blackshades | df22f6fee1722b4e016394f45c745948ac3622973fb5662f74f7d7bf6287942f

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
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arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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11/03/2025, 08:06

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_64248c7195c6f3b0fe05b3b018799d11.exe
Size

456KB
MD5

64248c7195c6f3b0fe05b3b018799d11
SHA1

2e9f99a936823b13f4d4aaab5dd282e83480f988
SHA256

df22f6fee1722b4e016394f45c745948ac3622973fb5662f74f7d7bf6287942f
SHA512

462ada83611f85cc06c80930e206bad1efd6be80aaa750c946c08e8a4b1e23567a062f3faa02c653dd366eec62111975f23d37741ab7fad7572d2bfb34d1cb67
SSDEEP

12288:qqy6m/BCfGKEQA0cUH2VMCAlMl8Ynnnul7u5GDh9OLJDyiLBHnnnHpEJNOfEDhNf:C6m/BCfGKEQA0cUH2VMCAlrYnnnul7u0

Score

10^/10

blackshades defense_evasion discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Blackshades
Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.
rat blackshades
Blackshades family
blackshades

Blackshades payload 15 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3544-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3544-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3544-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3544-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3544-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3544-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3544-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3544-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3544-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3544-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3544-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3544-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3544-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3544-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades
behavioral2/memory/3544-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp	family_blackshades

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
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
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WinDefender.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger"	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\a1ntjxp1.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger"	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
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\AuthorizedApplications	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	reg.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3544	a1ntjxp1.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2000 set thread context of 3544	2000	JaffaCakes118_64248c7195c6f3b0fe05b3b018799d11.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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

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	reg.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	JaffaCakes118_64248c7195c6f3b0fe05b3b018799d11.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	a1ntjxp1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe

Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Modify Registry

T1112

pid	Process
3900	reg.exe
1128	reg.exe
1928	reg.exe
4436	reg.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 35 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 1	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: 31	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: 32	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: 33	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: 34	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
Token: 35	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
3544	a1ntjxp1.exe
3544	a1ntjxp1.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2000 wrote to memory of 3544	2000	JaffaCakes118_64248c7195c6f3b0fe05b3b018799d11.exe	90
PID 2000 wrote to memory of 3544	2000	JaffaCakes118_64248c7195c6f3b0fe05b3b018799d11.exe	90
PID 2000 wrote to memory of 3544	2000	JaffaCakes118_64248c7195c6f3b0fe05b3b018799d11.exe	90
PID 2000 wrote to memory of 3544	2000	JaffaCakes118_64248c7195c6f3b0fe05b3b018799d11.exe	90
PID 2000 wrote to memory of 3544	2000	JaffaCakes118_64248c7195c6f3b0fe05b3b018799d11.exe	90
PID 2000 wrote to memory of 3544	2000	JaffaCakes118_64248c7195c6f3b0fe05b3b018799d11.exe	90
PID 2000 wrote to memory of 3544	2000	JaffaCakes118_64248c7195c6f3b0fe05b3b018799d11.exe	90
PID 2000 wrote to memory of 3544	2000	JaffaCakes118_64248c7195c6f3b0fe05b3b018799d11.exe	90
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 1728	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe	93
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 1728	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe	93
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 1728	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe	93
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 4520	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe	94
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 4520	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe	94
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 4520	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe	94
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 3264	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe	96
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 3264	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe	96
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 3264	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe	96
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 5100	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe	98
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 5100	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe	98
PID 3544 wrote to memory of 5100	3544	a1ntjxp1.exe	98
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 3900	1728	cmd.exe	101
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 3900	1728	cmd.exe	101
PID 1728 wrote to memory of 3900	1728	cmd.exe	101
PID 4520 wrote to memory of 1128	4520	cmd.exe	102
PID 4520 wrote to memory of 1128	4520	cmd.exe	102
PID 4520 wrote to memory of 1128	4520	cmd.exe	102
PID 5100 wrote to memory of 1928	5100	cmd.exe	103
PID 5100 wrote to memory of 1928	5100	cmd.exe	103
PID 5100 wrote to memory of 1928	5100	cmd.exe	103
PID 3264 wrote to memory of 4436	3264	cmd.exe	104
PID 3264 wrote to memory of 4436	3264	cmd.exe	104
PID 3264 wrote to memory of 4436	3264	cmd.exe	104

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_64248c7195c6f3b0fe05b3b018799d11.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_64248c7195c6f3b0fe05b3b018799d11.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2000
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3544
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1728
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:3900
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4520
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:1128
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3264
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:4436
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5100
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
      REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Modifies registry key
      PID:1928

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a1ntjxp1.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
d881de17aa8f2e2c08cbb7b265f928f9

SHA1
08936aebc87decf0af6e8eada191062b5e65ac2a

SHA256
b3a37093609f9a20ad60b85a9fa9de2ba674cba9b5bd687729440c70ba619ca0

SHA512
5f23bfb1b8740247b36ed0ab741738c7d4c949736129e767213e321607d1ccd3e3a8428e4ba44bd28a275b5e3f6206285b1a522514b7ef7ea5e698d90a713d34

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memory/2000-12-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2000-1-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2000-2-0x0000000074C40000-0x00000000751F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2000-0-0x0000000074C42000-0x0000000074C43000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3544-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3544-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3544-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3544-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3544-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3544-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3544-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3544-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3544-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3544-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3544-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3544-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3544-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3544-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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memory/3544-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
448KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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