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
10/03/2025, 06:39
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_5d9ca7b8d7c51647d160ad28c959a323.xls
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
JaffaCakes118_5d9ca7b8d7c51647d160ad28c959a323.xls
Resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_5d9ca7b8d7c51647d160ad28c959a323.xls
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Size
103KB
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MD5
5d9ca7b8d7c51647d160ad28c959a323
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SHA1
69c3ecf4a9b75d59458cd64656bdd14801974ff4
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SHA256
c7ffb21dc2ba8c2b66a11adfc5fd7973f28d12f09c38ca96028bd98edfc71ff9
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SHA512
6492de4ff70dc8efa31f27031f5899b0a00eed3618f494583dbe98d3870b0f36e99f246bd02286d05014452c563782115ae4e3a045acab351f59709125841392
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SSDEEP
1536:+qCelyuMAGEPtjHr2Dz3xx2WVbrzQ7ITX8NYabA23+9hY7nJdJoOd7cJtXwGCh:uTwtjHr2DbxIWVbrzQ7IToZW2AJtXwh
Malware Config
Signatures
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Process spawned unexpected child process 3 IoCs
This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.
description pid pid_target Process procid_target Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process 2016 2236 cmd.exe 29 Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process 1604 2236 cmd.exe 29 Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process 1624 2236 cmd.exe 29 -
Deletes itself 1 IoCs
pid Process 2236 EXCEL.EXE -
Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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 cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language attrib.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language EXCEL.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe -
Office loads VBA resources, possible macro or embedded object present
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Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor EXCEL.EXE -
NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CBC67F00\:Zone.Identifier:$DATA EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 2236 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 2236 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
pid Process 2236 EXCEL.EXE 2236 EXCEL.EXE 2236 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2016 2236 EXCEL.EXE 30 PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2016 2236 EXCEL.EXE 30 PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2016 2236 EXCEL.EXE 30 PID 2236 wrote to memory of 2016 2236 EXCEL.EXE 30 PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1604 2236 EXCEL.EXE 31 PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1604 2236 EXCEL.EXE 31 PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1604 2236 EXCEL.EXE 31 PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1604 2236 EXCEL.EXE 31 PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1624 2236 EXCEL.EXE 33 PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1624 2236 EXCEL.EXE 33 PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1624 2236 EXCEL.EXE 33 PID 2236 wrote to memory of 1624 2236 EXCEL.EXE 33 PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2920 2016 cmd.exe 36 PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2920 2016 cmd.exe 36 PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2920 2016 cmd.exe 36 PID 2016 wrote to memory of 2920 2016 cmd.exe 36 -
Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 2920 attrib.exe
Processes
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /dde C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5d9ca7b8d7c51647d160ad28c959a323.xls1⤵
- Deletes itself
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Enumerates system info in registry
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2236 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c attrib -S -h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\K4.XLS"2⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2016 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exeattrib -S -h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\K4.XLS"3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Views/modifies file attributes
PID:2920
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c Del /F /Q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\K4.XLS"2⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1604
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c RD /S /Q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\K4.XLS"2⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1624
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