General

  • Target

    fbfb61b3e3341fdf8a7b7ed2109c230e_JaffaCakes118

  • Size

    242KB

  • Sample

    240420-fm8lhahb55

  • MD5

    fbfb61b3e3341fdf8a7b7ed2109c230e

  • SHA1

    520386cfc72acde8383f51e3a4f7c069c1630245

  • SHA256

    1052ca41244f697ba448a03eebd8e6f16b6a0e18eb3e1655f2cdc9a94bd4d210

  • SHA512

    939766a663e7fdedcd57bdb5a9ed7b3c8d390ae7a719399352d092ddee53cd2d733949c1a282a6c9f45d031c5849a2e0e9a670f5e88e76888191ed3f5ac45b59

  • SSDEEP

    6144:FuAhGWHv9DNYtEHhvF3TBlMnobtxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxS:I/6vQqHtF3T3Pu

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      fbfb61b3e3341fdf8a7b7ed2109c230e_JaffaCakes118

    • Size

      242KB

    • MD5

      fbfb61b3e3341fdf8a7b7ed2109c230e

    • SHA1

      520386cfc72acde8383f51e3a4f7c069c1630245

    • SHA256

      1052ca41244f697ba448a03eebd8e6f16b6a0e18eb3e1655f2cdc9a94bd4d210

    • SHA512

      939766a663e7fdedcd57bdb5a9ed7b3c8d390ae7a719399352d092ddee53cd2d733949c1a282a6c9f45d031c5849a2e0e9a670f5e88e76888191ed3f5ac45b59

    • SSDEEP

      6144:FuAhGWHv9DNYtEHhvF3TBlMnobtxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxS:I/6vQqHtF3T3Pu

    • Gh0st RAT payload

    • Gh0strat

      Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

      Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Persistence

Pre-OS Boot

1
T1542

Bootkit

1
T1542.003

Defense Evasion

Pre-OS Boot

1
T1542

Bootkit

1
T1542.003

Discovery

Query Registry

2
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Tasks