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Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
4916	powershell.exe

Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Query Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1248 set thread context of 4016	1248	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe	93

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4916	powershell.exe
1248	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe
4016	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe
4016	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe
4916	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4916	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1248	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 4916	1248	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 4916	1248	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 4916	1248	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe	91
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 4016	1248	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe	93
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 4016	1248	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe	93
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 4016	1248	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe	93
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 4016	1248	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe	93
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 4016	1248	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe	93
PID 1248 wrote to memory of 4016	1248	d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
- Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Checks computer location settings
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1248
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4916
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d53e454c17cc05a904a02b2a7eb5bbf7_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:4016

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion