Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-15 06:32

Sample ID 240624-sx35zssgjl
Target 0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 9b58764880df86cf8311e6a8deabcb3232e9b92622e74a15776beb150479f8b0
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

9b58764880df86cf8311e6a8deabcb3232e9b92622e74a15776beb150479f8b0

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat persistence rat

Gh0st RAT payload

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

2024-06-24 15:31

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-24 15:31

Reported

2024-06-24 15:33

Platform

win7-20240611-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

121s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A \??\c:\Windows\svchest000.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:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification \??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe"

\??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe

c:\Windows\svchest000.exe

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 aa0533.3322.org udp

Files

memory/2464-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2464-1-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000026E000-memory.dmp

memory/2464-2-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000026E000-memory.dmp

memory/2464-7-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000291000-memory.dmp

memory/2464-6-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000282000-memory.dmp

memory/2464-5-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp

memory/2464-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2464-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2464-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2464-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2464-10-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp

memory/2464-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\svchest000.exe

MD5 0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183
SHA1 a172de9af7f523399997ba274840802cfbf70bcd
SHA256 9b58764880df86cf8311e6a8deabcb3232e9b92622e74a15776beb150479f8b0
SHA512 d4661f21c039bc5e5d24fd9884c3b5b2bfbdf1c36320edcb2c827be622fef053f3f368965269de4a7640fcfcc18956b61b139852aa4e044736411c5f5a6ba563

memory/1188-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/1188-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/1188-26-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/1188-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/1188-25-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001FE000-memory.dmp

memory/1188-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/1188-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/1188-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/1188-19-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001FE000-memory.dmp

memory/2464-30-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2464-32-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000026E000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-24 15:31

Reported

2024-06-24 15:33

Platform

win10v2004-20240611-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

124s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A \??\c:\Windows\svchest425075242507520.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:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_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\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\svchest425075242507520.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\Windows\svchest425075242507520.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183_JaffaCakes118.exe"

\??\c:\Windows\svchest425075242507520.exe

c:\Windows\svchest425075242507520.exe

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 aa0533.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 204.79.197.237:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 71.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 80.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa udp
NL 23.62.61.155:443 www.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 155.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 31.251.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 82.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 14.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/2548-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-1-0x00000000022B0000-0x00000000022EE000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-10-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp

\??\c:\Windows\svchest425075242507520.exe

MD5 0954e6cbbbf15736c130de392fef3183
SHA1 a172de9af7f523399997ba274840802cfbf70bcd
SHA256 9b58764880df86cf8311e6a8deabcb3232e9b92622e74a15776beb150479f8b0
SHA512 d4661f21c039bc5e5d24fd9884c3b5b2bfbdf1c36320edcb2c827be622fef053f3f368965269de4a7640fcfcc18956b61b139852aa4e044736411c5f5a6ba563

memory/2548-9-0x0000000002300000-0x0000000002301000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-8-0x00000000022F0000-0x00000000022F2000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-7-0x0000000000700000-0x0000000000701000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-2-0x00000000022B0000-0x00000000022EE000-memory.dmp

memory/3944-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/3944-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/3944-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/3944-26-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/3944-27-0x0000000002190000-0x00000000021CE000-memory.dmp

memory/3944-30-0x0000000002240000-0x0000000002248000-memory.dmp

memory/3944-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/3944-25-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/3944-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/3944-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/3944-20-0x0000000002190000-0x00000000021CE000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2548-32-0x00000000022B0000-0x00000000022EE000-memory.dmp