44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6

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
submitted
24/09/2026, 04:31

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General

Target
jaffacakes118_44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6.exe
Size 48KB
Sample260924-e5gp3a1w9m
SHA256 44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6
MD5 a9d7bd6656b0db4fd13778f8fa295b4b
SHA1 64511d1cb9aa5d2490e7d8855fef71138a0aad5e
SHA512 4df8d5bc84980e260b18675e31e6237f9ad9bb89ae23f20629195e279ac627c95674c7cbcb6949ae962f0353a8746d97a4ae10d15e155ebdbaf0600ba25d4b68
SSDEEP 384:OEygJWpxvrt765s6Zh4MH8Lj9pFgyaLL1DnwM8FwXrnY2t5oo:ODgJQrt7us6ZhHHwjOLhnwM8MrY2t5H
TLSH
T181234B8B751568F2DAEE023431B7AB135FBD8D3097BD98E3CBE72D856D311468424A0B
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
4760	thermaltinck.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\thermaltinc.dll	jaffacakes118_44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\thermaltinck.exe	jaffacakes118_44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6.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
5380	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_44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6.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
4380	jaffacakes118_44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6.exe
4380	jaffacakes118_44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4380 wrote to memory of 4760	4380	jaffacakes118_44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6.exe	90
PID 4380 wrote to memory of 5380	4380	jaffacakes118_44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4380
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\thermaltinck.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\thermaltinck.exe ˜‰
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4760
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6.exe.bat
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5380

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_44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6.exe.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6.exe.bat
Size 274B
SHA256 fc60f2b76c60349b22c683f1f68a637e2a57e576be5714ba6f9537d6bf69079f
MD5 58baf7d37b95d567a70da9f17367104d
SHA1 39f487c67fb175de5a3b82217a2879cac241c0db
SHA512 f0365fb81270f588cc97cfc5e9d8bb84927426f80131adb4ebdd431aec12e560a468522c1d74506f7d757b27ab41d73a818641f9a636cacc868439a84ed4776e
TLSH
T127D02B50A6E28A8D0C00D20F0C24868F422C8D74239C2E2D6130CC8816D091CB2C234C
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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thermaltinck.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\thermaltinck.exe
Size 48KB
SHA256 44290d0c2ff2056544df264858c0ca1efa3bf1d70817c2ce84eb6d48ff87b8b6
MD5 a9d7bd6656b0db4fd13778f8fa295b4b
SHA1 64511d1cb9aa5d2490e7d8855fef71138a0aad5e
SHA512 4df8d5bc84980e260b18675e31e6237f9ad9bb89ae23f20629195e279ac627c95674c7cbcb6949ae962f0353a8746d97a4ae10d15e155ebdbaf0600ba25d4b68
SSDEEP 384:OEygJWpxvrt765s6Zh4MH8Lj9pFgyaLL1DnwM8FwXrnY2t5oo:ODgJQrt7us6ZhHHwjOLhnwM8MrY2t5H
TLSH
T181234B8B751568F2DAEE023431B7AB135FBD8D3097BD98E3CBE72D856D311468424A0B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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