Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20241023-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    05/03/2025, 18:11

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_53158a67f720dadfbea207ae50aaf9fe.exe

  • Size

    150KB

  • MD5

    53158a67f720dadfbea207ae50aaf9fe

  • SHA1

    00d1e2b28f740016f1c8893f01c448afcb4f752d

  • SHA256

    e44881402128927dbf7de2101600303b1f086d7f2e2a08940868cccdefe5fbf5

  • SHA512

    d1aaffa4c5c8b71dd3a77c4b0ce15c76c1803d8a1acba706a6dfa707b3449448f227caefb6cc180e2b81cf9527881ebcb93c02a7639984112e476e0eebfb5f4a

  • SSDEEP

    3072:QaPwiR0gEGSd9GAYnnRdHN7nvCRSc9n39ooTID7jsXTcLd2jr:QwwiRCLGpnDN7KRSQn39oyq7HgP

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_53158a67f720dadfbea207ae50aaf9fe.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_53158a67f720dadfbea207ae50aaf9fe.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2596
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AF81.tmp
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AF81.tmp
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1428
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\INSCAD~1.INI /quiet
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2252
    • 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:2924
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inlCDBD.tmp
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inlCDBD.tmp cdf1912.tmp
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1344
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inlCDBD.tmp > nul
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:848
    • 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:2480
      • 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:2728
    • 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:2720
  • 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:2860
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 56B2CEC9F5C0C1F4AD22862971DCDE63
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2956

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Config.Msi\f76ce99.rbs

    Filesize

    7KB

    MD5

    59d087673c4e0ca9034864313b40c4c4

    SHA1

    9014ea415b0176b7555c8bd4148ea1fceb712bdc

    SHA256

    69124fe3d7959ba1b4e5e6ad246b69846c885cb1d880886d68ef33c94aa81386

    SHA512

    ee5420cb2dc84929330b7ccfcb7c6722c428c8c941207b023e9fc801c797caa3d93bfe6545cea99b491a40715bf40c370df36f1d0d1a5860399e0bb06e26e37a

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

    Filesize

    66KB

    MD5

    c518ae54a41d1ef43c40a039947515ee

    SHA1

    c0268c98d183aa5f8d999a2188bdfbcf07b7b0c3

    SHA256

    d9c54b8091e6c6ce9a8df0a1c5a1772cad00f949768ba98b155317f6abfa443e

    SHA512

    3521404419adcfa9f6a154a6caff88f8f0f0555d6a3e52c6fe48e14b57699407ab7496ec917fde228b257b135865323e8d2cf8d46f3ace0ff186c9f14e467d78

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

    Filesize

    766B

    MD5

    b69d002455f1a5a100e717a6a84ff991

    SHA1

    3a99b22845afb2132300095d84534e65823e678d

    SHA256

    c05465e73465c2d6addc7514ad50b517675ce26bfb1a4cad3d3b64b617940934

    SHA512

    1f2e36f1e8c6f66ba746a3450a9f5c07f300bff4682e32344541596b0bdae7e3f443f3e25deaa7936195c48642f9268e3a626a4018772417ce48d26e4f9d1505

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

    Filesize

    57B

    MD5

    5f41d531dea073e26b0a9a6216061b78

    SHA1

    df228a92f528212da12939d43b8d073c225a791d

    SHA256

    d9f3db0e9be9820f14c9d527a1576a4425fafccac603108bbb0f03ed7e7dff7e

    SHA512

    93584171592fe6a47fed2ba2ff02509ccd61cb138f31eca01ed47125f38cceaf18966ceb9af772ff766cd62f3ba3db585461fd272955787c7f345dc22c0b2f52

  • 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/1344-91-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/1428-13-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003E2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1428-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    192KB

  • memory/1428-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    192KB

  • memory/2596-20-0x00000000047D0000-0x00000000047E0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2596-18-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000023000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/2596-1-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000023000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/2596-45-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    248KB

  • memory/2596-8-0x0000000000370000-0x00000000003A0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    192KB

  • memory/2596-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    248KB