8841bbb7f0b577452eff0f0568391cebeced9478f751e2d5ebcc0302a9120df8

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
152s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
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10/09/2026, 03:29

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General

Target
jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe
Size 12.4MB
Sample260910-d113gawbpg
SHA256 8841bbb7f0b577452eff0f0568391cebeced9478f751e2d5ebcc0302a9120df8
MD5 ea891ef2a40331dc002f5d33c8c611ae
SHA1 c1cadfc062517371f371a03da65ad7978a505714
SHA512 85e58bdaa2d734794ae46976f29d9b85748208f339b758538248768b01e5ece9ef2fb1f41e23bfa15e3d78b7250c99bfa0ac29e3e95395e3a05e5ea0d6d932a9
SSDEEP 1536:PYFpEddxllL+RMeLgXWXPLJizHVv/7cORCchyQTTwIvT2c3AQ:PYFpixDL+RHgG/LAzl/QRcpTMDc3T
TLSH
T158D6D00DAAC91A26E8EE077CECDF5341C376D8029913DB4F4EFC48096A5B7B28615787
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 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-1-5-21-2937465464-4167303362-2236413517-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3952	tqap5ltjfrao.exe
1424	audiohd.exe
3996	WUDHost.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 10 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2937465464-4167303362-2236413517-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Audio Device = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\tqap5ltjfrao.exe"	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Audio Driver = "\"C:\\Windows\\system32\\audiohd.exe\""	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2937465464-4167303362-2236413517-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Audio Device = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\tqap5ltjfrao.exe"	audiohd.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Graphic Driver = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\tqap5ltjfrao.exe"	audiohd.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2937465464-4167303362-2236413517-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Audio Device = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\tqap5ltjfrao.exe"	WUDHost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Graphic Driver = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\tqap5ltjfrao.exe"	WUDHost.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Graphic Driver = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\tqap5ltjfrao.exe"	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2937465464-4167303362-2236413517-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Audio Device = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\tqap5ltjfrao.exe"	tqap5ltjfrao.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Graphic Driver = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\tqap5ltjfrao.exe"	tqap5ltjfrao.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Audio Driver = "\"C:\\Windows\\system32\\audiohd.exe\""	tqap5ltjfrao.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\audiohd.exe	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\audiohd.exe	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\WUDHost.exe	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\WUDHost.exe	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe

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 4 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	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	tqap5ltjfrao.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	audiohd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WUDHost.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	tqap5ltjfrao.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	tqap5ltjfrao.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	audiohd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	WUDHost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	WUDHost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	audiohd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4392	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3952	tqap5ltjfrao.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1424	audiohd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3996	WUDHost.exe
Token: 33	3952	tqap5ltjfrao.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3952	tqap5ltjfrao.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4392 wrote to memory of 1424	4392	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe	87
PID 4392 wrote to memory of 3996	4392	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe	88

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4392
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\audiohd.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\audiohd.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1424
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\WUDHost.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\WUDHost.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3996

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\tqap5ltjfrao.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\tqap5ltjfrao.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3952

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

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

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tqap5ltjfrao.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\tqap5ltjfrao.exe
Size 12.4MB
SHA256 8841bbb7f0b577452eff0f0568391cebeced9478f751e2d5ebcc0302a9120df8
MD5 ea891ef2a40331dc002f5d33c8c611ae
SHA1 c1cadfc062517371f371a03da65ad7978a505714
SHA512 85e58bdaa2d734794ae46976f29d9b85748208f339b758538248768b01e5ece9ef2fb1f41e23bfa15e3d78b7250c99bfa0ac29e3e95395e3a05e5ea0d6d932a9
SSDEEP 1536:PYFpEddxllL+RMeLgXWXPLJizHVv/7cORCchyQTTwIvT2c3AQ:PYFpixDL+RHgG/LAzl/QRcpTMDc3T
TLSH
T158D6D00DAAC91A26E8EE077CECDF5341C376D8029913DB4F4EFC48096A5B7B28615787
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1424-30-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1424-34-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1424-40-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/3952-7-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/3952-8-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/3952-37-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/3952-41-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/4392-0-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000AC0000-memory.dmp

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memory/4392-1-0x0000000074C22000-0x0000000074C24000-memory.dmp

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memory/4392-2-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/4392-36-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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