blackshades | 997a2d2c333b1aa6251fc54d600130044ece7ed84e64d3a210848c045fca080c

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
138s
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, 14:46

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Size

653KB
MD5

47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c
SHA1

212aa659f181abfce24d39a4b986349d51e72836
SHA256

997a2d2c333b1aa6251fc54d600130044ece7ed84e64d3a210848c045fca080c
SHA512

e717cb1532938f3e8b80c622a2c53a9ff4c7111cbf424e2050a5c96658e4493452d5922ee60fc12e1e4e68b7cc4076a77d13da2ffbf9ad0a600944a4e2c17567
SSDEEP

12288:USy6Hr8InApopMuG9JWOqfK2un5GHNzT41IDuRBovTAQ2PkiKWy9H4pTH+n+fX:dL8IA2pIvqd81IC3ovkKWy9+vP

Score

10^/10

blackshades defense_evasion discovery rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Blackshades
Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
rat blackshades
Blackshades family
blackshades

Blackshades payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4512-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4512-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4512-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4512-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/4512-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 8 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	reg.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0"	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	reg.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4404 set thread context of 4512	4404	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	87

UPX packed file 7 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4512-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4512-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4512-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4512-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4512-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4512-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4512-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp	upx

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 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_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.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	reg.exe

Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Modify Registry

T1112

pid	Process
3312	reg.exe
1448	reg.exe
3008	reg.exe
652	reg.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 1	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: 31	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: 32	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: 33	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: 34	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: 35	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4404 wrote to memory of 4512	4404	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	87
PID 4404 wrote to memory of 4512	4404	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	87
PID 4404 wrote to memory of 4512	4404	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	87
PID 4404 wrote to memory of 4512	4404	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	87
PID 4404 wrote to memory of 4512	4404	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	87
PID 4404 wrote to memory of 4512	4404	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	87
PID 4404 wrote to memory of 4512	4404	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	87
PID 4404 wrote to memory of 4512	4404	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	87
PID 4404 wrote to memory of 4512	4404	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	87
PID 4404 wrote to memory of 4512	4404	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	87
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 1032	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	88
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 1032	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	88
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 1032	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	88
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 1476	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	89
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 1476	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	89
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 1476	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	89
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 432	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	90
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 432	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	90
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 432	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	90
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 4624	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	91
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 4624	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	91
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 4624	4512	JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe	91
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 3312	1032	cmd.exe	96
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 3312	1032	cmd.exe	96
PID 1032 wrote to memory of 3312	1032	cmd.exe	96
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 652	1476	cmd.exe	97
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 652	1476	cmd.exe	97
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 652	1476	cmd.exe	97
PID 4624 wrote to memory of 1448	4624	cmd.exe	99
PID 4624 wrote to memory of 1448	4624	cmd.exe	99
PID 4624 wrote to memory of 1448	4624	cmd.exe	99
PID 432 wrote to memory of 3008	432	cmd.exe	98
PID 432 wrote to memory of 3008	432	cmd.exe	98
PID 432 wrote to memory of 3008	432	cmd.exe	98

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe"
1⤵
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4404
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4512
- - 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:1032
  - - 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:3312
- - 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_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1476
  - - 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_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_47905240f94b6d39e96d68ea9b73166c.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:652
- - 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:432
  - - 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:3008
- - 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:4624
  - - 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:1448

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

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\data.dat

Filesize
32B

MD5
929514ba8f1fab59b2c1e0431e76619a

SHA1
0ba3092a877325c8b2844c754b692a7052470e49

SHA256
5e21ab507f811cd6ca0e6ee39b52e9acf221a2b80412afbd66fc16f00ad82e4c

SHA512
adba120fe205815da0748d37c11112b601b1a237442734031daa8a7bbebcee9d4d453b5b01b2e5fea91ed4f4b29a3e31c77e222686966d91945cbe1df6f65601

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memory/4512-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp

Filesize
464KB

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memory/4512-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp

Filesize
464KB

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memory/4512-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp

Filesize
464KB

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memory/4512-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp

Filesize
464KB

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memory/4512-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp

Filesize
464KB

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memory/4512-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp

Filesize
464KB

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memory/4512-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000474000-memory.dmp

Filesize
464KB

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Sharing

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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