gh0strat | c923af40dd986245269a3dce4a5e674177e5feb9ba94c7ddae5430fa375546da

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240705-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240705-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
12/08/2024, 01:01

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General

Target

8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

940KB
MD5

8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db
SHA1

1c56f3fab07ea751575eb157018d16ab2e951b09
SHA256

c923af40dd986245269a3dce4a5e674177e5feb9ba94c7ddae5430fa375546da
SHA512

caef0cd25a065bd1f7850c073b62e0250eec2e60774a92bb26ff2c361883b60dc37997235cc58ec78471eafc536b54cfcb9dc76a7c8ab6b93361c7a22f5eec43
SSDEEP

12288:iM5jZKbBL3aKHx5r+TuxX+fWbwFBfdGmZyJ:iM5j8Z3aKHx5r+TuxX+IwffFZyJ

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x000800000001711a-4.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
2120	svchest001465662051.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"	8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe	8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe	8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\notepab.exe	8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db_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	8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchest001465662051.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2120	2180	8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2120	2180	8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2120	2180	8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2180 wrote to memory of 2120	2180	8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db_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:2180
- \??\c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe
  c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2120

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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C:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe

Filesize
940KB

MD5
8cb2a48faaa5226de6022fd88f4d98db

SHA1
1c56f3fab07ea751575eb157018d16ab2e951b09

SHA256
c923af40dd986245269a3dce4a5e674177e5feb9ba94c7ddae5430fa375546da

SHA512
caef0cd25a065bd1f7850c073b62e0250eec2e60774a92bb26ff2c361883b60dc37997235cc58ec78471eafc536b54cfcb9dc76a7c8ab6b93361c7a22f5eec43

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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