Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250129-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    28/01/2025, 18:37

General

  • Target
    JaffaCakes118_4e0e2a72b0ee777802503d54445bcf1d.exe
  • Size 866KB
  • Sample250128-w9ff8sxpaz
  • SHA256 44fc30178e51f06a372171482b2d49cb0c6ad1902a3053489992cb05506eb847
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Blackshades

    Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Blackshades family
  • Blackshades payload 12 IoCs
  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 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 11 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 44 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4e0e2a72b0ee777802503d54445bcf1d.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4e0e2a72b0ee777802503d54445bcf1d.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1684
    • C:\Windows\Temp\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\Temp\svchost.exe
      2⤵
        PID:400
      • C:\Windows\Temp\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\Temp\svchost.exe
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3888
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2848
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
            4⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:2696
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Windows\Temp\svchost.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Temp\svchost.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4732
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Windows\Temp\svchost.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Temp\svchost.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
            4⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:2104
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4820
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
            4⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:3332
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\update.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\update.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1296
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\update.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\update.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
            4⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:4116
      • C:\Windows\Temp\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\Temp\svchost.exe
        2⤵
          PID:2316
        • C:\Windows\Temp\svchost.exe
          C:\Windows\Temp\svchost.exe
          2⤵
            PID:1584
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\%appdata%.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\%appdata%.exe"
            2⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:212

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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              Downloads

              %appdata%.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\%appdata%.exe
              • Size 33KB
              • SHA256 76f971facbf3d5b885e415c04e5cd43cb95dcfa56da3690d5c46824a5f932450
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              svchost.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\Temp\svchost.exe
              • Size 1.1MB
              • SHA256 b3a37093609f9a20ad60b85a9fa9de2ba674cba9b5bd687729440c70ba619ca0
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              memory/1684-29-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CD1000-memory.dmp

              memory/1684-1-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CD1000-memory.dmp

              memory/1684-2-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CD1000-memory.dmp

              memory/1684-32-0x0000000074720000-0x0000000074CD1000-memory.dmp

              memory/1684-0-0x0000000074722000-0x0000000074723000-memory.dmp

              memory/1684-28-0x0000000074722000-0x0000000074723000-memory.dmp

              memory/3888-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

              memory/3888-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

              memory/3888-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

              memory/3888-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

              memory/3888-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

              memory/3888-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

              memory/3888-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

              memory/3888-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

              memory/3888-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

              memory/3888-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

              memory/3888-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

              memory/3888-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp