Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/10/2026, 00:05

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Agent.xeby.exe
  • Size 604KB
  • Sample261016-adcvkstxes
  • SHA256 151efb98a94e84d3056a19c69cd03bfd11ef7cc240bfa82d5d5fe4f28b3dbcc3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Blackshades

    Blackshades is a remote access trojan with various capabilities.

  • Blackshades payload 17 IoCs
  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • 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 12 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Agent.xeby.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Agent.xeby.exe"
    1⤵
    • Maps connected drives based on registry
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4944
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Agent.xeby.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Agent.xeby.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds policy Run key to start application
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • 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 AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4776
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1068
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:4104
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Agent.xeby.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Agent.xeby.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1508
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Agent.xeby.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Agent.xeby.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:4328
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5412
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile /v "DoNotAllowExceptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:460
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5312
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
          REG ADD HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe:*:Enabled:Windows Messanger" /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:4220
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Maps connected drives based on registry
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5600
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3336

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        WinDefender.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinDefender.exe
        • Size 604KB
        • SHA256 151efb98a94e84d3056a19c69cd03bfd11ef7cc240bfa82d5d5fe4f28b3dbcc3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3336-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-55-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-61-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp

        memory/4776-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000459000-memory.dmp