Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-11 03:50

Sample ID 240409-m2k73sdc44
Target e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 c3e1f7bd5dfa81bb5c55a12d804184f0ae5607bbe5a191ba4984c5cd36d89da2
Tags
themida zgrat evasion rat trojan
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

c3e1f7bd5dfa81bb5c55a12d804184f0ae5607bbe5a191ba4984c5cd36d89da2

Threat Level: Known bad

The file e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

themida zgrat evasion rat trojan

ZGRat

Detect ZGRat V1

Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

Themida packer

Checks BIOS information in registry

Checks whether UAC is enabled

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-04-09 10:57

Signatures

Themida packer

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-04-09 10:57

Reported

2024-04-09 11:00

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

146s

Max time network

148s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Detect ZGRat V1

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

ZGRat

rat zgrat

Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Checks BIOS information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Themida packer

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

Checks whether UAC is enabled

evasion trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp

Files

memory/2736-0-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000001678000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-1-0x0000000077670000-0x00000000776B7000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-2-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-4-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-7-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-10-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-9-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-11-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-12-0x0000000077670000-0x00000000776B7000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-13-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-14-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-15-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-16-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000001678000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-17-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-18-0x0000000077670000-0x00000000776B7000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-19-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-20-0x0000000077670000-0x00000000776B7000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-21-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-22-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-23-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-24-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-25-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-26-0x0000000077C40000-0x0000000077C42000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-27-0x0000000074C50000-0x000000007533E000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-28-0x00000000052E0000-0x0000000005320000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-31-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000001678000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-32-0x0000000077670000-0x00000000776B7000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-33-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-34-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-35-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-36-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-37-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-38-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-39-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-40-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-41-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-42-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-43-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-44-0x0000000076410000-0x0000000076520000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-45-0x0000000074C50000-0x000000007533E000-memory.dmp

memory/2736-46-0x00000000052E0000-0x0000000005320000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-04-09 10:57

Reported

2024-04-09 11:00

Platform

win10v2004-20240226-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

153s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Detect ZGRat V1

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

ZGRat

rat zgrat

Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Checks BIOS information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Themida packer

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

Checks whether UAC is enabled

evasion trojan
Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9d5206109ad1c3a34b863fa42ee6e40_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4472 --field-trial-handle=2280,i,1836084024518340990,18250262151825427757,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 249.197.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
GB 142.250.187.202:443 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 24.139.73.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 90.65.42.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 karopirint.xyz udp

Files

memory/3568-0-0x00000000005E0000-0x0000000000E78000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-1-0x0000000077600000-0x00000000776F0000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-2-0x0000000077600000-0x00000000776F0000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-3-0x0000000077600000-0x00000000776F0000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-4-0x0000000077600000-0x00000000776F0000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-6-0x0000000077600000-0x00000000776F0000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-5-0x0000000077600000-0x00000000776F0000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-7-0x0000000077814000-0x0000000077816000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-11-0x00000000005E0000-0x0000000000E78000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-12-0x00000000060C0000-0x00000000066D8000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-13-0x0000000005A30000-0x0000000005A42000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-14-0x0000000005AA0000-0x0000000005ADC000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-15-0x0000000005AE0000-0x0000000005B2C000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-17-0x00000000005E0000-0x0000000000E78000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-18-0x0000000005C80000-0x0000000005D8A000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-19-0x0000000077600000-0x00000000776F0000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-20-0x0000000077600000-0x00000000776F0000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-21-0x0000000077600000-0x00000000776F0000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-22-0x0000000077600000-0x00000000776F0000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-24-0x0000000077600000-0x00000000776F0000-memory.dmp

memory/3568-25-0x0000000077600000-0x00000000776F0000-memory.dmp