gh0strat | 8e437faea96a8f5da5ea300e9f2a8b0f63c2fe518e0ad03a6fb924194bca5e3a

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
149s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240704-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240704-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
24/07/2024, 08:38

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General

Target

6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

114KB
MD5

6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841
SHA1

71d8e920bdfe7a62bf39d32868718e893a6bf75a
SHA256

8e437faea96a8f5da5ea300e9f2a8b0f63c2fe518e0ad03a6fb924194bca5e3a
SHA512

7e054b9c8dd94111d12b422169b9a8a9a4556d2e6597d07683af766eed8c7499e9b1234fed3c8560bac813a073d6068d726760a600c23c85be8b37072b3e0d6b
SSDEEP

1536:NvYjFMie2lLo2HFGabwVcy93f1VkZxGY3R2BjBOxLlm3C:BYCWcgFGUwVF9v1VkZwjjBOxLlgC

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x000700000001211b-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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1276	svchest24846.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1276	svchest24846.exe
1276	svchest24846.exe
1276	svchest24846.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchest24846.exe.ini	svchest24846.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchest24846.exe	6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchest24846.exe	6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841_JaffaCakes118.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchest24846.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	taskkill.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	taskkill.exe

Kills process with taskkill 2 IoCs

evasion

pid	Process
1268	taskkill.exe
1156	taskkill.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
1276	svchest24846.exe
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Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1156	taskkill.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1268	taskkill.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 1156	2576	6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 1156	2576	6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 1156	2576	6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 1156	2576	6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 1156	2576	6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 1156	2576	6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2576 wrote to memory of 1156	2576	6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 1268	1276	svchest24846.exe	33
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 1268	1276	svchest24846.exe	33
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 1268	1276	svchest24846.exe	33
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 1268	1276	svchest24846.exe	33
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 1268	1276	svchest24846.exe	33
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 1268	1276	svchest24846.exe	33
PID 1276 wrote to memory of 1268	1276	svchest24846.exe	33

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2576
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
  taskkill /f /im Ksafetray.exe
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Kills process with taskkill
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1156

C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchest24846.exe
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchest24846.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1276
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
  taskkill /f /im Ksafetray.exe
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Kills process with taskkill
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1268

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Program Files\Common Files\svchest24846.exe

Filesize
114KB

MD5
6af2fcb0bf0c935490ad8e1d73d58841

SHA1
71d8e920bdfe7a62bf39d32868718e893a6bf75a

SHA256
8e437faea96a8f5da5ea300e9f2a8b0f63c2fe518e0ad03a6fb924194bca5e3a

SHA512
7e054b9c8dd94111d12b422169b9a8a9a4556d2e6597d07683af766eed8c7499e9b1234fed3c8560bac813a073d6068d726760a600c23c85be8b37072b3e0d6b

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