Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    151s
  • 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, 03:18

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_Age of Sail 2 Privateers Bounty (ENG_RUS).exe
  • Size 10.0MB
  • Sample260910-dtnhssvhpf
  • SHA256 f1e2c7e2065997e68d63428692e1dca65f022fd8c246a4b3ae5bca7b7ea44fdd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Age of Sail 2 Privateers Bounty (ENG_RUS).exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Age of Sail 2 Privateers Bounty (ENG_RUS).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:3860
    • 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:4016
    • 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:4384
  • 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:1504

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        tqap5ltjfrao.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\tqap5ltjfrao.exe
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 f1e2c7e2065997e68d63428692e1dca65f022fd8c246a4b3ae5bca7b7ea44fdd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1504-37-0x0000000074C80000-0x0000000075231000-memory.dmp

        memory/1504-7-0x0000000074C80000-0x0000000075231000-memory.dmp

        memory/1504-8-0x0000000074C80000-0x0000000075231000-memory.dmp

        memory/1504-41-0x0000000074C80000-0x0000000075231000-memory.dmp

        memory/1504-42-0x0000000074C80000-0x0000000075231000-memory.dmp

        memory/3860-2-0x0000000074C80000-0x0000000075231000-memory.dmp

        memory/3860-1-0x0000000074C82000-0x0000000074C84000-memory.dmp

        memory/3860-36-0x0000000074C80000-0x0000000075231000-memory.dmp

        memory/3860-0-0x00000000011F0000-0x0000000001200000-memory.dmp

        memory/4016-33-0x0000000074C80000-0x0000000075231000-memory.dmp

        memory/4016-35-0x0000000074C80000-0x0000000075231000-memory.dmp

        memory/4016-39-0x0000000074C80000-0x0000000075231000-memory.dmp