Analysis Overview
SHA256
5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Blackshades
Blackshades payload
Blackshades family
Modifies firewall policy service
Adds policy Run key to start application
Adds Run key to start application
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
UPX packed file
Unsigned PE
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Modifies registry key
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-02-25 23:52
Signatures
Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-02-25 23:52
Reported
2025-02-25 23:54
Platform
win7-20241010-en
Max time kernel
147s
Max time network
120s
Command Line
Signatures
Blackshades
Blackshades family
Blackshades payload
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Modifies firewall policy service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\myviddd20111043.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\myviddd20111043.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
Adds policy Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run\WinLogon.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\myviddd20111043.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinLogon.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\myviddd20111043.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2039016743-699959520-214465309-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinLogon.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\myviddd20111043.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1056 set thread context of 2340 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe |
UPX packed file
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
Modifies registry key
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Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe
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
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\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
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
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\myviddd20111043.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\myviddd20111043.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\myviddd20111043.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\myviddd20111043.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | coolhost.zapto.org | udp |
Files
memory/1056-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000441000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-02-25 23:52
Reported
2025-02-25 23:54
Platform
win10v2004-20250217-en
Max time kernel
142s
Max time network
126s
Command Line
Signatures
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4208 set thread context of 4448 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe |
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5383998ab0e83db567fbc9b04af6d88ba9d2e6cf7e7ccc54d6bac8580b841e43.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4448 -ip 4448
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4448 -s 12
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
Files
memory/4208-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000441000-memory.dmp