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
11/03/2025, 06:37
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_63c2b8fe6124b4205577967845c7fd47.xls
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
JaffaCakes118_63c2b8fe6124b4205577967845c7fd47.xls
Resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_63c2b8fe6124b4205577967845c7fd47.xls
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Size
132KB
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MD5
63c2b8fe6124b4205577967845c7fd47
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SHA1
53ea2affb4b7809d96c0d151839bd859a8d5de2b
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SHA256
c2c4a63a62ff0df13f68f4403dd15f71d1b6f5c94ece4a4505eabdf4f71bf1a1
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SHA512
5681c892c5325a30593019c0be556e11c5be0a822ccababbf15bbef3e98f8500c87f51ce07158ad8b5dd0cec15fa3afdeb230678e9b32f1e1dbe5ff935cd4f86
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SSDEEP
1536:+nGGGanIbBldEkjz0IX3GEc9abfKGiVAmYqN9WkUfNS8MnnWVbr7Q7ITkOD2Kk5P:ihXvWVbr7Q7ITkPpbJtXw0v4pI
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 1140 2476 cmd.exe 30 Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process 2100 2476 cmd.exe 30 Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process 2496 2476 cmd.exe 30 -
Deletes itself 1 IoCs
pid Process 2476 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\DEE67F00\:Zone.Identifier:$DATA EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 2476 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 2476 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
pid Process 2476 EXCEL.EXE 2476 EXCEL.EXE 2476 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2140 2476 EXCEL.EXE 31 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2140 2476 EXCEL.EXE 31 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2140 2476 EXCEL.EXE 31 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2140 2476 EXCEL.EXE 31 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2100 2476 EXCEL.EXE 32 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2100 2476 EXCEL.EXE 32 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2100 2476 EXCEL.EXE 32 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2100 2476 EXCEL.EXE 32 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1140 2476 EXCEL.EXE 33 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1140 2476 EXCEL.EXE 33 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1140 2476 EXCEL.EXE 33 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 1140 2476 EXCEL.EXE 33 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2496 2476 EXCEL.EXE 35 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2496 2476 EXCEL.EXE 35 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2496 2476 EXCEL.EXE 35 PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2496 2476 EXCEL.EXE 35 PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2952 2100 cmd.exe 38 PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2952 2100 cmd.exe 38 PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2952 2100 cmd.exe 38 PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2952 2100 cmd.exe 38 -
Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 2952 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_63c2b8fe6124b4205577967845c7fd47.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:2476 -
C:\Windows\splwow64.exeC:\Windows\splwow64.exe 122882⤵PID:2140
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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:2100 -
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:2952
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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:1140
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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:2496
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