Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240611-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240611-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    22/06/2024, 01:27

General

  • Target
    00a4a70b6abaeba228035c12c797dce7_JaffaCakes118.exe
  • Size 144KB
  • Sample240622-bvb52s1bka
  • SHA256 c4b4d848893fcf731316946f23b905fd34cd536c6e1122ba93c191867e4e483f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • metasploit

Version
  • encoder/call4_dword_xor

Signatures

  • MetaSploit

    Detected malicious payload which is part of the Metasploit Framework, likely generated with msfvenom or similar.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 39 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\00a4a70b6abaeba228035c12c797dce7_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\00a4a70b6abaeba228035c12c797dce7_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1576
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\00a4a70b6abaeba228035c12c797dce7_JaffaCakes118.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\00a4a70b6abaeba228035c12c797dce7_JaffaCakes118.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2128
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\x.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4240
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net stop "Security Center"
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2288
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Security Center"
            5⤵
              PID:3420
        • C:\Windows\msnmsgrs.exe
          "C:\Windows\msnmsgrs.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1068
          • C:\Windows\msnmsgrs.exe
            "C:\Windows\msnmsgrs.exe"
            4⤵
            • Checks computer location settings
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2320
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\x.bat" "
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3864
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                net stop "Security Center"
                6⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2616
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Security Center"
                  7⤵
                    PID:1496

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            msnmsgrs.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\msnmsgrs.exe
            • Size 144KB
            • SHA256 c4b4d848893fcf731316946f23b905fd34cd536c6e1122ba93c191867e4e483f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            x.bat

            • Path C:\x.bat
            • Size 53B
            • SHA256 b1a6c027d18eb5766129a059f68201e6fb8c68d095f3932983009fe5ae2e4df9
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            memory/2128-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

            memory/2128-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

            memory/2128-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

            memory/2128-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

            memory/2320-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

            memory/2320-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

            memory/2320-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

            memory/2320-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

            memory/2320-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

            memory/2320-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp

            memory/2320-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp