Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250217-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    03/03/2025, 10:33

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_468c8d2a8812459198c0140b3b0d805c.exe

  • Size

    570KB

  • MD5

    468c8d2a8812459198c0140b3b0d805c

  • SHA1

    a4a26b5ab5b09bdc1c415a057fcf53d9174b789b

  • SHA256

    7d6ae029a210650160bf136cef4fd04c5743558a393b6e64316274ac8b0fc9b7

  • SHA512

    1add09c07b9e722ea2b26b971b1aec2efb5d81383407bc07db7fdd73fbd713c9b941caa8696c17ae9810e85f59ea6c289bbdd9ece3709e3933f2d7b81ed5f27f

  • SSDEEP

    12288:Q/Uj3WbaOzuYM78NW29Uuezee5UpbDK1vPenlYIQHkfNd8/oSGi:K5bxzud8NW2WueSrQ3e4UNd8gi

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Blackshades

    Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Blackshades family
  • Blackshades payload 10 IoCs
  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 17 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 14 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • NSIS installer 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 35 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 44 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_468c8d2a8812459198c0140b3b0d805c.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_468c8d2a8812459198c0140b3b0d805c.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:724
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hgpor.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hgpor.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5112
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SNMHG.bat" "
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1468
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "csrs" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\csrs.exe" /f
        3⤵
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4460
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\csrs.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\csrs.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1788
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\csrs.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\csrs.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4704
        • 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
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:216
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
            5⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:3032
        • 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\csrs.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\csrs.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:220
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\csrs.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\csrs.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
            5⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:416
        • 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
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:380
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
            5⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:1872
        • 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\svhost32.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost32.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:408
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost32.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost32.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
            5⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:1292

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SNMHG.txt

    Filesize

    130B

    MD5

    34a635bb69f9dc2d8e8ceba2f6b25308

    SHA1

    66bbd6b4eb975af0a799c6be7aaed6917f5df10c

    SHA256

    eb18b0e443ffb00db0eb4438c0d3ec49cf67c3b7cbc9da8e25c60298c970a59a

    SHA512

    ae355a265391afe02a37d82ffb0df6664788dc4aee975678aeb524ff47f889d1e5ecab42b073093d71494c9868276dc9794d4bebce4c967d866b189c136a9545

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hgpor.exe

    Filesize

    134KB

    MD5

    0886cebbac590d40e9d58149deaff91b

    SHA1

    c1e4c70ea6a191112944668c7051c4e06346358d

    SHA256

    3b67b34b7e8b15662f091bcc8ce44cbfee54ea7405ab2dc55c7440c722cc4862

    SHA512

    65b5f489bb1b43b70fee0f0a91436296c14090d22ae0df0565750bc43afba437b4123b2c239cfae6a86c679fc907aeb5ffa0809ca49640862bcd811a9bac9ad5

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nseF667.tmp\InstallOptions.dll

    Filesize

    14KB

    MD5

    296a5f3179fa8d7a7a855eaf696ede44

    SHA1

    57aa5b71553ed282dd22c768e039a187f5c13f63

    SHA256

    ee0ad77e681c4d0fdf1d67df5f4ca03e6bdd8e3b05dfb47a83ad5c733ed62960

    SHA512

    bc527d1485f468e8d098057e0e38e8cb7aa6eb64d4ca30927b99b1552a3177b132b989015ff95bdf2ca046bf11a54b4b456f51e024fbc734fbb548c3499e53f6

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nseF667.tmp\System.dll

    Filesize

    10KB

    MD5

    86b5a07a43b7cbc5c49263b8d974b736

    SHA1

    78388286a311810d812c13d87dea12d581713e60

    SHA256

    5897fb00be38e502fb5dfd047d97e5e4da6387a7a6259633dc31c2427612901b

    SHA512

    dcbe379c28302bb3472339cd24949b16548fa0003882a920df6839078cc7b2563f058a0524bf25df0a5ec8b08e302ebc9e646033109958669d8af883af959ffe

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nseF667.tmp\ioSpecial.ini

    Filesize

    588B

    MD5

    355dce16ee49d8e6580b83dc15251375

    SHA1

    354e1837ccae8add87361d970f750fca9bd76ee0

    SHA256

    4c662eaf98953df0955bdd89117114bc41765238d3255bf453e12a7074bdc43a

    SHA512

    fd2b1db2c170054ede5aa12a4482755ed538a72fa8e9313e0007d99c82e4e0b0edf76caf11137ba2ecddb17ef9b2f011002d9b48f3f3a199eeadb51b5e22919b

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nseF667.tmp\ioSpecial.ini

    Filesize

    609B

    MD5

    8907bd083340a26eb61799f26377708a

    SHA1

    fd3f478a6e3dbfd42d3e4b6f683343dea0bd884b

    SHA256

    833a7059f1182c9c5f068ae234017176ea7f5ba24dc2cad771212250b7168ac7

    SHA512

    b832a5fa55e78be5340fb6f134ea10644182e9778eb03ce26cbe6713b55bbb2f98482117f5f8a05e606811f03f277c50207fa5c3ffb668058d33295f755eb8ce

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\csrs.txt

    Filesize

    570KB

    MD5

    81c892646354f1d3ca78476b57e63773

    SHA1

    e141ff35da30039fd54dd292957104a158042283

    SHA256

    a4dd1262a4e3946b26d0c03a7677e1e75cd5dd793931e1ec026091fd9409906a

    SHA512

    e3925f92d396de56948cdacd80590dfe7dd0bf5ea7904af81ae5b8082e5f81f63eb0c5f10cc44ded66f0c981e8fafd414447508c2c70732f81be8ff04b9d9352

  • memory/724-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007DC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.9MB

  • memory/724-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007DC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.9MB

  • memory/1788-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007DC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.9MB

  • memory/1788-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007DC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.9MB

  • memory/4704-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    372KB

  • memory/4704-76-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    372KB

  • memory/4704-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    372KB

  • memory/4704-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    372KB

  • memory/4704-60-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    372KB

  • memory/4704-171-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    372KB

  • memory/4704-173-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    372KB

  • memory/4704-174-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    372KB

  • memory/4704-177-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    372KB

  • memory/4704-178-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    372KB

  • memory/4704-179-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    372KB

  • memory/4704-183-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045D000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    372KB