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:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
24/03/2025, 03:29
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_88590ba8837bbe4b64040d164f857195.xls
Resource
win7-20240729-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
JaffaCakes118_88590ba8837bbe4b64040d164f857195.xls
Resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_88590ba8837bbe4b64040d164f857195.xls
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Size
105KB
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MD5
88590ba8837bbe4b64040d164f857195
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SHA1
aab135a09f1875ce2614aa76d2be7dc407406fbb
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SHA256
b2a6711e9aca06bcc4b481cfdaaf33d3e7e594824b0a015f32a33daaa88baebb
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SHA512
d356c04606a5b51e142fdb4a0cc63b5f8fda22c843300e04914ca82d7948c9c887751de7f2f50504a52701a065ce24b1b377ebf76322d82b8f50b3918ca05638
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SSDEEP
1536:rPPP7au/+XUB8geJ43WVbr5lnPQ7ITkR62lduOeXcJtXwREM2M/MKvdCF:/8wWVbrTPQ7ITk9K/MJtXwJ5k0dw
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 1768 2660 cmd.exe 29 Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process 784 2660 cmd.exe 29 Parent C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process 600 2660 cmd.exe 29 -
Deletes itself 1 IoCs
pid Process 2660 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\B1377F00\:Zone.Identifier:$DATA EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 2660 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
pid Process 2660 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
pid Process 2660 EXCEL.EXE 2660 EXCEL.EXE 2660 EXCEL.EXE 2660 EXCEL.EXE 2660 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2660 wrote to memory of 1768 2660 EXCEL.EXE 30 PID 2660 wrote to memory of 1768 2660 EXCEL.EXE 30 PID 2660 wrote to memory of 1768 2660 EXCEL.EXE 30 PID 2660 wrote to memory of 1768 2660 EXCEL.EXE 30 PID 2660 wrote to memory of 600 2660 EXCEL.EXE 31 PID 2660 wrote to memory of 600 2660 EXCEL.EXE 31 PID 2660 wrote to memory of 600 2660 EXCEL.EXE 31 PID 2660 wrote to memory of 600 2660 EXCEL.EXE 31 PID 2660 wrote to memory of 784 2660 EXCEL.EXE 32 PID 2660 wrote to memory of 784 2660 EXCEL.EXE 32 PID 2660 wrote to memory of 784 2660 EXCEL.EXE 32 PID 2660 wrote to memory of 784 2660 EXCEL.EXE 32 PID 1768 wrote to memory of 860 1768 cmd.exe 36 PID 1768 wrote to memory of 860 1768 cmd.exe 36 PID 1768 wrote to memory of 860 1768 cmd.exe 36 PID 1768 wrote to memory of 860 1768 cmd.exe 36 -
Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 860 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_88590ba8837bbe4b64040d164f857195.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:2660 -
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:1768 -
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:860
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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:600
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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:784
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