Analysis Overview
SHA256
987a459213fe3739f0b3a9599a965c98fd7ffe48217cb7051649767b5815a87d
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 6c50c8abafb090571b809b7e440760fb_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Darkcomet
HawkEye
Deletes itself
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
UPX packed file
Adds Run key to start application
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-24 18:24
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-24 18:24
Reported
2024-07-24 18:26
Platform
win7-20240704-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
119s
Command Line
Signatures
Darkcomet
HawkEye
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nwtray.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6c50c8abafb090571b809b7e440760fb_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6c50c8abafb090571b809b7e440760fb_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
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Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3294248377-1418901787-4083263181-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft® Windows® Operating System = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\System\\nvxdsinc.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2112 set thread context of 2848 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe |
| PID 2612 set thread context of 2724 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nwtray.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nwtray.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6c50c8abafb090571b809b7e440760fb_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6c50c8abafb090571b809b7e440760fb_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6c50c8abafb090571b809b7e440760fb_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nwtray.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nwtray.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
Files
memory/2392-0-0x0000000074721000-0x0000000074722000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-1-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CCB000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-2-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CCB000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe
| MD5 | 6c50c8abafb090571b809b7e440760fb |
| SHA1 | 940400974cbe308babd859914b0f8158168a7d67 |
| SHA256 | 987a459213fe3739f0b3a9599a965c98fd7ffe48217cb7051649767b5815a87d |
| SHA512 | 2e965287ef25056c6d9edd113ea87d72a674d90b01f9db97bf9092bb820bbd35cd8b125ba0593d73561f23f7916d3223322652a221258935d010ccd51f0f6878 |
memory/2392-14-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CCB000-memory.dmp
memory/2112-15-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CCB000-memory.dmp
memory/2112-17-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CCB000-memory.dmp
memory/2112-16-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CCB000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SysInfo.txt
| MD5 | 3d934c7e6bf9d95f040a27812ed80dda |
| SHA1 | 9446dbb215bb3f04859de1f3cd7ae47b58651422 |
| SHA256 | 60b26a8e979506eacfa07fb0c5c8e1646814f0aac14b9a69c86235344a066b99 |
| SHA512 | 48f9a9ce09c26e8659ee3b320f71bd945c65fc9da1916e53b12613979bca20c216c554ff5b60e58bb90d36d8f14d582a1c1bbe2fd63f5296054fdc66e0ebcd35 |
memory/2848-29-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe
| MD5 | 38abcaec6ee62213f90b1717d830a1bb |
| SHA1 | d8f5849d0d3f4ccc0dfb66a9a4a0442ac66a31b9 |
| SHA256 | 6fee9a2c70b2cc48b0812f7cb2e09497c9c90941976f430a8f8279ad3c787768 |
| SHA512 | 77eaabcbc6f7a3835b6220d72c4b1cae82d2125ea971907e33b15ceeede7e4da0741c6e63e988bd782ed6eb72ad3cbcba10ea83919eafd9b95d612c43a735274 |
memory/2112-67-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CCB000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-24 18:24
Reported
2024-07-24 18:26
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Darkcomet
HawkEye
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-47134698-4092160662-1261813102-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6c50c8abafb090571b809b7e440760fb_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-47134698-4092160662-1261813102-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-47134698-4092160662-1261813102-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nwtray.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\USER\S-1-5-21-47134698-4092160662-1261813102-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft® Windows® Operating System = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\System\\nvxdsinc.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4564 set thread context of 3912 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe |
| PID 1644 set thread context of 1412 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nwtray.exe | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6c50c8abafb090571b809b7e440760fb_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nwtray.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6c50c8abafb090571b809b7e440760fb_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6c50c8abafb090571b809b7e440760fb_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nwtray.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nwtray.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.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 |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 25.140.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 19.177.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 147.142.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.143.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.99.105.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | 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 | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | z1x4c4.no-ip.biz | udp |
Files
memory/2888-0-0x0000000075482000-0x0000000075483000-memory.dmp
memory/2888-1-0x0000000075480000-0x0000000075A31000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe
| MD5 | 6c50c8abafb090571b809b7e440760fb |
| SHA1 | 940400974cbe308babd859914b0f8158168a7d67 |
| SHA256 | 987a459213fe3739f0b3a9599a965c98fd7ffe48217cb7051649767b5815a87d |
| SHA512 | 2e965287ef25056c6d9edd113ea87d72a674d90b01f9db97bf9092bb820bbd35cd8b125ba0593d73561f23f7916d3223322652a221258935d010ccd51f0f6878 |
memory/2888-13-0x0000000075480000-0x0000000075A31000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-12-0x0000000075480000-0x0000000075A31000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-14-0x0000000075480000-0x0000000075A31000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SysInfo.txt
| MD5 | 3d934c7e6bf9d95f040a27812ed80dda |
| SHA1 | 9446dbb215bb3f04859de1f3cd7ae47b58651422 |
| SHA256 | 60b26a8e979506eacfa07fb0c5c8e1646814f0aac14b9a69c86235344a066b99 |
| SHA512 | 48f9a9ce09c26e8659ee3b320f71bd945c65fc9da1916e53b12613979bca20c216c554ff5b60e58bb90d36d8f14d582a1c1bbe2fd63f5296054fdc66e0ebcd35 |
memory/3912-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/3912-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/3912-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/3912-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/3912-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/3912-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/3912-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/3912-28-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000B21000-memory.dmp
memory/3912-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe
| MD5 | 38abcaec6ee62213f90b1717d830a1bb |
| SHA1 | d8f5849d0d3f4ccc0dfb66a9a4a0442ac66a31b9 |
| SHA256 | 6fee9a2c70b2cc48b0812f7cb2e09497c9c90941976f430a8f8279ad3c787768 |
| SHA512 | 77eaabcbc6f7a3835b6220d72c4b1cae82d2125ea971907e33b15ceeede7e4da0741c6e63e988bd782ed6eb72ad3cbcba10ea83919eafd9b95d612c43a735274 |
memory/4564-47-0x0000000075480000-0x0000000075A31000-memory.dmp