7d9452f84092f0013fb7ef44826931cd9fe0eed78a4927b67d3b0454271e2253

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
153s
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, 04:07

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General

Target
jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe
Size 10.4MB
Sample260910-epnhnsfl4w
SHA256 7d9452f84092f0013fb7ef44826931cd9fe0eed78a4927b67d3b0454271e2253
MD5 192adb0fc3bc5175457f197c750c451a
SHA1 a1548fe966577b4dead24e12f1e68b188d870fbe
SHA512 14ec3eaf3bf96c4aee68521b41a5f354093ff4775e202aa835af167721f97ddedee1429e46f3cabad1798417bba0d68f5e4580099a81e9cc751873e88e43d163
SSDEEP 12288:Yf//K/GBRLjhZDP4PyMRmakwVXF8ECC++nb3VfMjMLBdNs1g5GOw8KfgncPlqHvw:YX/KeBR/hly4YVYv
TLSH
T1E4B627391D6F5EE7F2E9CE31E5DC935138DB65322580B7AF7383020E066F581A4A8D1A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4640	audiod.exe
4540	audiod.exe
4400	audiod.exe
4692	audiod.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540052884-2969440504-464782435-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Audio Device Graph = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\audiod.exe"	audiod.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4216 set thread context of 1084	4216	jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe	85
PID 4640 set thread context of 4540	4640	audiod.exe	87
PID 4400 set thread context of 4692	4400	audiod.exe	93

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
1492	4540	WerFault.exe	87

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	audiod.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	audiod.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4540	audiod.exe
4540	audiod.exe
4540	audiod.exe
4540	audiod.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4216	jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe
4640	audiod.exe
4400	audiod.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 1084	4216	jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe	85
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 1084	4216	jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe	85
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 1084	4216	jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe	85
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 1084	4216	jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe	85
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 1084	4216	jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe	85
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 1084	4216	jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe	85
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 1084	4216	jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe	85
PID 1084 wrote to memory of 4640	1084	jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe	86
PID 4640 wrote to memory of 4540	4640	audiod.exe	87
PID 4640 wrote to memory of 4540	4640	audiod.exe	87
PID 4640 wrote to memory of 4540	4640	audiod.exe	87
PID 4640 wrote to memory of 4540	4640	audiod.exe	87
PID 4640 wrote to memory of 4540	4640	audiod.exe	87
PID 4640 wrote to memory of 4540	4640	audiod.exe	87
PID 4640 wrote to memory of 4540	4640	audiod.exe	87
PID 4400 wrote to memory of 4692	4400	audiod.exe	93
PID 4400 wrote to memory of 4692	4400	audiod.exe	93
PID 4400 wrote to memory of 4692	4400	audiod.exe	93
PID 4400 wrote to memory of 4692	4400	audiod.exe	93
PID 4400 wrote to memory of 4692	4400	audiod.exe	93
PID 4400 wrote to memory of 4692	4400	audiod.exe	93
PID 4400 wrote to memory of 4692	4400	audiod.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4216
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Fresh UI 8 27 (Malestrom)_1.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1084
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\audiod.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\audiod.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4640
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\audiod.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\audiod.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Adds Run key to start application
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4540
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4540 -s 488
        5⤵
        Program crash
        
        PID:1492

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 416 -p 4540 -ip 4540
1⤵
PID:1708

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\audiod.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\audiod.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4400
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\audiod.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\audiod.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:4692

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

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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audiod.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\audiod.exe
Size 10.4MB
SHA256 7d9452f84092f0013fb7ef44826931cd9fe0eed78a4927b67d3b0454271e2253
MD5 192adb0fc3bc5175457f197c750c451a
SHA1 a1548fe966577b4dead24e12f1e68b188d870fbe
SHA512 14ec3eaf3bf96c4aee68521b41a5f354093ff4775e202aa835af167721f97ddedee1429e46f3cabad1798417bba0d68f5e4580099a81e9cc751873e88e43d163
SSDEEP 12288:Yf//K/GBRLjhZDP4PyMRmakwVXF8ECC++nb3VfMjMLBdNs1g5GOw8KfgncPlqHvw:YX/KeBR/hly4YVYv
TLSH
T1E4B627391D6F5EE7F2E9CE31E5DC935138DB65322580B7AF7383020E066F581A4A8D1A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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