Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-15 06:34

Sample ID 240624-y9xfvs1gqc
Target 0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 47b7691a00014a8f36bd21b670d7d81b35f76a31453a4d64db4ec7161e312752
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

47b7691a00014a8f36bd21b670d7d81b35f76a31453a4d64db4ec7161e312752

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_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 20:29

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-24 20:29

Reported

2024-06-24 20:32

Platform

win7-20240611-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

122s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_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\\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_JaffaCakes118.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_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\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_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/2176-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2176-1-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000026E000-memory.dmp

memory/2176-2-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000026E000-memory.dmp

memory/2176-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2176-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2176-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2176-10-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp

memory/2176-9-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000291000-memory.dmp

memory/2176-8-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000282000-memory.dmp

memory/2176-7-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp

memory/2176-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2176-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\svchest000.exe

MD5 0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea
SHA1 bf4854c93145a9862080450191407094ef804436
SHA256 47b7691a00014a8f36bd21b670d7d81b35f76a31453a4d64db4ec7161e312752
SHA512 f2a91febd47c24b829a6073f03cbe2663397f6a4f139775e3f8719c4320332f90a4c0bd357902a7030f8475d4897e3b315ad87e1a7fe6d000743b06233178cbc

memory/2176-17-0x0000000002A10000-0x0000000002B5B000-memory.dmp

memory/1100-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/1100-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/1100-30-0x00000000002C0000-0x00000000002C8000-memory.dmp

memory/1100-29-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp

memory/1100-25-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000026E000-memory.dmp

memory/1100-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/1100-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/1100-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/1100-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/1100-20-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000026E000-memory.dmp

memory/2176-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/2176-32-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000026E000-memory.dmp

memory/2176-33-0x0000000002A10000-0x0000000002B5B000-memory.dmp

memory/1100-35-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-24 20:29

Reported

2024-06-24 20:32

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

51s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_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\\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_JaffaCakes118.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_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\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created \??\c:\Windows\svchest425075242507520.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification \??\c:\Windows\svchest425075242507520.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea_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

Files

memory/432-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/432-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/432-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/432-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/432-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\svchest425075242507520.exe

MD5 0ab238b37fbddd8e042ec6eeb68545ea
SHA1 bf4854c93145a9862080450191407094ef804436
SHA256 47b7691a00014a8f36bd21b670d7d81b35f76a31453a4d64db4ec7161e312752
SHA512 f2a91febd47c24b829a6073f03cbe2663397f6a4f139775e3f8719c4320332f90a4c0bd357902a7030f8475d4897e3b315ad87e1a7fe6d000743b06233178cbc

memory/4076-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-26-0x0000000002050000-0x000000000208E000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-25-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-30-0x0000000002130000-0x0000000002138000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-29-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-21-0x0000000002050000-0x000000000208E000-memory.dmp

memory/4076-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/432-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/432-14-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp

memory/432-13-0x00000000021C0000-0x00000000021C1000-memory.dmp

memory/432-12-0x00000000021B0000-0x00000000021B2000-memory.dmp

memory/432-11-0x00000000021A0000-0x00000000021A1000-memory.dmp

memory/432-2-0x0000000002160000-0x000000000219E000-memory.dmp

memory/432-1-0x0000000002160000-0x000000000219E000-memory.dmp

memory/432-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054B000-memory.dmp

memory/432-32-0x0000000002160000-0x000000000219E000-memory.dmp