Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    125s
  • 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, 08:36

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_004b671c7b9d15227bd66a81587f0fb09b22489bc1491176450414b4217215b5.exe
  • Size 320KB
  • Sample260924-khk2vs1fkd
  • SHA256 004b671c7b9d15227bd66a81587f0fb09b22489bc1491176450414b4217215b5
  • 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_004b671c7b9d15227bd66a81587f0fb09b22489bc1491176450414b4217215b5.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_004b671c7b9d15227bd66a81587f0fb09b22489bc1491176450414b4217215b5.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:4496
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cerues.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cerues.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3912
    • 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:476
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sonine.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\sonine.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3180

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        cerues.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cerues.exe
        • Size 20KB
        • SHA256 b90b00b1ec3bccc85868000e17bc11084c20fa5cb9d6baf7edcab6755eb36400
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        discard.ini

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\discard.ini
        • Size 137B
        • SHA256 d01a56d3ee5507ada4567e6130d3e1b7d31870c527bc819df8870d6625e77856
        • 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 d88ada91286becc2db027d9130d89bd6e9aa4e318391fd67c7002e4d5e2734c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sonine.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sonine.exe
        • Size 320KB
        • SHA256 004b671c7b9d15227bd66a81587f0fb09b22489bc1491176450414b4217215b5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ssdtti.sys

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