Analysis
- max time kernel
12s - max time network
13s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
18/10/2026, 22:47
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
Errors
Reason
Machine shutdown
General
- Target jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe
- Size 152KB
- Sample261018-2qlrssh15q
- SHA256 0580be86eea07db5910216e2249ee77d0f62d5d983d8f78f2bf5bbee1695a151
- MD5 3b0362adb1ffb06090c135baa85609f6
- SHA1 5106987d8a3a34fa3cf65e7c49e33430740ef5c3
- SHA512 b79aae67815c02c290943b72f7714e012d9722f070b75b6639fcbb23b04130a0bacb5e82c466047d8ef776b4c1faf8b738d109c07e2a89ddc57c5b060ff46c15
- SSDEEP 3072:j4z6CK351jxoIGCgIjxPNtWEWOvnTBbTLCmYv6l:j4GjrGCgcNrWEWOvnTBbTLCmk6
- TLSH T129E30823D6987021F1730A701D76267928AA7C350412ED0FB38AEF5929759D7EAF132F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.bmp jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.bmp jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe" jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe" jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language shutdown.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 15 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationGlassAttribute = "1" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\History\AutoColor = "0" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent\AccentColorMenu = "4292311040" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationAfterglow = "3288365271" LogonUI.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\History LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationBlurBalance = "1" LogonUI.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent LogonUI.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationColor = "3288365271" LogonUI.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent\AccentPalette = a6d8ff0076b9ed00429ce3000078d700005a9e000042750000264200f7630c00 LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Accent\StartColorMenu = "4288567808" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\AccentColor = "4292311040" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationColorBalance = "89" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationAfterglowBalance = "10" LogonUI.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\EnableWindowColorization = "83" LogonUI.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 5256 shutdown.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 5256 shutdown.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
pid Process 4128 jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe 4128 jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe 2172 jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe 2172 jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe 1484 LogonUI.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4128 wrote to memory of 5256 4128 jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe 86
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe"1⤵
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4128 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\shutdown.exeshutdown -r -t 2 -f2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5256
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.exe1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2172
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C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe"LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa390c855 /state1:0x41c64e6d1⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1484
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\jaffacakes118_Trojan.Win32.Cossta.aklc.bmp
- Size 152KB
- SHA256 0580be86eea07db5910216e2249ee77d0f62d5d983d8f78f2bf5bbee1695a151
- MD5 3b0362adb1ffb06090c135baa85609f6
- SHA1 5106987d8a3a34fa3cf65e7c49e33430740ef5c3
- SHA512 b79aae67815c02c290943b72f7714e012d9722f070b75b6639fcbb23b04130a0bacb5e82c466047d8ef776b4c1faf8b738d109c07e2a89ddc57c5b060ff46c15
- SSDEEP 3072:j4z6CK351jxoIGCgIjxPNtWEWOvnTBbTLCmYv6l:j4GjrGCgcNrWEWOvnTBbTLCmk6
- TLSH T129E30823D6987021F1730A701D76267928AA7C350412ED0FB38AEF5929759D7EAF132F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH