Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-06 01:47

Sample ID 241031-dk5eysycjh
Target 8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118
SHA256 c7af6da4413de061599a60fb541c79c31c1836306a5a47a231c9ee354584de9d
Tags
discovery persistence gh0strat 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

c7af6da4413de061599a60fb541c79c31c1836306a5a47a231c9ee354584de9d

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

discovery persistence gh0strat rat

Gh0strat

Gh0strat family

Gh0st RAT payload

Adds Run key to start application

Drops file in Windows directory

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-10-31 03:05

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 03:04

Reported

2024-10-31 03:29

Platform

win7-20240903-en

Max time kernel

125s

Max time network

124s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4177215427-74451935-3209572229-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Ball = "C:\\WINDOWS\\Ball.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\WINDOWS\Ball.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\WINDOWS\Ball.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_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\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 q328497011.3322.org udp

Files

N/A

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-31 03:04

Reported

2024-10-31 03:29

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

132s

Max time network

141s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Ball = "C:\\WINDOWS\\Ball.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\WINDOWS\Ball.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A
File created C:\WINDOWS\Ball.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_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\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef_JaffaCakes118.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 q328497011.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 79.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 150.171.27.10:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 69.31.126.40.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 58.99.105.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 98.209.201.84.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 q328497011.3322.org udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 19.229.111.52.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 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 q328497011.3322.org udp

Files

C:\Windows\Temp\zk.exe

MD5 8158f65088430333fa746a39e5f2bfef
SHA1 490a8b4f99fada8f990b53f116ec53da783f56c1
SHA256 c7af6da4413de061599a60fb541c79c31c1836306a5a47a231c9ee354584de9d
SHA512 509e697ef7ebd87469cc11d0411cfc2dbf136f5c175c2e0908a64ad3b813d4eead9a4462acadc06da71d211be1f9c87f9464b2680027ded2150e4b6e40a2f4ca