Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-15 06:34

Sample ID 240624-1lstwatbna
Target 0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 26ff55a072a9d3b0277c09525480acf11ec005e37b9cb78bf5cc94ca5eb0e894
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

26ff55a072a9d3b0277c09525480acf11ec005e37b9cb78bf5cc94ca5eb0e894

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat persistence rat

Gh0strat

Gh0strat family

Gh0st RAT payload

Adds Run key to start application

Drops file in Windows directory

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-24 21:44

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

2024-06-24 21:44

Reported

2024-06-24 21:47

Platform

win7-20240611-en

Max time kernel

126s

Max time network

124s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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\USER\S-1-5-21-39690363-730359138-1046745555-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Ball = "C:\\WINDOWS\\Ball.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\WINDOWS\Ball.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\WINDOWS\Ball.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Network

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

Files

C:\Windows\Temp\zk.exe

MD5 0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906
SHA1 229b87192c9cc724d092b632d291afd9688f79ad
SHA256 26ff55a072a9d3b0277c09525480acf11ec005e37b9cb78bf5cc94ca5eb0e894
SHA512 854f62a09359e82b8e146ff0b985050c980efc159dcae0540baa2517cd2c3520ee28fcf1b8ffd0df545518e18224046b6774a4d931ae45bba41eca95661624a0

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-24 21:44

Reported

2024-06-24 21:47

Platform

win10v2004-20240611-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

152s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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\USER\S-1-5-21-200405930-3877336739-3533750831-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Ball = "C:\\WINDOWS\\Ball.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\WINDOWS\Ball.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\WINDOWS\Ball.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 xiaofengdt.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.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 8.8.8.8:53 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 31.251.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 xiaofengdt.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 82.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 45.19.74.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 xiaofengdt.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 udp

Files

C:\Windows\Temp\zk.exe

MD5 0ac3cf283695c86f7081892a83e4e906
SHA1 229b87192c9cc724d092b632d291afd9688f79ad
SHA256 26ff55a072a9d3b0277c09525480acf11ec005e37b9cb78bf5cc94ca5eb0e894
SHA512 854f62a09359e82b8e146ff0b985050c980efc159dcae0540baa2517cd2c3520ee28fcf1b8ffd0df545518e18224046b6774a4d931ae45bba41eca95661624a0