2d3736664d30c633644c7d6b704bdac006daf1c1381b793f777d281c1123146e

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
126s
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, 04:32

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General

Target
jaffacakes118_2d3736664d30c633644c7d6b704bdac006daf1c1381b793f777d281c1123146e.exe
Size 44KB
Sample260924-e6cgqs1x2r
SHA256 2d3736664d30c633644c7d6b704bdac006daf1c1381b793f777d281c1123146e
MD5 70bd04ae11c3a667a1d69e1d2c41f41e
SHA1 16399953719a9fc5c60d2f13d9fea2b5f3e1c600
SHA512 90cfce347dd99dd3bc1c810b65538db518a200ba3926400db0924864a8009eee621ab08e36c3806f28eb5997febf418ecf6150072e69fd043e9f71657bf5d17b
SSDEEP 384:YAHcR4N/x7vNgdhOxWD4d7s0n8crY2OsDUxa0Zlxpct5YD:s4JjNgd2Wkhs0n8crhOsDUw0Zjat5k
TLSH
T15C133B0AEA4264B2C4CF0230309F5526AFBA4D3476FB56DBCD5B9D8C7C30599DC39226
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
5896	catowerk.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catower.dll	jaffacakes118_2d3736664d30c633644c7d6b704bdac006daf1c1381b793f777d281c1123146e.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe	jaffacakes118_2d3736664d30c633644c7d6b704bdac006daf1c1381b793f777d281c1123146e.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
1852	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	catowerk.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	jaffacakes118_2d3736664d30c633644c7d6b704bdac006daf1c1381b793f777d281c1123146e.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 5896	3104	jaffacakes118_2d3736664d30c633644c7d6b704bdac006daf1c1381b793f777d281c1123146e.exe	89
PID 3104 wrote to memory of 1852	3104	jaffacakes118_2d3736664d30c633644c7d6b704bdac006daf1c1381b793f777d281c1123146e.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_2d3736664d30c633644c7d6b704bdac006daf1c1381b793f777d281c1123146e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_2d3736664d30c633644c7d6b704bdac006daf1c1381b793f777d281c1123146e.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3104
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\catowerk.exe ˜‰
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5896
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_2d3736664d30c633644c7d6b704bdac006daf1c1381b793f777d281c1123146e.exe.bat
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1852

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_2d3736664d30c633644c7d6b704bdac006daf1c1381b793f777d281c1123146e.exe.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_2d3736664d30c633644c7d6b704bdac006daf1c1381b793f777d281c1123146e.exe.bat
Size 274B
SHA256 06ec14ac4917ccb39b1d8988ec3a2a6ee89c8721d3acd8a3b0c851766ebf1d43
MD5 1ae203fc5e5b2c2a4c0e89c4110b7f7e
SHA1 cac2f953a78bd715ebe5d600732b9eed08bd27f7
SHA512 bbf0a5c53864d616f2119179f5913fefd61667eb5a27bc86fe8cc0196d37a626eff81de9bf815943adcb88e5f272c73dddf1dd4e50f9792f45a59bd890414348
TLSH
T17AD02BC24187894B5E51E9AF01B06F04416116AC3F9C2F3207B651C28071804FA83754
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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catowerk.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe
Size 44KB
SHA256 2d3736664d30c633644c7d6b704bdac006daf1c1381b793f777d281c1123146e
MD5 70bd04ae11c3a667a1d69e1d2c41f41e
SHA1 16399953719a9fc5c60d2f13d9fea2b5f3e1c600
SHA512 90cfce347dd99dd3bc1c810b65538db518a200ba3926400db0924864a8009eee621ab08e36c3806f28eb5997febf418ecf6150072e69fd043e9f71657bf5d17b
SSDEEP 384:YAHcR4N/x7vNgdhOxWD4d7s0n8crY2OsDUxa0Zlxpct5YD:s4JjNgd2Wkhs0n8crhOsDUw0Zjat5k
TLSH
T15C133B0AEA4264B2C4CF0230309F5526AFBA4D3476FB56DBCD5B9D8C7C30599DC39226
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH