Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-11 07:31

Sample ID 241016-khtc8swblp
Target 4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 1a3a76c2165010045927f91ec758f7bd01d3ec4c73d1e6ecd3189f23329f80ba
Tags
upx bootkit discovery persistence
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 Overview

score
6/10

SHA256

1a3a76c2165010045927f91ec758f7bd01d3ec4c73d1e6ecd3189f23329f80ba

Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior

The file 4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.

Malicious Activity Summary

upx bootkit discovery persistence

Enumerates connected drives

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

UPX packed file

Drops file in Program Files directory

Unsigned PE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Modifies system certificate store

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-10-16 08:36

Signatures

UPX packed file

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

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-16 08:36

Reported

2024-10-16 08:39

Platform

win7-20240903-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Enumerates connected drives

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened (read-only) \??\e: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\g: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\n: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\s: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\u: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\v: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\z: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\j: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\p: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\q: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\l: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\m: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\o: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\r: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\t: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\h: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\i: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\k: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\w: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\x: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\y: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.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\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

UPX packed file

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

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\SAItest.txt C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.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\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 downloads.platrium.com udp
US 103.224.212.210:80 downloads.platrium.com tcp
US 103.224.212.210:80 downloads.platrium.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 ww25.downloads.platrium.com udp
US 199.59.243.227:80 ww25.downloads.platrium.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 csc3-2004-crl.verisign.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 crl.microsoft.com udp
GB 2.19.117.22:80 crl.microsoft.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp

Files

memory/2544-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

memory/2544-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

memory/2544-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

memory/2544-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-16 08:36

Reported

2024-10-16 08:39

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Enumerates connected drives

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened (read-only) \??\r: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\u: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\e: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\k: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\q: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\y: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\g: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\v: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\w: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\l: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\m: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\n: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\p: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\x: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\h: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\i: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\j: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\z: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\o: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\s: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\t: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.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\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

UPX packed file

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

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\SAItest.txt C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.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\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Modifies system certificate store

evasion spyware trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\742C3192E607E424EB4549542BE1BBC53E6174E2 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\742C3192E607E424EB4549542BE1BBC53E6174E2\Blob = 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 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4c1c5459b85f92c75a6ef2ff021457a6_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 downloads.platrium.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 103.224.212.210:80 downloads.platrium.com tcp
US 103.224.212.210:80 downloads.platrium.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 ww25.downloads.platrium.com udp
US 199.59.243.227:80 ww25.downloads.platrium.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 76.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 210.212.224.103.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 227.243.59.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 csc3-2004-crl.verisign.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 74.19.199.152.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 config.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 101.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com 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 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 cts.hotbar.com udp

Files

memory/2716-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

memory/2716-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

memory/2716-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

memory/2716-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

memory/2716-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp

memory/2716-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000476000-memory.dmp