Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-15 06:33

Sample ID 240624-ymqpsstbjj
Target 0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 6e39f0f603e132c310a13cd632acd0fffff216ea5607e263ddfcdb928eb8d161
Tags
gh0strat persistence rat
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

6e39f0f603e132c310a13cd632acd0fffff216ea5607e263ddfcdb928eb8d161

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat persistence rat

Gh0strat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat family

Adds Run key to start application

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Kills process with taskkill

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-24 19:54

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: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-24 19:54

Reported

2024-06-24 19:57

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

51s

Max time network

51s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Network

Files

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-24 19:54

Reported

2024-06-24 19:56

Platform

win7-20240508-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe = "C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Kills process with taskkill

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

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

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

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1732 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1696 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1696 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1696 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1696 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1696 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1696 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe
PID 2064 wrote to memory of 1696 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1672 N/A C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1672 N/A C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1672 N/A C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1672 N/A C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1672 N/A C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1672 N/A C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
PID 1696 wrote to memory of 1672 N/A C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0a8a26bc90f03f3b25b18f5ad7ae0d02_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe

taskkill /f /im Ksafetray.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe

"C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchost.exe 2024624195428.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe

taskkill /f /im Ksafetray.exe

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 90lk.3322.org udp

Files

memory/2064-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp