Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/10/2026, 13:08

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_Worm.Win32.VBNA.b.exe
  • Size 196KB
  • Sample261014-qde8psdv7v
  • SHA256 0294066657a09bdb419d6702168289115003691d4c64faf651b1f0a6f5e6618b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 5 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Worm.Win32.VBNA.b.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Worm.Win32.VBNA.b.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1196
    • C:\Windows\ashadowit.exe
      C:\Windows\ashadowit.exe 1
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4140
  • C:\Windows\ashadowit.exe
    ASHADOWIT.EXE
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3224

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ashadowit.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\ashadowit.exe
        • Size 196KB
        • SHA256 0294066657a09bdb419d6702168289115003691d4c64faf651b1f0a6f5e6618b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1196-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp

        memory/1196-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp

        memory/3224-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp

        memory/4140-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp