Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250211-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
14/02/2025, 12:25
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250211-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe
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Size
457KB
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MD5
f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae
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SHA1
2e1396bd46bf03c14661ecf6bef854d194489189
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SHA256
84974a854e68c1b973fb74a0b69d0819691084a8e8852b2477d9b9b24685d4c3
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SHA512
31d5fc5016dd780f926964d3e40ad521879cfe4d20b15c563b3d2fc963e299eacbb072e9578d72df950fd6378d2e4a57ec6e4bfa258ba2a5e478313f6883b194
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SSDEEP
12288:mSDyd1qE8iThdO66xh7teUOpLJztCk9EFnGyEg:mSHFL66xh7teDztCsTyd
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 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4412-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/4412-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades -
Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs
description ioc Process 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 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 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 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:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe = "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\AppLaunch.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" reg.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\local.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\local.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" reg.exe -
Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run AppLaunch.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run\Windows Defender = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\local.exe" AppLaunch.exe -
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.
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1318997816-2171176372-1451785247-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{EC5ABCCD-B63C-EBBA-B8EB-00CED72E4FEF} AppLaunch.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1318997816-2171176372-1451785247-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{EC5ABCCD-B63C-EBBA-B8EB-00CED72E4FEF}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\local.exe" AppLaunch.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{EC5ABCCD-B63C-EBBA-B8EB-00CED72E4FEF} AppLaunch.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{EC5ABCCD-B63C-EBBA-B8EB-00CED72E4FEF}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\local.exe" AppLaunch.exe -
Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
flow pid Process 61 3236 Process not Found -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Defender = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\local.exe" AppLaunch.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1318997816-2171176372-1451785247-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Defender = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\local.exe" AppLaunch.exe -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4920 set thread context of 4412 4920 JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe 87 -
Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe AppLaunch.exe -
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 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 reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AppLaunch.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 cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe -
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 2832 MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe -
Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
pid Process 1536 reg.exe 4672 reg.exe 3024 reg.exe 2608 reg.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 37 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4920 JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe Token: 1 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: 31 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: 32 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: 33 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: 34 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: 35 4412 AppLaunch.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4412 AppLaunch.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
pid Process 4412 AppLaunch.exe 4412 AppLaunch.exe 4412 AppLaunch.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4920 wrote to memory of 4412 4920 JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe 87 PID 4920 wrote to memory of 4412 4920 JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe 87 PID 4920 wrote to memory of 4412 4920 JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe 87 PID 4920 wrote to memory of 4412 4920 JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe 87 PID 4920 wrote to memory of 4412 4920 JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe 87 PID 4920 wrote to memory of 4412 4920 JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe 87 PID 4920 wrote to memory of 4412 4920 JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe 87 PID 4920 wrote to memory of 4412 4920 JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe 87 PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2480 4412 AppLaunch.exe 88 PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2480 4412 AppLaunch.exe 88 PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2480 4412 AppLaunch.exe 88 PID 4412 wrote to memory of 3424 4412 AppLaunch.exe 89 PID 4412 wrote to memory of 3424 4412 AppLaunch.exe 89 PID 4412 wrote to memory of 3424 4412 AppLaunch.exe 89 PID 4412 wrote to memory of 732 4412 AppLaunch.exe 90 PID 4412 wrote to memory of 732 4412 AppLaunch.exe 90 PID 4412 wrote to memory of 732 4412 AppLaunch.exe 90 PID 4412 wrote to memory of 8 4412 AppLaunch.exe 91 PID 4412 wrote to memory of 8 4412 AppLaunch.exe 91 PID 4412 wrote to memory of 8 4412 AppLaunch.exe 91 PID 2480 wrote to memory of 1536 2480 cmd.exe 96 PID 2480 wrote to memory of 1536 2480 cmd.exe 96 PID 2480 wrote to memory of 1536 2480 cmd.exe 96 PID 732 wrote to memory of 4672 732 cmd.exe 97 PID 732 wrote to memory of 4672 732 cmd.exe 97 PID 732 wrote to memory of 4672 732 cmd.exe 97 PID 3424 wrote to memory of 3024 3424 cmd.exe 98 PID 3424 wrote to memory of 3024 3424 cmd.exe 98 PID 3424 wrote to memory of 3024 3424 cmd.exe 98 PID 8 wrote to memory of 2608 8 cmd.exe 99 PID 8 wrote to memory of 2608 8 cmd.exe 99 PID 8 wrote to memory of 2608 8 cmd.exe 99
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_f7cd790ccdff1ff2d06aa6036ec81dae.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4920 -
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exeC:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe2⤵
- Adds policy Run key to start application
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4412 -
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:1536
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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\AppLaunch.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /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\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:3024
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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
PID:732 -
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:4672
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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\local.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\local.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /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\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\local.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\local.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:2608
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIyIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3MzkyODMzNzEiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4Mzc1NDE5Mjc1MzAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI1MDAyMDE0NDk5Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:2832
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
3Active Setup
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
3Active Setup
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Modify Registry
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