Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-15 06:32

Sample ID 240624-shl8xsycma
Target 093aafb3a64ce1c2ce77dbafc2743832_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 fa02a554ded15356c78d6eb8ec5fc24efa30d46e1f535cfc639607eecd3c2735
Tags
gh0strat persistence rat
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

fa02a554ded15356c78d6eb8ec5fc24efa30d46e1f535cfc639607eecd3c2735

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 093aafb3a64ce1c2ce77dbafc2743832_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat persistence rat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat

Gh0strat family

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

Deletes itself

Loads dropped DLL

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-24 15:07

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0strat family

gh0strat

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-24 15:07

Reported

2024-06-24 15:10

Platform

win10v2004-20240611-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

123s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\093aafb3a64ce1c2ce77dbafc2743832_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\360svc\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Local User\\xpuser.dll" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\093aafb3a64ce1c2ce77dbafc2743832_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\093aafb3a64ce1c2ce77dbafc2743832_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\093aafb3a64ce1c2ce77dbafc2743832_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 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 64.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 83.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 vvmei.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
CN 59.42.71.178:8381 vvmei.3322.org tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 31.251.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 vvmei.3322.org udp
CN 59.42.71.178:8381 vvmei.3322.org tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 30.243.111.52.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 8.8.8.8:53 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/1808-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

memory/1808-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

\??\c:\documents and settings\local user\xpuser.dll

MD5 5d3c51101a88997ab603728c9e3418c1
SHA1 43807e0a082119e86e91271715ca862e46ca58d9
SHA256 2aeff5a6fabe7dd19b1161f870ce26ec50e8f75f7e62df7ffd5e6affb4816cc2
SHA512 bff753109457582b12ab756012e256d63d61c11e5c585539d2c4604663238870ee9d120f6148afba0bd93b36aa2a2067d8a0d842815814b38494c12d4a4a3b1e

memory/4392-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001D000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-24 15:07

Reported

2024-06-24 15:10

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

122s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\093aafb3a64ce1c2ce77dbafc2743832_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\360svc\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Local User\\xpuser.dll" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\093aafb3a64ce1c2ce77dbafc2743832_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Loads dropped DLL

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\093aafb3a64ce1c2ce77dbafc2743832_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\093aafb3a64ce1c2ce77dbafc2743832_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\093aafb3a64ce1c2ce77dbafc2743832_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 vvmei.3322.org udp
CN 59.42.71.178:8381 vvmei.3322.org tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 vvmei.3322.org udp
CN 59.42.71.178:8381 vvmei.3322.org tcp

Files

memory/2952-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

\??\c:\documents and settings\local user\xpuser.dll

MD5 5d3c51101a88997ab603728c9e3418c1
SHA1 43807e0a082119e86e91271715ca862e46ca58d9
SHA256 2aeff5a6fabe7dd19b1161f870ce26ec50e8f75f7e62df7ffd5e6affb4816cc2
SHA512 bff753109457582b12ab756012e256d63d61c11e5c585539d2c4604663238870ee9d120f6148afba0bd93b36aa2a2067d8a0d842815814b38494c12d4a4a3b1e

memory/2952-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

memory/2756-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001D000-memory.dmp