modiloader | 3e522f7ec0cb1d3f860612bc9f8869e6435600c24d62124ff5cecd446c0713a5

Analysis

max time kernel
144s
max time network
145s
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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General

Target

f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

644KB
MD5

f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea
SHA1

d1bc19e97d228f4db0166241b9abbaff4f91610a
SHA256

3e522f7ec0cb1d3f860612bc9f8869e6435600c24d62124ff5cecd446c0713a5
SHA512

1a0f57d9b2f082b3e85ed344a324cfd45917c3df598d12ba585150a229672882383b7d98ca00d81abe41a4ea8972b7df38a61ea24ab524eaa7798b70d2103883
SSDEEP

12288:khOFQZ8SlF1faLVqpNyOYquXE9T/XnPOLO:eOF7QihqpNycuXSznPIO

Score

10^/10

modiloader discovery evasion persistence trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

ModiLoader, DBatLoader
ModiLoader is a Delphi loader that misuses cloud services to download other malicious families.
trojan modiloader

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	msnmsgr.exe

ModiLoader Second Stage 26 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4016-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/4016-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/4016-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/4016-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/4016-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/4016-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-42-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-43-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-46-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-56-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-62-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-68-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-74-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-77-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-80-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2
behavioral2/memory/1692-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp	modiloader_stage2

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-1-5-21-4182098368-2521458979-3782681353-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1264	msnmsgr.exe
1692	msnmsgr.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1692	msnmsgr.exe
1692	msnmsgr.exe
1692	msnmsgr.exe
1692	msnmsgr.exe

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\USER\S-1-5-21-4182098368-2521458979-3782681353-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\msnmsgr = "C:\\Windows\\msnmsgr.exe"	msnmsgr.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	msnmsgr.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	msnmsgr.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4212 set thread context of 4016	4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1264 set thread context of 1692	1264	msnmsgr.exe	89

Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\ntdtcstp.dll	msnmsgr.exe
File created	C:\Windows\cmsetac.dll	msnmsgr.exe
File created	C:\Windows\msnmsgr.exe	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\msnmsgr.exe	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe

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	msnmsgr.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msnmsgr.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4016	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2352	vssvc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2352	vssvc.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	2352	vssvc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1692	msnmsgr.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1692	msnmsgr.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4016	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe
1264	msnmsgr.exe
1692	msnmsgr.exe
1692	msnmsgr.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 4016	4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 4016	4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 4016	4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 4016	4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 4016	4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 4016	4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 4016	4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 4016	4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 4016	4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 4016	4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 4016	4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 4016	4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4212 wrote to memory of 4016	4212	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4016 wrote to memory of 1264	4016	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	88
PID 4016 wrote to memory of 1264	4016	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	88
PID 4016 wrote to memory of 1264	4016	f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe	88
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1692	1264	msnmsgr.exe	89
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1692	1264	msnmsgr.exe	89
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1692	1264	msnmsgr.exe	89
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1692	1264	msnmsgr.exe	89
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1692	1264	msnmsgr.exe	89
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1692	1264	msnmsgr.exe	89
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1692	1264	msnmsgr.exe	89
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1692	1264	msnmsgr.exe	89
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1692	1264	msnmsgr.exe	89
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1692	1264	msnmsgr.exe	89
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1692	1264	msnmsgr.exe	89
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1692	1264	msnmsgr.exe	89
PID 1264 wrote to memory of 1692	1264	msnmsgr.exe	89

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	msnmsgr.exe

Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4212
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Checks whether UAC is enabled
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4016
- - C:\Windows\msnmsgr.exe
    "C:\Windows\msnmsgr.exe" \melt "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1264
  - - C:\Windows\msnmsgr.exe
      C:\Windows\msnmsgr.exe
      4⤵
      UAC bypass
      Executes dropped EXE
      Loads dropped DLL
      Adds Run key to start application
      Checks whether UAC is enabled
      Drops file in Windows directory
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      System policy modification
      PID:1692

C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2352

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

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

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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C:\Windows\cmsetac.dll

Filesize
32KB

MD5
3262632fcd44a15207acef4c386e495f

SHA1
f2b9002e282848464b3d5d6fb865b644e3469eac

SHA256
ddfa65ae3c8a0fbcfe9a11b79350d51f4b6a5b49a11cc1b854d1f733bc58499b

SHA512
99c2b0c30f8d33ab590db363641c85de6a9ba2efaa5e98b2d895cb79d9a28220340bb62364913417a353b5c9e273dd05f1858725399f3de00fea226a90202849

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C:\Windows\msnmsgr.exe

Filesize
644KB

MD5
f2d58cb8522cb313c7a92b26bea9caea

SHA1
d1bc19e97d228f4db0166241b9abbaff4f91610a

SHA256
3e522f7ec0cb1d3f860612bc9f8869e6435600c24d62124ff5cecd446c0713a5

SHA512
1a0f57d9b2f082b3e85ed344a324cfd45917c3df598d12ba585150a229672882383b7d98ca00d81abe41a4ea8972b7df38a61ea24ab524eaa7798b70d2103883

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C:\Windows\ntdtcstp.dll

Filesize
7KB

MD5
67587e25a971a141628d7f07bd40ffa0

SHA1
76fcd014539a3bb247cc0b761225f68bd6055f6b

SHA256
e6829866322d68d5c5b78e3d48dcec70a41cdc42c6f357a44fd329f74a8b4378

SHA512
6e6de7aa02c48f8b96b06e5f1160fbc5c95312320636e138cc997ef3362a61bc50ec03db1f06292eb964cd71915ddb2ec2eb741432c7da44215a4acbb576a350

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memory/1692-46-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-45-0x00000000023A0000-0x00000000023AE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/1692-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-44-0x0000000000560000-0x0000000000568000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/1692-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-80-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-77-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-39-0x00000000023A0000-0x00000000023AE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/1692-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-43-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-74-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-42-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-56-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-62-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/1692-68-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/4016-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/4016-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/4016-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/4016-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/4016-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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memory/4016-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
300KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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