Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/10/2026, 17:01

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.hejh.exe
  • Size 52KB
  • Sample261006-vjn51sstdx
  • SHA256 a16409d26b013571ab08cbce7fe9464352c896004196d7cd56e6c18078916368
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • 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 use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.hejh.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.hejh.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3024
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PKJEp.bat" "
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4948
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
        REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "run32.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Protect.exe" /f
        3⤵
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4932
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Protect.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Protect.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1288
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Protect.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Protect.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4548
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4548 -s 496
          4⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:3588
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 424 -p 4548 -ip 4548
    1⤵
      PID:400

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          PKJEp.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PKJEp.bat
          • Size 136B
          • SHA256 a0e2c15894d0b62350afb63cf1006757800cfdc74806e843973b53c607710c57
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Protect.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Protect.exe
          • Size 52KB
          • SHA256 a16409d26b013571ab08cbce7fe9464352c896004196d7cd56e6c18078916368
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1288-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp

          memory/3024-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp

          memory/3024-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp