Analysis

  • max time kernel
    141s
  • max time network
    111s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20250502-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250502-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    03/05/2025, 13:45

General

  • Target
    JaffaCakes118_e4c50c741c9271afbb640182582289ca.exe
  • Size 107KB
  • Sample250503-q2khbsttez
  • SHA256 9e16949080d7ff8d8869ec558b9a4a0f33d1508e533325c22e4ceffccfa14d7a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 2 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Control Panel 8 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_e4c50c741c9271afbb640182582289ca.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_e4c50c741c9271afbb640182582289ca.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1420
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.ttC331.tmp.vbs"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1520
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\lphc5clj0e3fk.exe
    1⤵
      PID:4044
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2392

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          .ttC331.tmp.vbs

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.ttC331.tmp.vbs
          • Size 1002B
          • SHA256 9ab6f2c3cc3965cd05f81d859bdfac3b25a5e70178f61ea677d31987c4e142fd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          blphc5clj0e3fk.scr

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\blphc5clj0e3fk.scr
          • Size 59KB
          • SHA256 a416bab39037854c14540edaaf80cff7b5f2e9db31eee235527574e8dedd54e6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/1420-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

          memory/1420-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

          memory/1420-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

          memory/1420-3-0x0000000002280000-0x00000000022B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1420-4-0x0000000000401000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1420-17-0x0000000003110000-0x00000000031C4000-memory.dmp

          memory/1420-16-0x0000000003110000-0x00000000031C4000-memory.dmp

          memory/1420-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

          memory/1420-19-0x0000000002280000-0x00000000022B0000-memory.dmp