Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/09/2026, 10:23

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118__8cb9b743f2608aa4975e40957734e8d0.bat
  • Size 818B
  • Sample260919-me35daeb59
  • SHA256 b2037a90ddb4e617bf6f56d3bdc59c29f241f847b65bb9c409ea3ec4222b1c9f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Grants admin privileges 1 TTPs

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Modifies visibility of existing users in the login screen 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    A user account was hidden or made visible on the Windows login screen through a registry modification.

  • Creates a new local user account 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses net.exe to create a new local user account, often for persistence or a backdoor account.

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

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

  • Permission Groups Discovery: Local Groups 1 TTPs

    Attempt to find local system groups and permission settings.

  • Runs .reg file with regedit 1 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118__8cb9b743f2608aa4975e40957734e8d0.bat"
    1⤵
    • Executes a command shell one-liner
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4408
    • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
      net user illwill password /add
      2⤵
      • Creates a new local user account
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5204
      • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 user illwill password /add
        3⤵
        • Creates a new local user account
        PID:4120
    • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
      net localgroup administrators illwill /add
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1304
      • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators illwill /add
        3⤵
          PID:2944
      • C:\Windows\regedit.exe
        REGEDIT /S c:\hide.REG
        2⤵
        • Modifies visibility of existing users in the login screen
        • Runs .reg file with regedit
        PID:4912
      • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
        attrib +r +a +s +h C:\docume~1\illwill
        2⤵
        • Sets file to hidden
        • Views/modifies file attributes
        PID:2156

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          hide.reg

          • Path \??\c:\hide.reg
          • Size 165B
          • SHA256 3b8cc2a08d66baff9869ced4d7c52cefd113b21872cc31c7a82706b1f7abff52
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH