9e4a5e5565fa5b33a89fe006a8e12aa3f4fec4b83d6a9eb2847d5941db30e3b4

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
144s
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, 04:27

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General

Target
jaffacakes118_9e4a5e5565fa5b33a89fe006a8e12aa3f4fec4b83d6a9eb2847d5941db30e3b4.exe
Size 44KB
Sample260924-e3ahzaea44
SHA256 9e4a5e5565fa5b33a89fe006a8e12aa3f4fec4b83d6a9eb2847d5941db30e3b4
MD5 af2d7b389a513cbe89fa1cdc32b50229
SHA1 f23bc56753f73663e06a7dcb938051d432099655
SHA512 e00595bad9a5a414cc778f5e15f4b996a12d805aba0f8908d8ae425946930570cbbfa70866719b1732d386da6552169e51052a547009bd7b30e2946ed0b4cf4c
SSDEEP 384:YAHcR4N/x7vNgdhOxWD4d7s0n8crY2OsDUxa0Zlxpct5E:s4JjNgd2Wkhs0n8crhOsDUw0Zjat5
TLSH
T111133C0AEA4264B2C4CF0230309F5526AFBA4D3476FB56DBCD5B9D8C7C30599DC39226
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
5372	catowerk.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catower.dll	jaffacakes118_9e4a5e5565fa5b33a89fe006a8e12aa3f4fec4b83d6a9eb2847d5941db30e3b4.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe	jaffacakes118_9e4a5e5565fa5b33a89fe006a8e12aa3f4fec4b83d6a9eb2847d5941db30e3b4.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
5440	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_9e4a5e5565fa5b33a89fe006a8e12aa3f4fec4b83d6a9eb2847d5941db30e3b4.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	catowerk.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4936 wrote to memory of 5372	4936	jaffacakes118_9e4a5e5565fa5b33a89fe006a8e12aa3f4fec4b83d6a9eb2847d5941db30e3b4.exe	89
PID 4936 wrote to memory of 5440	4936	jaffacakes118_9e4a5e5565fa5b33a89fe006a8e12aa3f4fec4b83d6a9eb2847d5941db30e3b4.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_9e4a5e5565fa5b33a89fe006a8e12aa3f4fec4b83d6a9eb2847d5941db30e3b4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_9e4a5e5565fa5b33a89fe006a8e12aa3f4fec4b83d6a9eb2847d5941db30e3b4.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4936
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\catowerk.exe ˜‰
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5372
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_9e4a5e5565fa5b33a89fe006a8e12aa3f4fec4b83d6a9eb2847d5941db30e3b4.exe.bat
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5440

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_9e4a5e5565fa5b33a89fe006a8e12aa3f4fec4b83d6a9eb2847d5941db30e3b4.exe.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_9e4a5e5565fa5b33a89fe006a8e12aa3f4fec4b83d6a9eb2847d5941db30e3b4.exe.bat
Size 274B
SHA256 356f14337beed4acd139ffa1a600f0060e821a5239a15c562b2e839c3356429c
MD5 1e3f7a261ed80fd5c05cc651802f8ccd
SHA1 fdce6ed9efc8e53b390ff95a7bb2635daa6527d2
SHA512 2be5ab63dd5ae6e1557415a5ccec0208c31b8f9e4117266230fdf6fc2ae05c9cf552789326360eb00f274f7498a66286d132e867e6201386d707287f8c973be5
TLSH
T112D02BC0E251C8579814FA1F113452CD42326EB43AAD1F220511E2D731F0138E2EBF0A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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catowerk.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe
Size 44KB
SHA256 9e4a5e5565fa5b33a89fe006a8e12aa3f4fec4b83d6a9eb2847d5941db30e3b4
MD5 af2d7b389a513cbe89fa1cdc32b50229
SHA1 f23bc56753f73663e06a7dcb938051d432099655
SHA512 e00595bad9a5a414cc778f5e15f4b996a12d805aba0f8908d8ae425946930570cbbfa70866719b1732d386da6552169e51052a547009bd7b30e2946ed0b4cf4c
SSDEEP 384:YAHcR4N/x7vNgdhOxWD4d7s0n8crY2OsDUxa0Zlxpct5E:s4JjNgd2Wkhs0n8crhOsDUw0Zjat5
TLSH
T111133C0AEA4264B2C4CF0230309F5526AFBA4D3476FB56DBCD5B9D8C7C30599DC39226
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH