Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

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

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_Improve Your Communication Skills (Sunday Times Creating Success.exe
  • Size 5.4MB
  • Sample260910-dj115sdq7s
  • SHA256 00ca05b6ce5db084f4466a7ccb110e349c7082189a97983577e933932ec29b5d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Improve Your Communication Skills (Sunday Times Creating Success.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Improve Your Communication Skills (Sunday Times Creating Success.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3444
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\delete.bat""
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1824
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe Systems\svchost.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe Systems\svchost.exe"
      2⤵
      • UAC bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      • System policy modification
      PID:1200
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\delete.bat""
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5088
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\dw20.exe
        dw20.exe -x -s 1812
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:116
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe Systems\svchost.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe Systems\svchost.exe"
    1⤵
    • UAC bypass
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:3316
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\delete.bat""
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3028
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\dw20.exe
      dw20.exe -x -s 2224
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3692

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        delete.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\delete.bat
        • Size 160B
        • SHA256 16c576adcc06fe22fecc96d401866248d79fd91f34681d04edd82f7ce46476cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        delete.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\delete.bat
        • Size 280B
        • SHA256 0b410cf1271e1aff01b2b26459bd1b598e729a9cef0073d01ff61cc0e5c3cf3d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        Set.bin

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe Systems\Set.bin
        • Size 7B
        • SHA256 1987456b2feffab35078c05a6a59d6e68655606b43df9768516433eb13a16384
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe Systems\svchost.exe
        • Size 5.4MB
        • SHA256 00ca05b6ce5db084f4466a7ccb110e349c7082189a97983577e933932ec29b5d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1200-18-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1200-35-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1200-40-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3316-20-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3316-34-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3444-2-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3444-0-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000C70000-memory.dmp

        memory/3444-21-0x0000000074C20000-0x00000000751D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3444-1-0x0000000074C22000-0x0000000074C24000-memory.dmp