7ddd12538659c7d286c3da03354f0137f2f83b61da38ab49e8f6ce2f8f0b1123

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
150s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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10/09/2026, 03:33

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General

Target
jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).exe
Size 10.6MB
Sample260910-d362haem8t
SHA256 7ddd12538659c7d286c3da03354f0137f2f83b61da38ab49e8f6ce2f8f0b1123
MD5 d40bccf0c860456049adc1600bdca0df
SHA1 bca75a949e53eae497be5f0dcf5fb6ca51d271a5
SHA512 c770321ff5e65daa4dcf583ae10cd00fcda021c7e12f23ff11568cda7d7eee51538e372bc981bf7ea78f65515225a7c5663b52e95ad39229093ebc24f7819e12
SSDEEP 1536:PYFpEddxllL+RMeLgXWXPLJizHVv/7cORCchyQTTwIvT2c3AQ:PYFpixDL+RHgG/LAzl/QRcpTMDc3T
TLSH
T117B6D00DAAC91A26E8EE077CECDF5341C376D8029913DB4F4EFC48096A5B7B28615787
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
6208	tqap5ltjfrao.exe
5492	audiohd.exe
4700	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-1-5-21-1014449518-1831897916-4205727055-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Audio Device = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\tqap5ltjfrao.exe"	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).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 The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1014449518-1831897916-4205727055-1000\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\""	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1014449518-1831897916-4205727055-1000\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\Windows Audio Driver = "\"C:\\Windows\\system32\\audiohd.exe\""	tqap5ltjfrao.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-1-5-21-1014449518-1831897916-4205727055-1000\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

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\audiohd.exe	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\audiohd.exe	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).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 The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\WUDHost.exe	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).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 The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).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 opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	tqap5ltjfrao.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	tqap5ltjfrao.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	audiohd.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 The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	audiohd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	WUDHost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	6168	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	6208	tqap5ltjfrao.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5492	audiohd.exe
Token: 33	6208	tqap5ltjfrao.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	6208	tqap5ltjfrao.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4700	WUDHost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 6168 wrote to memory of 5492	6168	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).exe	93
PID 6168 wrote to memory of 4700	6168	jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Age of Empires III The Curse of the tribe 1.07 (2006).exe"
1⤵
- 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:6168
- 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:5492
- 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:4700

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:6208

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

Impact

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tqap5ltjfrao.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\tqap5ltjfrao.exe
Size 10.6MB
SHA256 7ddd12538659c7d286c3da03354f0137f2f83b61da38ab49e8f6ce2f8f0b1123
MD5 d40bccf0c860456049adc1600bdca0df
SHA1 bca75a949e53eae497be5f0dcf5fb6ca51d271a5
SHA512 c770321ff5e65daa4dcf583ae10cd00fcda021c7e12f23ff11568cda7d7eee51538e372bc981bf7ea78f65515225a7c5663b52e95ad39229093ebc24f7819e12
SSDEEP 1536:PYFpEddxllL+RMeLgXWXPLJizHVv/7cORCchyQTTwIvT2c3AQ:PYFpixDL+RHgG/LAzl/QRcpTMDc3T
TLSH
T117B6D00DAAC91A26E8EE077CECDF5341C376D8029913DB4F4EFC48096A5B7B28615787
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/5492-7-0x0000000074950000-0x0000000074F71000-memory.dmp

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memory/5492-8-0x0000000074950000-0x0000000074F71000-memory.dmp

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memory/5492-12-0x0000000074950000-0x0000000074F71000-memory.dmp

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memory/6168-0-0x0000000001100000-0x0000000001110000-memory.dmp

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memory/6168-1-0x0000000074952000-0x0000000074954000-memory.dmp

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memory/6168-2-0x0000000074950000-0x0000000074F71000-memory.dmp

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memory/6168-11-0x0000000074950000-0x0000000074F71000-memory.dmp

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memory/6208-4-0x0000000074950000-0x0000000074F71000-memory.dmp

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memory/6208-5-0x0000000074950000-0x0000000074F71000-memory.dmp

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memory/6208-10-0x0000000074950000-0x0000000074F71000-memory.dmp

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memory/6208-13-0x0000000074950000-0x0000000074F71000-memory.dmp

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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