metasploit | 3da723c3cb2f46d23db56c303cd095ce3164520c0f3697cf74f5c42c1bc40957

Analysis

max time kernel
140s
max time network
137s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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14/04/2025, 23:32

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
Size

200KB
MD5

b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf
SHA1

9b88da98a248532ccaca274dfa4a161129112296
SHA256

3da723c3cb2f46d23db56c303cd095ce3164520c0f3697cf74f5c42c1bc40957
SHA512

ff492dfcc3d1a9e5384f3cf6103674b3bb848425f6bc21414d8ec5683571e0323df935aebce0491df8b71b47fff883a7ae7b4cb750a1fc3c64b933b74e0ba952
SSDEEP

3072:whWrC9grnAoYlbxvikpfFa7i8Jip+U/HyFGRyYSG0aD/1uPp:wPmr9m9ikpfOiFp+U/SFG0YSG0kQ

Score

10^/10

metasploit backdoor defense_evasion discovery persistence trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

metasploit

Version

encoder/call4_dword_xor

Signatures

MetaSploit
Detected malicious payload which is part of the Metasploit Framework, likely generated with msfvenom or similar.
trojan backdoor metasploit
Metasploit family
metasploit

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 8 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\AuthorizedApplications	igfxht32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\igfxht32.exe:*:Enabled:Intel Helper Console"	igfxht32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	igfxht32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile	igfxht32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications	igfxht32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\igfxht32.exe:*:Enabled:Intel Helper Console"	igfxht32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	igfxht32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	igfxht32.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3975168204-1612096350-4002976354-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3975168204-1612096350-4002976354-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	igfxht32.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4892	igfxht32.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1720	igfxht32.exe
4892	igfxht32.exe
4336	igfxht32.exe
5604	igfxht32.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Intel Helper Console = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\igfxht32.exe"	igfxht32.exe

Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
defense_evasion

File Deletion
T1070.004

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 6 IoCs

Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	igfxht32.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	igfxht32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum	igfxht32.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0	igfxht32.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\	igfxht32.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1824 set thread context of 400	1824	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe	88
PID 1720 set thread context of 4892	1720	igfxht32.exe	96
PID 4336 set thread context of 5604	4336	igfxht32.exe	102

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/400-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/400-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/400-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/400-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/400-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/400-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/4892-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/4892-51-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/4892-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/4892-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/5604-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/4892-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/5604-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp	upx

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 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	igfxht32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	igfxht32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	igfxht32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	igfxht32.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs

pid	Process
400	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
400	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
400	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
400	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
4892	igfxht32.exe
4892	igfxht32.exe
4892	igfxht32.exe
4892	igfxht32.exe
5604	igfxht32.exe
5604	igfxht32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5604	igfxht32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 400	1824	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe	88
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 400	1824	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe	88
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 400	1824	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe	88
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 400	1824	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe	88
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 400	1824	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe	88
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 400	1824	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe	88
PID 1824 wrote to memory of 400	1824	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe	88
PID 400 wrote to memory of 1720	400	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe	95
PID 400 wrote to memory of 1720	400	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe	95
PID 400 wrote to memory of 1720	400	JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe	95
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 4892	1720	igfxht32.exe	96
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 4892	1720	igfxht32.exe	96
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 4892	1720	igfxht32.exe	96
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 4892	1720	igfxht32.exe	96
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 4892	1720	igfxht32.exe	96
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 4892	1720	igfxht32.exe	96
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 4892	1720	igfxht32.exe	96
PID 5836 wrote to memory of 4336	5836	cmd.exe	101
PID 5836 wrote to memory of 4336	5836	cmd.exe	101
PID 5836 wrote to memory of 4336	5836	cmd.exe	101
PID 4336 wrote to memory of 5604	4336	igfxht32.exe	102
PID 4336 wrote to memory of 5604	4336	igfxht32.exe	102
PID 4336 wrote to memory of 5604	4336	igfxht32.exe	102
PID 4336 wrote to memory of 5604	4336	igfxht32.exe	102
PID 4336 wrote to memory of 5604	4336	igfxht32.exe	102
PID 4336 wrote to memory of 5604	4336	igfxht32.exe	102
PID 4336 wrote to memory of 5604	4336	igfxht32.exe	102
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 3416	4892	igfxht32.exe	56
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 3416	4892	igfxht32.exe	56
PID 5604 wrote to memory of 5984	5604	igfxht32.exe	103
PID 5604 wrote to memory of 5984	5604	igfxht32.exe	103
PID 5604 wrote to memory of 5984	5604	igfxht32.exe	103

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3416
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1824
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf.exe"
    3⤵
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Maps connected drives based on registry
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:400
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JAFFAC~1.EXE
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1720
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe
        
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JAFFAC~1.EXE
        5⤵
        Modifies firewall policy service
        Deletes itself
        Executes dropped EXE
        Adds Run key to start application
        Maps connected drives based on registry
        Drops file in System32 directory
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:4892
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5836
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4336
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe
      4⤵
      Checks computer location settings
      Executes dropped EXE
      Maps connected drives based on registry
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5604
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe > nul
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:5984

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Indicator Removal

T1070

File Deletion

T1070.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\igfxht32.exe

Filesize
200KB

MD5
b9118b806a01331e79510c2cf4089baf

SHA1
9b88da98a248532ccaca274dfa4a161129112296

SHA256
3da723c3cb2f46d23db56c303cd095ce3164520c0f3697cf74f5c42c1bc40957

SHA512
ff492dfcc3d1a9e5384f3cf6103674b3bb848425f6bc21414d8ec5683571e0323df935aebce0491df8b71b47fff883a7ae7b4cb750a1fc3c64b933b74e0ba952

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memory/400-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/400-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/400-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/400-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/400-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/400-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/1720-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/1720-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/1824-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/1824-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/4336-58-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/4892-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/4892-51-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/4892-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/4892-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/4892-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/5604-59-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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memory/5604-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

Filesize
324KB

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