Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    31/10/2024, 14:48

General

  • Target
    8356c52ea1848cddcca3edc7992ab3b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
  • Size 92KB
  • Sample241031-r6vdrs1amn
  • SHA256 5b840344bda0f53b83c8d429eaf6673a941bc0455306b72eba72ee4df2762be5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • limerat

Attributes
  • antivm

    false

  • c2_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/7sALhsP2

  • download_payload

    false

  • install

    false

  • pin_spread

    false

  • usb_spread

    false

Signatures

  • LimeRAT

    Simple yet powerful RAT for Windows machines written in .NET.

  • Limerat family
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8356c52ea1848cddcca3edc7992ab3b0_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8356c52ea1848cddcca3edc7992ab3b0_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3348
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks /create /f /sc ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /tn LimeRAT-Admin /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\helps.exe'"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1340
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\helps.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\helps.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3592

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        helps.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\helps.exe
        • Size 92KB
        • SHA256 5b840344bda0f53b83c8d429eaf6673a941bc0455306b72eba72ee4df2762be5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/3348-0-0x00007FFFAC463000-0x00007FFFAC465000-memory.dmp

        memory/3348-1-0x0000000000530000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

        memory/3348-2-0x0000000000DF0000-0x0000000000E02000-memory.dmp

        memory/3348-3-0x00000000025C0000-0x00000000025D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/3348-4-0x00007FFFAC460000-0x00007FFFACF21000-memory.dmp

        memory/3348-18-0x00007FFFAC460000-0x00007FFFACF21000-memory.dmp

        memory/3592-17-0x00007FFFAC460000-0x00007FFFACF21000-memory.dmp

        memory/3592-19-0x00007FFFAC460000-0x00007FFFACF21000-memory.dmp

        memory/3592-20-0x00007FFFAC460000-0x00007FFFACF21000-memory.dmp