parallax | 1253974e8844a1eada1de7bc2131be7ff945f569454945dcf721353e0e17be49

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
120s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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28/02/2025, 01:06

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe
Size

201KB
MD5

30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970
SHA1

22b22240e2b928c54bb3121673e307581359021d
SHA256

1253974e8844a1eada1de7bc2131be7ff945f569454945dcf721353e0e17be49
SHA512

5d6798becde6596bd15ea750b40a381bf52428d026f0d6d1cc193fe9f6f5aab9c085ad7e974043ab23ac9381fa65fcdd92d0c7eb1c2ab00088c524fc6701dfd0
SSDEEP

6144:Hza2Nj+MLxwkcWTq/81DDiSTz9nqEja3TXU0xtF1:HqEjk7l7F1

Score

10^/10

parallax discovery persistence rat upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Parallax family
parallax
ParallaxRat
ParallaxRat is a multipurpose RAT written in MASM.
rat parallax

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1480	security.exe
2252	security.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1792	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe
1792	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe
1792	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe
1792	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe
1792	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe
1480	security.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2872745919-2748461613-2989606286-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Security = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Security\\security.exe"	reg.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1404 set thread context of 1792	1404	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	31
PID 1480 set thread context of 2252	1480	security.exe	36
PID 1480 set thread context of 2184	1480	security.exe	37

UPX packed file 4 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1792-367-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2252-766-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/1792-789-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2252-791-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-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 6 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	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.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	security.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	security.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2252	security.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1404	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe
1792	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe
1480	security.exe
2252	security.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 37 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 1792	1404	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	31
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 1792	1404	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	31
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 1792	1404	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	31
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 1792	1404	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	31
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 1792	1404	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	31
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 1792	1404	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	31
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 1792	1404	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	31
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 1792	1404	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	31
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 1532	1792	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	32
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 1532	1792	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	32
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 1532	1792	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	32
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 1532	1792	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	32
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 804	1532	cmd.exe	34
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 804	1532	cmd.exe	34
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 804	1532	cmd.exe	34
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 804	1532	cmd.exe	34
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 1480	1792	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	35
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 1480	1792	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	35
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 1480	1792	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	35
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 1480	1792	JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe	35
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2252	1480	security.exe	36
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2252	1480	security.exe	36
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2252	1480	security.exe	36
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2252	1480	security.exe	36
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2252	1480	security.exe	36
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2252	1480	security.exe	36
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2252	1480	security.exe	36
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2252	1480	security.exe	36
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2184	1480	security.exe	37
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2184	1480	security.exe	37
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2184	1480	security.exe	37
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2184	1480	security.exe	37
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2184	1480	security.exe	37
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2184	1480	security.exe	37
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2184	1480	security.exe	37
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2184	1480	security.exe	37
PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2184	1480	security.exe	37

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1404
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_30a8292d8eff447b8becc26d5745c970.exe"
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1792
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IRISO.bat" "
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1532
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Security" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Security\security.exe" /f
      4⤵
      Adds Run key to start application
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:804
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Security\security.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Security\security.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1480
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Security\security.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Security\security.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2252
  - - C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      "C:\Windows\explorer.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:2184

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IRISO.bat

Filesize
147B

MD5
6f473a1ba53e043362047f72e20b34f4

SHA1
e8f121a589e1207ed950453376ee1d21b1223835

SHA256
5fbce2c77a90ba9edbcf60be3851ab81633b7c10b1babb624d475c7be589de4b

SHA512
b4976d40bc708ae6cddf367a5382cd532e4cf235b848cdaa4e4d317e06d9126e50745a7772591bc21dc7380689f4399e57501b0aa73cd231bce32e22d53b0818

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Security\security.exe

Filesize
201KB

MD5
75833d9b9626a66e3505516181ae7876

SHA1
6fc76fc7ab9eb5c41be823b1edb167caaa2c33db

SHA256
aeca26b930de168cc79cf6a0427b4f46f6e88e95294bec582c5a07b41a827fa8

SHA512
325394a6dde164c586a1fb512df9d978d5629a98e41d80a3508dea61ec13095835114259660834330bff69de8888eb8a4ac888738f6ec2431331ffb44048a286

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memory/1404-20-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1404-351-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1404-16-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1404-10-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1404-4-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1404-2-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1792-367-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/1792-789-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/2252-766-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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memory/2252-791-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
44KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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