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Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run\NKRY12LW45IMP = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\J18VS5J5.exe"	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3450744190-3404161390-554719085-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3450744190-3404161390-554719085-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run\NKRY12LW45IMP = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\J18VS5J5.exe"	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe

UPX packed file 9 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3008-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp	upx

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NKRY12LW45IMP = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\J18VS5J5.exe"	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3450744190-3404161390-554719085-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NKRY12LW45IMP = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\J18VS5J5.exe"	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1740 set thread context of 3008	1740	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe

Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

evasion spyware trojan

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D1EB23A46D17D68FD92564C2F1F1601764D8E349	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D1EB23A46D17D68FD92564C2F1F1601764D8E349\Blob = 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	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D1EB23A46D17D68FD92564C2F1F1601764D8E349\Blob = 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	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\D1EB23A46D17D68FD92564C2F1F1601764D8E349\Blob = 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	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe

Script User-Agent 3 IoCs

Uses user-agent string associated with script host/environment.

description	flow	ioc
HTTP User-Agent header	7	Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; Win32; WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5)
HTTP User-Agent header	12	Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; Win32; WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5)
HTTP User-Agent header	13	Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; Win32; WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5)

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3008	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3008	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3008	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe
3008	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3008	1740	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3008	1740	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3008	1740	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3008	1740	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3008	1740	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3008	1740	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3008	1740	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 3008	1740	a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1740
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a7db85b87d77ef7b8a08d1498cc0184e_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Adds policy Run key to start application
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies system certificate store
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:3008

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

3

Subvert Trust Controls

T1553

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery