Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250217-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    06/03/2025, 00:50

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_544aca373b90835ac4da34fa2694d630.dll

  • Size

    159KB

  • MD5

    544aca373b90835ac4da34fa2694d630

  • SHA1

    ea4976efe43d9bea845e61a06743d1d82303b5ca

  • SHA256

    1788128278f051d87858bc29a5e88387ae7e5db6c7f00c1c3a4fe7f892f3a226

  • SHA512

    285bf03edcb6df1ec0774df78d0f744f7b9a0b2f86d078960bc4888d2c23e351444d4a3e9a5c158b3f7a32d93c0828eff28408926a15ce513445437acfbb188b

  • SSDEEP

    3072:FQSPRxIULrdDMKCyk2q0b2NhtVEXUh2nqzRwZ/h:FAsdDM/sqwkEXUh2nqzAh

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
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

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

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 56 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 35 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_544aca373b90835ac4da34fa2694d630.dll,#1
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4892
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
      rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_544aca373b90835ac4da34fa2694d630.dll,#1
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4388
  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe
    1⤵
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    PID:1680
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2636
  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe
    1⤵
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    PID:1704
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4056
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4216
  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe
    1⤵
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:208
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2304
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1836

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CBDCCBFE4F7A916411C1E69BDD97BB04

    Filesize

    471B

    MD5

    14a2a0c0b23dc5eaff018b36e62075fd

    SHA1

    f693aa0889f5f8f92f0a721a6e8a48ac2a02f302

    SHA256

    67d6df2caa1039329c46d6a66c00a45a5baa42b5c93fca7e238eb42ad5ace822

    SHA512

    d32bb8b4657a55c5a8e8a75cad4b9bdbd964057e3d03ee54b0c337c2db357a00fb0f15dd628f5f1da68e92ae9b866978bf6ec5337ad52cc2b4180e4c2f967c98

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_CBDCCBFE4F7A916411C1E69BDD97BB04

    Filesize

    412B

    MD5

    855f70ff290f52b3016a3e1be760d2b4

    SHA1

    9d1bf6bbecac49f2858d7b51581ebbc92e5ac2ae

    SHA256

    773bbce97f93bb4fc45ef0df03d9c97af11992f70631dc7adabdc89b8bbb197c

    SHA512

    cbfefc1f2abae970ecad92ec501011a571caf954a5f6fdee4e66a9317a6d182d70f80404c1db1c25a15ed3ca14145e9f7b46495ca38b5374895ea09b4ccf065a

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\TokenBroker\Cache\fbaf94e759052658216786bfbabcdced1b67a5c2.tbres

    Filesize

    2KB

    MD5

    87fb9caf12bb859790b038530e141ea2

    SHA1

    cf8f08fd828fde655b5e3def22bf0c3fc5829488

    SHA256

    c57e4fcdc47089953f973381f78f1f7c7342c7b93328654c26c71238cb469f11

    SHA512

    9ad49883af6b26059edf4cf0f684bc8b99cf95ddc73cdafbce31a662f0ff79bf037b35e54639dd7ac5343b32075fce2250c1f47e2fdf20143d62749d5bbe04ee

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\DeviceSearchCache\AppCache133856958661244064.txt

    Filesize

    75KB

    MD5

    47e04f4fbf8c5c6e7b9322087d7ba427

    SHA1

    3e0b1c1bac72a82f6fd64965671edcef798468fc

    SHA256

    624397db11c3f574f2092cce5974d198bce614fece981045c91930090d939d7a

    SHA512

    184e0efa414d5b2f646d7f59e97716873c446ec6ea51d71c2da6dcd815def95dd508ced5e94828a956dbe57a646a57ec26ce27e05f67a465e4a3fbf29aaebc09

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\microsoft.windows.search_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\VM6IBWYV\microsoft.windows[1].xml

    Filesize

    97B

    MD5

    a9053a887eb9e0ce8fff532df84790ec

    SHA1

    e5cd6fd9a26ad290379e59e66eddfb1450393a56

    SHA256

    3f6b2e545f31c95a0a7df0afd8898d30a4d9fd8450570fe0e797dd1116b19360

    SHA512

    2aea74beec71e092865c4f95b1a7cd5b79309675e2b659c978a0468ec54cea837b87865058e41a4f3a0269e10456f368c25f39456edf542cf6020b733cde86bc

  • memory/1704-12-0x0000000002AB0000-0x0000000002AB1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1836-170-0x0000028F7DE00000-0x0000028F7DF00000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/1836-169-0x0000028F7DE00000-0x0000028F7DF00000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/1836-174-0x000002977FF60000-0x000002977FF80000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    128KB

  • memory/1836-184-0x000002977FF20000-0x000002977FF40000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    128KB

  • memory/1836-206-0x0000028F00340000-0x0000028F00360000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    128KB

  • memory/4216-49-0x000002F33F560000-0x000002F33F580000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    128KB

  • memory/4216-31-0x000002F33F150000-0x000002F33F170000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    128KB

  • memory/4216-18-0x000002F33F190000-0x000002F33F1B0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    128KB

  • memory/4388-0-0x0000000001500000-0x000000000151C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    112KB