blackshades | c3bff9a3370b7c6ab0ed9aee5df43728d3ce9308a642ecb9bd2be5c9d312aa9c

Analysis

max time kernel
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max time network
139s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250129-en
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arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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Target
JaffaCakes118_8f34a29b9080309ad1f8971108040ab9.exe
Size 456KB
Sample250204-dfvd7atrfp
SHA256 c3bff9a3370b7c6ab0ed9aee5df43728d3ce9308a642ecb9bd2be5c9d312aa9c
MD5 8f34a29b9080309ad1f8971108040ab9
SHA1 35224f2f1140836122f4e3eff9cdbec7e8127d05
SHA512 4dc4198dad154e14fb8eaf81e58d6316d8312ae87b9043c9bd7d524926cf2ec40d7fb81d3ae426ff46b581d10dfffd4237ca378708b3145eea21350baf86e453
SSDEEP 12288:qqy6m/BCfGKEQA0cUH2VMCAlMl8Ynnnul7u5GDh9OLJDyiLBHnnnHpEJNOfEDhNF:C6m/BCfGKEQA0cUH2VMCAlrYnnnul7uG
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Score

10^/10

blackshades defense_evasion discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Blackshades payload 15 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/892-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/892-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/892-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/892-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/892-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/892-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/892-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/892-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/892-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/892-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/892-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/892-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/892-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/892-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/892-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-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\List	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WinDefender.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger"	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	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	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a1ntjxp1.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger"	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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
892	a1ntjxp1.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4856 set thread context of 892	4856	JaffaCakes118_8f34a29b9080309ad1f8971108040ab9.exe	89

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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_8f34a29b9080309ad1f8971108040ab9.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	a1ntjxp1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe

Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Modify Registry

T1112

pid	Process
2984	reg.exe
4984	reg.exe
4716	reg.exe
3244	reg.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 35 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 1	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: 31	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: 32	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: 33	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: 34	892	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: 35	892	a1ntjxp1.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
892	a1ntjxp1.exe
892	a1ntjxp1.exe
892	a1ntjxp1.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4856 wrote to memory of 892	4856	JaffaCakes118_8f34a29b9080309ad1f8971108040ab9.exe	89
PID 4856 wrote to memory of 892	4856	JaffaCakes118_8f34a29b9080309ad1f8971108040ab9.exe	89
PID 4856 wrote to memory of 892	4856	JaffaCakes118_8f34a29b9080309ad1f8971108040ab9.exe	89
PID 4856 wrote to memory of 892	4856	JaffaCakes118_8f34a29b9080309ad1f8971108040ab9.exe	89
PID 4856 wrote to memory of 892	4856	JaffaCakes118_8f34a29b9080309ad1f8971108040ab9.exe	89
PID 4856 wrote to memory of 892	4856	JaffaCakes118_8f34a29b9080309ad1f8971108040ab9.exe	89
PID 4856 wrote to memory of 892	4856	JaffaCakes118_8f34a29b9080309ad1f8971108040ab9.exe	89
PID 4856 wrote to memory of 892	4856	JaffaCakes118_8f34a29b9080309ad1f8971108040ab9.exe	89
PID 892 wrote to memory of 5108	892	a1ntjxp1.exe	90
PID 892 wrote to memory of 5108	892	a1ntjxp1.exe	90
PID 892 wrote to memory of 5108	892	a1ntjxp1.exe	90
PID 892 wrote to memory of 2528	892	a1ntjxp1.exe	91
PID 892 wrote to memory of 2528	892	a1ntjxp1.exe	91
PID 892 wrote to memory of 2528	892	a1ntjxp1.exe	91
PID 892 wrote to memory of 4056	892	a1ntjxp1.exe	92
PID 892 wrote to memory of 4056	892	a1ntjxp1.exe	92
PID 892 wrote to memory of 4056	892	a1ntjxp1.exe	92
PID 892 wrote to memory of 2980	892	a1ntjxp1.exe	93
PID 892 wrote to memory of 2980	892	a1ntjxp1.exe	93
PID 892 wrote to memory of 2980	892	a1ntjxp1.exe	93
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 2984	2528	cmd.exe	98
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 2984	2528	cmd.exe	98
PID 2528 wrote to memory of 2984	2528	cmd.exe	98
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 4716	2980	cmd.exe	99
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 4716	2980	cmd.exe	99
PID 2980 wrote to memory of 4716	2980	cmd.exe	99
PID 4056 wrote to memory of 4984	4056	cmd.exe	100
PID 4056 wrote to memory of 4984	4056	cmd.exe	100
PID 4056 wrote to memory of 4984	4056	cmd.exe	100
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 3244	5108	cmd.exe	101
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 3244	5108	cmd.exe	101
PID 5108 wrote to memory of 3244	5108	cmd.exe	101

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8f34a29b9080309ad1f8971108040ab9.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_8f34a29b9080309ad1f8971108040ab9.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4856
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:892
- - 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:5108
  - - 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:3244
- - 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\a1ntjxp1.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2528
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:2984
- - 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:4056
  - - 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:4984
- - 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\WinDefender.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2980
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:4716

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

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

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a1ntjxp1.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe
Size 1.1MB
SHA256 b3a37093609f9a20ad60b85a9fa9de2ba674cba9b5bd687729440c70ba619ca0
MD5 d881de17aa8f2e2c08cbb7b265f928f9
SHA1 08936aebc87decf0af6e8eada191062b5e65ac2a
SHA512 5f23bfb1b8740247b36ed0ab741738c7d4c949736129e767213e321607d1ccd3e3a8428e4ba44bd28a275b5e3f6206285b1a522514b7ef7ea5e698d90a713d34
SSDEEP 24576:jp2silPBMIXGWClfuRcUGIJYK15Qs/QZM:jp2sMO7VzUTJH15QFZM
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memory/892-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/892-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/892-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/892-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/892-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/892-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/892-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/892-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/892-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/892-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/892-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/892-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/892-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/892-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/892-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

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memory/4856-0-0x0000000075522000-0x0000000075523000-memory.dmp

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memory/4856-1-0x0000000075520000-0x0000000075AD1000-memory.dmp

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memory/4856-2-0x0000000075520000-0x0000000075AD1000-memory.dmp

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memory/4856-12-0x0000000075520000-0x0000000075AD1000-memory.dmp

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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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