Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-10 14:27

Sample ID 241030-ank9ps1pbz
Target 7d3ed07df7fa59df87e75d2adcfb5181_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 d4b9c9c3d53bb614bba05b7db0e3f2d06c7c328581019c617ecfb7953cecd277
Tags
gh0strat discovery 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

d4b9c9c3d53bb614bba05b7db0e3f2d06c7c328581019c617ecfb7953cecd277

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 7d3ed07df7fa59df87e75d2adcfb5181_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat discovery rat

Gh0strat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat family

Loads dropped DLL

Deletes itself

Drops file in Windows directory

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-10-30 00:21

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

2024-10-30 00:21

Reported

2024-10-30 00:24

Platform

win7-20240903-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

139s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d3ed07df7fa59df87e75d2adcfb5181_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

Deletes itself

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

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\FileName.jpg C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d3ed07df7fa59df87e75d2adcfb5181_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\FileName.jpg C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d3ed07df7fa59df87e75d2adcfb5181_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\7d3ed07df7fa59df87e75d2adcfb5181_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.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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Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d3ed07df7fa59df87e75d2adcfb5181_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d3ed07df7fa59df87e75d2adcfb5181_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

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

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 taoxiao.3322.org udp
CN 183.60.202.195:9805 taoxiao.3322.org tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 taoxiao.3322.org udp
CN 183.60.202.195:9805 taoxiao.3322.org tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 taoxiao.3322.org udp
CN 183.60.202.195:9805 taoxiao.3322.org tcp

Files

C:\Windows\FileName.jpg

MD5 dc77777b48685392e3d6a8bd20fcf98f
SHA1 c3d40c4c0fde171e28de4e8550c80b5b5dd0e8ff
SHA256 6fee9c68f4db18b378101a867d6322b4604f761a8716f3db4e1e89a4a07309a5
SHA512 ae82093034ddc6bb1f5909fb5646242be6f6bdefe9b11044071ce20d0a406e63cb3bfbcc66824268bae04f46b6738de5eef4f0e564966bde0c1e9732ffe7ba4f

\??\c:\windows\filename.jpg

MD5 6e7ce08b697f15b66487f4614a10a6c7
SHA1 09c830a5759b088e86c063b6e55b9b6ea6bb803b
SHA256 3f9d134399e85e8c958e5fe7b3f7ffb29cdc5f1aa856f2210aa5bc9911fb4dbd
SHA512 6ce27af339c58b8e2bbd051aeacd568e55fdaaa3e7b8c8ccc870ab3152d906c4879a156f304dc66e2a38f8bd0aee33febea56e4913a5d9e9ff424b99c8623fe2

memory/2684-9-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

C:\777200.dll

MD5 0f3d0a39f82e6ea8e7a38e2757e0ba8f
SHA1 c751f50c0032a73c54dc9bf2e915d89a789fa0d6
SHA256 3cc95a94fefb27841dfda8f8304c3a54fe3c0312b1026c5ef7fc346ce4a39eda
SHA512 8152b0e91a1f4d2a8539b19bd41c2964bfda35cdf13d716cdd5fa78fcbea08c4e00972b2926c047a9e2c43fbe8fee750c9be751aff3ff93b13e1340536e0f6d8

\??\c:\NT_Path.jpg

MD5 d06706b4fe2418cf3c57d3e0fa69f191
SHA1 f9badccd6de886f9cd5e88af62e9291c991f8851
SHA256 7d91e04744e8ac984a9b38e0d2c1c1dbd466223868e8e935a24f4b33634429e8
SHA512 f246266bbc77cc6cdb172742268edb51c653e0a9fe7a7cef69d2e38a9d945fb93aa15db65e75c2cd52e76ed1e8798b6316d7b13c00cce423964f1b48a2493f24

memory/2692-12-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-30 00:21

Reported

2024-10-30 00:24

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

153s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d3ed07df7fa59df87e75d2adcfb5181_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

Deletes itself

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

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\FileName.jpg C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d3ed07df7fa59df87e75d2adcfb5181_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\FileName.jpg C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d3ed07df7fa59df87e75d2adcfb5181_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\7d3ed07df7fa59df87e75d2adcfb5181_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.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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Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver

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Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d3ed07df7fa59df87e75d2adcfb5181_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d3ed07df7fa59df87e75d2adcfb5181_JaffaCakes118.exe"

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 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 167.57.26.184.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 106.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 133.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 150.171.28.10:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 taoxiao.3322.org udp
CN 183.60.202.195:9805 taoxiao.3322.org tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 212.20.149.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 taoxiao.3322.org udp
CN 183.60.202.195:9805 taoxiao.3322.org tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 79.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 43.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 taoxiao.3322.org udp
CN 183.60.202.195:9805 taoxiao.3322.org tcp

Files

C:\1038700.dll

MD5 0f3d0a39f82e6ea8e7a38e2757e0ba8f
SHA1 c751f50c0032a73c54dc9bf2e915d89a789fa0d6
SHA256 3cc95a94fefb27841dfda8f8304c3a54fe3c0312b1026c5ef7fc346ce4a39eda
SHA512 8152b0e91a1f4d2a8539b19bd41c2964bfda35cdf13d716cdd5fa78fcbea08c4e00972b2926c047a9e2c43fbe8fee750c9be751aff3ff93b13e1340536e0f6d8

\??\c:\windows\filename.jpg

MD5 9e7735878e330566435800a1215a04ea
SHA1 6ccac55f336f90d835f4ededea1b4854a4d41041
SHA256 7a0151287307563b75e9781e4192c2650164ccd048511215ab9a6237f45c06b4
SHA512 92e68f3a60f08f063c08b38c425d4c1f9cf398fcf256571a44acc308f3c5a417567b33608ff6d70aa73fcad0295c6205e1cae098ca14503d58160383d49f87bb

\??\c:\NT_Path.jpg

MD5 91202ead1372f735e58f7695d1f484d5
SHA1 8219a0c2e5679e4a5f2739f56eb5ad4b6f2357f6
SHA256 03d3155c60164c8c9a88591c24f6f44c1a2a21a3d2bfbdb80f801c6449263b34
SHA512 b4957694128c3258799f9b4b2098746f381bf008e160db5793081b757b1830fd378ca519f90abd51da19f0a2ff726a01cd3f021a49c063b847b5846453196529