Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    148s
  • 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, 19:40

General

  • Target
    JaffaCakes118_372fecc1b86bd736486de02aa1221f90.exe
  • Size 78KB
  • Sample251218-yd2eyagy8e
  • SHA256 ca006f795a178625e3329abb631565e1444422c3a8202663412f949633b8e301
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • MetamorpherRAT

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

  • Metamorpherrat family
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • 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_372fecc1b86bd736486de02aa1221f90.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_372fecc1b86bd736486de02aa1221f90.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5564
    • 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\sv-3zz45.cmdline"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3632
      • 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\RESA1BE.tmp" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc4933967844BA4087807C6ADD704F5A67.TMP"
        3⤵
          PID:3708
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA122.tmp.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA122.tmp.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_372fecc1b86bd736486de02aa1221f90.exe
        2⤵
        • Deletes itself
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1200
    • 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:5904
      • 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\lfz4wy6p.cmdline"
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4976
        • 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\RESB805.tmp" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbcDF3179558F0403EB5333D87753CC94F.TMP"
          3⤵
            PID:3060
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB798.tmp.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB798.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:4904

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            RESA1BE.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESA1BE.tmp
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 174f9e60d8ae78b1d908f01f6353a40af82b5825fdbbd33f7293d48e3f40a32f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            RESB805.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESB805.tmp
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 04210befda9986cc90c44ae900d5301b5e9bfd2fc0e764e3e4819c940e309ceb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            lfz4wy6p.0.vb

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lfz4wy6p.0.vb
            • Size 15KB
            • SHA256 a273f7faffb1fa10cf1cc6ebebfb895dec6f510f29c5857475a3f611d708a556
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            lfz4wy6p.cmdline

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lfz4wy6p.cmdline
            • Size 266B
            • SHA256 1a87b6d6e972ecc717e68b289248f9b27c60322f9cdf65e88bf7c306a78d13f1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            sv-3zz45.0.vb

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sv-3zz45.0.vb
            • Size 14KB
            • SHA256 6fa991a5bd64402e6d3fba9aca727430f8a7d79a9da59472b63c276341b9e71d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            sv-3zz45.cmdline

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sv-3zz45.cmdline
            • Size 266B
            • SHA256 7e9d08e7611c2cdd55cff1788f808e65846420a8fe8df420c411d184676e661c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            tmpA122.tmp.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA122.tmp.exe
            • Size 78KB
            • SHA256 baeded9ff2097d2cfe33f6006a401bb7ce4290807bb117dfc15edd4d7bc727bb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            tmpB798.tmp.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB798.tmp.exe
            • Size 78KB
            • SHA256 6842e7388960fad85551da55ca3fe6cef8b592abebef887589fea4bcaaf14425
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            vbc4933967844BA4087807C6ADD704F5A67.TMP

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc4933967844BA4087807C6ADD704F5A67.TMP
            • Size 660B
            • SHA256 70543030229636a47bf6cedd1426f29e4aaa13465c6b47fbd8fbdf7d11238e6e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            vbcDF3179558F0403EB5333D87753CC94F.TMP

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbcDF3179558F0403EB5333D87753CC94F.TMP
            • Size 660B
            • SHA256 9e936c60050a673a6c6703d029b0d8945c3b2f1c923dad8a042ae20bc0e2514a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            zCom.resources

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

            memory/1200-21-0x00000000746F0000-0x0000000074CA1000-memory.dmp

            memory/1200-39-0x00000000746F0000-0x0000000074CA1000-memory.dmp

            memory/3632-8-0x00000000746F0000-0x0000000074CA1000-memory.dmp

            memory/3632-17-0x00000000746F0000-0x0000000074CA1000-memory.dmp

            memory/5564-20-0x00000000746F0000-0x0000000074CA1000-memory.dmp

            memory/5564-0-0x00000000746F1000-0x00000000746F2000-memory.dmp

            memory/5564-1-0x00000000746F0000-0x0000000074CA1000-memory.dmp