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:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
05/03/2025, 07:34
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe
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Size
552KB
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MD5
51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f
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SHA1
c01a681135446171279601ac18fd64a7188f8b7a
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SHA256
59f3a5d17fbd9cbacefe1077748acf703eddf90f3b06f4773f616e5eded7558e
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SHA512
5b3c4ae3b88e16b32946c6b6dfd5225ddadde24ba41d59c4e05873fefb1e2490b6bd8df91f27cf1693470db4c97a4ce03b9217ac769d88a4dccaa9643bd35c43
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SSDEEP
12288:iAe6Fi2SWiF5hN+HgGIG2fu27y6gZ8SsLW5A8C/TX3nxs2ceM7:iAdFi2SWCAbYu2c2PlhTHxsWO
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 behavioral1/memory/2112-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2112-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2112-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2112-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2112-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2112-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2112-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2112-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2112-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2112-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2112-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2112-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2112-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2112-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral1/memory/2112-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades -
Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 8 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" reg.exe 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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gahzo.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\gahzo.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 reg.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DoNotAllowExceptions = "0" 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 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run\gahzo = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\gahzo.exe" JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.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 Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{64AAE58C-9FB5-FF4D-DC50-A792B4FBFEED} JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{64AAE58C-9FB5-FF4D-DC50-A792B4FBFEED}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\gahzo.exe" JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{64AAE58C-9FB5-FF4D-DC50-A792B4FBFEED} JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{64AAE58C-9FB5-FF4D-DC50-A792B4FBFEED}\StubPath = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\gahzo.exe" JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\gahzo = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\gahzo.exe" JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3533259084-2542256011-65585152-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\gahzo = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\gahzo.exe" JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2868 set thread context of 2112 2868 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 28 -
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 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.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 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 reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe -
Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
pid Process 1248 reg.exe 1980 reg.exe 1408 reg.exe 2096 reg.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
description pid Process Token: 1 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: 31 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: 32 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: 33 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: 34 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: 35 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
pid Process 2868 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 41 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2868 wrote to memory of 2112 2868 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 28 PID 2868 wrote to memory of 2112 2868 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 28 PID 2868 wrote to memory of 2112 2868 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 28 PID 2868 wrote to memory of 2112 2868 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 28 PID 2868 wrote to memory of 2112 2868 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 28 PID 2868 wrote to memory of 2112 2868 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 28 PID 2868 wrote to memory of 2112 2868 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 28 PID 2868 wrote to memory of 2112 2868 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 28 PID 2868 wrote to memory of 2112 2868 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 28 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2368 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 29 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2368 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 29 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2368 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 29 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2368 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 29 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2876 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 30 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2876 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 30 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2876 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 30 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2876 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 30 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2884 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 32 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2884 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 32 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2884 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 32 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2884 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 32 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2896 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 33 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2896 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 33 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2896 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 33 PID 2112 wrote to memory of 2896 2112 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 33 PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1408 2896 cmd.exe 39 PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1408 2896 cmd.exe 39 PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1408 2896 cmd.exe 39 PID 2896 wrote to memory of 1408 2896 cmd.exe 39 PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2096 2884 cmd.exe 37 PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2096 2884 cmd.exe 37 PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2096 2884 cmd.exe 37 PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2096 2884 cmd.exe 37 PID 2876 wrote to memory of 1248 2876 cmd.exe 38 PID 2876 wrote to memory of 1248 2876 cmd.exe 38 PID 2876 wrote to memory of 1248 2876 cmd.exe 38 PID 2876 wrote to memory of 1248 2876 cmd.exe 38 PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1980 2368 cmd.exe 40 PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1980 2368 cmd.exe 40 PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1980 2368 cmd.exe 40 PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1980 2368 cmd.exe 40
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2868 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe2⤵
- Adds policy Run key to start application
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2112 -
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:1980
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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\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.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\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:1248
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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:2096
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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\gahzo.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gahzo.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2896 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gahzo.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gahzo.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:1408
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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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