Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
145s - 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, 00:57
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
13 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
2 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe
- Size 95KB
- Sample261014-bbd6aswxcs
- SHA256 a064f2314162ee3d552b1e3e05f6df1668edbfc7c67a4ed9324ff6dbdf100866
- MD5 2e7ae8d627105d1ccbe956bcbd6e3418
- SHA1 c6e0873010797d0ba4d66acfc17a7153ff912f72
- SHA512 cce3658f1098d5a6cffa5eb5834668283e05e2803b2f2a00db828e3e584e305b221bae25e816d9487d0b3d5dc55cd929fac7ff4840a765d83c13b47348dc344f
- SSDEEP 768:G06R0UygnKqGR7//GPc0LOBhvBrHks3IiyhDYQbGmxlNaM+WGa1wuxnzgOYw9ICW:kR0un3Pc0LCH9MtbvabUDzJYWu3B
- TLSH T108A3D045B930B6DAF7A996358444FF805F3CBD290DF3C5B6345C22CEAA39C89864472D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3464 WaterMark.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4084-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4084-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4084-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4084-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4084-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4084-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3464-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4084-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3464-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000443000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3464-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/3464-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\WaterMark.exe jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\pxA4B7.tmp jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\WaterMark.exe jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe - Program crash 1 IoCs
pid pid_target Process procid_target 4148 872 WerFault.exe 87 - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language WaterMark.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language IEXPLORE.EXE -
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\ iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\ iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\AdminActive\{4C48CF71-C76A-11F1-A0CA-CAA8D6BDFC74} = "0" iexplore.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running" iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "554809660" IEXPLORE.EXE Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31284087" IEXPLORE.EXE Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateLowDateTime = "556372162" iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CompatibilityFlags = "0" iexplore.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FullScreen = "no" iexplore.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window_Placement = 2c0000000200000003000000ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff2400000024000000aa04000089020000 iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery\AdminActive = "0" iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager IEXPLORE.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\FileNames\en-US = "en-US.1" iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DomainSuggestion\NextUpdateDate = "498704454" iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch iexplore.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main IEXPLORE.EXE Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\PendingRecovery iexplore.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\LastCheckForUpdateHighDateTime = "31284087" iexplore.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
pid Process 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3464 WaterMark.exe - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
pid Process 3720 iexplore.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
pid Process 3720 iexplore.exe 3720 iexplore.exe 1940 IEXPLORE.EXE 1940 IEXPLORE.EXE 1940 IEXPLORE.EXE 1940 IEXPLORE.EXE - Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
pid Process 4084 jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe 3464 WaterMark.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4084 wrote to memory of 3464 4084 jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe 86 PID 3464 wrote to memory of 872 3464 WaterMark.exe 87 PID 3464 wrote to memory of 872 3464 WaterMark.exe 87 PID 3464 wrote to memory of 872 3464 WaterMark.exe 87 PID 3464 wrote to memory of 872 3464 WaterMark.exe 87 PID 3464 wrote to memory of 3720 3464 WaterMark.exe 98 PID 3464 wrote to memory of 4480 3464 WaterMark.exe 99 PID 3720 wrote to memory of 1940 3720 iexplore.exe 100
Processes
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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⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4084 -
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\WaterMark.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\WaterMark.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3464 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe3⤵PID:872
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 872 -s 2044⤵
- Program crash
PID:4148
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C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"3⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3720 -
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:3720 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:24⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1940
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C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"3⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
PID:4480
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 872 -ip 8721⤵PID:1956
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\WaterMark.exe
- Size 95KB
- SHA256 a064f2314162ee3d552b1e3e05f6df1668edbfc7c67a4ed9324ff6dbdf100866
- MD5 2e7ae8d627105d1ccbe956bcbd6e3418
- SHA1 c6e0873010797d0ba4d66acfc17a7153ff912f72
- SHA512 cce3658f1098d5a6cffa5eb5834668283e05e2803b2f2a00db828e3e584e305b221bae25e816d9487d0b3d5dc55cd929fac7ff4840a765d83c13b47348dc344f
- SSDEEP 768:G06R0UygnKqGR7//GPc0LOBhvBrHks3IiyhDYQbGmxlNaM+WGa1wuxnzgOYw9ICW:kR0un3Pc0LCH9MtbvabUDzJYWu3B
- TLSH T108A3D045B930B6DAF7A996358444FF805F3CBD290DF3C5B6345C22CEAA39C89864472D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_430EA0912164D1B129D6E1DC07C63959
- Size 471B
- SHA256 94deecb8b3c9a16f48b404872478dc3c8c8aad2e5a5013615effcf6d732f7e8b
- MD5 f232fd89dc85e8a72a0ec6ae3b4201cf
- SHA1 d6bde8e11231e4cc77ccb823bd7217248a8d182a
- SHA512 2ef5fe5ca0b58731631d7b0c4c47fb12a531710a8f5568dd149d42dade296c31d637d73881dc352f7fb7ee45d605bf093cb67e469635f96b8d050169d5492ffe
- TLSH T166F0D442415DF0B15E91A4EC225E6D772920F17704D8D501F37D46D444A53EB8F45428
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_430EA0912164D1B129D6E1DC07C63959
- Size 416B
- SHA256 73607a08dcac419002b848c2ca87becfc29b58c1ee27dac820d136f3d18b4c95
- MD5 e35c87e9ac57d9f1f2179828a58fc148
- SHA1 10e6a8e44b19aceb96ea9e2f3122cac2a7d87ef8
- SHA512 7e0fdf7a468604003640c2efcb04ed198f02c3ca5f7e60bf685fa752d5f162931f2021fedd6d639dc9e09e6b174ad49f70ec73a5d9db65b1bc352363c6fc5b40
- TLSH T198E0C02415FA011EE5F4E8758FCD75218869F032042892B82DD46B0CB7026409C02A2D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\9ITXMUND\suggestions[1].en-US
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 c6a5377cbc07eece33790cfc70572e12c7a48ad8296be25c0cc805a1f384dbad
- MD5 5a34cb996293fde2cb7a4ac89587393a
- SHA1 3c96c993500690d1a77873cd62bc639b3a10653f
- SHA512 e1b7d0107733f81937415104e70f68b1be6fd0ca65dccf4ff72637943d44278d3a77f704aedff59d2dbc0d56a609b2590c8ec0dd6bc48ab30f1dad0c07a0a3ee
- SSDEEP 384:K4gN8sGygaEKfWYSJUKbO7UckxtBjCdY7mO3D0C5l+piEieDSV126ry1/XSGKwG3:K4gNFXiKfWfJ1Kockxbd7mAt5Mp5ie2F
- TLSH T13A823E4E61D88F57EA47B6B2D9084EA702E0C8794716DB93D62CFE63CDE33B25D02161
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH