Analysis Overview
SHA256
487e8eac49a43cd8d8920a42cfa84dff911afc4dfc827ce122321bc4b67af2d8
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Modifies firewall policy service
MetaSploit
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Deletes itself
UPX packed file
Executes dropped EXE
Maps connected drives based on registry
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Modifies registry class
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-19 19:31
Signatures
Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-19 19:31
Reported
2024-06-19 19:33
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
146s
Command Line
Signatures
MetaSploit
Modifies firewall policy service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\wmpht86.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Help" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\wmpht86.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Help" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
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Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Help = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\wmpht86.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
Maps connected drives based on registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2320 set thread context of 1712 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe |
| PID 2584 set thread context of 2752 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026A8~1.EXE
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026A8~1.EXE
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | xe-0-1-0.level4-co1-as30965.su | udp |
| US | 66.128.53.179:80 | tcp | |
| US | 66.128.53.179:80 | tcp | |
| FR | 195.137.213.67:80 | tcp | |
| FR | 195.137.213.67:80 | tcp | |
| US | 204.11.237.50:80 | tcp | |
| US | 204.11.237.50:80 | tcp |
Files
memory/1712-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe
| MD5 | 0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d |
| SHA1 | 2374009a714bcd84451514497e3584a2675a7787 |
| SHA256 | 487e8eac49a43cd8d8920a42cfa84dff911afc4dfc827ce122321bc4b67af2d8 |
| SHA512 | 6df237e7b71dc8ccd675d67a8f037231bd14df1b86b2edd18266b54504dc97be87e347fba0c5e55977245b0891141cc2b2c0d9b4f141d4914439302fceb0ffb8 |
memory/2752-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-39-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/2752-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/1184-42-0x0000000002DA0000-0x0000000002DBE000-memory.dmp
memory/1184-43-0x0000000002DC0000-0x0000000002DC1000-memory.dmp
memory/2752-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/2752-45-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-19 19:31
Reported
2024-06-19 19:33
Platform
win10v2004-20240611-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
MetaSploit
Modifies firewall policy service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\wmpht86.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Help" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\wmpht86.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Help" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2447855248-390457009-3660902674-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Help = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\wmpht86.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
Maps connected drives based on registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2456 set thread context of 2116 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe |
| PID 928 set thread context of 4780 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026A8~1.EXE
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0026A8~1.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 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| NL | 23.62.61.97:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 23.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 130.211.222.173.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 | 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | xe-0-9-0.level4-co2-as30979.su | udp |
| US | 66.128.53.179:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| FR | 195.137.213.67:80 | tcp | |
| US | 204.11.237.50:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp |
Files
memory/2116-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpht86.exe
| MD5 | 0026a8945cef91524dd6cc96a621625d |
| SHA1 | 2374009a714bcd84451514497e3584a2675a7787 |
| SHA256 | 487e8eac49a43cd8d8920a42cfa84dff911afc4dfc827ce122321bc4b67af2d8 |
| SHA512 | 6df237e7b71dc8ccd675d67a8f037231bd14df1b86b2edd18266b54504dc97be87e347fba0c5e55977245b0891141cc2b2c0d9b4f141d4914439302fceb0ffb8 |
memory/4780-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4780-46-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4780-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp
memory/4780-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp