Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-15 06:32

Sample ID 240624-t8vhnasdmc
Target 09abce46d69f4f12657aa900f9548859_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 5f97876b4f2fc4b642d874f55e8caf88a8ededbdebe933d50d9f8e1b4e35c388
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

5f97876b4f2fc4b642d874f55e8caf88a8ededbdebe933d50d9f8e1b4e35c388

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 09abce46d69f4f12657aa900f9548859_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat persistence rat

Gh0strat family

Gh0strat

Gh0st RAT payload

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

Deletes itself

Unsigned PE

Kills process with taskkill

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-24 16:44

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 16:44

Reported

2024-06-24 16:46

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

119s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09abce46d69f4f12657aa900f9548859_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
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\NetCreate1\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\LocalService\\NetCreate.dll" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09abce46d69f4f12657aa900f9548859_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Deletes itself

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

Kills process with taskkill

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

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09abce46d69f4f12657aa900f9548859_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09abce46d69f4f12657aa900f9548859_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09abce46d69f4f12657aa900f9548859_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09abce46d69f4f12657aa900f9548859_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe

taskkill f t im RSTray.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE -K NETSVCS

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09ABCE~1.EXE > nul

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2088-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

memory/2088-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-24 16:44

Reported

2024-06-24 16:46

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

51s

Max time network

57s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09abce46d69f4f12657aa900f9548859_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A
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\NetCreate1\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\LocalService\\NetCreate.dll" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09abce46d69f4f12657aa900f9548859_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Kills process with taskkill

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

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09abce46d69f4f12657aa900f9548859_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09abce46d69f4f12657aa900f9548859_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09abce46d69f4f12657aa900f9548859_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe

taskkill f t im RSTray.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE -K NETSVCS

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\09ABCE~1.EXE > nul

Network

Files

memory/1192-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

memory/1192-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp