Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-15 05:52

Sample ID 240627-vmwz2atbnl
Target 16cd517811cc586e0f0ae14ebcdc9d9a_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 4facb8e4d5535c82166bd41a12b40fa803b69f7cb23e9848ec14bbda9c4b0c17
Tags
vmprotect
score
7/10

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
7/10

SHA256

4facb8e4d5535c82166bd41a12b40fa803b69f7cb23e9848ec14bbda9c4b0c17

Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior

The file 16cd517811cc586e0f0ae14ebcdc9d9a_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.

Malicious Activity Summary

vmprotect

VMProtect packed file

Drops file in System32 directory

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-27 17:06

Signatures

VMProtect packed file

vmprotect
Description Indicator Process Target
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Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-27 17:06

Reported

2024-06-27 17:09

Platform

win7-20240508-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

122s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16cd517811cc586e0f0ae14ebcdc9d9a_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

VMProtect packed file

vmprotect
Description Indicator Process Target
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Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ads2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16cd517811cc586e0f0ae14ebcdc9d9a_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ads.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16cd517811cc586e0f0ae14ebcdc9d9a_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Modifies Internet Explorer settings

adware spyware
Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3691908287-3775019229-3534252667-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16cd517811cc586e0f0ae14ebcdc9d9a_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
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Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16cd517811cc586e0f0ae14ebcdc9d9a_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16cd517811cc586e0f0ae14ebcdc9d9a_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 c.keycf.net udp

Files

memory/1684-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045E000-memory.dmp

memory/1684-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045E000-memory.dmp

memory/1684-11-0x0000000004670000-0x0000000004A82000-memory.dmp

memory/1684-34-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045E000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-27 17:06

Reported

2024-06-27 17:09

Platform

win10v2004-20240611-en

Max time kernel

136s

Max time network

139s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16cd517811cc586e0f0ae14ebcdc9d9a_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

VMProtect packed file

vmprotect
Description Indicator Process Target
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Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ads2.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16cd517811cc586e0f0ae14ebcdc9d9a_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ads.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16cd517811cc586e0f0ae14ebcdc9d9a_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16cd517811cc586e0f0ae14ebcdc9d9a_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16cd517811cc586e0f0ae14ebcdc9d9a_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --field-trial-handle=3840,i,6522675234395427298,2952738987384583032,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1308 /prefetch:8

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 13.107.42.16:443 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 c.keycf.net udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 76.234.34.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 67.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 14.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 138.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 107.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 199.232.210.172:80 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/4356-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045E000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045E000-memory.dmp

memory/4356-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045E000-memory.dmp