Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/09/2026, 01:57

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_ab643f14938e680467ff4f7f661a95787e8b2970c8518ffcaf45146158ca0483.exe
  • Size 159KB
  • Sample260924-cdcwpaxgrd
  • SHA256 ab643f14938e680467ff4f7f661a95787e8b2970c8518ffcaf45146158ca0483
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Deletes itself 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 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 Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Modifies registry class 50 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_ab643f14938e680467ff4f7f661a95787e8b2970c8518ffcaf45146158ca0483.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_ab643f14938e680467ff4f7f661a95787e8b2970c8518ffcaf45146158ca0483.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4448
    • \??\c:\mstcs.exe
      c:\mstcs.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JAFFAC~1.EXE
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:564
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
        regsvr32 /s C:\Windows\PPLAYE~1.DLL
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:4692

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 108KB
        • SHA256 5a79a55e88ed93069c42fc8edaf3c92bc89396a4985450820d450db4614c5771
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        mstcs.exe

        • Path C:\mstcs.exe
        • Size 159KB
        • SHA256 ab643f14938e680467ff4f7f661a95787e8b2970c8518ffcaf45146158ca0483
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH