Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    96s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    03-01-2025 12:57

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_6cc996a2f4dbf223759e073a8fd67b3f.exe

  • Size

    840KB

  • MD5

    6cc996a2f4dbf223759e073a8fd67b3f

  • SHA1

    0463c0352e9b045f2fa60407c8d88bd98c69175b

  • SHA256

    998413b50c71ed92a08e9f64eef2f47ce13ebf0574eca4c4f5ee7c3587184930

  • SHA512

    216eca7bb6efc13df205488596ffb523a38bc41ad97218924bf94f720d2cee973c6c1c15dac2d91194eb4d68d69ff199b32d03737bcd98db29974aac0f8d1969

  • SSDEEP

    12288:OCpyvXFPTfnCvX66h/NYJ9nDW6FApNg3gZqdDUtOuBiMc/j6KRVrxn7Nl4+GtlrL:rk9P7nCvX6MNYLIbgYJ3chra+GbrL

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Cycbot

    Cycbot is a backdoor and trojan written in C++..

  • Cycbot family
  • Detects Cycbot payload 4 IoCs

    Cycbot is a backdoor and trojan written in C++.

  • Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 9 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 53 IoCs
  • Enumerates processes with tasklist 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 4 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 13 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6cc996a2f4dbf223759e073a8fd67b3f.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6cc996a2f4dbf223759e073a8fd67b3f.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4560
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6cc996a2f4dbf223759e073a8fd67b3f.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6cc996a2f4dbf223759e073a8fd67b3f.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1072
      • C:\Users\Admin\d3WQGzd9.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\d3WQGzd9.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4256
        • C:\Users\Admin\zooubuq.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\zooubuq.exe"
          4⤵
          • Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:2124
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c tasklist&&del d3WQGzd9.exe
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4728
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
            tasklist
            5⤵
            • Enumerates processes with tasklist
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1948
      • C:\Users\Admin\awhost.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\awhost.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:220
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe"
          4⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:540
      • C:\Users\Admin\bwhost.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\bwhost.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1624
        • C:\Users\Admin\bwhost.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\bwhost.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4168
          • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
            000000DC*
            5⤵
              PID:4584
        • C:\Users\Admin\cwhost.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\cwhost.exe
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:644
          • C:\Users\Admin\cwhost.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\cwhost.exe startC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\conhost.exe%C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:4272
          • C:\Users\Admin\cwhost.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\cwhost.exe startC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dwm.exe%C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:1840
        • C:\Users\Admin\dwhost.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\dwhost.exe
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:4312
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c tasklist&&del JaffaCakes118_6cc996a2f4dbf223759e073a8fd67b3f.exe
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4584
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
            tasklist
            4⤵
            • Enumerates processes with tasklist
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:924

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\473B.F3A

      Filesize

      996B

      MD5

      591b157554f7dcaaa848c7227c25eb1d

      SHA1

      a1e2f9fa4c0d678456d02a6a6b5be8dc0fdcbeb4

      SHA256

      6f78b012d6e03d5d8df459c8ced2a35ec58accdac2ea4fa4c7502050e789c931

      SHA512

      dc0d92df110d430b40402ffc18f9655b8b1a5433d09e6531be3e9afdf6cf70dc667aa38a66612b73b0183d9bf0e88c938b30578e471a3dfcab876759e1ec4974

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\473B.F3A

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      26c2071a1d18a02e81f8775508ea2dd4

      SHA1

      9f3faf1cddc5946c059642f8a085d3a68c5b92d5

      SHA256

      fc8a741dcd767a8df01db0e4d6843f9bcffe549db9eca31aa4b030a47a456634

      SHA512

      716901f0d8d878661dc078c0a3a33a08e55dfb60f4142bfdc4617f4e4de726f61964530107436b7d09bb3502ff9510dd1d5efb08b4f3fa70222d1c5ce6a10572

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\473B.F3A

      Filesize

      600B

      MD5

      c1369a511861f02381ad44f7f4b34b34

      SHA1

      b6c251388c7bbbd4c2ef8e0ae081dd96499f693d

      SHA256

      20716ea7fadfeef189f32b750a680cace0c7608eca0e1736a555832d0588dd02

      SHA512

      a681321be8c2d75e5b36995614ca0f0012a2188fce67e33b4326305c0325c9278a7723970eb117ef6839aaf6803f06ea70051f2c895486abf83712f56726deb1

    • C:\Users\Admin\awhost.exe

      Filesize

      68KB

      MD5

      b0406fa1f1b4a471ce4c1521708d1ef3

      SHA1

      bd2bb68d92c8b6af7604d52e336152bc48ea1227

      SHA256

      ef2abd7d609bba1f141b3e1dc6a79d937fe68e37d51b093fc29e0d800bf6fa29

      SHA512

      07bec70b25b083919a91de4930842ba8b264e869d0251134cbfecbc9227be704c70600c9db878eee08f7d1fa1df6c848577b632f810b014d62ace26b961bb2cc

    • C:\Users\Admin\bwhost.exe

      Filesize

      136KB

      MD5

      acaf206a193335d7983a46a8c9e18fea

      SHA1

      3a33b8148c23887c2b9edc2d0dbec3d83398069b

      SHA256

      8aa2fb2e061fc4a30160f912db3f1ea75189d16d922f82aba6538e92c4df47ca

      SHA512

      846622efa83273ce9f40f38953077eca4a6f064923a8cf9b202d19cac9fac4c8e58007f2531fafafb6b408787d0ed23a3349b49794d0311736efa35bba6fba10

    • C:\Users\Admin\cwhost.exe

      Filesize

      170KB

      MD5

      40d9607cb66da11b9adfec5b93b8b311

      SHA1

      55bf463cd5c0c90ba92935ef81ae47ab3bc5fea6

      SHA256

      033e60eebb966b3bcfbe27fa3e99e8f393970f320b5cc25cb16517869eb5f3e6

      SHA512

      e764053de1c2444e61e638e67e91cf7d9d968df4d60b8bcc3f5ddfc317edb1f14e950d096d451fa372a699fc886125066f4e2f2de171641433ce1e066aa58078

    • C:\Users\Admin\d3WQGzd9.exe

      Filesize

      364KB

      MD5

      db406d87e556a0008c18429ecf3cc93a

      SHA1

      3a1b7a87080bf1d78fca904bd7515833bbd380e8

      SHA256

      2712b4f742a53c7d4b9a55c8f760447a26925c10a3ca6c10b84dea49482a2768

      SHA512

      e0da870b0c8f8955277b9227ef3de2b4d3e45d37986ac9a9b445e24506f265020f071365a2135b1e2892aaa64c3b7477d6c4a57598f3601655d74d92d6222354

    • C:\Users\Admin\dwhost.exe

      Filesize

      24KB

      MD5

      aaa893d374547f20f7fdd7c3b6c56b36

      SHA1

      f7aab7bd60af5e948b71abcccbcfb1d62f6580ff

      SHA256

      17c950477ffd3e28c4135c4cc5711589415129c7b21c4af1e89deaf68f043d03

      SHA512

      491b88e809425dd20dc9052fe45ab101ccb803c186a27d6502bf1cbefa8d903d51f72c02e604ec346f77b85c4324daa036341a42fcba0a96e5c69781ebfecb31

    • C:\Users\Admin\zooubuq.exe

      Filesize

      364KB

      MD5

      550e708e8b3eb6fbbed496ea00f669a4

      SHA1

      0962ac81c8defdf022dbe7902de31ae6083d684d

      SHA256

      73b11ebc7114a638ae36c9d76f5e49e6cca11c7cca362ad10389ccbf4f0d2b6b

      SHA512

      ee4a17b6af838f675b7d9d715cfc656c3048b51c412a84bfcdbecda2d99925b013e8d03c01b856d089740d767cda8aac1db95371619edb2fa8dc8c9cee5fdf48

    • memory/540-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      44KB

    • memory/540-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      44KB

    • memory/540-54-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      44KB

    • memory/644-260-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000449000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      292KB

    • memory/644-146-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000449000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      292KB

    • memory/1072-258-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C4000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      784KB

    • memory/1072-257-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C4000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      784KB

    • memory/1072-83-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C4000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      784KB

    • memory/1072-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C4000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      784KB

    • memory/1072-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C4000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      784KB

    • memory/1840-145-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000449000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      292KB

    • memory/4168-64-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      108KB

    • memory/4168-61-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      108KB

    • memory/4272-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000449000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      292KB