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 04:32
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe
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Size
636KB
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MD5
62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c
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SHA1
20a21dea9b826bbbfeb7a0a91838fdcf18a6aad2
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SHA256
e01ca15838f3ef252231bb283a8fd7e2abc417c43705293ef862d544998ef580
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SHA512
f4bff38c1ccf9e6b3bb56df06849db02deb7c1474fe1ad14384625befbf24bf284252221eb04cdcbaf24556a8823a8e9cebfc02ae6ecf0dab4d523d44bb96a12
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SSDEEP
12288:zpwABK90BOe/x9lPAYvxPQVjdsAY2XjWlnlpTMMXG91uhKIXn/W:VwAcu99lPzvxP+Bsz2XjWTRMQckkIXnO
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:\\Windupdt\\winupdate.exe" JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.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 -
Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\wscsvc\Start = "4" winupdate.exe -
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" winupdate.exe -
Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools = "1" winupdate.exe -
Disables Task Manager via registry modification
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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 winupdate.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.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-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4576 winupdate.exe -
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" winupdate.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winupdater = "C:\\Windupdt\\winupdate.exe" JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.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 3 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_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language winupdate.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ping.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 4520 ping.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 opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.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 Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier winupdate.exe -
Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier winupdate.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4520 ping.exe -
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 4576 winupdate.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: 33 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: 34 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: 35 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: 36 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 4576 winupdate.exe Token: 33 4576 winupdate.exe Token: 34 4576 winupdate.exe Token: 35 4576 winupdate.exe Token: 36 4576 winupdate.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 4576 winupdate.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4928 wrote to memory of 3596 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe 83 PID 4928 wrote to memory of 3596 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe 83 PID 4928 wrote to memory of 3596 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe 83 PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4576 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe 84 PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4576 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe 84 PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4576 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe 84 PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4520 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe 85 PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4520 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe 85 PID 4928 wrote to memory of 4520 4928 JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe 85 PID 4576 wrote to memory of 3400 4576 winupdate.exe 87 PID 4576 wrote to memory of 3400 4576 winupdate.exe 87 PID 4576 wrote to memory of 3400 4576 winupdate.exe 87
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.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
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4928 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe"2⤵PID:3596
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C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe"C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe"2⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- Modifies security service
- Windows security bypass
- Disables RegEdit via registry modification
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Windows security modification
- 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
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4576 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe"3⤵PID:3400
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ping.exeping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 > NUL del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_62add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c.exe"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4520
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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
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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Downloads
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Filesize
636KB
MD562add46e9fc448b03c1152523bd1f56c
SHA120a21dea9b826bbbfeb7a0a91838fdcf18a6aad2
SHA256e01ca15838f3ef252231bb283a8fd7e2abc417c43705293ef862d544998ef580
SHA512f4bff38c1ccf9e6b3bb56df06849db02deb7c1474fe1ad14384625befbf24bf284252221eb04cdcbaf24556a8823a8e9cebfc02ae6ecf0dab4d523d44bb96a12