Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/09/2026, 01:56

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_f439151cf4c24b8292131d9b14fe437cf39f03f010df377bd8f1d55c57c1f0aa.exe
  • Size 155KB
  • Sample260924-ccwbmsbf69
  • SHA256 f439151cf4c24b8292131d9b14fe437cf39f03f010df377bd8f1d55c57c1f0aa
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    BHOs are DLL modules which act as plugins for Internet Explorer.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 50 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_f439151cf4c24b8292131d9b14fe437cf39f03f010df377bd8f1d55c57c1f0aa.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_f439151cf4c24b8292131d9b14fe437cf39f03f010df377bd8f1d55c57c1f0aa.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3696
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmc.exe
      /c copy C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JAFFAC~1.EXE C:\Windows\mstcs.exe /Y&&C:\Windows\mstcs.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4928
      • C:\Windows\mstcs.exe
        C:\Windows\mstcs.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2904
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" /s C:\Windows\PPLAYE~1.DLL
          4⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry class
          PID:724
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmc.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\dmc.exe" /c del C:\Windows\mstcs.exe > nul
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3124
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmc.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\dmc.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JAFFAC~1.EXE > nul
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1148

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        PPlayer.2.1.58130.251.(508).dll

        • Path C:\Windows\PPlayer.2.1.58130.251.(508).dll
        • Size 107KB
        • SHA256 4d99e65d6e507ae4c9f34c0574f21816024c2aac6e92266e794e6044fc2c26e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dmc.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmc.exe
        • Size 247KB
        • SHA256 66c09b9350a906c30d45cf00e8193c6a65862736aceb55ef8c9eb6f2b1aeca53
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        mstcs.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\mstcs.exe
        • Size 155KB
        • SHA256 f439151cf4c24b8292131d9b14fe437cf39f03f010df377bd8f1d55c57c1f0aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH