Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    129s
  • 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, 09:20

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_c11ec2efe47fe60e1d291d3b98d6bf18bb8dc872f5d3ebd6a8774145452e70ea.exe
  • Size 336KB
  • Sample261002-la8cvssfrc
  • SHA256 c11ec2efe47fe60e1d291d3b98d6bf18bb8dc872f5d3ebd6a8774145452e70ea
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 2 IoCs

    Detects file using ACProtect software.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks for any installed AV software in registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    remove IFEO.

  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 21 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 7 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 8 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 22 IoCs

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

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_c11ec2efe47fe60e1d291d3b98d6bf18bb8dc872f5d3ebd6a8774145452e70ea.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_c11ec2efe47fe60e1d291d3b98d6bf18bb8dc872f5d3ebd6a8774145452e70ea.exe"
    1⤵
    • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks for any installed AV software in registry
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1308
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c echo ok
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3228
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cacls.exe" C:\Windows\system32\com /e /t /g Admin:F
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3184
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cacls.exe" C:\Windows\system32\com /e /t /g Everyone:F
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4964
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\com\netcfg.dll /s
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      PID:1120
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\com\lsass.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\com\lsass.exe"
      2⤵
      • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Checks for any installed AV software in registry
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Drops autorun.inf file
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4608
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c echo ok
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1248
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cacls.exe" C:\Windows\system32\com /e /t /g Admin:F
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:932
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cacls.exe" C:\Windows\system32\com /e /t /g Everyone:F
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:912
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cacls.exe" C:\Windows\system32\com\lsass.exe /e /t /g Admin:F
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5100
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cacls.exe" C:\Windows\system32\com\lsass.exe /e /t /g Everyone:F
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1220
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cacls.exe" C:\Windows\system32\com\smss.exe /e /t /g Admin:F
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:6092
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cacls.exe" C:\Windows\system32\com\smss.exe /e /t /g Everyone:F
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:256
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Windows\system32\com\smss.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2912
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Windows\system32\com\lsass.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2636
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Windows\system32\com\netcfg.000"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5712
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Windows\system32\com\netcfg.dll"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4688
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\com\netcfg.dll /s
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:5492
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\com\smss.exe
        C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\~.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5620
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Windows\system32\dnsq.dll"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5608
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Windows\system32\com\bak"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1232
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ping.exe
        ping.exe -f -n 1 www.baidu.com
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:2660
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:4168

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          NetApi000.sys

          • Path C:\NetApi000.sys
          • Size 4KB
          • SHA256 f3b69981369e0528f8e03662da33749f395fdc8f3e8a51b4562e6585982a0ee7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          lsass.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Com\lsass.exe
          • Size 336KB
          • SHA256 c11ec2efe47fe60e1d291d3b98d6bf18bb8dc872f5d3ebd6a8774145452e70ea
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          netcfg.000

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Com\netcfg.000
          • Size 16KB
          • SHA256 dfb2d7cdc6ea056948d09fe139255af2dcc58f3581f4a50f4e5ee0f5a03c39fc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          smss.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\com\smss.exe
          • Size 40KB
          • SHA256 a961e4f09ebcf11e1e384361d20d4ac031b3c159b9e6d50e3b4612102bef2a11
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          dnsq.dll

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dnsq.dll
          • Size 31KB
          • SHA256 d21d297acb59782cb06ab61d06ba6b07e34fc332f8e00bd51615a0fdd7af534d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1120-9-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010010000-memory.dmp

          memory/4608-24-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010019000-memory.dmp

          memory/4608-36-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010019000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-39-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010019000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-38-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010019000-memory.dmp