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:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
30/03/2025, 09:55
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_987f1b96e0b6748f5099c87be7178c3f.xls
Resource
win7-20241010-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
JaffaCakes118_987f1b96e0b6748f5099c87be7178c3f.xls
Resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_987f1b96e0b6748f5099c87be7178c3f.xls
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Size
163KB
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MD5
987f1b96e0b6748f5099c87be7178c3f
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SHA1
ddedbccd316b9acdae32d5b55616fe664768b889
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SHA256
07314d99339c1515c988466c29cacef2f92484d13b24acaa2702d12c857b2f37
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SHA512
6713b95a4a458751b2d6f233eb21020771db075ec445355151bf33b7ea4e96f2c5070f75a2fb248a8c77b3a7ae9115c7fea025ed405aa22b9514d45241d3c249
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SSDEEP
3072:EfOOTtWVbrzrr507ITk9xYJEXwDv4NEI:eTcr5B
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\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process 3332 5032 cmd.exe 86 Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process 3548 5032 cmd.exe 86 Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process 5056 5032 cmd.exe 86 -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0012000000023dca-113.dat office_xlm_macros -
Deletes itself 1 IoCs
pid Process 5032 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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Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0 EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString EXCEL.EXE -
Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily EXCEL.EXE Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU EXCEL.EXE -
NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\51BC5E00\:Zone.Identifier:$DATA EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 5032 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
pid Process 5032 EXCEL.EXE 5032 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 14 IoCs
pid Process 5032 EXCEL.EXE 5032 EXCEL.EXE 5032 EXCEL.EXE 5032 EXCEL.EXE 5032 EXCEL.EXE 5032 EXCEL.EXE 5032 EXCEL.EXE 5032 EXCEL.EXE 5032 EXCEL.EXE 5032 EXCEL.EXE 5032 EXCEL.EXE 5032 EXCEL.EXE 5032 EXCEL.EXE 5032 EXCEL.EXE -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5032 wrote to memory of 5056 5032 EXCEL.EXE 91 PID 5032 wrote to memory of 5056 5032 EXCEL.EXE 91 PID 5032 wrote to memory of 3548 5032 EXCEL.EXE 92 PID 5032 wrote to memory of 3548 5032 EXCEL.EXE 92 PID 5032 wrote to memory of 3332 5032 EXCEL.EXE 93 PID 5032 wrote to memory of 3332 5032 EXCEL.EXE 93 PID 5056 wrote to memory of 2988 5056 cmd.exe 97 PID 5056 wrote to memory of 2988 5056 cmd.exe 97 -
Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 2988 attrib.exe
Processes
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C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_987f1b96e0b6748f5099c87be7178c3f.xls"1⤵
- Deletes itself
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5032 -
C:\Windows\system32\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
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5056 -
C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exeattrib -S -h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\K4.XLS"3⤵
- Views/modifies file attributes
PID:2988
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C:\Windows\system32\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
PID:3548
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C:\Windows\system32\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
PID:3332
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
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Filesize
165KB
MD5e0a0aecf15ccea96291f3bb30b92d74a
SHA1943b085bd414f4ba7aaa02d4ef6d78cdcef3feed
SHA256f8e5372e2305e9d704db472fb51f35762b0c29fdc6fc7f722d0766cb7c7a1fb6
SHA512fe659b5bdb73830c3cef33addcf8e40f274d45ed7cb6f4b4d864c981d3d75f6ff9d1b2564453f12cd680ebc1d2b514f647740303cf31ab97748206a11f6ef849