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Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe

Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs

evasion

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system\DisableRegistryTools = "1"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
evasion

Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

pid	Process
3556	netsh.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\Svc	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UacDisableNotify = "1"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence privilege_escalation

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe

UPX packed file 3 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4516-1-0x00000000021D0000-0x0000000003203000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4516-3-0x00000000021D0000-0x0000000003203000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4516-5-0x00000000021D0000-0x0000000003203000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM.INI	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe

Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

description	ioc	Process
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe

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	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4516	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
4516	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4516	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4516	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4516	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4516	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4516	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4516	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4516 wrote to memory of 3556	4516	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4516 wrote to memory of 3556	4516	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4516 wrote to memory of 3556	4516	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe	83

System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f2ab4cda9e193f478cbad5c6cfed21ab_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Windows security bypass
- Disables RegEdit via registry modification
- Windows security modification
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:4516
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
  netsh firewall set opmode disable
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3556

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

4

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery