gh0strat | ee9b6d599fa083106b88969579de65a53ac6c9e1f5d30f4309a6ad557d7348ff

Analysis

max time kernel
141s
max time network
136s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240704-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240704-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
22/08/2024, 03:32

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General

Target

b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

183KB
MD5

b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38
SHA1

9b8c52cc18f41ddf985879a950ee8f4d72713fd7
SHA256

ee9b6d599fa083106b88969579de65a53ac6c9e1f5d30f4309a6ad557d7348ff
SHA512

bffa9d3644d9fddf50a0f58637fc04f7ae0cc5dc198ffcdaf41a7f34c92da3e985039220530d5f250ac7b910d2c4dd0743fa2cc102a6edc23888349664013856
SSDEEP

3072:bMqKbTtCSIT0chwzzcdZKF8UvvoeWofjjpAVioRF8s//NLj6h+EvtRHD:o9MMmwzlqUHoeWofjjpAViY/lH6h+Evj

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2420-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2420-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2420-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2420-18-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-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\XXXXXX294B1FA4 = "C:\\Windows\\XXXXXX294B1FA4\\svchsot.exe"	b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\JH.BAT	b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe

Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

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

pid	Process
2472	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	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	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	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.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	b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	net1.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	net.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.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
868	net.exe
2708	net1.exe

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2420	b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe
2420	b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2420	b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 1336	2420	b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 1336	2420	b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 1336	2420	b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 1336	2420	b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2364	1336	cmd.exe	32
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2364	1336	cmd.exe	32
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2364	1336	cmd.exe	32
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2364	1336	cmd.exe	32
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2472	1336	cmd.exe	33
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2472	1336	cmd.exe	33
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2472	1336	cmd.exe	33
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2472	1336	cmd.exe	33
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 868	1336	cmd.exe	34
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 868	1336	cmd.exe	34
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 868	1336	cmd.exe	34
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 868	1336	cmd.exe	34
PID 868 wrote to memory of 2708	868	net.exe	35
PID 868 wrote to memory of 2708	868	net.exe	35
PID 868 wrote to memory of 2708	868	net.exe	35
PID 868 wrote to memory of 2708	868	net.exe	35
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 576	1336	cmd.exe	36
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 576	1336	cmd.exe	36
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 576	1336	cmd.exe	36
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 576	1336	cmd.exe	36
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2704	1336	cmd.exe	37
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2704	1336	cmd.exe	37
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2704	1336	cmd.exe	37
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2704	1336	cmd.exe	37
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2860	1336	cmd.exe	38
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2860	1336	cmd.exe	38
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2860	1336	cmd.exe	38
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2860	1336	cmd.exe	38
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 3060	1336	cmd.exe	39
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 3060	1336	cmd.exe	39
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 3060	1336	cmd.exe	39
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 3060	1336	cmd.exe	39
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2748	1336	cmd.exe	40
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2748	1336	cmd.exe	40
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2748	1336	cmd.exe	40
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2748	1336	cmd.exe	40
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2216	1336	cmd.exe	41
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2216	1336	cmd.exe	41
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2216	1336	cmd.exe	41
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2216	1336	cmd.exe	41
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 3052	1336	cmd.exe	42
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 3052	1336	cmd.exe	42
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 3052	1336	cmd.exe	42
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 3052	1336	cmd.exe	42
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2552	1336	cmd.exe	43
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2552	1336	cmd.exe	43
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2552	1336	cmd.exe	43
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2552	1336	cmd.exe	43
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2964	1336	cmd.exe	44
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2964	1336	cmd.exe	44
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2964	1336	cmd.exe	44
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2964	1336	cmd.exe	44
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 1028	1336	cmd.exe	45
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 1028	1336	cmd.exe	45
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 1028	1336	cmd.exe	45
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 1028	1336	cmd.exe	45
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2772	1336	cmd.exe	46
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2772	1336	cmd.exe	46
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2772	1336	cmd.exe	46
PID 1336 wrote to memory of 2772	1336	cmd.exe	46

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b62ffd49bff76c8fb3e94e4d6d7eef38_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2420
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd /c C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\JH.BAT
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1336
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /delete /tn * /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2364
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config Schedule start= auto
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2472
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
    net start "Task Scheduler"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Service Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:868
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Service Discovery
      PID:2708
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 0:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:576
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 1:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2704
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 2:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2860
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 3:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3060
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 4:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2748
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 5:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2216
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 6:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3052
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 7:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2552
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 8:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2964
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 9:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1028
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 10:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2772
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 11:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2428
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 12:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2608
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 13:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2640
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 14:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2720
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 15:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2648
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 16:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:796
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 17:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:468
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 18:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:836
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 19:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:848
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 20:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1836
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 21:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2036
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 22:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2796
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 23:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1628
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 24:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX294B1FA4\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1364

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\XXXXXX294B1FA4\JH.BAT

Filesize
1KB

MD5
0794cf28a0162c1bf6c662fda2e5a9f1

SHA1
052e1dd1bd2bd5e64acd9bb3134747242c76cba5

SHA256
6dea3dabef075fa44b2ba8728b83cebc929c944f909b49f5e243b4597aab3266

SHA512
9b1c915958523a9d15f0108f8daa127592b98e6d806ce58155c0994e2f9bc98103d2c5389c05d6f5f0e86de53c92b39d4603072a1d1239965569711490469dc8

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memory/2420-9-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2420-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2420-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2420-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2420-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2420-18-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2420-19-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2420-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

Filesize
196KB

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