely malicious

The file 7378c9c5812bf0bac8cba6c9aecd19c0_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Likely malicious.

Malicious Activity Summary

evasion

Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

Executes dropped EXE

Checks computer location settings

Drops desktop.ini file(s)

Drops file in Windows directory

Enumerates physical storage devices

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Enumerates system info in registry

Modifies system certificate store

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-05-25 22:37

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-25 22:37

Reported

2024-05-25 22:39

Platform

win7-20240419-en

Max time kernel

119s

Max time network

125s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7378c9c5812bf0bac8cba6c9aecd19c0_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7378c9c5812bf0bac8cba6c9aecd19c0_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7378c9c5812bf0bac8cba6c9aecd19c0_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Network

N/A

Files

N/A

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-25 22:37

Reported

2024-05-25 22:39

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

94s

Max time network

124s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7378c9c5812bf0bac8cba6c9aecd19c0_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7378c9c5812bf0bac8cba6c9aecd19c0_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Checks computer location settings

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2539840389-1261165778-1087677076-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7378c9c5812bf0bac8cba6c9aecd19c0_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe N/A

Drops desktop.ini file(s)

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Enumerates system info in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemManufacturer C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7378c9c5812bf0bac8cba6c9aecd19c0_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7378c9c5812bf0bac8cba6c9aecd19c0_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Modifies system certificate store

evasion spyware trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\B1BC968BD4F49D622AA89A81F2150152A41D829C C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\B1BC968BD4F49D622AA89A81F2150152A41D829C\Blob = 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 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\B1BC968BD4F49D622AA89A81F2150152A41D829C\Blob = 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 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7378c9c5812bf0bac8cba6c9aecd19c0_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7378c9c5812bf0bac8cba6c9aecd19c0_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe" 1d928c273023a870cec9b293cCUiYHwOhvHOGGGlLJv7q9aGg/fUtL0T2Ilkw/CPfbmfI+8CQNBmMm6BtnI5xGRJkAci1JOTkkJ54N1naLyCMGtLfN2Mm1OqceA5xuWT/rRYoRSc6gSPer1hE17U619Gh5U8R9nsj/1dEJ5sUpH9RutgZb780u62VKLrFDEoJw== /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7378c9c5812bf0bac8cba6c9aecd19c0_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 crl.globalsign.net udp
US 104.18.20.226:80 crl.globalsign.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 226.20.18.104.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 226.21.18.104.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 69.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 b9d07.northstar.api.socdn.com udp
US 13.248.148.254:80 b9d07.northstar.api.socdn.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 254.148.248.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\n6909\s6909.exe

MD5 da834fff62c4d3e86baa52714cf2d635
SHA1 4b35992bbd61e75791ec55bf3b47921be26b3031
SHA256 6079e9ad58853c80733363903df046a8008bc8b972b1c52c7eff99b5ed6ad681
SHA512 1227d5300237915a4382576fb19bc9ceb304a7ab8455d850154e6b7b8a92356a107a39180f866ad617da9a90745224ae6a8d1f602992c59353d2ad2c267c6526

memory/3452-12-0x00007FF8B2355000-0x00007FF8B2356000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-13-0x00007FF8B20A0000-0x00007FF8B2A41000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-22-0x0000000001120000-0x0000000001130000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-25-0x000000001C4F0000-0x000000001C9BE000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-26-0x000000001BEE0000-0x000000001BF7C000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-27-0x00007FF8B20A0000-0x00007FF8B2A41000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-28-0x000000001CBC0000-0x000000001CC22000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-29-0x00007FF8B20A0000-0x00007FF8B2A41000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-30-0x00007FF8B20A0000-0x00007FF8B2A41000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-31-0x0000000001140000-0x0000000001148000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-32-0x00007FF8B20A0000-0x00007FF8B2A41000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-33-0x00007FF8B20A0000-0x00007FF8B2A41000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-34-0x00007FF8B20A0000-0x00007FF8B2A41000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-35-0x00007FF8B20A0000-0x00007FF8B2A41000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-36-0x0000000020420000-0x000000002055C000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-37-0x0000000020A70000-0x0000000020F7E000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-38-0x00007FF8B20A0000-0x00007FF8B2A41000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-39-0x00007FF8B20A0000-0x00007FF8B2A41000-memory.dmp

memory/3452-41-0x00007FF8B20A0000-0x00007FF8B2A41000-memory.dmp