gh0strat | c43bc8ca7aaa7a0f8c4ec035bf1d2c4582214b79929e2bc5112e695c2c7d5bce

General

Target

b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

265KB
MD5

b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79
SHA1

43da7630ae1ed4c495e74f82b4d0bff6a2aff1f6
SHA256

c43bc8ca7aaa7a0f8c4ec035bf1d2c4582214b79929e2bc5112e695c2c7d5bce
SHA512

62248c288dda9cd1b52804b0eb15e80ce5c6fe9d445b37b2d91fc527f31b7d3092bbe59efe6821b8fd0b79b9afe1c1bb7747b12937daea239e4d474ccacbe68d
SSDEEP

6144:LtfxlRBMOktqfSXCoGC4uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuTuuuuuuuuu3:LtJ9MOpfSSTuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuE

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2080-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000444000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2080-4-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000274000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2080-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000444000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2768-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000444000-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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2768	Sogou.exe

UPX packed file 4 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2080-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000444000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2080-4-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000274000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2080-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000444000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2768-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000444000-memory.dmp	upx

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\\Sogou.exe"	b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files\svchest.ini	Sogou.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\Sogou.exe	b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Sogou.exe	b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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	b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	taskkill.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Sogou.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	taskkill.exe

Kills process with taskkill 2 IoCs

evasion

pid	Process
2176	taskkill.exe
2764	taskkill.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 51 IoCs

pid	Process
2768	Sogou.exe
2768	Sogou.exe
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2768	Sogou.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2080	b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2176	taskkill.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	taskkill.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2080 wrote to memory of 2176	2080	b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2080 wrote to memory of 2176	2080	b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2080 wrote to memory of 2176	2080	b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2080 wrote to memory of 2176	2080	b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2080 wrote to memory of 2768	2080	b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2080 wrote to memory of 2768	2080	b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2080 wrote to memory of 2768	2080	b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2080 wrote to memory of 2768	2080	b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 2764	2768	Sogou.exe	34
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 2764	2768	Sogou.exe	34
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 2764	2768	Sogou.exe	34
PID 2768 wrote to memory of 2764	2768	Sogou.exe	34

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b8dd70f1027b9576680a3b44dfb2fa79_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2080
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
  taskkill /f /im Ksafetray.exe
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Kills process with taskkill
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2176
- C:\Windows\Sogou.exe
  C:\Windows\Sogou.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2768
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
    taskkill /f /im Ksafetray.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Kills process with taskkill
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2764

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Program Files\svchest.ini

Filesize
79B

MD5
3a3f95ecc1c67944696b06da08c4c37d

SHA1
30c26d86c4a277e45b805bb14334a281a66ca701

SHA256
bf319eef89038229e340088ec77bbe0df06ef3db173c9be52fd3eea14a518a75

SHA512
5ae23c590b5480481e9c309b54eb782f0e27e6c6ef7d1cda3087f5bc9f8209bb66354ef871b193aba11507c3ce15530bf8964f6291a310733133ba7833005d16

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memory/2080-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000444000-memory.dmp

Filesize
272KB

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memory/2080-4-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000274000-memory.dmp

Filesize
272KB

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memory/2080-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000444000-memory.dmp

Filesize
272KB

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memory/2080-15-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000274000-memory.dmp

Filesize
272KB

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memory/2768-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000444000-memory.dmp

Filesize
272KB

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Analysis

Sharing

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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