Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    21s
  • 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, 08:35

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_0f938fc9df50f8ea3a407f14bd81c748dcddd7a8fc55854619fbfd4eefc4a9e0.exe
  • Size 320KB
  • Sample260924-khc19awz4n
  • SHA256 0f938fc9df50f8ea3a407f14bd81c748dcddd7a8fc55854619fbfd4eefc4a9e0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Checks for any installed AV software in registry 1 TTPs 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_0f938fc9df50f8ea3a407f14bd81c748dcddd7a8fc55854619fbfd4eefc4a9e0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_0f938fc9df50f8ea3a407f14bd81c748dcddd7a8fc55854619fbfd4eefc4a9e0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Checks for any installed AV software in registry
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2384
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cerses.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cerses.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1236
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\shchost.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\shchost.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2576
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\connins.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\connins.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3392

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        cerses.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cerses.exe
        • Size 20KB
        • SHA256 c557f8daeda4bec130fdb8393709802c59d60cbf1b927630c2663441ec6ebf90
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        connins.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\connins.exe
        • Size 320KB
        • SHA256 0f938fc9df50f8ea3a407f14bd81c748dcddd7a8fc55854619fbfd4eefc4a9e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        discard.ini

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\discard.ini
        • Size 137B
        • SHA256 bb5a5a849d1c58d6e2f6e7973f8c0c71084104e6faa4d84211a0add5528bc454
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        discard.ini

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\discard.ini
        • Size 26B
        • SHA256 14776c2d9c1446833752ec1c0686cc74bee4c3bd3036b3ad7cf51249ebe381ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        shchost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\shchost.exe
        • Size 20KB
        • SHA256 404354f6a34c9a0bafd7a63468e32d9fc6e7cf253e8092d8ffe1366d1e6edfab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ssdtti.sys

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ssdtti.sys
        • Size 768B
        • SHA256 3e30d7259f0280f913527822e33c49f22438d10295e4f7eb8b1255f5ba38c4f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH