2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
153s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
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General

Target
jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe
Size 148KB
Sample261002-j2q7jsdd84
SHA256 2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad
MD5 37d73ec5f4b7e2780ae7a49a49c6c974
SHA1 0a874c22ad1f267c6339cc31fe7e6eecd47bf3cc
SHA512 9c7a9da0703781c8e04e1a4baf3fdc16646e5a310cf5876653344318c82cc1a5717f2ea0c90b3f17e5404481df2efd53aa57c3c6fe0fccffb55fe93e6e892c2b
SSDEEP 1536:XW2ffvpXQRCxHP+VTaZoVQeJrrywsHr6U+ND/MjYq/l08igojFh8GPLNl04OoFHw:mXWCt3JrmwsHs6YqSI8CgLNy+FHw
TLSH
T14DE3F7167682A6B5D92A83766E2101F840C86D310085DD1FF2C7B76A7BF29EB7370787
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

defense_evasion discovery persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List	msnliveq.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	msnliveq.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications	msnliveq.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\Microsoft Messenger Update = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\msnliveq.exe"	msnliveq.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1096	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
4020	msnliveq.exe
624	msnliveq.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft Messenger Update = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\msnliveq.exe"	msnliveq.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft Messenger Update = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\msnliveq.exe"	msnliveq.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5104 set thread context of 3704	5104	jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe	90
PID 1096 set thread context of 636	1096	msnliveq.exe	92
PID 4020 set thread context of 624	4020	msnliveq.exe	97

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.

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	msnliveq.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	msnliveq.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msnliveq.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msnliveq.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 22 IoCs

pid	Process
3704	jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe
3704	jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
624	msnliveq.exe
624	msnliveq.exe
624	msnliveq.exe
624	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe
636	msnliveq.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
5104	jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe
1096	msnliveq.exe
4020	msnliveq.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 3704	5104	jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe	90
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 3704	5104	jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe	90
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 3704	5104	jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe	90
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 3704	5104	jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe	90
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 3704	5104	jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe	90
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 3704	5104	jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe	90
PID 3704 wrote to memory of 1096	3704	jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe	91
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 636	1096	msnliveq.exe	92
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 636	1096	msnliveq.exe	92
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 636	1096	msnliveq.exe	92
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 636	1096	msnliveq.exe	92
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 636	1096	msnliveq.exe	92
PID 1096 wrote to memory of 636	1096	msnliveq.exe	92
PID 4020 wrote to memory of 624	4020	msnliveq.exe	97
PID 4020 wrote to memory of 624	4020	msnliveq.exe	97
PID 4020 wrote to memory of 624	4020	msnliveq.exe	97
PID 4020 wrote to memory of 624	4020	msnliveq.exe	97
PID 4020 wrote to memory of 624	4020	msnliveq.exe	97
PID 4020 wrote to memory of 624	4020	msnliveq.exe	97
PID 624 wrote to memory of 636	624	msnliveq.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5104
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3704
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msnliveq.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msnliveq.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1096
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msnliveq.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msnliveq.exe"
      4⤵
      Modifies firewall policy service
      Executes dropped EXE
      Adds Run key to start application
      Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:636

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msnliveq.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msnliveq.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4020
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msnliveq.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msnliveq.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:624

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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msnliveq.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\msnliveq.exe
Size 148KB
SHA256 2d311184e7cef40e8900ece7f0fd5a6f5272cb0d9b13bc9511d370e1ae97d3ad
MD5 37d73ec5f4b7e2780ae7a49a49c6c974
SHA1 0a874c22ad1f267c6339cc31fe7e6eecd47bf3cc
SHA512 9c7a9da0703781c8e04e1a4baf3fdc16646e5a310cf5876653344318c82cc1a5717f2ea0c90b3f17e5404481df2efd53aa57c3c6fe0fccffb55fe93e6e892c2b
SSDEEP 1536:XW2ffvpXQRCxHP+VTaZoVQeJrrywsHr6U+ND/MjYq/l08igojFh8GPLNl04OoFHw:mXWCt3JrmwsHs6YqSI8CgLNy+FHw
TLSH
T14DE3F7167682A6B5D92A83766E2101F840C86D310085DD1FF2C7B76A7BF29EB7370787
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/636-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

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memory/636-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

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memory/636-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

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