gh0strat | 27b12effe4d38ed4de9f60bd8da7da42128c648d93ed157ce4002e28f4beb02f

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240508-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
13/06/2024, 13:07

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General

Target
a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size 159KB
Sample240613-qcmamazele
SHA256 27b12effe4d38ed4de9f60bd8da7da42128c648d93ed157ce4002e28f4beb02f
MD5 a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f
SHA1 5cab43def6e128dddebef2e8fc8295f19103a324
SHA512 6e6cad06b4e7ad93fd1240df88921b7cc0a380248f202c12c0492ffa5c0f4f086b9a3c7025c54eda32c561ac072c9f8271f706b32b4cfda10c5bea506bfe1968
SSDEEP 3072:P95Cbz70dZlVff5TXmoWOQJdpgMxsdSyg4TvtcMk8Lyzb8ckivlu5KziCbmN:P9HVn5T2oWOQHpl2GkGMkSgb8Svlu5Ku
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Score

10^/10

gh0strat persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000700000002328e-4.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x00070000000233f4-8.dat	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

Modifies Installed Components in the registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{igtln61s-rmi4-bfmk-4770-2btbt0k82b2y}	a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{igtln61s-rmi4-bfmk-4770-2btbt0k82b2y}\ = "ÏµÍ³ÉèÖÃ"	a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{igtln61s-rmi4-bfmk-4770-2btbt0k82b2y}\stubpath = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\inpleqlxa.exe"	a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4788	inpleqlxa.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1240	userinit.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\inpleqlxa.exe	a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\inpleqlxa.exe_lang.ini	a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\inpleqlxa.exe_lang.ini	a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4532	a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe
4532	a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe
4788	inpleqlxa.exe
4788	inpleqlxa.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4532	a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4788	inpleqlxa.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 4788	4532	a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 4788	4532	a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 4788	4532	a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4788 wrote to memory of 1240	4788	inpleqlxa.exe	83
PID 4788 wrote to memory of 1240	4788	inpleqlxa.exe	83
PID 4788 wrote to memory of 1240	4788	inpleqlxa.exe	83
PID 4788 wrote to memory of 1240	4788	inpleqlxa.exe	83

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a5b0fb7856a1c66c42d181540c6f165f_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies Installed Components in the registry
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4532
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\inpleqlxa.exe
  C:\Windows\System32\inpleqlxa.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4788
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\userinit.exe
    userinit.exe
    3⤵
    - Loads dropped DLL
    PID:1240

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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240599703_lang.dll

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240599703_lang.dll
Size 114KB
SHA256 f0fc792271babdf0c0b70ba2a402d02f35c5bd9b0ecbb396c8bbd974738ffe4b
MD5 907033ec126441adbb0d4f80c1a27c53
SHA1 e9f1aa6eea9e4fab5e5ff12e866230a4d5351fb6
SHA512 7948da22bccd27a7853f797ffe803436c590cf40cbb1b4539107d62878fad64feb67931a0b5367791ee5628243a28c06f49590cdd92e23fbb722fc8e744ad6ff
SSDEEP 3072:IdpgMxsdSyg4TvtcMk8Lyzb8ckivlu5K+iCbmT:Mpl2GkGMkSgb8Svlu5K+OT
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inpleqlxa.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\inpleqlxa.exe
Size 159KB
SHA256 b6f6ba2e95ff4da40748921a44671ef9eccfe970ad743ceb070eea3c573fe428
MD5 68d35f94f4d81d1a167eb716dd44b3ef
SHA1 e62c5fcc9ff38c7cd607f6da71848a8883f6c327
SHA512 19527ee8b72d5747997607a27b5e2e9f787fd868145e3837262e6138ef9de5aba4e73efb7cd4a3ffdd88b8b6b80c34c3d4461216fbe7d5961d1b7da13bd97f06
SSDEEP 3072:Pk5Cbz70dZlVff5TXmoWOQJdpgMxsdSyg4TvtcMk8Lyzb8ckivlu5KziCbmN:PkHVn5T2oWOQHpl2GkGMkSgb8Svlu5Ku
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