Analysis Overview
SHA256
6855a0d904a1867283b365faa2e33746a5d353eae753340c13f1dace11df840c
Threat Level: Likely benign
The file a6d7e8d32ec28ea7558f5e9698476837_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Likely benign.
Malicious Activity Summary
One or more HTTP URLs in PDF identified
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Checks processor information in registry
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-13 22:17
Signatures
One or more HTTP URLs in PDF identified
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-13 22:17
Reported
2024-06-13 22:20
Platform
win7-20240508-en
Max time kernel
117s
Max time network
118s
Command Line
Signatures
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a6d7e8d32ec28ea7558f5e9698476837_JaffaCakes118.pdf"
Network
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\9.0\SharedDataEvents
| MD5 | 8e27148d5b0d8796cdcf5ae7ab35bee6 |
| SHA1 | e60d1541f3e791999a0fd687d2a48c41e5c5f857 |
| SHA256 | 04f74a746f90ff7599b592a472d01186127e98624558d37b5e9b31c5ca0aa908 |
| SHA512 | c8666c764d263c77b0c17c87d1fd76cc5a75f8856ad7d81432ab6d7839b9905193139644b69d04245cfea23fcff7c566dc9c9f373ec68499e480c68288e67ae5 |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-13 22:17
Reported
2024-06-13 22:20
Platform
win10v2004-20240611-en
Max time kernel
135s
Max time network
140s
Command Line
Signatures
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2080292272-204036150-2159171770-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a6d7e8d32ec28ea7558f5e9698476837_JaffaCakes118.pdf"
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --backgroundcolor=16514043
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=C01EAD75639DF97887AC0EB3790DCD35 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1748 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=F73A7D74573B5B708BC23F70C3F90CA1 --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=F73A7D74573B5B708BC23F70C3F90CA1 --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1764 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=563F5AF631E428470FC0011523329157 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2300 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=9F8EEEC7996FEC5E1F04A86C9F6B44CD --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=9F8EEEC7996FEC5E1F04A86C9F6B44CD --renderer-client-id=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1872 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=2B00DF2854CB6A588E86B51DE87B0079 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2692 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=B1225A4C00225B8BAD0703E8ECEF3C13 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2356 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 17.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NL | 23.62.61.97:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 144.96.55.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.251.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 31.251.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.251.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 23.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
| MD5 | b30d3becc8731792523d599d949e63f5 |
| SHA1 | 19350257e42d7aee17fb3bf139a9d3adb330fad4 |
| SHA256 | b1b77e96279ead2b460de3de70e2ea4f5ad1b853598a4e27a5caf3f1a32cc4f3 |
| SHA512 | 523f54895fb07f62b9a5f72c8b62e83d4d9506bda57b183818615f6eb7286e3b9c5a50409bc5c5164867c3ccdeae88aa395ecca6bc7e36d991552f857510792e |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
| MD5 | 752a1f26b18748311b691c7d8fc20633 |
| SHA1 | c1f8e83eebc1cc1e9b88c773338eb09ff82ab862 |
| SHA256 | 111dac2948e4cecb10b0d2e10d8afaa663d78d643826b592d6414a1fd77cc131 |
| SHA512 | a2f5f262faf2c3e9756da94b2c47787ce3a9391b5bd53581578aa9a764449e114836704d6dec4aadc097fed4c818831baa11affa1eb25be2bfad9349bb090fe5 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
| MD5 | da92e8b02aa904483e1696a8b0cd9dbf |
| SHA1 | 4da0ae0847a11caf6e100ca63c2e342f5b04b8f7 |
| SHA256 | f836f3de76899a1831c53e99246e53caedb68fe9d36f460334f23fe9a789a2cc |
| SHA512 | da1513ffa0fb81795fa09d4cb4e29a26f2be46326f9fac7df9cb640449cb675e7e76cab5c32166472deb363de3007eb996a885c5439640041e33bf011fc3c9c0 |