Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
148s - 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, 03:18
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe
- Size 95KB
- Sample261014-dtsshsez2x
- SHA256 8a701f005b543456bb8a67bbb2d0031d8cffb147b4c74ed7023e1fe07528ca17
- MD5 52c7fc9e9c822a34301f67ff2960eb02
- SHA1 19e5a298846f423c169a0d96a7616fb92e21291f
- SHA512 f1ddf43257f2c8ffd3edcf77c3e5cc036c799e83a4f46a2d90cdca303f9d26affd454ae27c7186c99652a1d005d1f84a3314c97b89fa95c859523047672c7a2b
- SSDEEP 1536:EAVLPFiWjDQSLMqZ+tnkZD5e018OtG8Fd8llQNgn9jhmfH3jKJHLD7PyN/+IN:L9FioGqZ+NI5r8f8Fd8llQN22H3jiHre
- TLSH T19C93F1D412C94DA8D775F330ABBFA4054B01E75C9D27DE9F19B3A3A12E6DCC40A029A7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "Explorer.exe \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\spoolsv.exe\"" spoolsv.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "Explorer.exe \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\spoolsv.exe\"" jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "Explorer.exe \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\spoolsv.exe\"" spoolsv.exe - Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4288 netsh.exe - 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.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\spoolsv.exe spoolsv.exe File opened (read-only) C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\spoolsv.exe spoolsv.exe - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 3972 spoolsv.exe 944 spoolsv.exe 2628 spoolsv.exe 3880 spoolsv.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MSWUpdate = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\spoolsv.exe\"" jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-240542094-4193773837-3211495583-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MSWUpdate = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\spoolsv.exe\"" spoolsv.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MSWUpdate = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\spoolsv.exe\"" spoolsv.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-240542094-4193773837-3211495583-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MSWUpdate = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\spoolsv.exe\"" spoolsv.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MSWUpdate = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\spoolsv.exe\"" spoolsv.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-240542094-4193773837-3211495583-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MSWUpdate = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\spoolsv.exe\"" jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4860 set thread context of 3596 4860 jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe 88 PID 3972 set thread context of 944 3972 spoolsv.exe 96 PID 2628 set thread context of 3880 2628 spoolsv.exe 103 - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain spoolsv.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname spoolsv.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain spoolsv.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname spoolsv.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 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 spoolsv.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language spoolsv.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language spoolsv.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language spoolsv.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4860 jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3972 spoolsv.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2628 spoolsv.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
pid Process 3596 jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe 944 spoolsv.exe 3880 spoolsv.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4860 wrote to memory of 4576 4860 jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe 87 PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3596 4860 jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe 88 PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3596 4860 jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe 88 PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3596 4860 jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe 88 PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3596 4860 jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe 88 PID 3596 wrote to memory of 4288 3596 jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe 92 PID 3596 wrote to memory of 3972 3596 jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe 93 PID 3972 wrote to memory of 5024 3972 spoolsv.exe 95 PID 3972 wrote to memory of 944 3972 spoolsv.exe 96 PID 3972 wrote to memory of 944 3972 spoolsv.exe 96 PID 3972 wrote to memory of 944 3972 spoolsv.exe 96 PID 3972 wrote to memory of 944 3972 spoolsv.exe 96 PID 2628 wrote to memory of 948 2628 spoolsv.exe 102 PID 2628 wrote to memory of 3880 2628 spoolsv.exe 103 PID 2628 wrote to memory of 3880 2628 spoolsv.exe 103 PID 2628 wrote to memory of 3880 2628 spoolsv.exe 103 PID 2628 wrote to memory of 3880 2628 spoolsv.exe 103
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⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4860 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exejaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe2⤵PID:4576
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exejaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe2⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- 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:3596 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh firewall add allowedprogram "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\spoolsv.exe" CityScape Enable3⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4288
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\spoolsv.exe/d C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe3⤵
- Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3972 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\spoolsv.exespoolsv.exe4⤵PID:5024
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\spoolsv.exespoolsv.exe4⤵
- 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:944
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\spoolsv.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\spoolsv.exe"1⤵
- Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2628 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\spoolsv.exespoolsv.exe2⤵PID:948
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\spoolsv.exespoolsv.exe2⤵
- 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:3880
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Masquerading
1Match Legitimate Name or Location
1Modify Registry
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v2.0_32\UsageLogs\spoolsv.exe.log
- Size 224B
- SHA256 42f723d18283fda6a0904046cc29ee8d10e562d20c7615259a46ae9c0e4c9708
- MD5 9c4b66f77f12558c48b620ddfb44029d
- SHA1 446651db643b943ec37b9b3599655e211a4bc73e
- SHA512 983aed0ec15a79b716ac6dc080146e4ed098c117c31167053fb5971649dc621d1db5292fdd76f3010f094b75d57ea0bdb35bc829c6ba37e4d276b266361dee8e
- TLSH T1ABD023303731C4F444103D1145013AD549BF43436764DF3D52594356E4191A7FF142F3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\spoolsv.exe
- Size 95KB
- SHA256 85155e94fbc203f4b241df38b266c55412148e464bf11aaaf1a2983d02cc8c39
- MD5 57a341b3679bb80f1eef5a3d8a257837
- SHA1 2ae4f88ededcdc2db70899e18c835cce9b44ddc8
- SHA512 64a57b798d628f9eb2c0735a5c0e0eed89c75629e92a206cf0cc6c53dbb1549757b67ff010a38fb689915e4da31019c35f4c6ee3bc0866de3c47bc71bf23f577
- SSDEEP 1536:EAVLPFiWjDQSLMqZ+tnkZD5e018OtG8Fd8llQNgn9jhmfH3jKJHLD7PyN/+IN:L9FioGqZ+NI5r8f8Fd8llQN22H3jiHre
- TLSH T16093F1D412C94DA8D775F330ABBFA4054B01E75C9D27DE9F19B3A3A12E6DCC40A029A7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH