Analysis Overview
SHA256
bde30e142c6fe2ad822f4d9f5fe1be1977789b5fef120314ff7c88f59bf98970
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Gh0st RAT payload
Gh0strat
Deletes itself
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
Drops file in System32 directory
Unsigned PE
Program crash
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-04-28 09:15
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-04-28 09:15
Reported
2024-04-28 09:17
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
120s
Max time network
130s
Command Line
Signatures
Gh0st RAT payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gh0strat
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\gibyqhkncw | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\gibyqhkncw | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | \??\PhysicalDrive0 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nilehdmxid | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\npxmlilajg | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\Version = "7" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\gibyqhkncw | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\gibyqhkncw | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\gibyqhkncw | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\gibyqhkncw | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\gibyqhkncw | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1440 wrote to memory of 1676 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\gibyqhkncw |
| PID 1440 wrote to memory of 1676 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\gibyqhkncw |
| PID 1440 wrote to memory of 1676 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\gibyqhkncw |
| PID 1440 wrote to memory of 1676 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\gibyqhkncw |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe"
\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\gibyqhkncw
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe" a -sc:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_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 | conf.f.360.cn | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | wshdhk.gicp.net | udp |
| CN | 47.111.82.157:10000 | wshdhk.gicp.net | tcp |
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gibyqhkncw
| MD5 | b214d8807e6ce59a9a685c8f6f31788b |
| SHA1 | a57bc6899aeca668ab136df85b0eb506c7f9252b |
| SHA256 | 66c749bf116d5a63a898105fcc449cae7202aa7b0e981282d6c168ea02bcae1c |
| SHA512 | b946d7099526d425c4ab1c959e2f1cd3ff162a0dc5e3ea15a4b387efd9031faa4689b53dcb9a2eb52e8dbc3dc8aeed7f11d066075c85bc6df05b7b64de06078d |
\??\c:\programdata\application data\storm\update\%sessionname%\tvkoh.cc3
| MD5 | b258151887d457001a356dd682d0f991 |
| SHA1 | 109da56f8e3f6d283a17bd0fa3e74459d44080d1 |
| SHA256 | 966528d30491d8646d0429ac3fbf8e96c5de831ef7d6dfaec383f5a14a69db3f |
| SHA512 | 2be4d31165172285e557493b3d94d4bdf8134bb31e4a20ec12b12f2615d991f56d120d718031b54f47de1ca05664d818b8e0afb8315aa550bb7e1dfecc80a798 |
memory/2984-13-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001B1000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-04-28 09:15
Reported
2024-04-28 09:17
Platform
win10v2004-20240419-en
Max time kernel
67s
Max time network
55s
Command Line
Signatures
Gh0st RAT payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gh0strat
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ecbctletis | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ecbctletis | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nilehdmxid | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\naxkaakavh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\naxkaakavh | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ecbctletis | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ecbctletis | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ecbctletis | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ecbctletis | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ecbctletis | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ecbctletis | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 780 wrote to memory of 64 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ecbctletis |
| PID 780 wrote to memory of 64 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ecbctletis |
| PID 780 wrote to memory of 64 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe | \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ecbctletis |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe"
\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ecbctletis
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_JaffaCakes118.exe" a -sc:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\04dbbb89d97f1ca868da34f01f56f6eb_jaffacakes118.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 424 -p 884 -ip 884
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 884 -s 856
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 508 -p 4016 -ip 4016
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4016 -s 1096
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 360 -p 1664 -ip 1664
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1664 -s 836
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | conf.f.360.cn | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\ecbctletis
| MD5 | 5dd6cb0039f0734ef3c4ccb9fdcee50a |
| SHA1 | 445d288057fef03a8ed8d6701363243c61999f5d |
| SHA256 | ce6621418e2b44f88fa00cb9edd08722b8679d34eaadcb3ab1110344bbc08370 |
| SHA512 | 98276028a10f9d4f8083db7bf9778c8b778a12ec930a1ba39a03a9a6a502f1d80d7dbce20a15c291ff6413c4be72908d9774e18ed70b380885090fa444633fc1 |
\??\c:\programdata\application data\storm\update\%sessionname%\blmds.cc3
| MD5 | 8980590c4f30c62b717b508bf5d9ca5d |
| SHA1 | 2f13908f8c7ed802b74f5e30e562c862eb1cbaef |
| SHA256 | 1d854cf3c7e67b8e0ade89349d75a40983ac9cba722ce1255dbf653ed61b59ee |
| SHA512 | 259b72e99819a6743bdefaa9542f0512f6218bea61694bf18b8e843d14afdbe79d12b46f2c9aedf969f7956070725e8bfb1a031517a619ea8fabfe3af4748161 |
memory/884-9-0x0000000001EE0000-0x0000000001EE1000-memory.dmp
memory/884-11-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp
memory/4016-13-0x0000000002200000-0x0000000002201000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
| MD5 | 74831eab775b1499a8be658e38abf60b |
| SHA1 | 4a7e2621d29354c8217c334cad8b62d228d96e2c |
| SHA256 | 51b62dc0d0d9e5d6856678d1924b83f9afd5b6dcccfe78ced19ef8272daf51af |
| SHA512 | 10bdd6887c0ec1ce71cc1d75b6feda0099319498ed1bf0e18cd06215f58fdf10cfdc1dc5dd2d3f795d4c6ea3c53ed8d4cf4200eaa102d0d2fd8cecda9b398277 |
memory/4016-16-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp
memory/1664-18-0x0000000001A00000-0x0000000001A01000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
| MD5 | fe741ecaea2676a73579c00942ab9465 |
| SHA1 | 2c607cf38427cbd32cd4bee4934a3b61575f1156 |
| SHA256 | 8e6034255454c53e18710251d6c22ba66c651be934890e045ea1693008fd09e8 |
| SHA512 | 11eebb0072beba425195976d1b1d1af35c94c1b48ee331d014686edb87625dbca571a7d6872fa8414ec1e638d5dc98e1aff19b2176ac1745c7d2df0a51f9890c |
memory/1664-21-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp