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
02-01-2025 23:45
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe
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Size
980KB
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MD5
68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f
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SHA1
665cc7627b7fd651fcb3661a68a4cd01780240ca
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SHA256
a925a49e9633b53e0b4daffab9e9a3a9ed84db69d98d378c5bdc54acd1312ab0
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SHA512
5eba946d239e3ad74538c4b38f5490d3117792fc91de6afa4642f3b419d238ed3fe895d51438af48a73455b4beafc0c6d18a20e896c01a439bc37d4196b09967
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SSDEEP
12288:zaAchpWsuVTv7ItY8XljyypHP7cOLBev03hlULsmWZ++09ZcKDVsVCG:WAEENIq8XwyVPQclDq/+WnpssG
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:\\system32/winlogon.exe" JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe -
Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "1" JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1" JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe -
Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\wscsvc\Start = "4" JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe -
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe -
Disables Task Manager via registry modification
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Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe -
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winlogon = "C:\\system32/winlogon.exe" JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4720-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4720-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp upx -
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe -
Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 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 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe -
Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe -
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: 33 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: 34 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: 35 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Token: 36 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 4720 JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe -
System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern\NoControlPanel = "1" JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_68f1f029e4ef2b3a1cf44871655d6b8f.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Modifies firewall policy service
- Modifies security service
- Windows security bypass
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Windows security modification
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- System policy modification
PID:4720
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
2Windows Service
2Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Create or Modify System Process
2Windows Service
2Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
3Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Disable or Modify Tools
2Modify Registry
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