gh0strat | 0bb8d27acddbf03f89116d92cfce5cf4a1753a710dec324cbc86e1166faa8fdb

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
149s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240730-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240730-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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02/08/2024, 05:48

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General

Target

83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

207KB
MD5

83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6
SHA1

623ce3f5882543299419c24c323b8d3810763a88
SHA256

0bb8d27acddbf03f89116d92cfce5cf4a1753a710dec324cbc86e1166faa8fdb
SHA512

64d4551173916800e2f6aa5bb4be541e2a67bde239925f771251135da4d97ce9384ef93230ef58de571aa5f70957901e35a26a485fdb4878247da9ade75a726b
SSDEEP

3072:AKdAWkTthrHwvxiIe91s+n3p/5e8jR0cTs/w+VLXKr6vkvs9R8igyQfgEOBeOB0C:zwQvXoim363/OG58dyQIpXe7yL3O

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2912-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2912-6-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2912-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2912-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2912-13-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-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

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XXXXXX43C0E4CF = "C:\\Windows\\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\\svchsot.exe"	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Default	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\JH.BAT	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe

Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
1112	sc.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 31 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	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	net.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	net1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe

System Service Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may try to gather information about registered local system services.

discovery

System Service Discovery

T1007

pid	Process
3028	net.exe
3088	net1.exe

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
2912	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe
2912	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe
2912	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe
2912	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe
2912	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe
2912	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe
2912	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe
2912	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2912	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 1852	2912	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 1852	2912	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 1852	2912	83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 4832	1852	cmd.exe	88
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 4832	1852	cmd.exe	88
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 4832	1852	cmd.exe	88
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1112	1852	cmd.exe	89
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1112	1852	cmd.exe	89
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1112	1852	cmd.exe	89
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 3028	1852	cmd.exe	90
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 3028	1852	cmd.exe	90
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 3028	1852	cmd.exe	90
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 3088	3028	net.exe	91
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 3088	3028	net.exe	91
PID 3028 wrote to memory of 3088	3028	net.exe	91
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1412	1852	cmd.exe	92
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1412	1852	cmd.exe	92
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1412	1852	cmd.exe	92
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 3224	1852	cmd.exe	93
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 3224	1852	cmd.exe	93
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 3224	1852	cmd.exe	93
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 3504	1852	cmd.exe	94
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 3504	1852	cmd.exe	94
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 3504	1852	cmd.exe	94
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1312	1852	cmd.exe	95
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1312	1852	cmd.exe	95
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1312	1852	cmd.exe	95
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 360	1852	cmd.exe	96
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 360	1852	cmd.exe	96
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 360	1852	cmd.exe	96
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2880	1852	cmd.exe	97
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2880	1852	cmd.exe	97
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2880	1852	cmd.exe	97
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1508	1852	cmd.exe	98
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1508	1852	cmd.exe	98
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1508	1852	cmd.exe	98
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 528	1852	cmd.exe	99
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 528	1852	cmd.exe	99
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 528	1852	cmd.exe	99
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2928	1852	cmd.exe	100
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2928	1852	cmd.exe	100
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2928	1852	cmd.exe	100
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 5100	1852	cmd.exe	101
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 5100	1852	cmd.exe	101
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 5100	1852	cmd.exe	101
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 5004	1852	cmd.exe	102
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 5004	1852	cmd.exe	102
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 5004	1852	cmd.exe	102
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 4304	1852	cmd.exe	103
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 4304	1852	cmd.exe	103
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 4304	1852	cmd.exe	103
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 3044	1852	cmd.exe	104
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 3044	1852	cmd.exe	104
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 3044	1852	cmd.exe	104
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 4020	1852	cmd.exe	105
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 4020	1852	cmd.exe	105
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 4020	1852	cmd.exe	105
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1776	1852	cmd.exe	106
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1776	1852	cmd.exe	106
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 1776	1852	cmd.exe	106
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2352	1852	cmd.exe	107
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2352	1852	cmd.exe	107
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2352	1852	cmd.exe	107
PID 1852 wrote to memory of 2564	1852	cmd.exe	108

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\83420ac62d07783bc09f616e5fd5fbe6_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2912
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\JH.BAT
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1852
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /delete /tn * /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4832
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config Schedule start= auto
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1112
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
    net start "Task Scheduler"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Service Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3028
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Service Discovery
      PID:3088
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 0:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1412
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 1:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3224
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 2:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3504
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 3:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1312
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 4:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:360
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 5:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2880
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 6:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1508
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 7:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:528
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 8:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2928
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 9:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5100
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 10:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5004
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 11:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4304
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 12:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3044
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 13:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4020
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 14:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1776
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 15:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2352
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 16:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2564
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 17:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1292
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 18:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:724
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 19:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4616
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 20:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4596
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 21:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3396
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 22:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4192
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 23:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4448
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 24:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4452

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

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Service Discovery

T1007

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\XXXXXX43C0E4CF\JH.BAT

Filesize
1KB

MD5
57bc376d6f506196a9aacc8836a59f9b

SHA1
4c5256ed9e2cab711a591e1481ba1f7908698290

SHA256
aff3de7caedb3bbe951e11296b465d54bdc164f9940ebd3e94495a7a645038da

SHA512
18732ea72829344c8d3a843ce50a864643859b470e897a0bfce3051173b4e349fd425cd2e4d084fe11896b872e6dd704497e50fd7edf195e6ce601c8dd560ba7

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memory/2912-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2912-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2912-8-0x00000000021A0000-0x00000000021E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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memory/2912-6-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2912-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2912-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2912-13-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2912-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437000-memory.dmp

Filesize
220KB

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memory/2912-19-0x00000000021A0000-0x00000000021E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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