Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-11 07:49

Sample ID 241029-2tqvxsspdq
Target 7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 d7e1c7cd4ab384a7ee62e691d3551bfba693ab3e0d7876d8d976d04e67050478
Tags
gh0strat discovery 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

d7e1c7cd4ab384a7ee62e691d3551bfba693ab3e0d7876d8d976d04e67050478

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat

Gh0strat family

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

Loads dropped DLL

Deletes itself

Drops file in System32 directory

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Unsigned PE

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-10-29 22:52

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-29 22:52

Reported

2024-10-29 22:55

Platform

win7-20240903-en

Max time kernel

119s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_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

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\fastuserswitchingcompatibility\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\ntfastuserswitchingcompatibility.dll" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Loads dropped DLL

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

Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntfastuserswitchingcompatibility.dll.del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntfastuserswitchingcompatibility.dll C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\d2f5ca0e.del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

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

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2636-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

memory/2636-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\ntfastuserswitchingcompatibility.dll

MD5 3d199ef209f60d8cfb26af72f8fc3e7f
SHA1 4509774206ac3d59fce820ec65d732d03d13fce6
SHA256 60f0d05f2938e1438b87ec4a85c6991e4592f0423a5643293bc93895fd3fd42b
SHA512 0c39508395bf79a4a5ee63ecb82c2276b868ae24447ca48bcce1a76904a0cf0941fd520a32ea39e9aa77506d70b60db20723b7db2014440a6adc24e123adfc6e

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-29 22:52

Reported

2024-10-29 22:55

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_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

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\fastuserswitchingcompatibility\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\ntfastuserswitchingcompatibility.dll" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Deletes itself

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

Loads dropped DLL

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

Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntfastuserswitchingcompatibility.dll.del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntfastuserswitchingcompatibility.dll C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\d2f5ca0e.del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d055ccb42eb596df67022c40bd9f9c8_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 150.171.27.10:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 79.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 4.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 197.87.175.4.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 101.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 29.243.111.52.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 150.171.28.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp

Files

memory/5064-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\ntfastuserswitchingcompatibility.dll

MD5 3d199ef209f60d8cfb26af72f8fc3e7f
SHA1 4509774206ac3d59fce820ec65d732d03d13fce6
SHA256 60f0d05f2938e1438b87ec4a85c6991e4592f0423a5643293bc93895fd3fd42b
SHA512 0c39508395bf79a4a5ee63ecb82c2276b868ae24447ca48bcce1a76904a0cf0941fd520a32ea39e9aa77506d70b60db20723b7db2014440a6adc24e123adfc6e

memory/5064-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp