Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    25/09/2026, 17:44

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_18e5713309e18eb50cad1b10c0cdc1ea6fda8ab375423492a5f4be41ab165f21.exe
  • Size 2.5MB
  • Sample260925-wa4psasera
  • SHA256 18e5713309e18eb50cad1b10c0cdc1ea6fda8ab375423492a5f4be41ab165f21
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Blackshades

    Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Blackshades payload 14 IoCs
  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 16 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 17 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 27 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_18e5713309e18eb50cad1b10c0cdc1ea6fda8ab375423492a5f4be41ab165f21.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_18e5713309e18eb50cad1b10c0cdc1ea6fda8ab375423492a5f4be41ab165f21.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2224
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240699531.bat" "
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2428
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "winlogin" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe" /f
        3⤵
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2884
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5744
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3404
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4400
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:440
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1228
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5976
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5496
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:1092
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:764
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:3724
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4924
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:3388
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\8UN08-02-2012.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\8UN08-02-2012.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4960
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\8UN08-02-2012.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\8UN08-02-2012.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:1384

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        240699531.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240699531.bat
        • Size 142B
        • SHA256 3d0c08bb07eea0a8083bf182377c6f6601d5e2be821a182a2092c501d2bee6e9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        winlogin.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sys64\winlogin.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 6f6525edc45875132024ca9aad5b4fd9f5043a0d8f10ef2e81150d724d72cce0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/440-70-0x0000000002230000-0x0000000002231000-memory.dmp

        memory/440-39-0x0000000002BC0000-0x0000000002BC1000-memory.dmp

        memory/440-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000691000-memory.dmp

        memory/440-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000691000-memory.dmp

        memory/440-71-0x0000000002AA0000-0x0000000002AA1000-memory.dmp

        memory/440-72-0x0000000002BC0000-0x0000000002BC1000-memory.dmp

        memory/440-40-0x0000000002BF0000-0x0000000002BF1000-memory.dmp

        memory/440-38-0x0000000002AA0000-0x0000000002AA1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1228-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

        memory/1228-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

        memory/1228-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

        memory/1228-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

        memory/1228-89-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

        memory/2224-14-0x0000000002350000-0x0000000002351000-memory.dmp

        memory/2224-3-0x0000000002330000-0x0000000002331000-memory.dmp

        memory/2224-17-0x0000000002390000-0x0000000002391000-memory.dmp

        memory/2224-18-0x00000000023A0000-0x00000000023A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2224-13-0x0000000002340000-0x0000000002341000-memory.dmp

        memory/2224-11-0x0000000002430000-0x0000000002431000-memory.dmp

        memory/2224-12-0x0000000002330000-0x0000000002331000-memory.dmp

        memory/2224-7-0x00000000023A0000-0x00000000023A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2224-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000691000-memory.dmp

        memory/2224-4-0x0000000002350000-0x0000000002351000-memory.dmp

        memory/2224-6-0x0000000002390000-0x0000000002391000-memory.dmp

        memory/3404-90-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

        memory/4400-86-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5744-36-0x0000000002330000-0x0000000002331000-memory.dmp

        memory/5744-37-0x0000000002370000-0x0000000002371000-memory.dmp

        memory/5744-48-0x0000000002390000-0x0000000002391000-memory.dmp

        memory/5744-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000691000-memory.dmp

        memory/5744-50-0x0000000002350000-0x0000000002351000-memory.dmp

        memory/5744-62-0x0000000002370000-0x0000000002371000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-97-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-107-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-65-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-91-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-94-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-57-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-100-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-110-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-114-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-117-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-120-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-124-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-127-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp

        memory/5976-130-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000473000-memory.dmp