Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • 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, 05:03

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118__6a9dd855ce575d055bd1c036846253d4.exe
  • Size 156KB
  • Sample260919-fpwpqabe86
  • SHA256 a2582af23581d5f6d5d5ef7d67b4a9e43c10f8aa99d27300a733a900b6e7e9a5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 53 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118__6a9dd855ce575d055bd1c036846253d4.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118__6a9dd855ce575d055bd1c036846253d4.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4444
    • C:\Users\Admin\puipiuq.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\puipiuq.exe"
      2⤵
      • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2392

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        puipiuq.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\puipiuq.exe
        • Size 156KB
        • SHA256 7fc2b0a1a2abdbda70b53d46580bdb5e6091c0db5a77eb8d2a9d76108efbcb14
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH