Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-15 06:32

Sample ID 240624-tfj68a1ajd
Target 097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 0338659d2bea4b8de5829737ef77f484a2ba326b757c4d38bf7f431549d8e843
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

0338659d2bea4b8de5829737ef77f484a2ba326b757c4d38bf7f431549d8e843

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat persistence rat

Gh0strat family

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 15:59

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 15:59

Reported

2024-06-24 16:02

Platform

win7-20240611-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

121s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A \??\c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.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:\\Windows\\notepab.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_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\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\notepab.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe"

\??\c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe

c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe

Network

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

Files

C:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe

MD5 097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17
SHA1 61a1b90a2972976777babc45e6ab930192f42efe
SHA256 0338659d2bea4b8de5829737ef77f484a2ba326b757c4d38bf7f431549d8e843
SHA512 ddcf6d42bdaa477cecd7fa817cb334ec052ebeb4c2313b2caa885d34de2155fb57bbd739f56fb95c0ba0cbb9c05942517c6460897107d2d32f8ca904bd96eec5

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-24 15:59

Reported

2024-06-24 16:02

Platform

win10v2004-20240611-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A \??\c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.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:\\Windows\\notepab.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_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\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\notepab.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17_JaffaCakes118.exe"

\??\c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe

c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 sfwu.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 204.79.197.237:443 g.bing.com tcp
NL 23.62.61.129:443 www.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 75.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 129.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 49.251.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 21.236.111.52.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 8.8.8.8:53 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

C:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe

MD5 097729871031a32a30c13291449eae17
SHA1 61a1b90a2972976777babc45e6ab930192f42efe
SHA256 0338659d2bea4b8de5829737ef77f484a2ba326b757c4d38bf7f431549d8e843
SHA512 ddcf6d42bdaa477cecd7fa817cb334ec052ebeb4c2313b2caa885d34de2155fb57bbd739f56fb95c0ba0cbb9c05942517c6460897107d2d32f8ca904bd96eec5