b864a948cbd655a806d13b1c48d735b28d60b0f946e0163bb98df7b1d606f84e

Analysis

max time kernel
80s
max time network
153s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
20/09/2026, 22:06

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General

Target
jaffacakes118__28130f68d543e81fc9fe48d5d6a1ed8d.exe
Size 1.0MB
Sample260920-11axlseq4t
SHA256 b864a948cbd655a806d13b1c48d735b28d60b0f946e0163bb98df7b1d606f84e
MD5 28130f68d543e81fc9fe48d5d6a1ed8d
SHA1 d230545ab768fadcb648dab1cdb14554c13cb2bb
SHA512 e41dc25cf2d2cd350976dd4fae90d04d00f10cac4f7e4b78cb5f3f84b079faa30a4e2cec4722ac41c7298e69af9cd99781c19d4707a591f70e46f8d2552f59a8
SSDEEP 24576:B1uFhCwUuqDluBMfEhJX3z5mKhwbLeoMp:shxqDosEL3F/w+p
TLSH
T12C35336338E2AA5BD26342B652319BF2FBF4938D4071EA65072D8DF8A91F09BC305D51
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-1-5-21-681733028-2344970462-962213935-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	jaffacakes118__28130f68d543e81fc9fe48d5d6a1ed8d.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3760	smes.exe
1264	smes.exe
4172	smes.exe
1380	smes.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

pid	Process
5300	jaffacakes118__28130f68d543e81fc9fe48d5d6a1ed8d.exe
5300	jaffacakes118__28130f68d543e81fc9fe48d5d6a1ed8d.exe
4172	smes.exe
1380	smes.exe
1380	smes.exe
1380	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
4016	cmd.exe
6028	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	smes.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	jaffacakes118__28130f68d543e81fc9fe48d5d6a1ed8d.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.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
5300	jaffacakes118__28130f68d543e81fc9fe48d5d6a1ed8d.exe
5300	jaffacakes118__28130f68d543e81fc9fe48d5d6a1ed8d.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3760	smes.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1264	smes.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4172	smes.exe
Token: 33	4172	smes.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4172	smes.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1380	smes.exe
1380	smes.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5300 wrote to memory of 4016	5300	jaffacakes118__28130f68d543e81fc9fe48d5d6a1ed8d.exe	88
PID 5300 wrote to memory of 6028	5300	jaffacakes118__28130f68d543e81fc9fe48d5d6a1ed8d.exe	90
PID 4016 wrote to memory of 3760	4016	cmd.exe	92
PID 4016 wrote to memory of 1264	4016	cmd.exe	93
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 1380	4172	smes.exe	96

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118__28130f68d543e81fc9fe48d5d6a1ed8d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118__28130f68d543e81fc9fe48d5d6a1ed8d.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5300
- 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:4016
- - C:\ProgramData\smes\smes.exe
    smes.exe -install
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3760
- - C:\ProgramData\smes\smes.exe
    smes.exe -start
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1264
- 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:6028

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:4172
- 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:1380

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 718B
SHA256 58ea7e766662ed6cd9274313db7824261e16246b2b0d232b973d8e76a1291e43
MD5 0318d2f94f0145e80c51bfbb3aed769d
SHA1 ba8ec32df73b8539eeca46f39e29a4e9af371ea1
SHA512 00312951c03f6f0caf88d7ad0537c7b29c425d4b4ba08975f2d7a1ac222aa15611488b7fd7b31229aada46d4c0df4d68affe8bdbd860f7aadcaa03e39ead312b
TLSH
T1DB011556444D815F10716179ADFE23E0F1F34236820AC161676BEC4E1D8C703C90C71B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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KWSSVC.log

Path C:\ProgramData\smes\KWSSVC.log
Size 356B
SHA256 9d16aa0888ddc97d9a34ae22407400326aafcc7bd22a4b3e354e07da63a2bbdb
MD5 045bf75e46e138e5b5abe31ba81e3090
SHA1 5314da430d7a9f22d524759e605ef123e9774709
SHA512 be8433d192da9f562e187af380085c715cbaf6e1bbcc7997cfe3cff73fcbd2d4a90fdf2e93cc7557fa725f5819be19775afb3fe34362d1e4e623f67c85282c01
TLSH
T1B8E01A0B53F0709C68051184EBCD6ACD371A772C24ACE1A72B6024300A93E1E8688134
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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KWSSVC.log

Path C:\ProgramData\smes\KWSSVC.log
Size 448B
SHA256 852ed5c7167a1be97520c3e0bedd7de3e7bc389b6d18252397177c8882a58126
MD5 170b02a551f3c3b97b7bc985f2186c8c
SHA1 955c30bf3123b727ce9929e69f5e5537e5c91329
SHA512 f6c90158b814f68af3e10bd008b965d05ad44636b5bb0d893b61f45f2798cd819ca2d20894b911f0a82973ea737354fa984878db7c2b2ee666e60e522ccc42bc
TLSH
T11CF0304B53F070DC69051584EB8D76CD771A772C25ACF1A72B7024300AD3E2E868C135
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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KWSSVC.log

Path C:\ProgramData\smes\KWSSVC.log
Size 546B
SHA256 e443759172b6468f916f219cd859ecd285ad5b00ef24555d5acc75e052270b9d
MD5 8f72758a139f894194969312a9b796a0
SHA1 3bfca436b04678420a82074e37a4ea851d7df520
SHA512 c77e1a30163fdfd84045f309c140f6c85808cdaa5e640e6b94201dd68ef1671fedb75d53721875da9b518d5650888b12333321bd09425930f8d3bb5285922e9b
TLSH
T1ABF01D4B53F070DC69051584EBCD76CD771A772C25ACE1AB2B6024300AD3E2E8688135
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
MD5 SHA1 SHA512

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AccessControl.dll

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsnA554.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\nsnA554.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 6956eef10282725781f089d26aabeebd07515fc933ff6373c104791e0b19c24c
MD5 2804c9df77583adb0866f6c61600bb15
SHA1 6c0aaa6dede332ce2c7d9cc02916c4c783c0803c
SHA512 088cd5178907ffd494cdd9d5f42ed5e16fa457f5921361b9cea7e8c5c24c4d8e9cb848dc4ea88ddedcc7a54b13e06fcef3846f7d6f2842eec0ccdd700737ddc5
TLSH
T163C02BA00141CA0E0C50D72B0B22018B70C959312A8F2F30233244C1212360AF1C4145
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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memory/1380-48-0x00000000020B0000-0x0000000002121000-memory.dmp

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memory/5300-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010003000-memory.dmp

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