Analysis

  • max time kernel
    125s
  • max time network
    151s
  • 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, 12:08

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_564cc49e95149983e9ee2cb372d724fd.exe

  • Size

    192KB

  • MD5

    564cc49e95149983e9ee2cb372d724fd

  • SHA1

    dc25b78b40ea3148bde039f14553a57933f852b4

  • SHA256

    8d166f01183dac0d4c5a28efaa25588017e7b85e8385d6df95837a215fa7a7ac

  • SHA512

    2336e4a844423115d72b36558182293cebd9eaf881e2f1c4d77ba762b6f617f9fe3bed92bb027c5bb6d941d26b4646a5bfe95e5fbba5f5c1a3f3abe94b12ae0a

  • SSDEEP

    3072:xEHwVBnWdcR7hygM7jNHwqAc0Hb0ZGlGPV6BLKw7i77Dgy:IwVBnWdcR7hyhHuq+b0Z907QDg

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Gh0st RAT payload 2 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 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_564cc49e95149983e9ee2cb372d724fd.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_564cc49e95149983e9ee2cb372d724fd.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3292
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\jsxqos
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_564cc49e95149983e9ee2cb372d724fd.exe"a -s
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3492
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "netsvcs" -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3496

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\jsxqos

    Filesize

    192KB

    MD5

    55cf599da4b3ea05c9a0bc3772a171c5

    SHA1

    17ea7a12a83f37f355cfcbb25c8ca6548d047df2

    SHA256

    e7217f7d706d3e5b6b08da1bdd63dba84c9c8a26238a5f3ee83caed132181b65

    SHA512

    e055a5ab9c9083761f26c7cb93d26ed5dde331961b1bf7d70531974f717aa8a5b66fd289d0f3a2c5dc4af20a1597f3e229c17687bdcec65822f010cff041da01

  • \??\c:\progra~2\google\jwyfq.biz

    Filesize

    1.4MB

    MD5

    1cb7b558bc630ff8d26524293a3664ba

    SHA1

    01341a726b68a621129544f4e4206b8557705cae

    SHA256

    f5698c577f129e91038a4cbba4af32689ca5afdffb0b783a0099ee285d3c817b

    SHA512

    e163f06efd5f20f5c76379774da2b861abab9e76ef197e4002ee07dca3f8ddaae0fdcc55f40efff1e4c870554bb6cb387d507acd934f978910194d4437227632

  • memory/3292-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    196KB