Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    06/03/2025, 14:17

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_56aa1b6a9b1a2ff65749de75fe90957a.exe

  • Size

    235KB

  • MD5

    56aa1b6a9b1a2ff65749de75fe90957a

  • SHA1

    5e44cf40192d9729f0ace36fb8b24e1a8b9dcecc

  • SHA256

    e7fd06ed1b7cd972672c322ace712484cfbe73e694a2acf9a8d72dfa1728505c

  • SHA512

    1ded0345fd6be4bfab07e4dc3627bd906f5499a0b20a5195b2950c7772353f0de43a165347aca20217da4a28c5bc19f3153edb2e4fb20ccb95f8e5dd9cf82a13

  • SSDEEP

    6144:SlnRhs9jerKEL4yDT06AoKSGm1egyzZa7kLJJMGB/rk:Su4KIU65L1egy1LJJMV

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Gh0st RAT payload 3 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
  • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 7 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.

  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 7 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 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 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 46 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_56aa1b6a9b1a2ff65749de75fe90957a.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_56aa1b6a9b1a2ff65749de75fe90957a.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2116
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\run_kl_file.bat" "
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2908
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ki1143C.tmp
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ki1143C.tmp
        3⤵
        • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2820
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ins196B.tmp.msi" /quiet
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2604
    • 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:2620
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inl1C49.tmp
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inl1C49.tmp cdf1912.tmp
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:568
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inl1C49.tmp > nul
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2176
    • 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:1432
      • 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:2400
    • 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:1856
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k imgsvc
    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:2708
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2684
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding F8B6DFA7D781AA495FD90300DD91DC12
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2000

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • 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

    798872fd01dc31c6a951c659db15635d

    SHA1

    a0604ef62277f28353674c5d03cbdda25e405061

    SHA256

    e8d8979c2cde0c0994ae802cb0594d065f00c51579cf1583ae7440cbb12f5346

    SHA512

    a7cc9dda10e5dccfcbb05e3db8926ce9ffb5afa63d3aabdc370e4a2840f1a81c71fa85d57eeb17ab98d3908eba770ecb524017ead5e24f0c23556626fdb3eff0

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

    Filesize

    45B

    MD5

    e6cd397a7146b83b08f776c66a223c02

    SHA1

    e90a5396d850cc7f1f1e99b3805459d2552aea9b

    SHA256

    1ebc04e4e9c76816dec1ad5bd9806532c427d69c5f68a7d75dba15d7958328a9

    SHA512

    b7f49582a8da619da45bf5ab313ec72ea9ae64f91fdde8323e6fa397c70c247d5a9244b43cdc3c8910a608e0d02b54fd5563e63bdb46c6bf9f9fd5f061941de4

  • 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

  • \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\6ovudn.dll

    Filesize

    48.1MB

    MD5

    9ad4502b91acf3036ed44956dedbebd9

    SHA1

    7c99fd1220f09c90d8fff908d8c4e7d67dabe693

    SHA256

    6e9492a96e9ae8db0f1e379dee612dfff4518e7db48679a11212c977b92164c0

    SHA512

    10712bfa571b757a8da0cd8584942652cc18a860cb44e1c0ba0981daec768803468ce81a586b54d0cb4f2bdee48c8fb8cb315922914d5240108b93d2d3887c8c

  • \Windows\Installer\MSI2414.tmp

    Filesize

    48KB

    MD5

    9067aad412defc0d2888479609041392

    SHA1

    36cfffc3bafeb24f88ad5886ca5787ca008b6ba9

    SHA256

    99f4e00b6908057a2fe5067ff6c8b6e32b5c07558ab79139dc4b998f1da4b517

    SHA512

    e69f259d78b02e6c1a5d9c45898b59372329a5288fff655dd741353f112b2b8eed18b01caa2bf312a91f5e314e1c0b036321b37c8efbebdcf3650ba6b12dee6a

  • memory/568-92-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/2116-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    512KB

  • memory/2116-1-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000023000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/2116-50-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000023000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    12KB

  • memory/2116-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    512KB

  • memory/2116-12-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000820000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/2708-57-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/2708-74-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2708-94-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    156KB

  • memory/2820-20-0x0000000023560000-0x0000000023595BE0-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    214KB

  • memory/2820-54-0x0000000023560000-0x0000000023595BE0-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    214KB

  • memory/2908-17-0x0000000023560000-0x0000000023596000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    216KB