8f595765fdad5421a64efdd9b713e721a1d707696b505aaa36c3781e75997ab1

Analysis

max time kernel
79s
max time network
144s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
19/09/2026, 22:24

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General

Target
jaffacakes118__2d42e2b966c40bc3fd2918ac52293779.exe
Size 1.0MB
Sample260919-2bsa2axeke
SHA256 8f595765fdad5421a64efdd9b713e721a1d707696b505aaa36c3781e75997ab1
MD5 2d42e2b966c40bc3fd2918ac52293779
SHA1 ba332f6bf5769987507afcf7e7699c37bb6544d9
SHA512 0a8f198bb66d1eeb672533b860b9b2a94dfbfcbdb15df10fe24ff4a14bf77645480b5e97b2c92508d5ad70b351d4f5bf32948b22570c354146db4b8034a7c02c
SSDEEP 24576:BHuFhCwUuqDluBMfEhJX3z5mKhwbLeoM9Wa:WhxqDosEL3F/w+Ya
TLSH
T17735336328D2E657D26351B62231ABF1FBB453C94072AE55032D8EF8A91F49BC306E53
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution

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-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	jaffacakes118__2d42e2b966c40bc3fd2918ac52293779.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1796	smes.exe
3828	smes.exe
4448	smes.exe
452	smes.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
4744	jaffacakes118__2d42e2b966c40bc3fd2918ac52293779.exe
4744	jaffacakes118__2d42e2b966c40bc3fd2918ac52293779.exe
4448	smes.exe
452	smes.exe
452	smes.exe
452	smes.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
1788	cmd.exe
3484	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 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	smes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	smes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	jaffacakes118__2d42e2b966c40bc3fd2918ac52293779.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	smes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	smes.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4744	jaffacakes118__2d42e2b966c40bc3fd2918ac52293779.exe
4744	jaffacakes118__2d42e2b966c40bc3fd2918ac52293779.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1796	smes.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3828	smes.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4448	smes.exe
Token: 33	4448	smes.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4448	smes.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
452	smes.exe
452	smes.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4744 wrote to memory of 1788	4744	jaffacakes118__2d42e2b966c40bc3fd2918ac52293779.exe	90
PID 4744 wrote to memory of 3484	4744	jaffacakes118__2d42e2b966c40bc3fd2918ac52293779.exe	92
PID 1788 wrote to memory of 1796	1788	cmd.exe	94
PID 1788 wrote to memory of 3828	1788	cmd.exe	95
PID 4448 wrote to memory of 452	4448	smes.exe	97

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118__2d42e2b966c40bc3fd2918ac52293779.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118__2d42e2b966c40bc3fd2918ac52293779.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4744
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\ProgramData\smes\u.bat"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1788
- - C:\ProgramData\smes\smes.exe
    smes.exe -install
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1796
- - C:\ProgramData\smes\smes.exe
    smes.exe -start
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3828
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\temg_tmp.bat"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3484

C:\ProgramData\smes\smes.exe
C:\ProgramData\smes\smes.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4448
- C:\ProgramData\smes\smes.exe
  C:\ProgramData\smes\smes.exe -run
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:452

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

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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kws.ini

Path C:\ProgramData\kingsoft\kws\kws.ini
Size 720B
SHA256 f39e009b78bbca138cf7ca72023390afe0e9ab1980eb0e326e637186a1249872
MD5 ffc3088dc68b14616fc334ce25f7c4ec
SHA1 83ea5e504ba582fd0db81371888b2d2d36012af8
SHA512 b3c29e4513ba21d9588661eeffe029bdc5a2317cb3345cbe945f50df9688732d478e614e67a64f87d9cdf2c284eaeb9c497feef69ee71a621f4fc009bf1c09b4
TLSH
T17B011556444D815F10716179ADFE23E0F5F34236820AC161676BEC4E1D8C703C90C71B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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KWSSVC.log

Path C:\ProgramData\smes\KWSSVC.log
Size 448B
SHA256 01e0b18dd552ed0fcee4ec68f11ab61fecb9dd8e77b75bd0c932be4cf6c2128c
MD5 6ef182e16672bd21854a18c621f66dae
SHA1 1aa47a5322a033e62f4ef27eb270ca1f2c9d3b2d
SHA512 8f8d19333087b004ffffeb48cb0a3fc99998e02bd53a95061c12efb2808e891645060373765fffb4a76b6d478ff0546f63965950f2c92f52f2d5349a44e0fcc0
TLSH
T18AF01C8750B1D0FC79859708BBBBE74D73327536252CA1A32B60353882D3E2C8684026
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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KWSSVC.log

Path C:\ProgramData\smes\KWSSVC.log
Size 546B
SHA256 8c97b2d1cbf79f6b25488e6b38c832d63b86ea11ffe2bb98737be5f6b51a776c
MD5 3562d698f85ee2a4dab9952cca914ebb
SHA1 b9f2820077f1a2de7e79c48984f72fe7a140677f
SHA512 64ef3d17020782e7f6a869a3e8b4daeb4bc89f5d87ff59c7c4e4757de9f8808f83f66f7ac5b051e4b1767a45a101ab170c56df37d2508a73014104ed065eae61
TLSH
T19DF01D8750B1D0FC79859708BBFBF74D73327636252CA1A32B60353882D3E2C8684026
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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kswebshield.dll

Path C:\ProgramData\smes\kswebshield.dll
Size 441KB
SHA256 c3bc7ec8428f0bb210a0597c9a0cad1be412b7fa46ea006819a3df9ac23118b4
MD5 7851449473178f9782263d51bc5e3bbc
SHA1 ad5148ee1bed2348b320c62c025d52fbcbb28799
SHA512 b01fc37ac84b81df8d7657000295aed7eb50aaf7f13ab2b2be9030c9f83ed1559318c83c78b4a29926d7d30e9eea9538d123ef4a649179be5a5b54ee71ed9b49
SSDEEP 12288:WeVWZNSP508Ki03lyD66V/gVdOiMrZpbnOlLi6UrBH0ISYc2f6laYFF7g4:DOwTH62AaYFZg4
TLSH
T14EA4BE403BE7C1B2D98F0571007A975E267BE79167294EC3F3D42E4F6E612C26E3920A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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kwssp.dll

Path C:\ProgramData\smes\kwssp.dll
Size 425KB
SHA256 f9506cf9a87aa6bfbf07f2124f2785a711b27a70839ebb95bdd4b2cf747fb060
MD5 bf5dcfd9da0514334d41cbd80d2a9138
SHA1 802f9e0b82edca56be08a33b2ba874b34c31f1e3
SHA512 246796f2e201cde30043eaa2c0ffb4d2b3bea2bae97261a022824c31a42d2b08998b1bdcd436e8392bdd153dd6fadf9ba69361c7316a6bfda5d475678b7aa5cc
SSDEEP 6144:0LoaYLaJwl7m5F2KJ//p1M2hm2RVqaIBvzq043jsv4hjk3K57PEDv:0oaYLqq7m5F2C/p17h1qt4ov4hjxBsv
TLSH
T1A094AE50F7C2C072E92F0175542A9B1A3B7AB5C65B6C5AD3E7D81E4F8F242C19E33286
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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kwsui.dll

Path C:\ProgramData\smes\kwsui.dll
Size 433KB
SHA256 a22006861cac6a849346282e2f7729deeb8f68bf29f13c15ae33d20311f77391
MD5 45199dab51eeece95728abfe25e18f35
SHA1 59ab0fe25aa2adc253adbecba6862e7432df1c39
SHA512 825c6ae1f88cec3d6c469e6a15cad0430845ecc8d436777092f4c5fe8ecd02abbfeb3e2a17b2f4896b9d6e4b2d229a8b83bfdda75a3e025fc32f86610c6eef12
SSDEEP 6144:c6QkXqt2D/M/9QN0ErJXIKf2iRVu7s6bVhhHcDUQC19:S2Dk/9QNHrJXR2ooNbnVcfY9
TLSH
T1EF94AE40BBC7C07ED94F01744C26FB1A667AB68667285AD3EBD80E4F4F242D1AE35346
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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smes.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\smes\smes.exe
Size 209KB
SHA256 b21526716068d2a8550780038e2b5ddb843d77890a07ec82ed9ce9dd0be52c64
MD5 1fa47f5b173cee5ef9c3ee1bda0c321e
SHA1 60ee40236f960affb01d569a32e1b05888bb081a
SHA512 01f39376269a75510347fcf66ff2585b25d5e6e10e26b7feefa3af66e712a5f50c62bff6d40abee733e1ce965d17a2e443664838268eb7c7a2e36fc1c024224d
SSDEEP 3072:1nOgbwa//zAzLZ/hQvDRboZghqx3eRAlsHLJvDuA0OnGdyX3Ht0wGiWiKC:RjbwWrANOvFbUgAORAlsHLNsIXyc+C
TLSH
T16224AE2A32D2C073E427017089E6C774977BBCA25F75EA4B7BC42B4E5E356E19A32311
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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u.bat

Path C:\ProgramData\smes\u.bat
Size 44B
SHA256 80b08d35bd27636e0774ce35ab57306f76edc6a0f7058cb1f93733cdf88bf94c
MD5 704efba1aee1454561da552dda430498
SHA1 d20fb96683f769eb9cef1b0a068bcba70aeab9c2
SHA512 7e0c9ede686238703af4893af8842c05c48ab1681ae273b32d8085cf1a17aae946c0c823a0a418787522a551d684367259ff8203ebca6e4ec69b6ded95231bd0
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AccessControl.dll

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nst72FA.tmp\AccessControl.dll
Size 10KB
SHA256 4209588362785b690d08d15cd982b8d1c62c348767ca19114234b21d5df74ddc
MD5 055f4f9260e07fc83f71877cbb7f4fad
SHA1 a245131af1a182de99bd74af9ff1fab17977a72f
SHA512 a8e82dc4435ed938f090f43df953ddad9b0075f16218c09890c996299420162d64b1dbfbf613af37769ae796717eec78204dc786b757e8b1d13d423d4ee82e26
SSDEEP 192:8SEWBGgiJM4LN+xq56XdNcNz/NWdlJmlyOcROQ:8SEPgii9KTzyt
TLSH
T171221A569F3493F9F083953B595269178BBAD24180C09C072EA7FF8D464074AEEBD317
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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FindProcDLL.dll

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nst72FA.tmp\FindProcDLL.dll
Size 3KB
SHA256 0fa04f06a6de18d316832086891e9c23ae606d7784d5d5676385839b21ca2758
MD5 8614c450637267afacad1645e23ba24a
SHA1 e7b7b09b5bbc13e910aa36316d9cc5fc5d4dcdc2
SHA512 af46cd679097584ff9a1d894a729b6397f4b3af17dff3e6f07bef257bc7e48ffa341d82daf298616cd5df1450fc5ab7435cacb70f27302b6db193f01a9f8391b
TLSH
T1AE717387378506B7D08006303089BCAA3B9E9A350F5B59BFD6DBA99F7C641F4E134706
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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temg_tmp.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\temg_tmp.bat
Size 136B
SHA256 165ceb507e71dabe29c98191c02f13ad43506b1d44c4775ebae88a8d08c843c5
MD5 ecfc4860f6f4133f3b76d67b436ee19e
SHA1 5a026db8b2d4ebf696c6e6d89ab6c848a6c1cd99
SHA512 954259dde4d918ee15082a47a521940951642c2cac4d5561aee978824a90240fc697bf61a2d79bca5ac70495b51bb8eab97df461d88458179654dfa855350c45
TLSH
T1BAC02B9A2153C20F4808E71704254E5F70E90B394A892E10173182810133418A4CF108
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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memory/452-47-0x0000000002010000-0x0000000002081000-memory.dmp

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memory/4744-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010003000-memory.dmp

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