Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-14 22:57

Sample ID 240406-1zf28sda59
Target e36398c851c343f9f8102a8ce145600b_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 b2dda1b2ab1b0f420753a72875740a700e22fcf560044a795dd6b241511202ae
Tags
upx gh0strat persistence rat
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

b2dda1b2ab1b0f420753a72875740a700e22fcf560044a795dd6b241511202ae

Threat Level: Known bad

The file e36398c851c343f9f8102a8ce145600b_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

upx gh0strat persistence rat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat family

Gh0strat

Sets DLL path for service in the registry

Deletes itself

UPX packed file

Loads dropped DLL

Drops file in System32 directory

Unsigned PE

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-04-06 22:05

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-04-06 22:05

Reported

2024-04-06 22:07

Platform

win7-20231129-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

119s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e36398c851c343f9f8102a8ce145600b_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Sets DLL path for service in the registry

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\EhttpServer\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\egui.dll" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e36398c851c343f9f8102a8ce145600b_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\egui.dll C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e36398c851c343f9f8102a8ce145600b_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e36398c851c343f9f8102a8ce145600b_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e36398c851c343f9f8102a8ce145600b_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 shalihai.3322.org udp

Files

memory/1736-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp

memory/1736-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp

\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\egui.dll

MD5 252db49932a54ae33951cb70976bf027
SHA1 67ded7c741cf2a441f4e1173d4800158f5c943fa
SHA256 b32c36e3e8f3738f82d1d99be449a12ffb3af4b78e82336761d55646516c6a78
SHA512 50b78d196925112378add45a1b739a02eeb65dd0d714158b5463a72177988f4c31f3ecf3a9ff74c97a40226400186aff7b75c7482d99e36ec8f4b733aa1965ba

memory/2216-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010020000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-04-06 22:05

Reported

2024-04-06 22:07

Platform

win10v2004-20240226-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e36398c851c343f9f8102a8ce145600b_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
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N/A N/A N/A N/A

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Sets DLL path for service in the registry

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\EhttpServer\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\egui.dll" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e36398c851c343f9f8102a8ce145600b_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

UPX packed file

upx
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\egui.dll C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e36398c851c343f9f8102a8ce145600b_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e36398c851c343f9f8102a8ce145600b_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e36398c851c343f9f8102a8ce145600b_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 145.83.221.88.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 73.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 shalihai.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 134.71.91.104.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.83.221.88.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 shalihai.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 shalihai.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 168.253.116.51.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/3040-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp

\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\egui.dll

MD5 252db49932a54ae33951cb70976bf027
SHA1 67ded7c741cf2a441f4e1173d4800158f5c943fa
SHA256 b32c36e3e8f3738f82d1d99be449a12ffb3af4b78e82336761d55646516c6a78
SHA512 50b78d196925112378add45a1b739a02eeb65dd0d714158b5463a72177988f4c31f3ecf3a9ff74c97a40226400186aff7b75c7482d99e36ec8f4b733aa1965ba

memory/3040-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000427000-memory.dmp

memory/1404-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010020000-memory.dmp