Malware Analysis Report

2025-04-03 10:26

Sample ID 250301-zzq2rssvc1
Target JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17
SHA256 b390a87204ce61d1492ba01f65f80c57c489e945844b9d338b5432a3c8c2ad03
Tags
latentbot defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation trojan
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

b390a87204ce61d1492ba01f65f80c57c489e945844b9d338b5432a3c8c2ad03

Threat Level: Known bad

The file JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

latentbot defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation trojan

Latentbot family

LatentBot

Modifies Windows Firewall

Checks computer location settings

Drops startup file

Executes dropped EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Adds Run key to start application

Drops desktop.ini file(s)

Drops file in Windows directory

Unsigned PE

Enumerates physical storage devices

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2025-03-01 21:09

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2025-03-01 21:09

Reported

2025-03-01 21:12

Platform

win7-20240903-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

17s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17.exe"

Signatures

LatentBot

trojan latentbot

Latentbot family

latentbot

Modifies Windows Firewall

defense_evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A

Drops startup file

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\2635ef5d1f5dc1ac753feb21f019d8e4.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\2635ef5d1f5dc1ac753feb21f019d8e4.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1846800975-3917212583-2893086201-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\2635ef5d1f5dc1ac753feb21f019d8e4 = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\mohd.exe\" .." C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\2635ef5d1f5dc1ac753feb21f019d8e4 = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\mohd.exe\" .." C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL

persistence privilege_escalation
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe

netsh firewall add allowedprogram "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe" "mohd.exe" ENABLE

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp

Files

memory/2172-0-0x0000000074C41000-0x0000000074C42000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-1-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-2-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-3-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-4-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-6-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-5-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-13-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-18-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-70-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-78-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-76-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-74-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-72-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-68-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-66-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-64-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-62-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-60-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe

MD5 3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17
SHA1 c149f7938e0d5dbee26090e3344bd088811553fb
SHA256 b390a87204ce61d1492ba01f65f80c57c489e945844b9d338b5432a3c8c2ad03
SHA512 9dd3833cb85c1dc34b762c1938e440374739802587528e9f471aa624ffa1fd7669fd42a17eb2e6a097c2ef3883ade97c7fdfead418d978993e3671bc8cea315b

memory/2172-158-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-58-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-54-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-52-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-50-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-48-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-46-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-44-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-42-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-40-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-38-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-36-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-32-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-30-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-28-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-26-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-24-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-20-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-56-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-34-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-22-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2172-16-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFB000-memory.dmp

memory/2528-160-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

memory/2528-167-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

memory/2528-168-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

memory/2528-169-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\S-1-5-21-1846800975-3917212583-2893086201-1000\e3607f9c86a25f96ccb383a66d9b9c54_f9da27c9-c625-43c3-9b3a-b1344b01e128

MD5 593dfed789db6d4eb8d2af25269efa8b
SHA1 2e95f27ba39dadcda8cc6b293e4504315e8c2fa1
SHA256 c52a371f4755fe771a3b7ec1a282126e3290463a9fd27a0d1f204521a10200e2
SHA512 bb63b24817696392bdac259dcb054002caf7792b80e549b97a45786939f1bc043cc1cb4e96e24de52815ff7abf3edfbbf0c980b034f8c93d99e2daf9123275c2

memory/2528-171-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

memory/2528-302-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

memory/2528-304-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751EB000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2025-03-01 21:09

Reported

2025-03-01 21:12

Platform

win10v2004-20250217-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17.exe"

Signatures

LatentBot

trojan latentbot

Latentbot family

latentbot

Modifies Windows Firewall

defense_evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A

Checks computer location settings

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2593460650-190333679-3676257533-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17.exe N/A

Drops startup file

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\2635ef5d1f5dc1ac753feb21f019d8e4.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\2635ef5d1f5dc1ac753feb21f019d8e4.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2593460650-190333679-3676257533-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\2635ef5d1f5dc1ac753feb21f019d8e4 = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\mohd.exe\" .." C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\2635ef5d1f5dc1ac753feb21f019d8e4 = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\mohd.exe\" .." C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A

Drops desktop.ini file(s)

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\Desktop.ini C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL

persistence privilege_escalation
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe

netsh firewall add allowedprogram "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe" "mohd.exe" ENABLE

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 mohammad3badi.zapto.org udp

Files

memory/5092-0-0x0000000075122000-0x0000000075123000-memory.dmp

memory/5092-1-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/5092-2-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/5092-3-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/5092-6-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/5092-7-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/5092-14-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mohd.exe

MD5 3b99f596b36ece7b6add78e3b14a3b17
SHA1 c149f7938e0d5dbee26090e3344bd088811553fb
SHA256 b390a87204ce61d1492ba01f65f80c57c489e945844b9d338b5432a3c8c2ad03
SHA512 9dd3833cb85c1dc34b762c1938e440374739802587528e9f471aa624ffa1fd7669fd42a17eb2e6a097c2ef3883ade97c7fdfead418d978993e3671bc8cea315b

memory/2028-30-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/5092-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

memory/2028-37-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/2028-38-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/2028-42-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/2028-34-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/5092-33-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/2028-43-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/2028-47-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/2028-48-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/2028-49-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

memory/2028-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

memory/2028-51-0x0000000075120000-0x00000000756D1000-memory.dmp

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys\5e21912920e273fc85950a3d785e47cb_54ce9d30-8a1e-4751-a619-b7b25aad0fae

MD5 70b3521d122a78d9ccd956d177332550
SHA1 060cc165903b9c15a1e12d4c75be989836ec831d
SHA256 4d51076a8859217fb65edd5fd0f5ccddd215069af98c41fa8ce188c1ae67ef09
SHA512 ebd44eb58e3ec75bea9b23137fa94ee321aedf3f605b9f07308d709caa330c0613953c37c729922ea312b29b97eb6863613d7d175ccedcb00272ea7545d32fa5