Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-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 14 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2632-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/2632-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/2632-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/2632-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/2632-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/2632-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/2632-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/2632-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/2632-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/2632-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/2632-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/2632-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/2632-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/2632-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp family_blackshades -
Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs
description ioc Process 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 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\AuthorizedApplications\List 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 (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 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 -
Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run\gahzo = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\gahzo.exe" JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run 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-1-5-21-925314154-1797147466-1467878628-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{64AAE58C-9FB5-FF4D-DC50-A792B4FBFEED} JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-925314154-1797147466-1467878628-1000\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-1-5-21-925314154-1797147466-1467878628-1000\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 2816 set thread context of 2632 2816 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 87 -
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 reg.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 cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe -
Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
pid Process 2888 reg.exe 1776 reg.exe 1184 reg.exe 1680 reg.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
description pid Process Token: 1 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: 31 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: 32 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: 33 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: 34 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: 35 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
pid Process 2816 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2632 2816 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 87 PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2632 2816 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 87 PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2632 2816 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 87 PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2632 2816 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 87 PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2632 2816 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 87 PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2632 2816 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 87 PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2632 2816 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 87 PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2632 2816 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 87 PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2176 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 88 PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2176 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 88 PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2176 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 88 PID 2632 wrote to memory of 3616 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 89 PID 2632 wrote to memory of 3616 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 89 PID 2632 wrote to memory of 3616 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 89 PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2608 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 90 PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2608 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 90 PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2608 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 90 PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2808 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 91 PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2808 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 91 PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2808 2632 JaffaCakes118_51225f79206f83e8cf5225b140075e1f.exe 91 PID 3616 wrote to memory of 1184 3616 cmd.exe 96 PID 3616 wrote to memory of 1184 3616 cmd.exe 96 PID 3616 wrote to memory of 1184 3616 cmd.exe 96 PID 2608 wrote to memory of 2888 2608 cmd.exe 97 PID 2608 wrote to memory of 2888 2608 cmd.exe 97 PID 2608 wrote to memory of 2888 2608 cmd.exe 97 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 1680 2176 cmd.exe 98 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 1680 2176 cmd.exe 98 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 1680 2176 cmd.exe 98 PID 2808 wrote to memory of 1776 2808 cmd.exe 99 PID 2808 wrote to memory of 1776 2808 cmd.exe 99 PID 2808 wrote to memory of 1776 2808 cmd.exe 99
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:2816 -
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:2632 -
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:1680
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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:1184
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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
PID:2608 -
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:2888
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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:2808 -
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:1776
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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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