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System Information Discovery

Processes:

5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	Process
1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	Process
1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Svchost.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Nvidia\\Svchost.exe"	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2039016743-699959520-214465309-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Svchost.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Nvidia\\Svchost.exe"	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1684 set thread context of 1692	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	33

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

Processes:

5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.execsc.execvtres.exe5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	csc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cvtres.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

Processes:

5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

Processes:

5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

Processes:

5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 34	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 35	1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	Process
1692	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes:

5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.execsc.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 824	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 824	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 824	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 824	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 824 wrote to memory of 1664	824	csc.exe	32
PID 824 wrote to memory of 1664	824	csc.exe	32
PID 824 wrote to memory of 1664	824	csc.exe	32
PID 824 wrote to memory of 1664	824	csc.exe	32
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1692	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1692	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1692	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1692	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1692	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1692	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1692	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1692	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1692	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1692	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1692	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1692	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 1684 wrote to memory of 1692	1684	5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe	33

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1684
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\csc.exe
  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\us0jnq8x.cmdline"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:824
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\cvtres.exe
    C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESA47A.tmp" "c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CSCA46A.tmp"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1664
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\5844a335e69cfc879e1e6770b4e88345_JaffaCakes118.exe
  2⤵
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Enumerates system info in registry
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:1692

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

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

3

System Information Discovery

3

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery