gh0strat | 64a3bea1dd56048c689877ea09e59f9ee0f1fee173447c9fe596f3e67c117520

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
120s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240704-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240704-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
11/08/2024, 07:52

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General

Target

8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

615KB
MD5

8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141
SHA1

a44fe550279a171b0a274704ce6d572d712a134b
SHA256

64a3bea1dd56048c689877ea09e59f9ee0f1fee173447c9fe596f3e67c117520
SHA512

2131f82c0a0fa42679202c9888a7bd35bd2a7fffcae7a22aa83cbdfa59542850937df6d2467e914d2d05aad557f22f25c03098fe35cceece5418004f46caf1c0
SSDEEP

12288:H/eC0vZVQQxfnr+TK7r79/JenWAG36ATphjM5Bn:H/XwVQQxfnr+TK7r79/Je3GqArjM5Bn

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000016dcb-5.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
1316	svchest000.exe

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\Kris = "c:\\Windows\\notepab.exe"	8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe	8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe	8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\notepab.exe	8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141_JaffaCakes118.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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	8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchest000.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 1316	2716	8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 1316	2716	8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 1316	2716	8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2716 wrote to memory of 1316	2716	8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2716
- \??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe
  c:\Windows\svchest000.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1316

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

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\svchest000.exe

Filesize
615KB

MD5
8995329875de990bfff13acbc1ac8141

SHA1
a44fe550279a171b0a274704ce6d572d712a134b

SHA256
64a3bea1dd56048c689877ea09e59f9ee0f1fee173447c9fe596f3e67c117520

SHA512
2131f82c0a0fa42679202c9888a7bd35bd2a7fffcae7a22aa83cbdfa59542850937df6d2467e914d2d05aad557f22f25c03098fe35cceece5418004f46caf1c0

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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