Analysis

  • max time kernel
    122s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    05/03/2025, 08:37

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_515acc30942b37ab072e9b819892df10.exe

  • Size

    150KB

  • MD5

    515acc30942b37ab072e9b819892df10

  • SHA1

    b99ccf5799f599103c1e3bccf59af14c5859c62d

  • SHA256

    3fd36d02c3fc288fd7f9d4bac61784d4c05ce5d3818e61fdc926b40db688b800

  • SHA512

    9ec9fbc3c40f75a7d74c51cfb4ba85d8d4d7c5af341860e39cc57e2b41abf8c0ccbbe09512f5fd69506024a00980cb20ffa33db003be76339b3c1f193cffbce6

  • SSDEEP

    3072:0lctl8STlrLKnRVWh0q8ntMviU9tv+SRtcFcoeYkmkCI:0UlJTJLKXq8ntMviU9tmSRqiAkmk

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs
  • Gh0strat

    Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.

  • Gh0strat family
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 10 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 45 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_515acc30942b37ab072e9b819892df10.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_515acc30942b37ab072e9b819892df10.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2716
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\FEB9.tmp
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\FEB9.tmp
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2832
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\INS19D~1.INI /quiet
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2656
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\run_dws_file.bat" "
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2912
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inl1CB6.tmp
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inl1CB6.tmp cdf1912.tmp
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:908
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inl1CB6.tmp > nul
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:828
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp_ext_favurl_cab.bat" "
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2336
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\expand.exe
        expand.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\favorites_url.cab" -F:*.* "C:\Users\Admin\Favorites"
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1948
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JAFFAC~1.EXE > nul
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1728
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2736
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding F3A746D0C485A72ED44E26DBC90E1C38
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2888

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Config.Msi\f771d83.rbs

    Filesize

    7KB

    MD5

    070063e2eb5edc9319429dbd9eaaf357

    SHA1

    4b1cba00d9aa6b05a9062bcd9bc1c6e781c55e5c

    SHA256

    5f73cef8ade6298553ff3e6f3c4942b83f010a8a542773f5c92d4caae46e4ad1

    SHA512

    5eaedebd89d7fe3e9f6a2cc4321b4d729c180d2047c8f3631e6c5934f186a0a016806f7e54f9b6f42cbbb0e1068c34105a9e77e2c5e09c6bad3467348209f770

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\INS19D~1.INI

    Filesize

    66KB

    MD5

    cc99c30e1816435e693f9e5eb2ea9b26

    SHA1

    1a0fa650a7a4027adb354ae41cda8e8161535f18

    SHA256

    c6df116cd9383740466d63f5f86a05da5b1a5e61f4284108e333f657324e9d4e

    SHA512

    b9433a06ab568e535f82c16339028cc6744e09d8338c54056edd4860551ce457eee1fe4b58de0c887f101b48c1d65ed398b49712d9db5d2b1915f589679eb2b3

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cdf1912.tmp

    Filesize

    768B

    MD5

    d20d9eda31a2d0300e4589df7f352370

    SHA1

    79b46d2dbb489914cfedafdbc90e62951471b48e

    SHA256

    d7a1d6a8cf5c3fbb85cd06147a599f5274630b86b1c89721f10a60c1bbe994d8

    SHA512

    d28c5b69325a9833776ea362445b77b231a0ec9b9b8b4a2ad37a434ee8b2b0c1903d6ade1e372f73ac8ada951e0a24076cf23d9307d27fed5927f4bf8b0d0a5e

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\run_dws_file.bat

    Filesize

    57B

    MD5

    56c84200c69719822b43706fd6e40060

    SHA1

    ca3459ebd5152b49bf7ad6452fe7a2c0a6230d90

    SHA256

    a33193ca63aa69eb2c6f6498ef860583359c146646b8297af80f2a378fb28b35

    SHA512

    b9ad1b85ebb72e03a2580b523e3df6a9451a6b3607ce189dc3928206d68ba457666d2c5b9fadd890d62653d79b562360694e692199eb2193d443aa3facc15b22

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp_ext_favurl_cab.bat

    Filesize

    98B

    MD5

    8663de6fce9208b795dc913d1a6a3f5b

    SHA1

    882193f208cf012eaf22eeaa4fef3b67e7c67c15

    SHA256

    2909ea8555f2fc19097c1070a1da8fcfd6dc6886aa1d99d7e0c05e53feeb5b61

    SHA512

    9381063e0f85e874be54ae22675393b82c6ab54b223090148e4acbeff6f22393c96c90b83d6538461b695528af01d1f1231cf5dc719f07d6168386974b490688

  • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\favorites_url.cab

    Filesize

    425B

    MD5

    da68bc3b7c3525670a04366bc55629f5

    SHA1

    15fda47ecfead7db8f7aee6ca7570138ba7f1b71

    SHA256

    73f3605192b676c92649034768378909a19d13883a7ea6f8ba1b096c78ffadb5

    SHA512

    6fee416affcb6a74621479697bca6f14f5429b00de3aa595abe3c60c6b2e094877b59f8783bbe7bdd567fa565d0630bb02def5603f8f0ea92fe8f2c3ac5383c0

  • memory/908-92-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2716-19-0x0000000004990000-0x00000000049A0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2716-1-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000023000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/2716-17-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000023000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/2716-54-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    248KB

  • memory/2716-8-0x0000000000560000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    192KB

  • memory/2716-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    248KB

  • memory/2832-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    192KB

  • memory/2832-12-0x00000000002F0000-0x00000000002F2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB