Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    136s
  • 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, 09:27

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_3ed035ccf696b83ea5f7c65cafb69902ef2757791e0785d34f7cc1291a2df1d2.exe
  • Size 328KB
  • Sample260924-lezxaaxy7m
  • SHA256 3ed035ccf696b83ea5f7c65cafb69902ef2757791e0785d34f7cc1291a2df1d2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 7 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 5 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • 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.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 25 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_3ed035ccf696b83ea5f7c65cafb69902ef2757791e0785d34f7cc1291a2df1d2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_3ed035ccf696b83ea5f7c65cafb69902ef2757791e0785d34f7cc1291a2df1d2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies firewall policy service
    • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4132
    • C:\Windows\kaghkfl4.exe
      C:\Windows\kaghkfl4.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4932
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\kill.bat""
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:552
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Rundll32.exe
      Rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 128 C:\Windows\driver.inf
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:932
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\runonce.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\runonce.exe" -r
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5476
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\grpconv.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\grpconv.exe" -o
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4644
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
      net.exe stop "Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2708
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2656
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config "Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)" start= DISABLED
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2664
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
      net.exe stop sharedaccess
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2632
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:992
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config sharedaccess start= DISABLED
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3556
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
      net.exe stop "System Restore Service"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3028
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "System Restore Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2744
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config "System Restore Service" start= DISABLED
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1192
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
      net.exe stop "TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2500
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:672
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config "TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper" start= DISABLED
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3252
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
      net.exe stop "Automatic Updates"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2152
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Automatic Updates"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3324
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config "Automatic Updates" start= DISABLED
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4212
  • C:\Windows\system32\grpconv.exe
    grpconv -o
    1⤵
      PID:1892
    • C:\Windows\sfghdfsw.exe
      C:\Windows\sfghdfsw.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:592
      • C:\Windows\kaghkfl4.exe
        C:\Windows\kaghkfl4.exe
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3924
    • C:\Windows\sfghdfsw.exe
      C:\Windows\sfghdfsw.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5056
      • C:\Windows\kaghkfl4.exe
        C:\Windows\kaghkfl4.exe
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1304

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          MSWINSCK.OCX

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSWINSCK.OCX
          • Size 121KB
          • SHA256 80ab0b86de58a657956b2a293bd9957f78e37e7383c86d6cd142208c153b6311
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ddfg23q4tje.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\ddfg23q4tje.ini
          • Size 824B
          • SHA256 f771ba46209137a5b7d9231dbe3a2ff938a1189a804f8cb794e4a4ff0af4e76a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          driver.inf

          • Path C:\Windows\driver.inf
          • Size 274B
          • SHA256 a953bd7bb29da1a72a24a5ff3226002513e627b2c6324b8a042c953ff5081fb5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          kaghkfl4.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\kaghkfl4.exe
          • Size 328KB
          • SHA256 3ed035ccf696b83ea5f7c65cafb69902ef2757791e0785d34f7cc1291a2df1d2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          sfghdfsw.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\sfghdfsw.exe
          • Size 16KB
          • SHA256 1a37ff2ec83588dd393dfde34dfa21ee1e7171282cc35096f35e75a037d6f4e8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          kill.bat

          • Path C:\kill.bat
          • Size 282B
          • SHA256 17ca3f7e3875f869b51ad92d9df05b7c6472a9549cf3d9e3c32b385c692831cc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/4132-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000454000-memory.dmp