gh0strat | 7c6c3b4d687b1e46697b497df7821e1f47d82a68fdcdf3fde48f5b358b330771

General

Target

b03889b9ebf63154d70c97cea89f13a5_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

112KB
MD5

b03889b9ebf63154d70c97cea89f13a5
SHA1

51d2cef64e6db8029d2d206f6865ad07cf36ae76
SHA256

7c6c3b4d687b1e46697b497df7821e1f47d82a68fdcdf3fde48f5b358b330771
SHA512

a5bbc9d5d5cb426eb955f728dac15f2351897712f4f766a2e5fa0334e41ddbd3d7fd59d2046e283fe3353ad625f6410292c88c58e255ff3921a2729bba394166
SSDEEP

1536:vqEA70HzLJksPEOajozLElnqiO29dJ/tHi:vXTLJkQ7zAV3NtC

Score

10^/10

gh0strat runningrat persistence rat

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

gh0strat

C2

post.f2pool.info

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0009000000012281-1.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
RunningRat
RunningRat is a remote access trojan first seen in 2018.
rat runningrat

Sets DLL path for service in the registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\lsass\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\259420474.dll"	b03889b9ebf63154d70c97cea89f13a5_JaffaCakes118.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2040	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2668	lsass.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2100	b03889b9ebf63154d70c97cea89f13a5_JaffaCakes118.exe
2972	svchost.exe
2972	svchost.exe
2668	lsass.exe
2668	lsass.exe
2668	lsass.exe
2668	lsass.exe

Creates a Windows Service
persistence

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lsass.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lsass.exe	svchost.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2980	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2100	b03889b9ebf63154d70c97cea89f13a5_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2100	b03889b9ebf63154d70c97cea89f13a5_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2100	b03889b9ebf63154d70c97cea89f13a5_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2040	2100	b03889b9ebf63154d70c97cea89f13a5_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2040	2100	b03889b9ebf63154d70c97cea89f13a5_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2040	2100	b03889b9ebf63154d70c97cea89f13a5_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2040	2100	b03889b9ebf63154d70c97cea89f13a5_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 2980	2040	cmd.exe	32
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 2980	2040	cmd.exe	32
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 2980	2040	cmd.exe	32
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 2980	2040	cmd.exe	32
PID 2972 wrote to memory of 2668	2972	svchost.exe	33
PID 2972 wrote to memory of 2668	2972	svchost.exe	33
PID 2972 wrote to memory of 2668	2972	svchost.exe	33
PID 2972 wrote to memory of 2668	2972	svchost.exe	33

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b03889b9ebf63154d70c97cea89f13a5_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b03889b9ebf63154d70c97cea89f13a5_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Sets DLL path for service in the registry
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2100
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1 && del /f/q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b03889b9ebf63154d70c97cea89f13a5_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2040
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1
    3⤵
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:2980

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "lsass"
1⤵
PID:2732

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "lsass"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2972
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\lsass.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe "c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\259420474.dll",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:2668

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\259420474.dll

Filesize
37KB

MD5
a0e293ba67e126846d68fd2a401f1458

SHA1
69643cdfb2eab46c73a20b335b89df990a360fe8

SHA256
ceb1f2ee865afc433df501a66f57155ce2478f7901a05a3d11851a81e24e7d8b

SHA512
d8109bcef384554881dc7772c2b63cf6f290bcc1834716434260e26a773e62dcb38186b087f5a5a382da9c2b971862eb99af22c619cd77b69105b1ac00fb64fc

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\Windows\SysWOW64\lsass.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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