gh0strat | 3065a73dc9c51a8771e00c32687d2e8d82b96b7a64ba4c542bd1b5aea03bb536

Analysis

max time kernel
144s
max time network
152s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240508-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
25/06/2024, 16:28

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General

Target

0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

272KB
MD5

0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931
SHA1

9c4464ab0a3f5548378dd62eb149a0852f2843be
SHA256

3065a73dc9c51a8771e00c32687d2e8d82b96b7a64ba4c542bd1b5aea03bb536
SHA512

81898d2c4b890460dbe3dd90e95bf67dbdb132c3d35aa2b16000099643632c7ed34ee0a547690c7d854b381052126fe3b5e2d0a7899ac5ce570ac06033e18d70
SSDEEP

6144:J00geEaFb79FR1eTboMMnIroSe5Kvf8QLBBzAM+GuN8QpKPig:J00geEaF1L5tSeMlLbzL+jkf

Score

10^/10

gh0strat bootkit persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3056-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x002a000000016c5d-19.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2332-27-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2332-26-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/3056-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/3056-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-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

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2804	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2332	qiuqi0.exe
2268	qiuqi0.exe

Loads dropped DLL 11 IoCs

pid	Process
3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe
2332	qiuqi0.exe
2332	qiuqi0.exe
2332	qiuqi0.exe
2332	qiuqi0.exe
2332	qiuqi0.exe
2332	qiuqi0.exe
3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe
2268	qiuqi0.exe
2268	qiuqi0.exe
2268	qiuqi0.exe

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

bootkit persistence

Bootkit

T1542.003

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\PhysicalDrive0	qiuqi0.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqi0.bat	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\maoma0.dll	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqi0.dll	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqi0.exe	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqi0.exe	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	qiuqi0.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	qiuqi0.exe

Modifies registry class 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{603D3801-BD81-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}\InProcServer32	qiuqi0.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID	qiuqi0.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{603D3801-BD81-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}	qiuqi0.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2332	qiuqi0.exe
2332	qiuqi0.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2332	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2332	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2332	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2332	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2332	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2332	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2332	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	28
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2268	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2268	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2268	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2268	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2268	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2268	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2268	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2676	2268	qiuqi0.exe	30
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2676	2268	qiuqi0.exe	30
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2676	2268	qiuqi0.exe	30
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2676	2268	qiuqi0.exe	30
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2676	2268	qiuqi0.exe	30
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2676	2268	qiuqi0.exe	30
PID 2268 wrote to memory of 2676	2268	qiuqi0.exe	30
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2804	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2804	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2804	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2804	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2804	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2804	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2804	3056	0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ec024243a3918640ea5391448ba6931_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3056
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqi0.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqi0.exe" "C:\Program Files\Common Files\maoma0.dll" ServiceMain
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:2332
- C:\Documents and Settings\qiuqi0.exe
  "C:\Documents and Settings\qiuqi0.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2268
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c del C:\DOCUME~1\qiuqi0.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2676
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0EC024~1.EXE
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  PID:2804

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Program Files\Common Files\maoma0.dll

Filesize
24.1MB

MD5
753459e40f44371c104eff19a6f15fc9

SHA1
a3398c8c937371c7fa8b2bb60d0c9afa1468c5bd

SHA256
ddd716d15a05ba358d74fe002fff6fae5eddb8ce40494993d264d78cf78991dd

SHA512
0763040b76a3b484df738582e1dbb359a29d8efe3cd6b23f8d486f97083c35fe4e686125bb2099d08f5a9b508a1bc51be6b607fc695936a7525f61c697e5e33b

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\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqi0.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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\Users\qiuqi0.exe

Filesize
24.0MB

MD5
95d2a40087b803f804ff4a63b039c606

SHA1
e6924bff1eb1e980a5c30d700ff936b33275526e

SHA256
fa99b882eabbd653d85279d48c806d5dc7ebf27988eaa3efd291530c2334d884

SHA512
1ba688eac41eecfa2211d408003d8551eb1ba524d43b1cd49552eff4374bb3a4c6fbffe2f7ff805efde58a30b6cb2ca9d2d4bfe6ac84e79e709a1128d39908a4

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memory/2268-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000406000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2268-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000406000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2268-40-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000026000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2332-27-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/2332-26-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/2332-24-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/2332-23-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/3056-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/3056-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/3056-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/3056-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/3056-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/3056-3-0x0000000000340000-0x000000000037E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3056-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/3056-38-0x00000000002E0000-0x00000000002E6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/3056-1-0x0000000000240000-0x00000000002B9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/3056-42-0x0000000000340000-0x000000000037E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/3056-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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