gh0strat | 9e513960a169aad7b17bc9181649a43ee439857edd4f0e8cf09685bdf3cf67ec

General

Target

668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

112KB
MD5

668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8
SHA1

f61bc0c2beb47a715c949cd3e46dd4609267862d
SHA256

9e513960a169aad7b17bc9181649a43ee439857edd4f0e8cf09685bdf3cf67ec
SHA512

1511a2a80f4a3e925ea54cb51671a1a8a00f69686df5ab790cafd321979778c14a8df22420b6d691ebf50c24eb27a60cf994f3716f249db5ebc22a7d82de70ad
SSDEEP

1536:vqEA70HzLJksPEOajozLElnqiO2cdJ/tHi:vXTLJkQ7zAV3+tC

Score

10^/10

gh0strat runningrat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

gh0strat

C2

p.f2pool.info

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0009000000023430-1.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

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\serivces\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240632671.dll"	668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3419463127-3903270268-2580331543-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
780	serivces.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4132	668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe
1712	svchost.exe
780	serivces.exe

Creates a Windows Service
persistence

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240632671.dll	668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe	svchost.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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	668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	serivces.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
792	cmd.exe
320	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
320	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4132	668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe
4132	668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4132	668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4132	668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4132 wrote to memory of 792	4132	668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4132 wrote to memory of 792	4132	668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4132 wrote to memory of 792	4132	668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 792 wrote to memory of 320	792	cmd.exe	89
PID 792 wrote to memory of 320	792	cmd.exe	89
PID 792 wrote to memory of 320	792	cmd.exe	89
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 780	1712	svchost.exe	95
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 780	1712	svchost.exe	95
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 780	1712	svchost.exe	95

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4132
- 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\668977ea8ab852c01936636d55a8e7e8_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:792
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:320

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "serivces"
1⤵
PID:2164

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "serivces"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1712
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\serivces.exe "c:\windows\system32\240632671.dll",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:780

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Server Software Component

1

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

1

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240632671.dll

Filesize
37KB

MD5
6dd8cd3d4fb23b363dcc120b02b00101

SHA1
0bd8b5c0e4fe3f7df123962bcbbc07783d01f102

SHA256
253e3df8eb4dd07d3262a3df9703e21d74fcdb14aaba04fdf5ddd55049cfcc4a

SHA512
aa863d40a9fb8b65027bfab20bf26956e1c07dd128507d17a4e41b2101bf4a546d3830d0d0b9c5bdd08c50911d9771e3f65cb33d6d6fdf30d754faf048a73a04

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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