Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-06 01:47

Sample ID 241031-amaftavckc
Target 80c6d63bde0f3169c02ce9f831cb1973_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 c15d5e654450b75ad9a72100d3c6e8d936314979f5d1c4c4d2e52437b4f20395
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

c15d5e654450b75ad9a72100d3c6e8d936314979f5d1c4c4d2e52437b4f20395

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 80c6d63bde0f3169c02ce9f831cb1973_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat discovery rat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat family

Gh0strat

Program crash

Unsigned PE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-10-31 00:19

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

2024-10-31 00:19

Reported

2024-10-31 01:25

Platform

win7-20241010-en

Max time kernel

15s

Max time network

20s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\80c6d63bde0f3169c02ce9f831cb1973_JaffaCakes118.dll,#1

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

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2280 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2280 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2280 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2280 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2280 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2280 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2104 wrote to memory of 2280 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\80c6d63bde0f3169c02ce9f831cb1973_JaffaCakes118.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\80c6d63bde0f3169c02ce9f831cb1973_JaffaCakes118.dll,#1

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2280-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

memory/2280-1-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-31 00:19

Reported

2024-10-31 01:30

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

139s

Max time network

141s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\80c6d63bde0f3169c02ce9f831cb1973_JaffaCakes118.dll,#1

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

Program crash

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 868 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 868 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 1296 wrote to memory of 868 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\80c6d63bde0f3169c02ce9f831cb1973_JaffaCakes118.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\80c6d63bde0f3169c02ce9f831cb1973_JaffaCakes118.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 404 -p 868 -ip 868

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 868 -s 660

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 8.8.8.8:53 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 2.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 210.108.222.173.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

Files

memory/868-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

memory/868-1-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp