Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250217-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    27/02/2025, 12:08

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_2d20442e0e96b9d965dbf668672b18b0.exe

  • Size

    544KB

  • MD5

    2d20442e0e96b9d965dbf668672b18b0

  • SHA1

    6f9cbaa81b9b9a78b5bca5c30212ab54b57c9109

  • SHA256

    10d2aaa78746040de85adcf15dd3f3f88743fdfd330fc3119eac17138d4720c7

  • SHA512

    47362165f75422be711b5a505a095cba92d73dd169ae2dd6d672d45beae325f46dffe87c34da34d3dd1880657dc0966d7238ec0ad0c0d412581e6a6525c2c433

  • SSDEEP

    12288:5YQaAjZygAX+U4h4C2m4NWYjjS6vmuKXMlVVvG:faAjZylXaqCL45xuMlVV+

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Blackshades

    Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Blackshades family
  • Blackshades payload 6 IoCs
  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 35 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2d20442e0e96b9d965dbf668672b18b0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2d20442e0e96b9d965dbf668672b18b0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Maps connected drives based on registry
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2540
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2d20442e0e96b9d965dbf668672b18b0.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2d20442e0e96b9d965dbf668672b18b0.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3268
      • 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
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2604
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:2396
      • 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\JaffaCakes118_2d20442e0e96b9d965dbf668672b18b0.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2d20442e0e96b9d965dbf668672b18b0.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1216
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2d20442e0e96b9d965dbf668672b18b0.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2d20442e0e96b9d965dbf668672b18b0.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:2092
      • 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
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3672
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:1436
      • 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\" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2504
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:1360
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Mhq.bat" "
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1608

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Mhq.bat

    Filesize

    202B

    MD5

    2590680d7e460ee6630728a561461917

    SHA1

    89d97bb49c5355db54c195814a9cf5057601faa5

    SHA256

    96db35041807591b5e89d288018f747ed49a3f15f8c827929e515895bbd20c92

    SHA512

    08c3a95d5b2570df867e10216cf71c656a8b15c1f7204db79714f6a8de70addcf54b94282608e415e31ccdb937a4a6ffb9dd041ba1e828aafcdf67d8ea952ba1

  • memory/3268-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    316KB

  • memory/3268-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    316KB

  • memory/3268-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    316KB

  • memory/3268-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    316KB

  • memory/3268-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    316KB

  • memory/3268-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    316KB