blackshades | e3443eebe1dd00ab38ec79e59fd1dd2049086ecb0ff8daa388a2e95e3bc81668

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
18s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
07-02-2025 16:29

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0
SHA1

04f2e42481194d2f5c4b10674ceccc7e67d53a52
SHA256

e3443eebe1dd00ab38ec79e59fd1dd2049086ecb0ff8daa388a2e95e3bc81668
SHA512

3db805cd9e3651deb78c02b967d3a3ea6b9d33587175147a2734571c137a31f80fdfd0ccdbcdd16795af1e946595410b0503224c624eb8cb6f5a4831456cb69f
SSDEEP

24576:4ACAnPRbRFqY9WKAO/slOC8yKDwQzLYs0wiGLlIjfxiGbUlvs7twfIhqX2lJevV+:4AC0TJNs9pcFvIu

Score

10^/10

blackshades darkcomet g16 discovery persistence rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

g16

nasload.hopto.org:4990

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-DN5UT82

Attributes

gencode
ZAEYRPsjDJAM
install
false
offline_keylogger
true
password
ekoflash
persistence
false

rc4.plain

Signatures

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

Blackshades payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2808-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral1/memory/2808-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades

Darkcomet
DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.
trojan rat darkcomet
Darkcomet family
darkcomet

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1476	chrome.exe
3008	svchost.exe
2808	chrome.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe
2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe
2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe
1476	chrome.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Windows\\windows.exe"	chrome.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Defender = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WinDefender\\windefender.exe"	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2548 set thread context of 3008	2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe	31
PID 1476 set thread context of 2808	1476	chrome.exe	32

UPX packed file 15 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3008-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-91-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-90-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-92-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-93-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-94-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-95-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-96-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp	upx

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	chrome.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1476	chrome.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3008	svchost.exe
Token: 33	3008	svchost.exe
Token: 34	3008	svchost.exe
Token: 35	3008	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3008	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 43 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 1476	2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe	30
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 1476	2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe	30
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 1476	2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe	30
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 1476	2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe	30
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 3008	2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe	31
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 3008	2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe	31
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 3008	2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe	31
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 3008	2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe	31
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 3008	2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe	31
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 3008	2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe	31
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 3008	2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe	31
PID 2548 wrote to memory of 3008	2548	JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe	31
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2808	1476	chrome.exe	32
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2808	1476	chrome.exe	32
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2808	1476	chrome.exe	32
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2808	1476	chrome.exe	32
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2808	1476	chrome.exe	32
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2808	1476	chrome.exe	32
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2808	1476	chrome.exe	32
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2808	1476	chrome.exe	32
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33
PID 3008 wrote to memory of 2892	3008	svchost.exe	33

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b9171682cddd15d71c00c2d4b4609fd0.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2548
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1476
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2808
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3008
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    notepad
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2892

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\chrome.exe

Filesize
641KB

MD5
49c64108587681117d9db258514b4fa8

SHA1
d3070df5a82346136de0398eb24d9c179b1f96e7

SHA256
e1d44b5d85855f8fbcfa3dab4f2515b96ca39fd7aa6bdfdaeb98eee7c8819e68

SHA512
616bff9aea40266ee4271c2a360cf2d23e28a6a648f944be7450244d2c7d6c2e5c57fef28d5359c4fb4ad375183a973c7f57f62664d65ebed0891489f07a61db

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe

Filesize
31KB

MD5
ed797d8dc2c92401985d162e42ffa450

SHA1
0f02fc517c7facc4baefde4fe9467fb6488ebabe

SHA256
b746362010a101cb5931bc066f0f4d3fc740c02a68c1f37fc3c8e6c87fd7cb1e

SHA512
e831a6ff987f3ef29982da16afad06938b68eddd43c234ba88d1c96a1b5547f2284baf35cbb3a5bfd75e7f0445d14daa014e0ba00b4db72c67f83f0a314c80c2

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memory/1476-33-0x0000000074C50000-0x00000000751FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1476-34-0x0000000074C50000-0x00000000751FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1476-50-0x0000000074C50000-0x00000000751FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1476-32-0x0000000074C50000-0x00000000751FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2548-1-0x0000000074C50000-0x00000000751FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2548-0-0x0000000074C51000-0x0000000074C52000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2548-49-0x0000000074C50000-0x00000000751FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2548-2-0x0000000074C50000-0x00000000751FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2808-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2808-44-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2808-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2808-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2808-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2892-89-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2892-51-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3008-90-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-91-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-22-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3008-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-92-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-93-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-94-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-95-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/3008-96-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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