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System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	win43.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3068	win43.exe
2952	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe
2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe
3068	win43.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\runAPI56 = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\runAPI25.exe\""	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost.exe = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\svchost.exe"	win43.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe	win43.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\	win43.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe	win43.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2408 set thread context of 3068	2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

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 3 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	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	win43.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	DllHost.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

Processor 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\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	win43.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	win43.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	win43.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	win43.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	win43.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3068	win43.exe
Token: 33	3068	win43.exe
Token: 34	3068	win43.exe
Token: 35	3068	win43.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1684	DllHost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1684	DllHost.exe
1684	DllHost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 3068	2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 3068	2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 3068	2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 3068	2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 3068	2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 3068	2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 3068	2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 3068	2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 3068	2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 3068	2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 3068	2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 3068	2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 3068	2408	fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 2952	3068	win43.exe	31
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 2952	3068	win43.exe	31
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 2952	3068	win43.exe	31
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 2952	3068	win43.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fc9c22daddb0faf4efba32630d8ccd60_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2408
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\win43.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\win43.exe
  2⤵
  - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Enumerates system info in registry
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3068
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2952

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503}
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1684

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

3

System Information Discovery

4

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery