a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
126s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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24/09/2026, 23:47

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General

Target
jaffacakes118_a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb.exe
Size 44KB
Sample260924-3s7bysvdlc
SHA256 a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb
MD5 a604e98f431ea3ef04203ca5fb313414
SHA1 a4639588c4692e3aaf3455b70b1242689ec1cecc
SHA512 1ff9d80ca1363d1ef4b902f99327c3e6d5607aec7b51ec14aa6e4a603bc120d86e323fc0e2eac93b6469ae1618e05eda630a9b41d4b0b305ac8f4da4a54ae16c
SSDEEP 384:bkX0E8W7RvrtIlFcel2uplI+XKi2LvtXpct5Gvj:bZE8CrtIlFcSplETLvlat5G
TLSH
T11D13188B6A21C8F3D38986B4779B172B1FAB6D3416A6CDD2DBA31BD57C208D05C32113
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

8^/10

discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation

Malware Config

Signatures

Event Triggered Execution: AppInit DLLs 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by AppInit DLLs loaded into processes.
persistence privilege_escalation

AppInit DLLs
T1546.010

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3112	theraltek.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\theraltek.exe	jaffacakes118_a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\theralte.dll	jaffacakes118_a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb.exe

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.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
3272	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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	jaffacakes118_a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	theraltek.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4256	jaffacakes118_a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb.exe
4256	jaffacakes118_a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4256 wrote to memory of 3112	4256	jaffacakes118_a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb.exe	89
PID 4256 wrote to memory of 3272	4256	jaffacakes118_a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb.exe	90

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4256
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\theraltek.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\theraltek.exe ˜‰
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3112
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb.exe.bat
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3272

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

AppInit DLLs

T1546.010

Privilege Escalation

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

AppInit DLLs

T1546.010

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

jaffacakes118_a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb.exe.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb.exe.bat
Size 274B
SHA256 525144c7314e91fda67ad1b6a36aa4d42607525537434f9e57fc71cd18c8464b
MD5 61bd240383fbc9def214d355b45378c4
SHA1 a2f89e3ad712a0c21efc2c83b4927240d6e1f27a
SHA512 7e1b1d25ff8a843ea80284b21f0ea8a39a5ac5e223a86d401a0a59417991abf29f68975fb62455f13a1eda8af77d98d2eb850c545014ce14e465a47c68af9848
TLSH
T1D2D02BC003938F711444845F0EBC1B9FC4213A27AA892B61072247C2017302DE29FF08
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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theraltek.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\theraltek.exe
Size 44KB
SHA256 a9b8016c936d8de60c1bd26db6c50c97e280a196fadd1e34742c645af5c073cb
MD5 a604e98f431ea3ef04203ca5fb313414
SHA1 a4639588c4692e3aaf3455b70b1242689ec1cecc
SHA512 1ff9d80ca1363d1ef4b902f99327c3e6d5607aec7b51ec14aa6e4a603bc120d86e323fc0e2eac93b6469ae1618e05eda630a9b41d4b0b305ac8f4da4a54ae16c
SSDEEP 384:bkX0E8W7RvrtIlFcel2uplI+XKi2LvtXpct5Gvj:bZE8CrtIlFcSplETLvlat5G
TLSH
T11D13188B6A21C8F3D38986B4779B172B1FAB6D3416A6CDD2DBA31BD57C208D05C32113
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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