Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/10/2026, 22:28

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe
  • Size 53KB
  • Sample261013-2d4f3svsb1
  • SHA256 cb0ebfd2c04db71144b94bf76d048b64b242a6852fd2c0ffe8856348903e972f
  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4712
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JAFFAC~1.EXE > nul
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:6108
  • C:\Windows\Debug\ziwhost.exe
    C:\Windows\Debug\ziwhost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks processor information in registry
    PID:4724

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ziwhost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\debug\ziwhost.exe
        • Size 53KB
        • SHA256 41aa5b485dcf7bd5a8b074b21ab13847a71884d9d41e4509d4593b1340c7870e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH