gh0strat | 8943ed28c6d1d8f0e9792acfc2e47bfb21adc1d006a751a91c30fc6ba0868e22

Analysis

max time kernel
141s
max time network
124s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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10/08/2024, 22:19

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General

Target

87e5dcb02f61ef2182304357ce1bf06e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

95KB
MD5

87e5dcb02f61ef2182304357ce1bf06e
SHA1

95fd9335eb432bfcf2ec850a1e663bf1ab4901be
SHA256

8943ed28c6d1d8f0e9792acfc2e47bfb21adc1d006a751a91c30fc6ba0868e22
SHA512

6246266f88977d13f6d14e7e9360ae5c8aa6d21e63c1f526e28ad669023f49f8b56780d53b2b85f63b180e72d4d4aed028f596adc55223fb56161230485d3a84
SSDEEP

1536:X0FusSx9qYMhdFHS8qdydo3nTzhYxJA+CwNUtBZVY9v8prh8sze8KZtAd:XGS4jHS8q/3nTzePCwNUh4E9h8bhtAd

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x00080000000234cd-15.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2360-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E37C-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3336-21-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4876-26-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1668-31-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-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
2360	mquthjmroc

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2360	mquthjmroc

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3336	svchost.exe
4876	svchost.exe
1668	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

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

Program crash 3 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
1412	3336	WerFault.exe	92
3132	4876	WerFault.exe	97
3120	1668	WerFault.exe	100

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	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	87e5dcb02f61ef2182304357ce1bf06e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	mquthjmroc
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2360	mquthjmroc
2360	mquthjmroc

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2360	mquthjmroc
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2360	mquthjmroc
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2360	mquthjmroc
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2360	mquthjmroc
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3336	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3336	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3336	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3336	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3336	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3336	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3336	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3336	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3336	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3336	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3336	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3336	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3336	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3336	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4876	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4876	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4876	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4876	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4876	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4876	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4876	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4876	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4876	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4876	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4876	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4876	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4876	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4876	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1668	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1668	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1668	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1668	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1668	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1668	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1668	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1668	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1668	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1668	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1668	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1668	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1668	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1668	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2360	2584	87e5dcb02f61ef2182304357ce1bf06e_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2360	2584	87e5dcb02f61ef2182304357ce1bf06e_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 2584 wrote to memory of 2360	2584	87e5dcb02f61ef2182304357ce1bf06e_JaffaCakes118.exe	87

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\87e5dcb02f61ef2182304357ce1bf06e_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\87e5dcb02f61ef2182304357ce1bf06e_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2584
- \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\mquthjmroc
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\87e5dcb02f61ef2182304357ce1bf06e_JaffaCakes118.exe" a -sc:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\87e5dcb02f61ef2182304357ce1bf06e_jaffacakes118.exe
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2360

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3336
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3336 -s 772
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:1412

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 420 -p 3336 -ip 3336
1⤵
PID:3312

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4876
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4876 -s 1036
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:3132

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 524 -p 4876 -ip 4876
1⤵
PID:2644

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1668
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1668 -s 816
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:3120

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 516 -p 1668 -ip 1668
1⤵
PID:812

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\mquthjmroc

Filesize
22.6MB

MD5
cc36e4096ff7808d512ddaa06472d4d3

SHA1
2c0ff6406e51bdf351c547000e6ca8550bf34f61

SHA256
f77617f11c295eb6db45b01fb38cfaa68288ba49bee6f6c9e5fb2fca45cbb5bc

SHA512
a80566a0edbe88b0f138980b9384be0fe851ae3c7ca68832abb531cc22075ecf7e083152ca002dab0c9972564beec2a29fa7a0931cec501c5944059b2191569d

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt

Filesize
203B

MD5
d47edd42c76c0712b8d2a1915974b52b

SHA1
b20ffbdbbae71b24a0d3d2f14e21761b9a8359bd

SHA256
d5f88fa5e9d8c583ff9bac1cf53948341bfcda0daa15089153f4c546ca2c3bec

SHA512
0026a3a5fcc000fc60ab9f6c2b9c2389af53b0fc7477851bcde9d1735d57aac06d96ba66ff878ee7c846c05a52b74caa5ce7111998a403f848d230131c3f92c4

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt

Filesize
304B

MD5
8fdb99f26075b18cd8e9d7a66c793d9a

SHA1
52646043aacf3c9a12a3dc14b5b0062a3953f9b6

SHA256
d257cdceebfc4cca3a28665218ebd83b9a60be995206e4e5b675078e369b7e28

SHA512
a6802f877adb2ab9fd9d7680b0cc20a12fe443bc562bf4757b935e499ab9b336e009fddc31500e253c3aa9a971dc708fd1fb1f8092000335d4c786b4dbead852

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\??\c:\programdata\application data\storm\update\%sessionname%\ferfp.cc3

Filesize
23.1MB

MD5
35e643193979e9dd31b6b7e77a2a5925

SHA1
3324abbcd66510c95a6046ad2a6531ea83f5c3c2

SHA256
14f4e13ec4a0cee947b869cbd30714a0b6035c02683df918c6eeddb9f2686172

SHA512
d086213311b502939ce871c7ae81f6a2e6a4d585ff280002ad560b5e1276fc2a910f3cff28afd7c7492a28f30c54f057d4ec0d0c9bd2a38bc8f05e630b5de4c2

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memory/1668-28-0x0000000001940000-0x0000000001941000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1668-31-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/2360-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E37C-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2360-12-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2360-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E37C-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2584-2-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2584-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E37C-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2584-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E37C-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3336-19-0x0000000001600000-0x0000000001601000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3336-21-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/4876-26-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/4876-23-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000000FF1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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