437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
125s
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, 04:26

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General

Target
jaffacakes118_437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3.exe
Size 48KB
Sample260924-e2zfps1w4p
SHA256 437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3
MD5 7bd93a16b4c77e0a6bae327d0c35dfc4
SHA1 c0c99db3c3a0543c1414c61c5cf93acd1ac6124d
SHA512 f6e7bab104b850efc777787703f88a6bdc544179a6285e97be9c6b9259a56ed907ebcb1986d51958278aa8d05c0e7d062a2bb7d4a397d7890fb9ee5bf86d8545
SSDEEP 384:dEygJWpxvrtmicLU1aWWT0wN7vYGRohs/HR7aeSH2t59O:dDgJQrtQAXWT00RH/HRXSH2t5
TLSH
T159236C4B2605BCF2D9ED053431B7AB124BBD4D30D67D99A3CFFB2E9A2C312464924A07
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
1084	thermaltinck.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\thermaltinc.dll	jaffacakes118_437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\thermaltinck.exe	jaffacakes118_437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3.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
3488	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_437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	thermaltinck.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4944	jaffacakes118_437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3.exe
4944	jaffacakes118_437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 1084	4944	jaffacakes118_437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3.exe	88
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 3488	4944	jaffacakes118_437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4944
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\thermaltinck.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\thermaltinck.exe ˜‰
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1084
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3.exe.bat
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3488

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_437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3.exe.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3.exe.bat
Size 274B
SHA256 a7aa40d3b7dab4b0e4a6287ac0ea964aaa43ec8bc51ed4e36698c266e5c53b02
MD5 19ebf443be48d1504a63ea37dea3a722
SHA1 6398d419b1890eeafb5e665c42fe1d345d7950f7
SHA512 1647ab2f2425e8794295b46054541d6af9f4d1b8faf95401255b50a104f51451f3dccd3f063d40c8617d81a5198f3261075b5957080a7462528cdb380828b45b
TLSH
T16AD02B494201C82B950CDC6F447E7607D182055E3BC82E310634C8C212F2016738D346
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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thermaltinck.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\thermaltinck.exe
Size 48KB
SHA256 437f8ae0c25067c9a3ad63f7dd77700d0a83cacb5ab35a0655a508e241b5d6d3
MD5 7bd93a16b4c77e0a6bae327d0c35dfc4
SHA1 c0c99db3c3a0543c1414c61c5cf93acd1ac6124d
SHA512 f6e7bab104b850efc777787703f88a6bdc544179a6285e97be9c6b9259a56ed907ebcb1986d51958278aa8d05c0e7d062a2bb7d4a397d7890fb9ee5bf86d8545
SSDEEP 384:dEygJWpxvrtmicLU1aWWT0wN7vYGRohs/HR7aeSH2t59O:dDgJQrtQAXWT00RH/HRXSH2t5
TLSH
T159236C4B2605BCF2D9ED053431B7AB124BBD4D30D67D99A3CFFB2E9A2C312464924A07
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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