gh0strat | 156268ea966642cff53b0d5ece4903fbaebddbcb5e3f446dff27780d30cb5a73

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
154s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240221-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
01/06/2024, 18:55

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General

Target

8b6dd69af41aa243e9fb12cfbd426735_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

107KB
MD5

8b6dd69af41aa243e9fb12cfbd426735
SHA1

99d514ddfbccc6ee576f0a1d8143975972c2777e
SHA256

156268ea966642cff53b0d5ece4903fbaebddbcb5e3f446dff27780d30cb5a73
SHA512

417367bc202e47b303fb94a872a33dfefe6753716d61f203384b2a966c097af7a3407d18d9eb7708f955a1b3f87293417501dff6c1351207904fa964fdb19551
SSDEEP

3072:m46miUV9IWE3e+68oHVR1GcNck0Q0q0bCRiH7aW:m4HvQWEu+6D1j6ksnbCRiH7a

Score

10^/10

gh0strat evasion persistence rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3008-1-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010032000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/3008-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-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

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion trojan

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0"	8b6dd69af41aa243e9fb12cfbd426735_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0"	8b6dd69af41aa243e9fb12cfbd426735_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	8b6dd69af41aa243e9fb12cfbd426735_JaffaCakes118.exe

UPX packed file 2 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3008-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3008-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-memory.dmp	upx

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\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\8b6dd69af41aa243e9fb12cfbd426735_JaffaCakes118.exe"	8b6dd69af41aa243e9fb12cfbd426735_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	8b6dd69af41aa243e9fb12cfbd426735_JaffaCakes118.exe

System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0"	8b6dd69af41aa243e9fb12cfbd426735_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	8b6dd69af41aa243e9fb12cfbd426735_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0"	8b6dd69af41aa243e9fb12cfbd426735_JaffaCakes118.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8b6dd69af41aa243e9fb12cfbd426735_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8b6dd69af41aa243e9fb12cfbd426735_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- System policy modification
PID:3008

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

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/3008-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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memory/3008-1-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010032000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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memory/3008-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000440000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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