Analysis Overview
SHA256
faf554aaeb94ab70924e877c72e49ca7dd40781cd912152b66425b702b8dd3b1
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Windows security bypass
UAC bypass
Disables taskbar notifications via registry modification
Windows security modification
Adds Run key to start application
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Program crash
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System policy modification
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-11-04 01:07
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-04 01:07
Reported
2024-11-04 03:26
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
131s
Command Line
Signatures
UAC bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Windows security bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Disables taskbar notifications via registry modification
Windows security modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\svc | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\svc | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\DisableAntiSpyware = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\A2DBCF170045EF491BE224D0F875EF60 = "C:\\ProgramData\\A2DBCF170045EF491BE224D0F875EF60\\A2DBCF170045EF491BE224D0F875EF60.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
System policy modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| HK | 112.121.178.189:80 | tcp | |
| HK | 112.121.178.189:80 | tcp |
Files
memory/2940-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-0-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000225000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-04 01:07
Reported
2024-11-04 03:31
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
138s
Max time network
142s
Command Line
Signatures
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8e66b778d5154aafb8316f02078449ff_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 1036 -ip 1036
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1036 -s 504
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 73.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 71.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 200.163.202.172.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 102.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.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 |
Files
memory/1036-0-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000735000-memory.dmp
memory/1036-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp