Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-06 01:36

Sample ID 241016-2eb38azeml
Target 4f5e4058a580b8aea367a25aa196f364_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 eaf7841ef0c0d348785b2c7b79fad6bfe78df090a156aa731809fb5d59d467f8
Tags
bootkit discovery evasion persistence trojan
score
6/10

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: behavioral3

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral4

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
6/10

SHA256

eaf7841ef0c0d348785b2c7b79fad6bfe78df090a156aa731809fb5d59d467f8

Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior

The file 4f5e4058a580b8aea367a25aa196f364_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.

Malicious Activity Summary

bootkit discovery evasion persistence trojan

Checks whether UAC is enabled

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-10-16 22:29

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-16 22:29

Reported

2024-10-16 22:31

Platform

win7-20240903-en

Max time kernel

117s

Max time network

118s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe"

Signatures

Checks whether UAC is enabled

evasion trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe N/A

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

bootkit persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification \??\PhysicalDrive0 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe N/A

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe N/A

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.ef82.com udp

Files

N/A

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-16 22:29

Reported

2024-10-16 22:31

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe"

Signatures

Checks whether UAC is enabled

evasion trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe N/A

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

bootkit persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification \??\PhysicalDrive0 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe N/A

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe N/A

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\MBox.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 66.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 150.171.28.10:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.ef82.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 73.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 58.99.105.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 53.210.109.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

N/A

Analysis: behavioral3

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-16 22:29

Reported

2024-10-16 22:31

Platform

win7-20241010-en

Max time kernel

13s

Max time network

19s

Command Line

"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\System32\ieframe.dll",OpenURL C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\河源下载站-cngr.cn.url

Signatures

N/A

Processes

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\System32\ieframe.dll",OpenURL C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\河源下载站-cngr.cn.url

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2904-0-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

memory/2904-1-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral4

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-16 22:29

Reported

2024-10-16 22:31

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

127s

Command Line

"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\System32\ieframe.dll",OpenURL C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\河源下载站-cngr.cn.url

Signatures

N/A

Processes

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\System32\ieframe.dll",OpenURL C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qqgamebox\河源下载站-cngr.cn.url

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 83.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 140.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 212.20.149.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 19.229.111.52.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 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

N/A