blackshades | 847160cf1034ff97b788285bd3b70726a2c8633683fd38462247631c97d5e079

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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28-01-2025 17:55

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe
Size

559KB
MD5

4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d
SHA1

84e34af36d3695d730baab1df86da71efc9001f7
SHA256

847160cf1034ff97b788285bd3b70726a2c8633683fd38462247631c97d5e079
SHA512

536ef360d4f84bb42885fea0470c045acf022a074e361679e1f06acf83acd66481f80589f4250dff9bc7f1983b6ec88f0a40e659d5e9060b2f25d05f5120c31e
SSDEEP

12288:lyrR2NUiZQ9j41rq5xrMAUgTV0oewHuqeV1hnslcFizOFzIh:lXfZ7Fc3V0oew1peFC

Score

10^/10

blackshades defense_evasion discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Blackshades
Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
rat blackshades
Blackshades family
blackshades

Blackshades payload 13 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4424-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4424-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4424-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4424-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4424-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4424-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4424-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4424-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4424-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4424-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4424-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4424-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4424-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\testfile.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\testfile.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\vbc.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	reg.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4424	vbc.exe

Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinUpdtr = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WinUpdtr\\JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe"	JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1516 set thread context of 4424	1516	JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe	84

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\config\security.config.cch.new	JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\config\enterprisesec.config.cch.new	JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vbc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Modify Registry

T1112

pid	Process
2768	reg.exe
4816	reg.exe
724	reg.exe
3688	reg.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 35 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 1	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4424	vbc.exe
Token: 31	4424	vbc.exe
Token: 32	4424	vbc.exe
Token: 33	4424	vbc.exe
Token: 34	4424	vbc.exe
Token: 35	4424	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4424	vbc.exe
4424	vbc.exe
4424	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 4424	1516	JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe	84
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 4424	1516	JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe	84
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 4424	1516	JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe	84
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 4424	1516	JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe	84
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 4424	1516	JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe	84
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 4424	1516	JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe	84
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 4424	1516	JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe	84
PID 1516 wrote to memory of 4424	1516	JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe	84
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 5016	4424	vbc.exe	85
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 5016	4424	vbc.exe	85
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 5016	4424	vbc.exe	85
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 3560	4424	vbc.exe	86
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 3560	4424	vbc.exe	86
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 3560	4424	vbc.exe	86
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 4664	4424	vbc.exe	87
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 4664	4424	vbc.exe	87
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 4664	4424	vbc.exe	87
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 1820	4424	vbc.exe	88
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 1820	4424	vbc.exe	88
PID 4424 wrote to memory of 1820	4424	vbc.exe	88
PID 3560 wrote to memory of 724	3560	cmd.exe	93
PID 3560 wrote to memory of 724	3560	cmd.exe	93
PID 3560 wrote to memory of 724	3560	cmd.exe	93
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 2768	1820	cmd.exe	95
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 2768	1820	cmd.exe	95
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 2768	1820	cmd.exe	95
PID 4664 wrote to memory of 4816	4664	cmd.exe	94
PID 4664 wrote to memory of 4816	4664	cmd.exe	94
PID 4664 wrote to memory of 4816	4664	cmd.exe	94
PID 5016 wrote to memory of 3688	5016	cmd.exe	96
PID 5016 wrote to memory of 3688	5016	cmd.exe	96
PID 5016 wrote to memory of 3688	5016	cmd.exe	96

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4db9117849cc0d106563230c74e4e90d.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1516
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4424
- - 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:5016
  - - 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:3688
- - 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\vbc.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3560
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:724
- - 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:4664
  - - 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:4816
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\testfile.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\testfile.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1820
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\testfile.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\testfile.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:2768

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
d881de17aa8f2e2c08cbb7b265f928f9

SHA1
08936aebc87decf0af6e8eada191062b5e65ac2a

SHA256
b3a37093609f9a20ad60b85a9fa9de2ba674cba9b5bd687729440c70ba619ca0

SHA512
5f23bfb1b8740247b36ed0ab741738c7d4c949736129e767213e321607d1ccd3e3a8428e4ba44bd28a275b5e3f6206285b1a522514b7ef7ea5e698d90a713d34

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memory/1516-23-0x0000000074B80000-0x0000000075131000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1516-1-0x0000000074B80000-0x0000000075131000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1516-2-0x0000000074B80000-0x0000000075131000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1516-0-0x0000000074B82000-0x0000000074B83000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4424-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/4424-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/4424-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/4424-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/4424-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/4424-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/4424-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/4424-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/4424-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/4424-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/4424-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/4424-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/4424-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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