Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250217-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    08/03/2025, 12:58

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_592420158f89efbb28d0bdb904c19de4.exe

  • Size

    70KB

  • MD5

    592420158f89efbb28d0bdb904c19de4

  • SHA1

    d068f6d7fab9cb50240cbe1512bf996e2dfc1001

  • SHA256

    2a1034dd32bf7a79fa810ac42fe1c27ace6955bdb21b2f12db0322880ac39c18

  • SHA512

    27b07297efa856eb3fd50853295fe104e9b73520d6a91742ecd57d42fda2385b6ab7837ba6fd2955f41b922456832ef1bbf890b6bf90b858979596a1e58dc3be

  • SSDEEP

    768:YqpmE7/ab4ZzVFT5W2LbMGc6dLhFoYlUEfXA6/nZkxHvHc1kv/n6Ur8xPFpzUfo:mef5W2BcqoWfXA6PZCv81k8zUA

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
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Kills process with taskkill 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_592420158f89efbb28d0bdb904c19de4.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_592420158f89efbb28d0bdb904c19de4.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1960
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
      taskkill /f /im Ksafetray.exe
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4236
    • C:\Windows\Sogou.exe
      C:\Windows\Sogou.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3288
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im Ksafetray.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3944

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Program Files\svchest.ini

    Filesize

    94B

    MD5

    f537bd72a0991fd0f2b184a94dfe76ab

    SHA1

    1ad19ad7a4a1b9d3d78c14dd5a760063c5d13dfa

    SHA256

    17e1af3fb61c8c169e0a676b60365c0e6ac47734cbc0f19182665d7260f9b900

    SHA512

    ac2644c52ac85e9479cea6c6d6e8f6072329c4ca8b78d105cf98a902fc6b6d87e758a525cb00bbc4f22ab7ef071363ce25a6c7a24a41a6a56928b88a406e6c71

  • memory/1960-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    88KB