48e5acea2b7414d55c09b73cd20dd3ab984f43a6a62c423a485dfedf3bf8dda9

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, 04:37

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General

Target
jaffacakes118_48e5acea2b7414d55c09b73cd20dd3ab984f43a6a62c423a485dfedf3bf8dda9.exe
Size 44KB
Sample260924-e872esyfrd
SHA256 48e5acea2b7414d55c09b73cd20dd3ab984f43a6a62c423a485dfedf3bf8dda9
MD5 67eb10e366bf498237a93b318758e6a3
SHA1 00ad3c67588e82a2c997ec7f8267cc7351558fb9
SHA512 70d3503a66904b61b9721e430af51d8368c1480f41f0ad81344bfefaec87540905a1147a5c1f6d38aa657c46bb10191cd8c087930fde6b4d76b3e82461308126
SSDEEP 384:mKTInWJa+vNghlKjRzXKyl4SFy88OR5l7Fpct5bS:s5SNg3Klayl4ayNOR5FFat5bS
TLSH
T1D7134D0BE74194B1C9DF0134389B59279FB90D3436FB4ADBCE57AA886D30499EC39217
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
3528	catowerk.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catower.dll	jaffacakes118_48e5acea2b7414d55c09b73cd20dd3ab984f43a6a62c423a485dfedf3bf8dda9.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe	jaffacakes118_48e5acea2b7414d55c09b73cd20dd3ab984f43a6a62c423a485dfedf3bf8dda9.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
4572	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_48e5acea2b7414d55c09b73cd20dd3ab984f43a6a62c423a485dfedf3bf8dda9.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 5836 wrote to memory of 3528	5836	jaffacakes118_48e5acea2b7414d55c09b73cd20dd3ab984f43a6a62c423a485dfedf3bf8dda9.exe	87
PID 5836 wrote to memory of 4572	5836	jaffacakes118_48e5acea2b7414d55c09b73cd20dd3ab984f43a6a62c423a485dfedf3bf8dda9.exe	90

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_48e5acea2b7414d55c09b73cd20dd3ab984f43a6a62c423a485dfedf3bf8dda9.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_48e5acea2b7414d55c09b73cd20dd3ab984f43a6a62c423a485dfedf3bf8dda9.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5836
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\catowerk.exe ˜‰
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3528
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_48e5acea2b7414d55c09b73cd20dd3ab984f43a6a62c423a485dfedf3bf8dda9.exe.bat
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4572

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_48e5acea2b7414d55c09b73cd20dd3ab984f43a6a62c423a485dfedf3bf8dda9.exe.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_48e5acea2b7414d55c09b73cd20dd3ab984f43a6a62c423a485dfedf3bf8dda9.exe.bat
Size 274B
SHA256 421ddc5eb23885e9df1cc537e527f5ff47a2d4e7631aaaabcb29c4d252168717
MD5 c3e01edb138cde521a1298e93cce8a91
SHA1 0c050f72568f0ef376d62886b362792c755360b3
SHA512 42a901354bb70e6f2afeb6cbadb57e40c076f8da0fb40473b4ca47848dcf1f266cd24b7b2ce80c1a070d0c3fd557d062346bcc6cf35f13a3d1e5ea4a274882cd
TLSH
T112D02B2C1951CC651C70F01F077C0ACCD69119111E893F111633C5EE31E0038A1C3748
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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catowerk.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\catowerk.exe
Size 44KB
SHA256 48e5acea2b7414d55c09b73cd20dd3ab984f43a6a62c423a485dfedf3bf8dda9
MD5 67eb10e366bf498237a93b318758e6a3
SHA1 00ad3c67588e82a2c997ec7f8267cc7351558fb9
SHA512 70d3503a66904b61b9721e430af51d8368c1480f41f0ad81344bfefaec87540905a1147a5c1f6d38aa657c46bb10191cd8c087930fde6b4d76b3e82461308126
SSDEEP 384:mKTInWJa+vNghlKjRzXKyl4SFy88OR5l7Fpct5bS:s5SNg3Klayl4ayNOR5FFat5bS
TLSH
T1D7134D0BE74194B1C9DF0134389B59279FB90D3436FB4ADBCE57AA886D30499EC39217
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH