Analysis Overview
SHA256
0b501e2cedad1838304551cb04498cfe2f47fb31ca7c0a4a05bd444a7f039158
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_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
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-02 07:59
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-02 07:59
Reported
2024-06-02 08:01
Platform
win7-20240508-en
Max time kernel
131s
Max time network
141s
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\cultureright.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{6E002F39-DA80-4324-BB66-FA53DA95378F}\WpadNetworkName = "Network 3" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\76-75-3c-d0-00-a9 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\76-75-3c-d0-00-a9\WpadDecisionTime = 800a1bd4c2b4da01 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\DefaultConnectionSettings = 4600000002000000090000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{6E002F39-DA80-4324-BB66-FA53DA95378F}\WpadDecisionReason = "1" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{6E002F39-DA80-4324-BB66-FA53DA95378F}\WpadDecision = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\SavedLegacySettings = 4600000002000000090000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{6E002F39-DA80-4324-BB66-FA53DA95378F} | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{6E002F39-DA80-4324-BB66-FA53DA95378F}\WpadDecisionTime = 800a1bd4c2b4da01 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Set value (data) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\DefaultConnectionSettings = 4600000003000000090000000000000000000000000000000400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001000000020000000a7f0025000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{6E002F39-DA80-4324-BB66-FA53DA95378F}\76-75-3c-d0-00-a9 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\76-75-3c-d0-00-a9\WpadDecisionReason = "1" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\76-75-3c-d0-00-a9\WpadDecision = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cultureright.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/1904-4-0x0000000000320000-0x000000000033A000-memory.dmp
memory/1904-0-0x0000000000320000-0x000000000033A000-memory.dmp
memory/2656-12-0x0000000000300000-0x000000000031A000-memory.dmp
memory/2656-13-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000260000-memory.dmp
memory/1904-11-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000260000-memory.dmp
memory/1904-10-0x0000000000300000-0x000000000031A000-memory.dmp
memory/2656-9-0x0000000000340000-0x000000000035A000-memory.dmp
memory/2656-5-0x0000000000340000-0x000000000035A000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-18-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003EA000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-14-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003EA000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-20-0x00000000003F0000-0x0000000000400000-memory.dmp
memory/2704-19-0x0000000000330000-0x000000000034A000-memory.dmp
memory/2696-21-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002AA000-memory.dmp
memory/2696-27-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002C0000-memory.dmp
memory/2696-25-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002AA000-memory.dmp
memory/2696-26-0x0000000000270000-0x000000000028A000-memory.dmp
memory/2656-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp
memory/2656-29-0x0000000000300000-0x000000000031A000-memory.dmp
memory/2696-30-0x0000000000270000-0x000000000028A000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-02 07:59
Reported
2024-06-02 08:01
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
155s
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
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2720 wrote to memory of 3908 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe |
| PID 2720 wrote to memory of 3908 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe |
| PID 2720 wrote to memory of 3908 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe |
| PID 5016 wrote to memory of 4168 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\panesdiag.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\panesdiag.exe |
| PID 5016 wrote to memory of 4168 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\panesdiag.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\panesdiag.exe |
| PID 5016 wrote to memory of 4168 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\panesdiag.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\panesdiag.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d6186658958e29ff84ac8e8d45c96cf_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\panesdiag.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\panesdiag.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\panesdiag.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\panesdiag.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.24.18.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| PK | 39.61.49.128:22 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| DO | 148.103.9.108:53 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 98.58.20.217.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 70.119.159.214:443 | tcp | |
| US | 67.42.71.66:20 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 31.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NL | 23.62.61.97:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| 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 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 24.209.31.102:8090 | tcp | |
| US | 70.91.215.57:22 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 93.65.42.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/2720-0-0x0000000000910000-0x000000000092A000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-4-0x0000000000910000-0x000000000092A000-memory.dmp
memory/3908-7-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A6A000-memory.dmp
memory/3908-11-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A6A000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-6-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000940000-memory.dmp
memory/3908-13-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A80000-memory.dmp
memory/3908-12-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A4A000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-5-0x00000000008F0000-0x000000000090A000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-18-0x0000000000810000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-14-0x0000000000810000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-20-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000840000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-19-0x00000000007F0000-0x000000000080A000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-25-0x0000000000540000-0x000000000055A000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-26-0x00000000007F0000-0x000000000080A000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-21-0x0000000000540000-0x000000000055A000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-28-0x0000000000560000-0x0000000000570000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-27-0x0000000000520000-0x000000000053A000-memory.dmp
memory/3908-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp
memory/3908-30-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A4A000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-31-0x0000000000520000-0x000000000053A000-memory.dmp