Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
05/03/2025, 07:27
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe
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Size
314KB
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MD5
511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea
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SHA1
fd1de293e53fac4654f212d7e7f01901373bee02
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SHA256
66afe4b14673cadaa59a493238fc60a2d022fec32422ab92ce9fceb69519addb
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SHA512
40bfc246adf07a29907f5f1fdc6661e4ddc19d0e537a848f5894eaab614ff7087c4bb5996559d93e345a850b72a6844145d8e6fcd5b45f1bf43817d5a5bad89a
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SSDEEP
6144:EgI+tkEwvyO0IxvzCMhv+cWtc4tkKr95nnA2CaboJPnSP:ESkEwvoIxvzCMKtc4tk6nA2Ca01SP
Malware Config
Signatures
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Blackshades
Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
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Blackshades family
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Blackshades payload 15 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1376-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1376-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1376-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1376-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1376-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1376-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1376-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1376-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1376-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1376-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1376-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1376-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1376-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1376-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/1376-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp family_blackshades -
Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List reg.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe = "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\vbc.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 (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WinDefender.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" reg.exe 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 (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 -
Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run vbc.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run\Windows Defender = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WinDefender.exe" vbc.exe -
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2593460650-190333679-3676257533-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{52E7A3D7-DE5A-D2AD-6DC7-C409C81DF736}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WinDefender.exe" vbc.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{52E7A3D7-DE5A-D2AD-6DC7-C409C81DF736} vbc.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{52E7A3D7-DE5A-D2AD-6DC7-C409C81DF736}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WinDefender.exe" vbc.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2593460650-190333679-3676257533-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{52E7A3D7-DE5A-D2AD-6DC7-C409C81DF736} vbc.exe -
Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
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Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Defender = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WinDefender.exe" vbc.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2593460650-190333679-3676257533-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Defender = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WinDefender.exe" vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3508 set thread context of 1376 3508 JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe 88 -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1376-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-56-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1376-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp upx -
Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe vbc.exe -
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.
description ioc Process 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 reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language vbc.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 cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe -
Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
pid Process 1508 reg.exe 540 reg.exe 4516 reg.exe 1128 reg.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
description pid Process Token: 1 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe Token: 31 1376 vbc.exe Token: 32 1376 vbc.exe Token: 33 1376 vbc.exe Token: 34 1376 vbc.exe Token: 35 1376 vbc.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1376 vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
pid Process 1376 vbc.exe 1376 vbc.exe 1376 vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 35 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3508 wrote to memory of 4036 3508 JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe 87 PID 3508 wrote to memory of 4036 3508 JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe 87 PID 3508 wrote to memory of 4036 3508 JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe 87 PID 3508 wrote to memory of 1376 3508 JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe 88 PID 3508 wrote to memory of 1376 3508 JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe 88 PID 3508 wrote to memory of 1376 3508 JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe 88 PID 3508 wrote to memory of 1376 3508 JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe 88 PID 3508 wrote to memory of 1376 3508 JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe 88 PID 3508 wrote to memory of 1376 3508 JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe 88 PID 3508 wrote to memory of 1376 3508 JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe 88 PID 3508 wrote to memory of 1376 3508 JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe 88 PID 1376 wrote to memory of 4220 1376 vbc.exe 90 PID 1376 wrote to memory of 4220 1376 vbc.exe 90 PID 1376 wrote to memory of 4220 1376 vbc.exe 90 PID 1376 wrote to memory of 4728 1376 vbc.exe 91 PID 1376 wrote to memory of 4728 1376 vbc.exe 91 PID 1376 wrote to memory of 4728 1376 vbc.exe 91 PID 1376 wrote to memory of 3680 1376 vbc.exe 92 PID 1376 wrote to memory of 3680 1376 vbc.exe 92 PID 1376 wrote to memory of 3680 1376 vbc.exe 92 PID 1376 wrote to memory of 4920 1376 vbc.exe 93 PID 1376 wrote to memory of 4920 1376 vbc.exe 93 PID 1376 wrote to memory of 4920 1376 vbc.exe 93 PID 4728 wrote to memory of 1508 4728 cmd.exe 98 PID 4728 wrote to memory of 1508 4728 cmd.exe 98 PID 4728 wrote to memory of 1508 4728 cmd.exe 98 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 4516 4220 cmd.exe 99 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 4516 4220 cmd.exe 99 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 4516 4220 cmd.exe 99 PID 3680 wrote to memory of 540 3680 cmd.exe 100 PID 3680 wrote to memory of 540 3680 cmd.exe 100 PID 3680 wrote to memory of 540 3680 cmd.exe 100 PID 4920 wrote to memory of 1128 4920 cmd.exe 101 PID 4920 wrote to memory of 1128 4920 cmd.exe 101 PID 4920 wrote to memory of 1128 4920 cmd.exe 101
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_511e0af61a1c896ea2115ab4fa5c3dea.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3508 -
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exeC:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe2⤵PID:4036
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C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exeC:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe2⤵
- Adds policy Run key to start application
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1376 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4220 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:4516
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4728 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:1508
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:540
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:1128
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
3Active Setup
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
3Active Setup
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
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