f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
140s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
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24/09/2026, 04:29

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General

Target
jaffacakes118_f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879.exe
Size 44KB
Sample260924-e4ejba1w7q
SHA256 f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879
MD5 6056252d271d134566c9097cba5191ce
SHA1 6e107b433a352e77e7df1743f6723215a395247f
SHA512 80edfc5a7be94b555f6583603db3027e1a9e37b8b8485990a56594a1ee95cc22f66dbce490ac3438c4770a7aea51e1a3df60ad09b4e9aa4637a09c320b959ad0
SSDEEP 384:YAHcR4N/x7vNgdhOxWD4d7s0n8crY2OsDUxa0Zlxpct5N:s4JjNgd2Wkhs0n8crhOsDUw0Zjat5
TLSH
T193133C0AEA4264B2C4CF0230309F9526AFBA4D3476FB56DBCD5B9D8C7C30599DC39226
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
2996	catowerk.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catower.dll	jaffacakes118_f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe	jaffacakes118_f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe	jaffacakes118_f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879.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
3940	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_f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879.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 960 wrote to memory of 2996	960	jaffacakes118_f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879.exe	87
PID 960 wrote to memory of 3940	960	jaffacakes118_f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879.exe	99

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:960
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\catowerk.exe ˜‰
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2996
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879.exe.bat
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3940

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_f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879.exe.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879.exe.bat
Size 274B
SHA256 0b26dbfe0571a39b96a7f208eecbe1dd7e054d8be62d02968806daeaca1a3576
MD5 641b685915e30ba6a4c5a2046e4d82cf
SHA1 f5d70c4efe69c0cadf357c88c241b6d0a3a68a2b
SHA512 dc8879b0078c30b3fd267bbd2694c84a0651f8bc9594b445fe3d04f57f12995cfe0e2dc0a78d281dadadc310f69d1041b38e9ba48faf8fac04b37d2063e2907e
TLSH
T1ABD02B40835AC6127510C40B44B925485360D6D8B64A3E1B5533C9F861D2318E3EE684
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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catowerk.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe
Size 44KB
SHA256 f46378cfdd4d1b44b5ecbbf9598692144a3d699907a5fcb9b6b964902a035879
MD5 6056252d271d134566c9097cba5191ce
SHA1 6e107b433a352e77e7df1743f6723215a395247f
SHA512 80edfc5a7be94b555f6583603db3027e1a9e37b8b8485990a56594a1ee95cc22f66dbce490ac3438c4770a7aea51e1a3df60ad09b4e9aa4637a09c320b959ad0
SSDEEP 384:YAHcR4N/x7vNgdhOxWD4d7s0n8crY2OsDUxa0Zlxpct5N:s4JjNgd2Wkhs0n8crhOsDUw0Zjat5
TLSH
T193133C0AEA4264B2C4CF0230309F9526AFBA4D3476FB56DBCD5B9D8C7C30599DC39226
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH