gh0strat | 0cb826c1238a28e8417beb953789ec9fece0d4572da0941779024f2653b6f83d

General

Target

fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

193KB
MD5

fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d
SHA1

80b754cebdb85969c5ebed0efe4774e0555238dc
SHA256

0cb826c1238a28e8417beb953789ec9fece0d4572da0941779024f2653b6f83d
SHA512

3c1fc34243e914b61db7a95ed6a1026685bae38c3625aed95cb0bb7f6b1b2f9f9510141eb1cc95d6eb0e25c5a3c4f38eb0ebe77f7af16cc8673b117be69b3bcc
SSDEEP

3072:rC1LJUgnLKPzB1B9X4RO6wdjAE0pKWfx2/00UVCrprfEo4jFI:ruLmwkBPlwO6QjAVpKu3JVCrpbEtI

Score

10^/10

gh0strat rat vmprotect

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3604-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3604-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3604-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-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

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3808065738-1666277613-1125846146-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

VMProtect packed file 4 IoCs

Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

vmprotect

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3604-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp	vmprotect
behavioral2/memory/3604-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp	vmprotect
behavioral2/memory/3604-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp	vmprotect
behavioral2/memory/3604-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp	vmprotect

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\windows\SysWOW64\hunder.pic fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\windows\SysWOW64\hunder.pic	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\windows\Comres.dll	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Config\servers.exe	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion spyware trojan

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\68A12DE4422589E97E1C6396FE17B5024FE0547A\Blob = 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	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\68A12DE4422589E97E1C6396FE17B5024FE0547A	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid process

3604 fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe
3604 fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	process
3604	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe
3604	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

Processes:

fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3604	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3604	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3604	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes:

fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3604 wrote to memory of 4936	3604	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3604 wrote to memory of 4936	3604	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3604 wrote to memory of 4936	3604	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3604 wrote to memory of 2232	3604	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3604 wrote to memory of 2232	3604	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe
PID 3604 wrote to memory of 2232	3604	fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe	cmd.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fcefee6d1fce90af5fa38bc30152ff7d_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies system certificate store
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3604

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
cmd /c C:\Windows\Config\servers.exe C:\windows\system32\hunder.pic YJSOFT
2⤵
PID:4936

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FCEFEE~1.EXE > nul
2⤵
PID:2232

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3932 --field-trial-handle=2304,i,6987730730348465820,3913273227385401271,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:2912

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Subvert Trust Controls

1

T1553

Install Root Certificate

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Resource Development

Reconnaissance

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Downloads

memory/3604-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
360KB

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memory/3604-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
360KB

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memory/3604-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
360KB

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memory/3604-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
360KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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