cc0f571ab65dc8966f3d5a03b0fe4f7f64e120f6b84bc533d8b4eca2ec2ae2c8

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
140s
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, 04:34

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General

Target
jaffacakes118_cc0f571ab65dc8966f3d5a03b0fe4f7f64e120f6b84bc533d8b4eca2ec2ae2c8.exe
Size 44KB
Sample260924-e7ey9ayxav
SHA256 cc0f571ab65dc8966f3d5a03b0fe4f7f64e120f6b84bc533d8b4eca2ec2ae2c8
MD5 35e4802ed5f432c28a638fd7dfcdcf57
SHA1 79853bd4a4847e2d014ff2207e3d87963ff6581a
SHA512 e84349779e584e0bf0f7eef6acde6e358d3df64f19a91d94fa92b546f5a55b36b041a70f02e263bda599c4babe9bca14e0c10685bad90d399620567be51b7b1b
SSDEEP 384:mKTInWJa+vNghlKjRzXKyl4SFy88OR5l7Fpct5bH:s5SNg3Klayl4ayNOR5FFat5bH
TLSH
T1A8134D0BE74194B1C9DE0134389B95279FB90D3436FB4ADBCF57AA886D30499EC39217
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
3436	catowerk.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catower.dll	jaffacakes118_cc0f571ab65dc8966f3d5a03b0fe4f7f64e120f6b84bc533d8b4eca2ec2ae2c8.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe	jaffacakes118_cc0f571ab65dc8966f3d5a03b0fe4f7f64e120f6b84bc533d8b4eca2ec2ae2c8.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
2812	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_cc0f571ab65dc8966f3d5a03b0fe4f7f64e120f6b84bc533d8b4eca2ec2ae2c8.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 4324 wrote to memory of 3436	4324	jaffacakes118_cc0f571ab65dc8966f3d5a03b0fe4f7f64e120f6b84bc533d8b4eca2ec2ae2c8.exe	89
PID 4324 wrote to memory of 2812	4324	jaffacakes118_cc0f571ab65dc8966f3d5a03b0fe4f7f64e120f6b84bc533d8b4eca2ec2ae2c8.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_cc0f571ab65dc8966f3d5a03b0fe4f7f64e120f6b84bc533d8b4eca2ec2ae2c8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_cc0f571ab65dc8966f3d5a03b0fe4f7f64e120f6b84bc533d8b4eca2ec2ae2c8.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4324
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\catowerk.exe ˜‰
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3436
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_cc0f571ab65dc8966f3d5a03b0fe4f7f64e120f6b84bc533d8b4eca2ec2ae2c8.exe.bat
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2812

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_cc0f571ab65dc8966f3d5a03b0fe4f7f64e120f6b84bc533d8b4eca2ec2ae2c8.exe.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_cc0f571ab65dc8966f3d5a03b0fe4f7f64e120f6b84bc533d8b4eca2ec2ae2c8.exe.bat
Size 274B
SHA256 9a231cb2d317d65ea88667a4842b9151a2dbfce8d7bcf5c18e2e0e02d4f7be9b
MD5 0155d73c6c74736b195733dfb54b944e
SHA1 e056a3e6bc6b25e16243725e60beefe69d732b9f
SHA512 eea762be55fd508ec3687146c5a650e6fda0e3068e1e31782c7aeb32c3fc47d3765d078d390e3278640e67704c591ea7e11e5214482a98925128611212b365b1
TLSH
T175D02B91210986B72C01915F2465378DD0354DE8558C2F370710C6E8505005CB3C2F04
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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catowerk.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe
Size 44KB
SHA256 cc0f571ab65dc8966f3d5a03b0fe4f7f64e120f6b84bc533d8b4eca2ec2ae2c8
MD5 35e4802ed5f432c28a638fd7dfcdcf57
SHA1 79853bd4a4847e2d014ff2207e3d87963ff6581a
SHA512 e84349779e584e0bf0f7eef6acde6e358d3df64f19a91d94fa92b546f5a55b36b041a70f02e263bda599c4babe9bca14e0c10685bad90d399620567be51b7b1b
SSDEEP 384:mKTInWJa+vNghlKjRzXKyl4SFy88OR5l7Fpct5bH:s5SNg3Klayl4ayNOR5FFat5bH
TLSH
T1A8134D0BE74194B1C9DE0134389B95279FB90D3436FB4ADBCF57AA886D30499EC39217
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH