Analysis Overview
SHA256
22eb5b185959f7e0ecab1269748186ba8c4cb291ebc96ae4475a87dcab4f31ae
Threat Level: Known bad
The file JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Blackshades family
Blackshades payload
Modifies firewall policy service
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Modifies registry key
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-01-29 12:00
Signatures
Blackshades family
Blackshades payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-01-29 12:00
Reported
2025-01-29 12:03
Platform
win7-20241010-en
Max time kernel
147s
Max time network
137s
Command Line
Signatures
Modifies firewall policy service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\july6.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\july6.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
Modifies registry key
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe"
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
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\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
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
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\july6.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\july6.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\july6.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\july6.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 1serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 2serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 3serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 4serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 5serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 6serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 7serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8serg06.hopto.org | udp |
Files
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-01-29 12:00
Reported
2025-01-30 15:46
Platform
win10v2004-20250129-en
Max time kernel
147s
Max time network
137s
Command Line
Signatures
Modifies firewall policy service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\july6.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\july6.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
Modifies registry key
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe"
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
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\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
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
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\july6.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\july6.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\july6.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\july6.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_569b8837e675090b6267a8aa90f67363.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 2.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 20.49.80.91.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 53.210.109.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 1serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 181.129.81.91.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 2serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 3serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.153.16.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 4serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 5serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 22.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 6serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 7serg06.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8serg06.hopto.org | udp |