Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    133s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/10/2026, 00:43

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe
  • Size 348KB
  • Sample261014-a3e18set7n
  • SHA256 ac70df197fb781fa0736f10baefb270c75697eeb9b057495ffe90cb9341e7358
  • 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 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.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 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
    • Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4804
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wuauclt.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wuauclt.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6906.tmp
      2⤵
      • Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4692
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4692 -s 484
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1520
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4692 -ip 4692
    1⤵
      PID:4304

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          wuauclt.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wuauclt.exe
          • Size 348KB
          • SHA256 ac70df197fb781fa0736f10baefb270c75697eeb9b057495ffe90cb9341e7358
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/4692-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp

          memory/4692-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp

          memory/4692-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-1-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000072F000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-5-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000406000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-4-0x0000000002190000-0x0000000002191000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-20-0x00000000006E0000-0x000000000072F000-memory.dmp