Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20251223-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20251223-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    18/12/2025, 22:22

General

  • Target
    JaffaCakes118_3a555e944b1cc48510314cb219757b58.exe
  • Size 78KB
  • Sample251218-2anlfsev7f
  • SHA256 0468fb7572fa9f843aad2aa21c3278595fcca3bc044bb6901af08cc8c8db8dd0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • MetamorpherRAT

    Metamorpherrat is a hacking tool that has been around for a while since 2013.

  • Metamorpherrat family
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3a555e944b1cc48510314cb219757b58.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3a555e944b1cc48510314cb219757b58.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2476
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe" /noconfig @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ksauidv.cmdline"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4560
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\cvtres.exe
        C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES9376.tmp" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc3D8E713DC165419DB9380E694B323CB.TMP"
        3⤵
          PID:416
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp92BA.tmp.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp92BA.tmp.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3a555e944b1cc48510314cb219757b58.exe
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1156
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\InstallMembership.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\InstallMembership.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4624
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe" /noconfig @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lnni2l4n.cmdline"
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3284
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\cvtres.exe
          C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESADC4.tmp" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbcD278F546826C4BA3A1DD89DE6158BF42.TMP"
          3⤵
            PID:5900
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAD38.tmp.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAD38.tmp.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\InstallMembership.exe
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:32

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            6ksauidv.0.vb

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ksauidv.0.vb
            • Size 15KB
            • SHA256 bc06aadd0df34c59493d49feb2d443492e0b1b6916d25342e06d4e6f8edf1769
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            6ksauidv.cmdline

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6ksauidv.cmdline
            • Size 266B
            • SHA256 842882da6db31fce717a59b20ef4fcdb8686929e5e359b926fd9adb9581ff504
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            RES9376.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES9376.tmp
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 4d68f2ab09a5ac0e7158e6f2be9a2b756dbfa3b0d1a95c4ea2101a076f65478f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            RESADC4.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESADC4.tmp
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 896c528bcc2660c71af9b44ff8d4a8314160040a319633e96572af77273f44af
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            lnni2l4n.0.vb

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lnni2l4n.0.vb
            • Size 14KB
            • SHA256 c6579c898a0e1508ef5efeabf88fe913bbf9d13c02d3d20fb669257b62becfcd
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            lnni2l4n.cmdline

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lnni2l4n.cmdline
            • Size 266B
            • SHA256 0dd459804958f76079f3c9dddbe4b6f913e163b8f7a7480aec9bcc7dea2aa400
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            tmp92BA.tmp.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp92BA.tmp.exe
            • Size 78KB
            • SHA256 edcadfcc9e2e8728a1ebd8c0084e5c511bf449eca9fc252f197bbcd107fe5cb3
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            tmpAD38.tmp.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAD38.tmp.exe
            • Size 78KB
            • SHA256 50631d51d713aa1c406e4c2680088bf98af927df1f95d600e7981814daa4a908
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            vbc3D8E713DC165419DB9380E694B323CB.TMP

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc3D8E713DC165419DB9380E694B323CB.TMP
            • Size 660B
            • SHA256 194bef0050a09e8e483453e1a9aa4b7d7b04821cf59d5245e910796c5fdbd64a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            vbcD278F546826C4BA3A1DD89DE6158BF42.TMP

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbcD278F546826C4BA3A1DD89DE6158BF42.TMP
            • Size 660B
            • SHA256 8d260cd83ec4b65b0f81804b2a713900b643a3f05bd4bf3017c8ab47b5cfcfe1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            zCom.resources

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zCom.resources
            • Size 62KB
            • SHA256 b43ecda931e7af03f0768c905ed9fa82c03e41e566b1dff9960afc6b91ae5ab5
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            memory/1156-22-0x0000000074560000-0x0000000074B11000-memory.dmp

            memory/1156-21-0x0000000074560000-0x0000000074B11000-memory.dmp

            memory/1156-40-0x0000000074560000-0x0000000074B11000-memory.dmp

            memory/2476-20-0x0000000074560000-0x0000000074B11000-memory.dmp

            memory/2476-0-0x0000000074561000-0x0000000074562000-memory.dmp

            memory/2476-1-0x0000000074560000-0x0000000074B11000-memory.dmp

            memory/4560-8-0x0000000074560000-0x0000000074B11000-memory.dmp

            memory/4560-17-0x0000000074560000-0x0000000074B11000-memory.dmp