gh0strat | 6c40f48f0761e913b425600b482889869ee129d21c359157fda9b84ac04fd7ab

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240704-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240704-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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12-08-2024 12:59

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General

Target

8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

867KB
MD5

8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8
SHA1

52c6e67965deb8276d282f8d2109c293a0c7e1b2
SHA256

6c40f48f0761e913b425600b482889869ee129d21c359157fda9b84ac04fd7ab
SHA512

3335e32740b6facb95c53bc60eff9114cc9e0310d199bc04875ed7bbf7cbf7fca875a72b777c26fd07076066db0e1ce0d30d7a039fb66edbc9203ad47b4566b8
SSDEEP

12288:iM5jZKbBL3aKHx5r+TuxX+fWbwFBfdGmZvIb1:iM5j8Z3aKHx5r+TuxX+IwffFZvIb1

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0009000000016d6c-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
2140	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"	8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe	8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe	8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\notepab.exe	8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8_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	8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8_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 2072 wrote to memory of 2140	2072	8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2140	2072	8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2140	2072	8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2140	2072	8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8_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:2072
- \??\c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe
  c:\Windows\svchest001465662051.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2140

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
867KB

MD5
8ed166acbd51a8fe802be8ed6dfeb4a8

SHA1
52c6e67965deb8276d282f8d2109c293a0c7e1b2

SHA256
6c40f48f0761e913b425600b482889869ee129d21c359157fda9b84ac04fd7ab

SHA512
3335e32740b6facb95c53bc60eff9114cc9e0310d199bc04875ed7bbf7cbf7fca875a72b777c26fd07076066db0e1ce0d30d7a039fb66edbc9203ad47b4566b8

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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