Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-11 07:49

Sample ID 241029-2zc61s1hnk
Target 7d0b60d0835c3add992af1524c4dec8f_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 edfdb2154972ef6d6975ea991e518c70fca4b0e3cbf5232da271d8d0cf75d849
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

edfdb2154972ef6d6975ea991e518c70fca4b0e3cbf5232da271d8d0cf75d849

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 7d0b60d0835c3add992af1524c4dec8f_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Gh0strat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat family

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

Deletes itself

Loads dropped DLL

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-10-29 23:00

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

2024-10-29 23:00

Reported

2024-10-29 23:03

Platform

win7-20240708-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

118s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d0b60d0835c3add992af1524c4dec8f_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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\360svc\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Local User\\360safe.dll" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d0b60d0835c3add992af1524c4dec8f_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

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
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d0b60d0835c3add992af1524c4dec8f_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d0b60d0835c3add992af1524c4dec8f_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d0b60d0835c3add992af1524c4dec8f_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

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

Network

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

Files

\??\c:\documents and settings\local user\360safe.dll

MD5 7ef6dab74ee4b2a2d27a0bea76adc2e5
SHA1 01764a576c2823f40746e48a060d73cf3408d501
SHA256 2f1b66ae6495ed7a44e39b93ea06995a223f2846641501fb03c07c8d5d0c960a
SHA512 85ae2d911b827db3b655db157744eae3532657a4218c70d7c80b44404b8179a3c3b1763d725eb511971e29c74b0b69e158054a3746fc47d0e5bb498b9781aa2d

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-29 23:00

Reported

2024-10-29 23:03

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

135s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d0b60d0835c3add992af1524c4dec8f_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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\360svc\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Local User\\360safe.dll" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d0b60d0835c3add992af1524c4dec8f_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

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\7d0b60d0835c3add992af1524c4dec8f_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\7d0b60d0835c3add992af1524c4dec8f_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d0b60d0835c3add992af1524c4dec8f_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

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

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 17.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 huangdaibing.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 53.210.109.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 79.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 huangdaibing.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 31.243.111.52.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 8.8.8.8:53 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 huangdaibing.3322.org udp

Files

\??\c:\documents and settings\local user\360safe.dll

MD5 7ef6dab74ee4b2a2d27a0bea76adc2e5
SHA1 01764a576c2823f40746e48a060d73cf3408d501
SHA256 2f1b66ae6495ed7a44e39b93ea06995a223f2846641501fb03c07c8d5d0c960a
SHA512 85ae2d911b827db3b655db157744eae3532657a4218c70d7c80b44404b8179a3c3b1763d725eb511971e29c74b0b69e158054a3746fc47d0e5bb498b9781aa2d