Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-22 14:31

Sample ID 240623-f5bdqa1dpb
Target 054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 dce4b914d97fbfb460f92f26613264c289ba0d46dfc250d4b1c1230a2a5b80df
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

dce4b914d97fbfb460f92f26613264c289ba0d46dfc250d4b1c1230a2a5b80df

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat persistence rat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat family

Gh0strat

Executes dropped EXE

Adds Run key to start application

Drops file in Windows directory

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-23 05:26

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-23 05:26

Reported

2024-06-23 05:29

Platform

win7-20240419-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

125s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A \??\c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Kris = "c:\\Windows\\notepab.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created \??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\notepab.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe"

\??\c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe

c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe

Network

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

Files

C:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe

MD5 054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e
SHA1 6fdaeefb9e67868e8c53ce063570bf6a534e182c
SHA256 dce4b914d97fbfb460f92f26613264c289ba0d46dfc250d4b1c1230a2a5b80df
SHA512 a38c9bcbb6ab2d3275c4dc9d68843423dee60ac73b24de996e6d3bb88cef2d814c78f15f70d258d918875d1d890a11a267f1b6767b9266b02671eea399f952dc

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-23 05:26

Reported

2024-06-23 05:29

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A \??\c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Kris = "c:\\Windows\\notepab.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created \??\c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\notepab.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e_JaffaCakes118.exe"

\??\c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe

c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe

Network

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

Files

C:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe

MD5 054530d12c9d8f7aa9705671b1446a5e
SHA1 6fdaeefb9e67868e8c53ce063570bf6a534e182c
SHA256 dce4b914d97fbfb460f92f26613264c289ba0d46dfc250d4b1c1230a2a5b80df
SHA512 a38c9bcbb6ab2d3275c4dc9d68843423dee60ac73b24de996e6d3bb88cef2d814c78f15f70d258d918875d1d890a11a267f1b6767b9266b02671eea399f952dc