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, 21:21
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe
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Size
724KB
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MD5
53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2
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SHA1
68ecf5c65554f9d54bc94eea4556c703319b9289
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SHA256
e06d96a8778abab02ced67b3707eddca3c2b5c9a5dd83111bbbc6cd9c5a6a70a
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SHA512
6943f45bf6a97bd9585b17b026bf04409d8d4c5fbf548db90ea2e0e97c8f5a20095e797932bd81c44561c165df48f5cc8f27aafb48040a40d1e089855be050ab
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SSDEEP
12288:KVy/NRzvf9YrA+KMoYwVnNqQAuvFdLUzwvX13sdWlSm1j:V3zvgA+KMGVnN7AQsdW48
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 13 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3252-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/3252-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/3252-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/3252-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/3252-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/3252-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/3252-33-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/3252-35-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/3252-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/3252-37-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/3252-39-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/3252-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp family_blackshades behavioral2/memory/3252-42-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-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 (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 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\sky.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\sky.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 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\Roaming\svchost.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\svchost.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" 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 svchost.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run\WIndexplorer = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\sky.exe" svchost.exe -
Drops startup file 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3252 svchost.exe -
Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
pid Process 372 JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe 372 JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe 372 JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe 372 JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.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\WIndexplorer = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\sky.exe" svchost.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1294999112-580688058-1763548717-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WIndexplorer = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\sky.exe" svchost.exe -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 372 set thread context of 3252 372 JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe 90 -
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 reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.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 svchost.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 -
Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
pid Process 1340 reg.exe 2844 reg.exe 3216 reg.exe 4396 reg.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 35 IoCs
description pid Process Token: 1 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 3252 svchost.exe Token: 31 3252 svchost.exe Token: 32 3252 svchost.exe Token: 33 3252 svchost.exe Token: 34 3252 svchost.exe Token: 35 3252 svchost.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
pid Process 3252 svchost.exe 3252 svchost.exe 3252 svchost.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 372 wrote to memory of 3252 372 JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe 90 PID 372 wrote to memory of 3252 372 JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe 90 PID 372 wrote to memory of 3252 372 JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe 90 PID 372 wrote to memory of 3252 372 JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe 90 PID 372 wrote to memory of 3252 372 JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe 90 PID 372 wrote to memory of 3252 372 JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe 90 PID 372 wrote to memory of 3252 372 JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe 90 PID 372 wrote to memory of 3252 372 JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe 90 PID 3252 wrote to memory of 2004 3252 svchost.exe 91 PID 3252 wrote to memory of 2004 3252 svchost.exe 91 PID 3252 wrote to memory of 2004 3252 svchost.exe 91 PID 3252 wrote to memory of 2352 3252 svchost.exe 92 PID 3252 wrote to memory of 2352 3252 svchost.exe 92 PID 3252 wrote to memory of 2352 3252 svchost.exe 92 PID 3252 wrote to memory of 456 3252 svchost.exe 93 PID 3252 wrote to memory of 456 3252 svchost.exe 93 PID 3252 wrote to memory of 456 3252 svchost.exe 93 PID 3252 wrote to memory of 1292 3252 svchost.exe 94 PID 3252 wrote to memory of 1292 3252 svchost.exe 94 PID 3252 wrote to memory of 1292 3252 svchost.exe 94 PID 2004 wrote to memory of 3216 2004 cmd.exe 99 PID 2004 wrote to memory of 3216 2004 cmd.exe 99 PID 2004 wrote to memory of 3216 2004 cmd.exe 99 PID 456 wrote to memory of 4396 456 cmd.exe 100 PID 456 wrote to memory of 4396 456 cmd.exe 100 PID 456 wrote to memory of 4396 456 cmd.exe 100 PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2844 2352 cmd.exe 101 PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2844 2352 cmd.exe 101 PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2844 2352 cmd.exe 101 PID 1292 wrote to memory of 1340 1292 cmd.exe 102 PID 1292 wrote to memory of 1340 1292 cmd.exe 102 PID 1292 wrote to memory of 1340 1292 cmd.exe 102
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_53a9b401a9bb316cfe0e0e5df436b0e2.exe"1⤵
- Drops startup file
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:372 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe2⤵
- Adds policy Run key to start application
- Executes dropped EXE
- 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:3252 -
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:3216
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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\svchost.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.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\svchost.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:2844
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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:4396
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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\sky.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sky.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\sky.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sky.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:1340
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
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Downloads
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Filesize
14KB
MD5f4e0f83d5c2802de33dcd1ea06ab47a7
SHA1b209c687566a21d54472a82660f696b631c06350
SHA256c3ba10e72efcdc1894d7e9cbb612ac9959f707d4395566f3ac21aaf0582f140d
SHA512724622d6145703b4118b8515a26f3e091f68a0d44bac55a4eafa84ac2781d2a8086997132100319d8409398bf2db4d5db1cb5be8a1e75c16519f35dace06bb9a
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Filesize
16KB
MD5489dfc6a064b5e282e0bda42c7fed93c
SHA115aa221616f00451f48dde01e445c5853272889d
SHA256dfd4e191f623599de7b40fb57e7121ac87bfc42b5414b14bbf0d854bf1a00502
SHA512a920f77394af3edfef4a08726464b85f11c597beb5a1322a4e51e538f40e7b89e6577cea1cfab2b19e26c04c5da8c93c31c6cda7d6a2860860e5a0a1e25544d0