Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
07-12-2024 06:32
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
General
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Target
d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe
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Size
437KB
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MD5
d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865
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SHA1
934aa5036f407ccf0db3d54683953042cee7e959
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SHA256
3a66d58200aa6a6f29a06e64ba7283e3614cdfa496cfd3ad73e146a75af6ee06
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SHA512
c83155a9ceb5f327e14812bc575ab6729ebee8256aeb01e9b5ad5114391f06e10db2ff826dc0478de7f394272ec62764c7aa1fbbec2964589de8dfc144b7119c
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SSDEEP
12288:+O/HJ+p+6RsIuQ/pyWPc+oBUbKVzYKj86sa3R:J/p+PvPaBUbKpYObR
Malware Config
Signatures
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Darkcomet family
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Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\winupdate\\winupdate.exe" d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile winupdate.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "1" winupdate.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1" winupdate.exe -
Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate winupdate.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 716 winupdate.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winupdater = "C:\\winupdate\\winupdate.exe" d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language winupdate.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier winupdate.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 winupdate.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString winupdate.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier winupdate.exe -
Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier winupdate.exe -
Modifies registry class 7 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.key d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.key\ d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.key\ = "regfile" d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.key winupdate.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.key\ winupdate.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.key\ = "regfile" winupdate.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: 33 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: 34 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: 35 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: 36 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 716 winupdate.exe Token: 33 716 winupdate.exe Token: 34 716 winupdate.exe Token: 35 716 winupdate.exe Token: 36 716 winupdate.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 716 winupdate.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2152 wrote to memory of 716 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe 82 PID 2152 wrote to memory of 716 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe 82 PID 2152 wrote to memory of 716 2152 d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe 82
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865_JaffaCakes118.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2152 -
C:\winupdate\winupdate.exe"C:\winupdate\winupdate.exe"2⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:716
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Modify Registry
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Downloads
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Filesize
437KB
MD5d116404d2acdba34a47f95053618a865
SHA1934aa5036f407ccf0db3d54683953042cee7e959
SHA2563a66d58200aa6a6f29a06e64ba7283e3614cdfa496cfd3ad73e146a75af6ee06
SHA512c83155a9ceb5f327e14812bc575ab6729ebee8256aeb01e9b5ad5114391f06e10db2ff826dc0478de7f394272ec62764c7aa1fbbec2964589de8dfc144b7119c