Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    27/01/2025, 19:46

General

  • Target
    JaffaCakes118_43172f392036355a5b511e9f3ba39849.exe
  • Size 204KB
  • Sample250127-yhdvfatjay
  • SHA256 b4d4d83bdb54e07ac0aed1c701f2a35222f496033c36d850e69f83f1291863a3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 27 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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 SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_43172f392036355a5b511e9f3ba39849.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_43172f392036355a5b511e9f3ba39849.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies visiblity of hidden/system files in Explorer
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2472
    • C:\Users\Admin\xaazuz.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\xaazuz.exe"
      2⤵
      • 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:1476

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        xaazuz.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\xaazuz.exe
        • Size 204KB
        • SHA256 a93a57a8c29dc78f4947127387c7272503f9823593640a4d6448a8b5137a5b88
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP