Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    140s
  • 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, 05:16

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_not-a-virus.HEUR.WebToolbar.Win32.SoftonicDownloader.gen.exe
  • Size 339KB
  • Sample261014-fx4ejaf13s
  • SHA256 1f24572405226e48b5146aa626ce21598452ee43058fbf5bf52fc5fd50ad5fd1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UPX packed file 2 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_not-a-virus.HEUR.WebToolbar.Win32.SoftonicDownloader.gen.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_not-a-virus.HEUR.WebToolbar.Win32.SoftonicDownloader.gen.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4180
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4180 -s 3048
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:1172
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4180 -ip 4180
    1⤵
      PID:2104

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          memory/4180-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004FB000-memory.dmp

          memory/4180-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004FB000-memory.dmp