Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250129-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    07-02-2025 08:01

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_b4ce5842d1919e6e537675551f72e4e2.exe

  • Size

    1.3MB

  • MD5

    b4ce5842d1919e6e537675551f72e4e2

  • SHA1

    8ca0db84c8afe6dac3a6094e851d978f77b65f8a

  • SHA256

    c6e1e3b32a43861a7ae9abc0b97136b415eaf96250345e28ba348d62ab553714

  • SHA512

    ab591c23ee0aa19d45d1e54a142f7f87ac931559677deb0a86d3fc5d133219758d7ddbc3a64858ff0e0948016d60222b9819177e81e3935e18fdd53af87abf49

  • SSDEEP

    24576:yEOcEoVCqa/9urAtjyNhfhwwjzXQKLa1HvKV22VJ5VSXuUpYBd1g4:yEObECqa/9u4y13gZNCV2EVYYBTV

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

sality

C2

http://89.119.67.154/testo5/

http://kukutrustnet777.info/home.gif

http://kukutrustnet888.info/home.gif

http://kukutrustnet987.info/home.gif

Signatures

  • Sality

    Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.

  • Sality family
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 5 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
    "fontdrvhost.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:808
    • C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
      "fontdrvhost.exe"
      1⤵
        PID:816
      • C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
        "dwm.exe"
        1⤵
          PID:428
        • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
          sihost.exe
          1⤵
            PID:2568
          • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
            1⤵
              PID:2580
            • C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
              taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
              1⤵
                PID:2900
              • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
                C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
                1⤵
                  PID:3428
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b4ce5842d1919e6e537675551f72e4e2.exe
                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b4ce5842d1919e6e537675551f72e4e2.exe"
                    2⤵
                    • UAC bypass
                    • Windows security bypass
                    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
                    • Windows security modification
                    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
                    • Drops file in Windows directory
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    • System policy modification
                    PID:3016
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
                      netsh firewall set opmode disable
                      3⤵
                      • Modifies Windows Firewall
                      • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      PID:3040
                      • C:\Windows\System32\Conhost.exe
                        \??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1
                        4⤵
                          PID:4872
                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-D0KQQ.tmp\is-AH919.tmp
                        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-D0KQQ.tmp\is-AH919.tmp /SL4 $80066 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b4ce5842d1919e6e537675551f72e4e2.exe 1302771 68096
                        3⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                        PID:4440
                  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
                    1⤵
                      PID:3560
                    • C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
                      1⤵
                        PID:3748
                      • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
                        "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
                        1⤵
                          PID:3876
                        • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
                          C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
                          1⤵
                            PID:3964
                          • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
                            "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
                            1⤵
                              PID:4060
                            • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
                              C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
                              1⤵
                                PID:4200
                              • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe
                                "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\InputApp\TextInputHost.exe" -ServerName:InputApp.AppX9jnwykgrccxc8by3hsrsh07r423xzvav.mca
                                1⤵
                                  PID:3628
                                • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
                                  C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:4008
                                  • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
                                    C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
                                    1⤵
                                      PID:3396
                                    • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
                                      C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
                                      1⤵
                                        PID:4708
                                      • C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
                                        "C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX3bn25b6f886wmg6twh46972vprk9tnbf.mca
                                        1⤵
                                          PID:4140
                                        • C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe
                                          "C:\Windows\system32\backgroundTaskHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXmtcan0h2tfbfy7k9kn8hbxb6dmzz1zh0.mca
                                          1⤵
                                            PID:3424

                                          Network

                                          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                                          Downloads

                                          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-D0KQQ.tmp\is-AH919.tmp

                                            Filesize

                                            550KB

                                            MD5

                                            48253758692b9ae0f764a6e8308b27d3

                                            SHA1

                                            a83c98ad6c06be7ee4f9a2c94e16eb3d26cad548

                                            SHA256

                                            f05568b083000781cac228c0e5b4de779a3b502d7a9517acf821e2ca47afbe05

                                            SHA512

                                            92e5f3bd2c4c91e139a209066a3deb0dbffa9df0f093b8988845dc0b2fbe0bb6ce59bf14b1e9d8e3eb2e8ac3a6df976f17e02db9dce9b2e580be3ace74f90ed0

                                          • memory/3016-32-0x00000000024D0000-0x00000000034FE000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            16.2MB

                                          • memory/3016-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000429000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            164KB

                                          • memory/3016-5-0x00000000024D0000-0x00000000034FE000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            16.2MB

                                          • memory/3016-6-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005C2000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/3016-3-0x00000000024D0000-0x00000000034FE000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            16.2MB

                                          • memory/3016-16-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005C2000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/3016-1-0x00000000024D0000-0x00000000034FE000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            16.2MB

                                          • memory/3016-18-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005C2000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/3016-7-0x0000000000710000-0x0000000000711000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            4KB

                                          • memory/3016-44-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005C2000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/3016-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000429000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            164KB

                                          • memory/3016-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000429000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            164KB

                                          • memory/3016-30-0x00000000024D0000-0x00000000034FE000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            16.2MB

                                          • memory/3040-27-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000312000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/3040-23-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000312000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/3040-22-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000312000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            8KB

                                          • memory/3040-9-0x0000000000320000-0x0000000000321000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            4KB

                                          • memory/4440-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000498000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            608KB

                                          • memory/4440-21-0x00000000020D0000-0x00000000020D1000-memory.dmp

                                            Filesize

                                            4KB