Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/09/2026, 07:02

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_931a71a3a20344bba3c7587004d1be1f6be93090e530814960d938d48e1e6202.exe
  • Size 1.4MB
  • Sample260924-ht2smsgd23
  • SHA256 931a71a3a20344bba3c7587004d1be1f6be93090e530814960d938d48e1e6202
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • amadey

Version
  • 3.89

Botnet
  • fb0fb8

C2
  • http://77.91.68.52

Attributes
  • install_dir

    fefffe8cea

  • install_file

    explonde.exe

  • strings_key

    916aae73606d7a9e02a1d3b47c199688

  • url_paths

    /mac/index.php

rc4.plain

Extracted

Family
  • redline

Botnet
  • tako

C2
  • 77.91.124.82:19071

Attributes
  • auth_value

    16854b02cdb03e2ff7ae309c47b75f84

Extracted

Family
  • amadey

Version
  • 3.89

Botnet
  • daf753

C2
  • http://77.91.68.78

Attributes
  • install_dir

    cb378487cf

  • install_file

    legota.exe

  • strings_key

    f3785cbeef2013b6724eed349fd316ba

  • url_paths

    /help/index.php

rc4.plain

Extracted

Family
  • smokeloader

Version
  • 2022

C2
  • http://77.91.68.29/fks/

rc4.i32
rc4.i32

Signatures

  • Family: Amadey

    Amadey bot is a simple trojan bot primarily used for collecting reconnaissance information.

  • Family: Healer

    Healer an antivirus disabler dropper.

  • Family: Mystic

    Mystic is an infostealer written in C++.

  • Family: RedLine

    RedLine Stealer is a malware family written in C#, first appearing in early 2020.

  • Family: SmokeLoader

    Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.

  • Detect Mystic stealer payload 3 IoCs
  • Detects Amadey x86-bit Payload 2 IoCs
  • Detects Healer an antivirus disabler dropper 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • RedLine payload 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 18 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 35 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 27 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 59 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_931a71a3a20344bba3c7587004d1be1f6be93090e530814960d938d48e1e6202.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_931a71a3a20344bba3c7587004d1be1f6be93090e530814960d938d48e1e6202.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4572
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4104
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe"
        2⤵
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5868
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\z9138498.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\z9138498.exe
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5096
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\z2400594.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\z2400594.exe
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3400
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP002.TMP\z3523087.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP002.TMP\z3523087.exe
              5⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Adds Run key to start application
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2536
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP003.TMP\z7636679.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP003.TMP\z7636679.exe
                6⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Adds Run key to start application
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2732
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP004.TMP\q5484953.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP004.TMP\q5484953.exe
                  7⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:1636
                  • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
                    "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe"
                    8⤵
                    • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
                    • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
                    • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings
                    • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:5860
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP004.TMP\r6209995.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP004.TMP\r6209995.exe
                  7⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:1948
                  • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
                    "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe"
                    8⤵
                      PID:2792
                    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
                      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe"
                      8⤵
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      PID:4880
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP003.TMP\s9594767.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP003.TMP\s9594767.exe
                  6⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:732
                  • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
                    "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
                    PID:4080
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP002.TMP\t8244893.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP002.TMP\t8244893.exe
                5⤵
                • Checks computer location settings
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:3848
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explonde.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explonde.exe"
                  6⤵
                  • Checks computer location settings
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4952
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                    "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /SC MINUTE /MO 1 /TN explonde.exe /TR "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explonde.exe" /F
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:372
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k echo Y|CACLS "explonde.exe" /P "Admin:N"&&CACLS "explonde.exe" /P "Admin:R" /E&&echo Y|CACLS "..\fefffe8cea" /P "Admin:N"&&CACLS "..\fefffe8cea" /P "Admin:R" /E&&Exit
                    7⤵
                    • Executes a command shell one-liner
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:4404
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo Y"
                      8⤵
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      PID:116
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
                      CACLS "explonde.exe" /P "Admin:N"
                      8⤵
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      PID:5680
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
                      CACLS "explonde.exe" /P "Admin:R" /E
                      8⤵
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      PID:3480
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo Y"
                      8⤵
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      PID:1132
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
                      CACLS "..\fefffe8cea" /P "Admin:N"
                      8⤵
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      PID:3916
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
                      CACLS "..\fefffe8cea" /P "Admin:R" /E
                      8⤵
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      PID:1028
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\u2395045.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\u2395045.exe
              4⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:5112
              • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
                "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe"
                5⤵
                  PID:4300
                • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe
                  "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AppLaunch.exe"
                  5⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:1856
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\w0322128.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\w0322128.exe
              3⤵
              • Checks computer location settings
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3232
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb378487cf\legota.exe
                "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb378487cf\legota.exe"
                4⤵
                • Checks computer location settings
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:5940
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /SC MINUTE /MO 1 /TN legota.exe /TR "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb378487cf\legota.exe" /F
                  5⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                  PID:5084
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k echo Y|CACLS "legota.exe" /P "Admin:N"&&CACLS "legota.exe" /P "Admin:R" /E&&echo Y|CACLS "..\cb378487cf" /P "Admin:N"&&CACLS "..\cb378487cf" /P "Admin:R" /E&&Exit
                  5⤵
                  • Executes a command shell one-liner
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:5300
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo Y"
                    6⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:3124
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
                    CACLS "legota.exe" /P "Admin:N"
                    6⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:1044
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
                    CACLS "legota.exe" /P "Admin:R" /E
                    6⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:4292
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo Y"
                    6⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:4432
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
                    CACLS "..\cb378487cf" /P "Admin:N"
                    6⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:4668
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
                    CACLS "..\cb378487cf" /P "Admin:R" /E
                    6⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:4672
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb378487cf\legota.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb378487cf\legota.exe
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:4584
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wsbrcui
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wsbrcui
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5160
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explonde.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explonde.exe
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:3512
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb378487cf\legota.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb378487cf\legota.exe
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:5376
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb378487cf\legota.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb378487cf\legota.exe
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:4228
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explonde.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explonde.exe
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:3532

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              w0322128.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\w0322128.exe
              • Size 219KB
              • SHA256 40ff20f391de89b6604882de34b20f32e78d6ead62c4587b3fa968c6c21e03d3
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              z9138498.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\z9138498.exe
              • Size 1.0MB
              • SHA256 d3d0077fb6a315b2703ce6f57405ebb2ba7cf2c570b6b7c0a6bf029220422bf1
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              u2395045.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\u2395045.exe
              • Size 420KB
              • SHA256 56635744293026fa3c6756f370ebb04bf562f8c2c45719c24b85feeb2a2243c2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              z2400594.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP001.TMP\z2400594.exe
              • Size 776KB
              • SHA256 dff95dfbb18fcb019d299bfcd179e093410df09fc31502892e5684bfb3bf2edc
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              t8244893.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP002.TMP\t8244893.exe
              • Size 219KB
              • SHA256 53f129d7c6b008406a6214c261e45c06dfc1cd7dc36639018e37b07416bf5f7c
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              z3523087.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP002.TMP\z3523087.exe
              • Size 594KB
              • SHA256 ac05d5baf72d77751a3c4ddcf620ad30128893b0f243e170c4bec5399b640d59
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              s9594767.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP003.TMP\s9594767.exe
              • Size 276KB
              • SHA256 aac91edf984b421ae9c1f5afbce4e41c5574e8fd0ca6115084ecc409e8d2de1f
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              z7636679.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP003.TMP\z7636679.exe
              • Size 351KB
              • SHA256 d49570776032045c7dbab00cc358dfdb59cb385c56372f3ad7da1d3b3e6e75b3
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              q5484953.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP004.TMP\q5484953.exe
              • Size 257KB
              • SHA256 1cbf958ffc664f913cefc797dd61d8bcc502416eabe4ae48f3de10018daf63eb
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              r6209995.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP004.TMP\r6209995.exe
              • Size 386KB
              • SHA256 0b906ace02e39665e93e74cff05a8e44491a35675e5f82eca0e09cdf03fcae25
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              wsbrcui

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wsbrcui
              • Size 101KB
              • SHA256 dc5ac8d4d6d5b230ab73415c80439b4da77da1cfde18214ef601897f661abdac
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/1856-82-0x0000000005310000-0x000000000541A000-memory.dmp

              memory/1856-85-0x0000000005420000-0x000000000546C000-memory.dmp

              memory/1856-83-0x0000000005240000-0x0000000005252000-memory.dmp

              memory/1856-81-0x0000000005820000-0x0000000005E38000-memory.dmp

              memory/1856-84-0x00000000052A0000-0x00000000052DC000-memory.dmp

              memory/1856-67-0x0000000002A00000-0x0000000002A06000-memory.dmp

              memory/1856-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

              memory/3284-94-0x00000000013A0000-0x00000000013A1000-memory.dmp

              memory/3284-87-0x0000000007AB0000-0x0000000007AC6000-memory.dmp

              memory/4080-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

              memory/4880-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

              memory/4880-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

              memory/4880-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

              memory/5860-39-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp

              memory/5868-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000053A000-memory.dmp

              memory/5868-80-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000053A000-memory.dmp

              memory/5868-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000053A000-memory.dmp

              memory/5868-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000053A000-memory.dmp

              memory/5868-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000053A000-memory.dmp