Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows7_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
22/01/2025, 21:21
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe
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Size
734KB
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MD5
112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1
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SHA1
cfe1085a466387243eb4b4f6b459b343792b8d56
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SHA256
768fda903d3dbfff95d02026b7b04be4f33c700abfee7232ce36111a7b4e1f94
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SHA512
a11bde670c1179d59cd318f2511b57b58a02dd6183057238ab449759ab70560e25c3b524633d15eaf785e91942ac1658aa47c4606cb8fdbec8ece7e54037fc25
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SSDEEP
12288:DpwABK90BOe/x9lPAYvxPQVjdsAY2XjWlnlpTMMXG91uhKIXn/:FwAcu99lPzvxP+Bsz2XjWTRMQckkIXn
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:\\Windows\\system32\\Windupdt\\winupdate.exe" JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe -
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 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate explorer.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3290804112-2823094203-3137964600-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winupdater = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\Windupdt\\winupdate.exe" JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Windupdt\winupdate.exe JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Windupdt\winupdate.exe JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Windupdt\ JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1268 set thread context of 2804 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe 30 -
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_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language explorer.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 2708 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 explorer.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString explorer.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier explorer.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier explorer.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe -
Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier explorer.exe -
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 2708 ping.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: 33 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: 34 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: 35 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 2804 explorer.exe Token: 33 2804 explorer.exe Token: 34 2804 explorer.exe Token: 35 2804 explorer.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 2804 explorer.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1268 wrote to memory of 2804 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe 30 PID 1268 wrote to memory of 2804 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe 30 PID 1268 wrote to memory of 2804 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe 30 PID 1268 wrote to memory of 2804 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe 30 PID 1268 wrote to memory of 2804 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe 30 PID 1268 wrote to memory of 2804 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe 30 PID 1268 wrote to memory of 2708 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe 31 PID 1268 wrote to memory of 2708 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe 31 PID 1268 wrote to memory of 2708 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe 31 PID 1268 wrote to memory of 2708 1268 JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe 31
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- 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:1268 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe"2⤵
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2804
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ping.exeping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 > NUL del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_112d6c58e5ce7056787fe6adfe4ea0f1.exe"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:2708
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
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