metasploit | 58078c4f1c7ab58721a954bd519a8b8e5241fb9a146d7e1e8f773046e92f678f

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
140s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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17-09-2024 14:24

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General

Target

e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

164KB
MD5

e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71
SHA1

1bc755041a0ba0324362a82dc483dc7281e439ea
SHA256

58078c4f1c7ab58721a954bd519a8b8e5241fb9a146d7e1e8f773046e92f678f
SHA512

450c7f57b48a69bae416f62289a96695c952ad0ebd51ef4d108ffd8936bb98304f91b9a505a0e321d44fbb7a97dee3f800e05eca3d22fc807195d6bf71ce55cc
SSDEEP

3072:fq7Kl0WdcqBIDkvRyB+n9QorgRyCwuWJ0E32AQH0br1r:SjWxIDkpyE9PwyXJeAQH0brJ

Score

10^/10

metasploit backdoor discovery evasion persistence trojan upx

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.
trojan backdoor metasploit

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 8 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	wmpdl32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications	wmpdl32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpdl32.exe = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\wmpdl32.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Data Launcher"	wmpdl32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	wmpdl32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile	wmpdl32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications	wmpdl32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpdl32.exe = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\wmpdl32.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Data Launcher"	wmpdl32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	wmpdl32.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2412658365-3084825385-3340777666-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3476	wmpdl32.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3192	wmpdl32.exe
3476	wmpdl32.exe

UPX packed file 11 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4640-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4640-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4640-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4640-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4640-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3476-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3476-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3476-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3476-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3476-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3476-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp	upx

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Data Launcher = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\wmpdl32.exe"	wmpdl32.exe

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	wmpdl32.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	wmpdl32.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpdl32.exe	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpdl32.exe	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\	wmpdl32.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4964 set thread context of 4640	4964	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3192 set thread context of 3476	3192	wmpdl32.exe	93

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	wmpdl32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	wmpdl32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs

pid	Process
4640	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe
4640	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe
4640	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe
4640	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe
3476	wmpdl32.exe
3476	wmpdl32.exe
3476	wmpdl32.exe
3476	wmpdl32.exe
3476	wmpdl32.exe
3476	wmpdl32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3476	wmpdl32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4964 wrote to memory of 4640	4964	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4964 wrote to memory of 4640	4964	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4964 wrote to memory of 4640	4964	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4964 wrote to memory of 4640	4964	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4964 wrote to memory of 4640	4964	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4964 wrote to memory of 4640	4964	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4964 wrote to memory of 4640	4964	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4640 wrote to memory of 3192	4640	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 4640 wrote to memory of 3192	4640	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 4640 wrote to memory of 3192	4640	e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe	92
PID 3192 wrote to memory of 3476	3192	wmpdl32.exe	93
PID 3192 wrote to memory of 3476	3192	wmpdl32.exe	93
PID 3192 wrote to memory of 3476	3192	wmpdl32.exe	93
PID 3192 wrote to memory of 3476	3192	wmpdl32.exe	93
PID 3192 wrote to memory of 3476	3192	wmpdl32.exe	93
PID 3192 wrote to memory of 3476	3192	wmpdl32.exe	93
PID 3192 wrote to memory of 3476	3192	wmpdl32.exe	93
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 2544	3476	wmpdl32.exe	42
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 2584	3476	wmpdl32.exe	43
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 2688	3476	wmpdl32.exe	45
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 3424	3476	wmpdl32.exe	56
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 3740	3476	wmpdl32.exe	57
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 3924	3476	wmpdl32.exe	58
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 4016	3476	wmpdl32.exe	59
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 4080	3476	wmpdl32.exe	60
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 3020	3476	wmpdl32.exe	61
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 4140	3476	wmpdl32.exe	62
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 2728	3476	wmpdl32.exe	75
PID 3476 wrote to memory of 2300	3476	wmpdl32.exe	76

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2544

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2584

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
1⤵
PID:2688

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3424
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4964
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    3⤵
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Maps connected drives based on registry
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4640
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpdl32.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpdl32.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\E703BB~1.EXE
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3192
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpdl32.exe
        
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpdl32.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\E703BB~1.EXE
        5⤵
        Modifies firewall policy service
        Deletes itself
        Executes dropped EXE
        Adds Run key to start application
        Maps connected drives based on registry
        Drops file in System32 directory
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:3476

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
1⤵
PID:3740

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3924

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
1⤵
PID:4016

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4080

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
1⤵
PID:3020

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4140

C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe
"C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe" -ServerName:InputApp.AppX9jnwykgrccxc8by3hsrsh07r423xzvav.mca
1⤵
PID:2728

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:2300

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wmpdl32.exe

Filesize
164KB

MD5
e703bbe47aebe10247b7c5209166eb71

SHA1
1bc755041a0ba0324362a82dc483dc7281e439ea

SHA256
58078c4f1c7ab58721a954bd519a8b8e5241fb9a146d7e1e8f773046e92f678f

SHA512
450c7f57b48a69bae416f62289a96695c952ad0ebd51ef4d108ffd8936bb98304f91b9a505a0e321d44fbb7a97dee3f800e05eca3d22fc807195d6bf71ce55cc

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memory/3476-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp

Filesize
348KB

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memory/3476-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp

Filesize
348KB

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memory/3476-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp

Filesize
348KB

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memory/3476-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp

Filesize
348KB

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memory/3476-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp

Filesize
348KB

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memory/3476-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp

Filesize
348KB

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memory/4640-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp

Filesize
348KB

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memory/4640-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp

Filesize
348KB

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memory/4640-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp

Filesize
348KB

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memory/4640-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp

Filesize
348KB

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memory/4640-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000457000-memory.dmp

Filesize
348KB

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