Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-10 14:29

Sample ID 241030-bllccsskf1
Target 7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 d1f3c56e5990591bbf45e5a6c03e3e8d4806c4ad1fd432adf172924ede1339f9
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

d1f3c56e5990591bbf45e5a6c03e3e8d4806c4ad1fd432adf172924ede1339f9

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat family

Gh0strat

Adds Run key to start application

Drops file in System32 directory

Drops file in Windows directory

Program crash

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Unsigned PE

System Service Discovery

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-10-30 01:13

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-30 01:13

Reported

2024-10-30 01:20

Platform

win7-20241023-en

Max time kernel

141s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\8C6453B3 = "C:\\Windows\\8C6453B3\\svchsot.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\8C6453B3\svchsot.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\8C6453B3\svchsot.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_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\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe N/A

System Service Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe N/A

Runs net.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe

net start "Task Scheduler"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe

C:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 xiaotian.meibu.net udp
CN 203.191.79.239:2012 xiaotian.meibu.net tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:2012 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:2012 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 xiaotian.meibu.net udp
CN 203.191.79.239:2012 xiaotian.meibu.net tcp

Files

memory/2124-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000418000-memory.dmp

memory/2124-1-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

memory/2124-4-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp

memory/2124-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

memory/2124-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

memory/2124-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

memory/2124-10-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

memory/2124-11-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp

memory/2124-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000418000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-30 01:13

Reported

2024-10-30 01:21

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

153s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\8C6453B3 = "C:\\Windows\\8C6453B3\\svchsot.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Default C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\8C6453B3\svchsot.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\8C6453B3\svchsot.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_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\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe N/A

System Service Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe N/A

Runs net.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7d609aeabfc7d458ed11ecdfea396ac9_JaffaCakes118.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1364 -ip 1364

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe

net start "Task Scheduler"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe

C:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1364 -s 640

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 xiaotian.meibu.net udp
CN 203.191.79.239:2012 xiaotian.meibu.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 150.171.28.10:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 69.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 232.168.11.51.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:2012 tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:2012 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 200.163.202.172.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 106.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 xiaotian.meibu.net udp
CN 203.191.79.239:2012 xiaotian.meibu.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 11.227.111.52.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/1364-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000418000-memory.dmp

memory/1364-1-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

memory/1364-4-0x00000000021B0000-0x00000000021B1000-memory.dmp

memory/1364-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

memory/1364-6-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

memory/1364-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

memory/1364-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

memory/1364-10-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

memory/1364-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000418000-memory.dmp