Overview

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Static

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jaffacakes...c0.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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jaffacakes...c0.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • 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, 09:28

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General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_5ac56dc4320bef72beb64932d38b36ab93f9bb6ef6f37852637c150057b346c0.exe
  • Size 120KB
  • Sample261002-lfg3vstapf
  • SHA256 5ac56dc4320bef72beb64932d38b36ab93f9bb6ef6f37852637c150057b346c0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
defense_evasiondiscoverypersistenceprivilege_escalation

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
    persistence
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
    defense_evasion
  • Deletes itself 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
    defense_evasion
  • Executes a file named after a Windows system binary 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The file runs from a user directory while carrying the name of an executable that normally only exists in System32.

    defense_evasion
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
    persistence
  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

    persistenceprivilege_escalation
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • 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
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_5ac56dc4320bef72beb64932d38b36ab93f9bb6ef6f37852637c150057b346c0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_5ac56dc4320bef72beb64932d38b36ab93f9bb6ef6f37852637c150057b346c0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
      netsh firewall add allowedprogram "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\services.exe" CityScape Enable
      2⤵
      • Modifies Windows Firewall
      • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1972
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\services.exe
      /d C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_5ac56dc4320bef72beb64932d38b36ab93f9bb6ef6f37852637c150057b346c0.exe
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3248
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\services.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\services.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1244

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

        Reconnaissance

        Resource Development

        Initial Access

        Execution

        Persistence

        Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

        2
        T1547

        Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

        1
        T1547.001

        Winlogon Helper DLL

        1
        T1547.004

        Create or Modify System Process

        1
        T1543

        Windows Service

        1
        T1543.003

        Event Triggered Execution

        1
        T1546

        Netsh Helper DLL

        1
        T1546.007

        Privilege Escalation

        Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

        2
        T1547

        Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

        1
        T1547.001

        Winlogon Helper DLL

        1
        T1547.004

        Create or Modify System Process

        1
        T1543

        Windows Service

        1
        T1543.003

        Event Triggered Execution

        1
        T1546

        Netsh Helper DLL

        1
        T1546.007

        Defense Evasion

        Impair Defenses

        1
        T1562

        Disable or Modify System Firewall

        1
        T1562.004

        Indicator Removal

        1
        T1070

        File Deletion

        1
        T1070.004

        Masquerading

        1
        T1036

        Match Legitimate Name or Location

        1
        T1036.005

        Modify Registry

        2
        T1112

        Credential Access

        Discovery

        System Location Discovery

        1
        T1614

        System Language Discovery

        1
        T1614.001

        System Network Configuration Discovery

        1
        T1016

        Lateral Movement

        Collection

        Command and Control

        Exfiltration

        Impact

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        services.exe
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\services.exe
        • Size 120KB
        • SHA256 35cdf4072491b28d5c584c9528ca96b8524abdb13525c061b5b43e6b460dacb1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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        memory/5396-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp
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