General

  • Target
    cakelock.exe
  • Size 129.1MB
  • Sample260822-2hblvszfpb
  • SHA256 2cbc006925d2ef75aaf85b76db4a4c29404e08f85d71c82fec0d904a1c67ed96
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      cakelock.exe
    • Size 129.1MB
    • SHA256 2cbc006925d2ef75aaf85b76db4a4c29404e08f85d71c82fec0d904a1c67ed96
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Possible privilege escalation attempt

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Modifies file permissions

    • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence

      Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks