Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-22 14:26

Sample ID 240623-a41z4asenh
Target 04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 81531fa750994d97409252fffbadda63c140a8aad7c63293f10582f0b8e71de7
Tags
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

81531fa750994d97409252fffbadda63c140a8aad7c63293f10582f0b8e71de7

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat persistence rat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat

Adds Run key to start application

Drops file in System32 directory

Drops file in Windows directory

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-23 00:46

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-23 00:46

Reported

2024-06-23 00:49

Platform

win7-20240508-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

118s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_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
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XXXXXXB0ACAB4A = "C:\\Windows\\XXXXXXB0ACAB4A\\svchsot.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\XXXXXXB0ACAB4A\svchsot.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\XXXXXXB0ACAB4A\svchsot.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp

Files

memory/1704-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-8-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000941000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-12-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-9-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-20-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000941000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-25-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-26-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-30-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/1704-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-23 00:46

Reported

2024-06-23 00:49

Platform

win10v2004-20240611-en

Max time kernel

142s

Max time network

126s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

rat gh0strat

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XXXXXXB0ACAB4A = "C:\\Windows\\XXXXXXB0ACAB4A\\svchsot.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Default C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\XXXXXXB0ACAB4A\svchsot.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\XXXXXXB0ACAB4A\svchsot.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\04a0d724f429dc2099677b90dbc06b5d_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 13.107.21.237:443 g.bing.com tcp
NL 23.62.61.97:443 www.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 136.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 203.107.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp

Files

memory/2580-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-14-0x0000000004360000-0x00000000043A0000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-13-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-25-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-26-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-30-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

memory/2580-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp