Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-22 14:28

Sample ID 240623-h1ayhatdrh
Target 05824665fd612ece2d26104f3e267d64_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 5d70af852ae589a8f4dbf1bb289400dc8c5b5017ad5bea4f7e734a8b831bc423
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

5d70af852ae589a8f4dbf1bb289400dc8c5b5017ad5bea4f7e734a8b831bc423

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 05824665fd612ece2d26104f3e267d64_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat persistence rat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

Checks computer location settings

Executes dropped EXE

Drops file in System32 directory

Drops file in Windows directory

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-23 07:11

Signatures

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-23 07:11

Reported

2024-06-23 07:14

Platform

win7-20240220-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05824665fd612ece2d26104f3e267d64_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WINSER_0x0\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\360.dll" C:\Windows\0.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\0.exe N/A

Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\360.dll C:\Windows\0.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\0.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05824665fd612ece2d26104f3e267d64_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05824665fd612ece2d26104f3e267d64_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05824665fd612ece2d26104f3e267d64_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\0.exe

"C:\Windows\0.exe"

C:\Windows\system32\SVCHOST.EXE

SVCHOST.EXE -K NETSVCS

Network

N/A

Files

C:\Windows\0.exe

MD5 dd21eaf14ee365cd850511697473faf1
SHA1 74d91e8cf2151a340954910fddf371207b905cdd
SHA256 7ab62d1078e6b33b8d5960c391790943077e8d645795fb89613a3948d93f118f
SHA512 224a433b405d7720cec95eae4b32002f570d44d73080c313197d251703296e51cd4eb9b3470b025199be57c30cf9a5e31f92c245afe323a0cc7f3ec063f95888

memory/2244-7-0x0000000002B00000-0x0000000002B3F000-memory.dmp

memory/2568-11-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001B1000-memory.dmp

memory/2568-10-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001B1000-memory.dmp

memory/2568-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

memory/2244-8-0x0000000002B00000-0x0000000002B3F000-memory.dmp

memory/2568-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

memory/2244-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E0B7-memory.dmp

memory/2244-16-0x0000000002B00000-0x0000000002B3F000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-23 07:11

Reported

2024-06-23 07:14

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

147s

Max time network

149s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05824665fd612ece2d26104f3e267d64_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\WINSER_0x0\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\360.dll" C:\Windows\0.exe N/A

Checks computer location settings

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1337824034-2731376981-3755436523-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05824665fd612ece2d26104f3e267d64_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\0.exe N/A

Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\360.dll C:\Windows\0.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\0.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05824665fd612ece2d26104f3e267d64_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05824665fd612ece2d26104f3e267d64_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\05824665fd612ece2d26104f3e267d64_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\0.exe

"C:\Windows\0.exe"

C:\Windows\system32\SVCHOST.EXE

SVCHOST.EXE -K NETSVCS

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

C:\Windows\0.exe

MD5 dd21eaf14ee365cd850511697473faf1
SHA1 74d91e8cf2151a340954910fddf371207b905cdd
SHA256 7ab62d1078e6b33b8d5960c391790943077e8d645795fb89613a3948d93f118f
SHA512 224a433b405d7720cec95eae4b32002f570d44d73080c313197d251703296e51cd4eb9b3470b025199be57c30cf9a5e31f92c245afe323a0cc7f3ec063f95888

memory/3068-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

memory/3068-13-0x00000000004C0000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

memory/3068-12-0x00000000004C0000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

memory/3068-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

memory/4340-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E0B7-memory.dmp