gh0strat | 23d32266a28618b9b48d16caaea55a540f64b17cb8a29597853af2557797a550

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
149s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20231129-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20231129-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
19/04/2024, 15:47

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General

Target

faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

139KB
MD5

faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84
SHA1

b2917ef1d0aa19765508d3e0e68ae46f362d1f56
SHA256

23d32266a28618b9b48d16caaea55a540f64b17cb8a29597853af2557797a550
SHA512

0dd94c7cb336ff7609f6e39e5be9e95b60b84c6b7cf0437d132e1971c657920d1ba7da546249c26109dc1183b39d9ccbc2a456f794f42947c918fb06956f0b1e
SSDEEP

3072:AuNWdu3fymkDMAtwkhDwnCKOsiUFLZTO0FC+th:JWdTDXPun1TbY+th

Score

10^/10

gh0strat persistence rat vmprotect

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1652-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010050000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1652-6-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010050000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1652-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010050000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1652-11-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010050000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat

Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
rat gh0strat

VMProtect packed file 3 IoCs

Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

vmprotect

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1652-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp	vmprotect
behavioral1/memory/1652-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp	vmprotect
behavioral1/memory/1652-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp	vmprotect

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\8783B7D1 = "C:\\Windows\\8783B7D1\\svchsot.exe"	faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\8783B7D1\svchsot.exe	faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\8783B7D1\svchsot.exe	faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1652	faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe
1652	faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe
1652	faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1652	faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1652	faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1652 wrote to memory of 3060	1652	faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 1652 wrote to memory of 3060	1652	faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 1652 wrote to memory of 3060	1652	faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 1652 wrote to memory of 3060	1652	faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2156	3060	net.exe	30
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2156	3060	net.exe	30
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2156	3060	net.exe	30
PID 3060 wrote to memory of 2156	3060	net.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\faa2aa040d2ffa6410b70150f1dc6d84_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1652
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
  net start "Task Scheduler"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3060
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"
    3⤵
    PID:2156

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

memory/1652-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp

Filesize
276KB

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memory/1652-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp

Filesize
276KB

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memory/1652-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010050000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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memory/1652-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010050000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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memory/1652-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010050000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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memory/1652-6-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010050000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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memory/1652-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010050000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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memory/1652-11-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010050000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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memory/1652-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000445000-memory.dmp

Filesize
276KB

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