gh0strat | 0958311cdbc72029fff008692d4d344bcbfa6df469f3181309b93cd1429ce8d6

Analysis

max time kernel
140s
max time network
20s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240704-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240704-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
29-08-2024 19:41

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General

Target

c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

130KB
MD5

c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef
SHA1

b6a76d0246bc2217a9f35bbe8f147d99c54fbecf
SHA256

0958311cdbc72029fff008692d4d344bcbfa6df469f3181309b93cd1429ce8d6
SHA512

8ccf64420f6f63528caef9a5554b20aa6c15cda7e5f18eea9814c0b8966af504f6d272f0d44c5416f718013e3953e1b417a90447ac7bd58de6e7e94f5a1e3e13
SSDEEP

3072:IsY8JPMTtmi0vZemB0taM5Gmjck0huCP3F:PGc9smesY4kjC/F

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1996-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1996-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1996-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-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\XXXXXXEB5143C5 = "C:\\Windows\\XXXXXXEB5143C5\\svchsot.exe"	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\JH.BAT	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe

Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

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

pid	Process
2680	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	net.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	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	schtasks.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	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	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.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

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
2744	net.exe
2748	net1.exe

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1996	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe
1996	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe
1996	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe
1996	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1996	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2208	1996	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2208	1996	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2208	1996	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2208	1996	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2208	1996	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2208	1996	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2208	1996	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe	29
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 3064	2208	cmd.exe	31
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 3064	2208	cmd.exe	31
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 3064	2208	cmd.exe	31
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 3064	2208	cmd.exe	31
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 3064	2208	cmd.exe	31
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 3064	2208	cmd.exe	31
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 3064	2208	cmd.exe	31
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2680	2208	cmd.exe	32
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2680	2208	cmd.exe	32
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2680	2208	cmd.exe	32
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2680	2208	cmd.exe	32
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2680	2208	cmd.exe	32
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2680	2208	cmd.exe	32
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2680	2208	cmd.exe	32
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2744	2208	cmd.exe	33
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2744	2208	cmd.exe	33
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2744	2208	cmd.exe	33
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2744	2208	cmd.exe	33
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2744	2208	cmd.exe	33
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2744	2208	cmd.exe	33
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2744	2208	cmd.exe	33
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2748	2744	net.exe	34
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2748	2744	net.exe	34
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2748	2744	net.exe	34
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2748	2744	net.exe	34
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2748	2744	net.exe	34
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2748	2744	net.exe	34
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2748	2744	net.exe	34
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2756	2208	cmd.exe	35
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2756	2208	cmd.exe	35
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2756	2208	cmd.exe	35
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2756	2208	cmd.exe	35
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2756	2208	cmd.exe	35
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2756	2208	cmd.exe	35
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2756	2208	cmd.exe	35
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2732	2208	cmd.exe	36
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2732	2208	cmd.exe	36
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2732	2208	cmd.exe	36
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2732	2208	cmd.exe	36
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2732	2208	cmd.exe	36
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2732	2208	cmd.exe	36
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2732	2208	cmd.exe	36
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2664	2208	cmd.exe	37
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2664	2208	cmd.exe	37
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2664	2208	cmd.exe	37
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2664	2208	cmd.exe	37
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2664	2208	cmd.exe	37
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2664	2208	cmd.exe	37
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2664	2208	cmd.exe	37
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2692	2208	cmd.exe	38
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2692	2208	cmd.exe	38
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2692	2208	cmd.exe	38
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2692	2208	cmd.exe	38
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2692	2208	cmd.exe	38
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2692	2208	cmd.exe	38
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2692	2208	cmd.exe	38
PID 2208 wrote to memory of 2568	2208	cmd.exe	39

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_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:1996
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd /c C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\JH.BAT
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2208
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /delete /tn * /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3064
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config Schedule start= auto
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2680
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
    net start "Task Scheduler"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Service Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2744
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Service Discovery
      PID:2748
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 0:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2756
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 1:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2732
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 2:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2664
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 3:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2692
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 4:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2568
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 5:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2836
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 6:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2560
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 7:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2588
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 8:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2536
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 9:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2580
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 10:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2696
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 11:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2988
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 12:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2204
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 13:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1804
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 14:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1728
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 15:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2172
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 16:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2092
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 17:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1448
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 18:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2424
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 19:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1320
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 20:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1540
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 21:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2472
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 22:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2860
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 23:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:976
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 24:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:768

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\XXXXXXEB5143C5\JH.BAT

Filesize
1KB

MD5
c54d8baadee680bc3812d710c4412e76

SHA1
39549bd634d0b15759cf093f059d92a5178b7d51

SHA256
36a87ed67841e950e60efc232d32312bddfefa869ed23033bb0dd5bf92cd49bb

SHA512
5bf3e87cac21d804fa3a9db2c3ba4a309ac0d9a4a8c404ec607e81823c564d4301cd9e5460eab39f6ce3aaa2827e80e7afa081b267a67d99b59a219a90ed4859

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memory/1996-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp

Filesize
220KB

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memory/1996-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp

Filesize
220KB

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memory/1996-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp

Filesize
220KB

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memory/1996-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp

Filesize
220KB

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memory/1996-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp

Filesize
220KB

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memory/1996-26-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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