Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-15 06:32

Sample ID 240624-tvfgks1fmg
Target 098fdb54054e7f2410ee3e5603906b84_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 c0b51bff449e796eb1795c272cba921c7b357f9481d895be94673009640db3bc
Tags
gh0strat rat
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

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

c0b51bff449e796eb1795c272cba921c7b357f9481d895be94673009640db3bc

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 098fdb54054e7f2410ee3e5603906b84_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat rat

Gh0strat family

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat

Loads dropped DLL

Drops file in Program Files directory

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

N/A

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-24 16:22

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: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-24 16:22

Reported

2024-06-24 16:25

Platform

win7-20240611-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

123s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\098fdb54054e7f2410ee3e5603906b84_JaffaCakes118.dll,#1

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Loads dropped DLL

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

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Qxti\Lmqsnsxfd.jpg C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Qxti\Lmqsnsxfd.jpg C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

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

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 2364 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 2364 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 2364 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 2364 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 2364 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 2364 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 2364 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\098fdb54054e7f2410ee3e5603906b84_JaffaCakes118.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\098fdb54054e7f2410ee3e5603906b84_JaffaCakes118.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k imgsvc

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 404016634.3322.org udp

Files

\??\c:\program files (x86)\qxti\lmqsnsxfd.jpg

MD5 83c9728edeb1c195d70df61dcda90e71
SHA1 a214139fcae8117f06bee954437ec3e3fe7bff22
SHA256 e7ad0e8915e2404015a98f2a794adc941471e5aaacdb634d5470e35f0e4ba516
SHA512 178bc424d12214dd9f1fbbd60bd0038bc035fcc734d254c4f2c18f3026ea53c002be5c005c8e369483dcb1a9d875f779fda13140427bbbb99d12bea9ce1ad4fe

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-24 16:22

Reported

2024-06-24 16:25

Platform

win10v2004-20240611-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\098fdb54054e7f2410ee3e5603906b84_JaffaCakes118.dll,#1

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Loads dropped DLL

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

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Qxti\Lmqsnsxfd.jpg C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Qxti\Lmqsnsxfd.jpg C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A
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Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
Token: SeBackupPrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A
Token: SeRestorePrivilege N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 3820 wrote to memory of 2116 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 3820 wrote to memory of 2116 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 3820 wrote to memory of 2116 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\098fdb54054e7f2410ee3e5603906b84_JaffaCakes118.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\098fdb54054e7f2410ee3e5603906b84_JaffaCakes118.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k imgsvc

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 404016634.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 204.79.197.237:443 g.bing.com tcp
NL 23.62.61.75:443 www.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 75.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 31.251.17.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 404016634.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 82.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 404016634.3322.org 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 150.171.28.10:443 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 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 404016634.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 udp

Files

\??\c:\program files (x86)\qxti\lmqsnsxfd.jpg

MD5 0352ca74673d2e315b3fcbbbeff409a7
SHA1 747d6f37b8676a5126a56b6084a532977ece9839
SHA256 a961f7ea22ccf33dbaaf9b20a7f334d285ba4fead03d0629db8bafa955b6acc7
SHA512 3d49d16eebc28fcf435a5662b833c072ab21d46cc3f317a511a4ad77752f3ae1d4ef75b0614bab1bb617319298c2165ad07db25141886bb4b56eba50f5ad8d43