Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • 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
    06/02/2025, 17:36

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_adc844e3b174221e16e0ac1160c008d4.exe

  • Size

    464KB

  • MD5

    adc844e3b174221e16e0ac1160c008d4

  • SHA1

    6af2dc19c752b97f562be0cdfda9947092dc04f6

  • SHA256

    879e371f52ab0699918e72672d4bd86db3f2154893f8ca63502a4356b052e8e1

  • SHA512

    cf8b23d543ec87c268c7f7c0d2d0b72395fe5e47ccdfdc1139562dc34dc14d27cbf95dd683c7c84aa5134fc69c6fb56c1ba969b0c5836534807be9a0f0f3765a

  • SSDEEP

    12288:5W94GN7fiIEAeLHJx0fL0R5c7pIkH1rUwI/udPdA3hiWKhhaaGwWTYx89xcpG:094GN7fiIEAeLHJx0D4EpIKTVdAxinQp

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Blackshades

    Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Blackshades family
  • Blackshades payload 15 IoCs
  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 35 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_adc844e3b174221e16e0ac1160c008d4.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_adc844e3b174221e16e0ac1160c008d4.exe"
    1⤵
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3280
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_adc844e3b174221e16e0ac1160c008d4.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_adc844e3b174221e16e0ac1160c008d4.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds policy Run key to start application
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4560
      • 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:3164
        • 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:3524
      • 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_adc844e3b174221e16e0ac1160c008d4.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_adc844e3b174221e16e0ac1160c008d4.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4596
        • 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_adc844e3b174221e16e0ac1160c008d4.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_adc844e3b174221e16e0ac1160c008d4.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:1064
      • 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:228
        • 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:952
      • 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\update.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\update.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3680
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\update.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\update.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:1016

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\update.exe

    Filesize

    464KB

    MD5

    adc844e3b174221e16e0ac1160c008d4

    SHA1

    6af2dc19c752b97f562be0cdfda9947092dc04f6

    SHA256

    879e371f52ab0699918e72672d4bd86db3f2154893f8ca63502a4356b052e8e1

    SHA512

    cf8b23d543ec87c268c7f7c0d2d0b72395fe5e47ccdfdc1139562dc34dc14d27cbf95dd683c7c84aa5134fc69c6fb56c1ba969b0c5836534807be9a0f0f3765a

  • memory/4560-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4560-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4560-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4560-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4560-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4560-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4560-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4560-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4560-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4560-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4560-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4560-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4560-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4560-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB

  • memory/4560-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    448KB