Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
12/02/2025, 16:01
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe
Resource
win7-20240729-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250207-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe
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Size
652KB
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MD5
f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919
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SHA1
bef54daaf14634510acf3f5fe9be351d17239733
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SHA256
130498835b369e53436ef045bf8e0d5fd47fb99a724f5543a2466200b20975fe
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SHA512
ecbab2f2ebd2ff8f3b30895c6b48d1f638c75da52ede80ecdd370ff04e6beec6365cddfd7f7ff6a5352e01afbf88572c36734e2728ce60ebe5cf242b89be0da5
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SSDEEP
12288:CIsH4hpsmJlsBRZrAny9bbxMuk8m3aOZdDpny5LAHT/2Lk5mlLeNmXPk:C9xm3sBRsEbbxMuO3lzdcLk5JNmXs
Malware Config
Signatures
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Blackshades
Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
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Blackshades family
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Blackshades payload 12 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2188-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2188-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2188-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2188-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2188-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2188-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2188-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2188-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2188-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2188-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2188-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2188-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades -
Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 8 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\nx.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\nx.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" 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\AuthorizedApplications\List reg.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe = "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\vbc.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" 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\AuthorizedApplications\List reg.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
pid Process 2536 JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe 2536 JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe 2536 JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe -
Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
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Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2703099537-420551529-3771253338-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\QlymYzWVwevhl\\MlwqJHdyXQMXo\\2.7.19.3816\\JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe" JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2536 set thread context of 2188 2536 JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe 31 -
Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe vbc.exe -
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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language vbc.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 cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.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 -
Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
pid Process 2628 reg.exe 2004 reg.exe 2812 reg.exe 2780 reg.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 35 IoCs
description pid Process Token: 1 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 2188 vbc.exe Token: 31 2188 vbc.exe Token: 32 2188 vbc.exe Token: 33 2188 vbc.exe Token: 34 2188 vbc.exe Token: 35 2188 vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
pid Process 2188 vbc.exe 2188 vbc.exe 2188 vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 40 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2188 2536 JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe 31 PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2188 2536 JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe 31 PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2188 2536 JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe 31 PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2188 2536 JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe 31 PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2188 2536 JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe 31 PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2188 2536 JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe 31 PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2188 2536 JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe 31 PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2188 2536 JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe 31 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2760 2188 vbc.exe 32 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2760 2188 vbc.exe 32 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2760 2188 vbc.exe 32 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2760 2188 vbc.exe 32 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2196 2188 vbc.exe 33 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2196 2188 vbc.exe 33 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2196 2188 vbc.exe 33 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2196 2188 vbc.exe 33 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2752 2188 vbc.exe 34 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2752 2188 vbc.exe 34 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2752 2188 vbc.exe 34 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2752 2188 vbc.exe 34 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2612 2188 vbc.exe 36 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2612 2188 vbc.exe 36 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2612 2188 vbc.exe 36 PID 2188 wrote to memory of 2612 2188 vbc.exe 36 PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2628 2760 cmd.exe 40 PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2628 2760 cmd.exe 40 PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2628 2760 cmd.exe 40 PID 2760 wrote to memory of 2628 2760 cmd.exe 40 PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2004 2752 cmd.exe 41 PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2004 2752 cmd.exe 41 PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2004 2752 cmd.exe 41 PID 2752 wrote to memory of 2004 2752 cmd.exe 41 PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2812 2612 cmd.exe 42 PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2812 2612 cmd.exe 42 PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2812 2612 cmd.exe 42 PID 2612 wrote to memory of 2812 2612 cmd.exe 42 PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2780 2196 cmd.exe 43 PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2780 2196 cmd.exe 43 PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2780 2196 cmd.exe 43 PID 2196 wrote to memory of 2780 2196 cmd.exe 43
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_f18d1b4f782e9f1efe1038861af93919.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2536 -
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exeC:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe2⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2188 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2760 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:2628
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2196 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:2780
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:2004
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\nx.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\nx.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2612 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\nx.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\nx.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:2812
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
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Downloads
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Filesize
18KB
MD55fa07d6c6384d703766d7935de68850e
SHA162f28a572b4d1d359db7017235912ad2599b8c1d
SHA256120e15dcc4a957649553cd92a5477db9dcbfd9a2cd821e1c904044b5a92d726f
SHA5127775375f44e0cb00f9bffc023d797dbdb01ebe8429ccfacd7df57beb04427ef309c192d571051242aad1bc400f721f449f86deeb1e5f5d64b6f516bf24e92cc4