gh0strat | 0958311cdbc72029fff008692d4d344bcbfa6df469f3181309b93cd1429ce8d6

Analysis

max time kernel
140s
max time network
100s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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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 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4872-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4872-6-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4872-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4872-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4872-12-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-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 System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Default	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
3236	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	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe
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	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	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	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	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.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

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
2544	net.exe
3704	net1.exe

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
4872	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe
4872	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe
4872	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe
4872	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe
4872	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe
4872	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe
4872	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe
4872	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4872	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 3132	4872	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 3132	4872	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4872 wrote to memory of 3132	4872	c980a5632fdf0ce9dacd2285c1f73fef_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3504	3132	cmd.exe	89
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3504	3132	cmd.exe	89
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3504	3132	cmd.exe	89
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3236	3132	cmd.exe	91
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3236	3132	cmd.exe	91
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3236	3132	cmd.exe	91
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2544	3132	cmd.exe	92
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2544	3132	cmd.exe	92
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2544	3132	cmd.exe	92
PID 2544 wrote to memory of 3704	2544	net.exe	93
PID 2544 wrote to memory of 3704	2544	net.exe	93
PID 2544 wrote to memory of 3704	2544	net.exe	93
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4600	3132	cmd.exe	94
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4600	3132	cmd.exe	94
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4600	3132	cmd.exe	94
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4028	3132	cmd.exe	95
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4028	3132	cmd.exe	95
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4028	3132	cmd.exe	95
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4048	3132	cmd.exe	97
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4048	3132	cmd.exe	97
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4048	3132	cmd.exe	97
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4444	3132	cmd.exe	98
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4444	3132	cmd.exe	98
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4444	3132	cmd.exe	98
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2088	3132	cmd.exe	99
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2088	3132	cmd.exe	99
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2088	3132	cmd.exe	99
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2612	3132	cmd.exe	100
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2612	3132	cmd.exe	100
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2612	3132	cmd.exe	100
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3420	3132	cmd.exe	101
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3420	3132	cmd.exe	101
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3420	3132	cmd.exe	101
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3136	3132	cmd.exe	102
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3136	3132	cmd.exe	102
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3136	3132	cmd.exe	102
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 1320	3132	cmd.exe	103
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 1320	3132	cmd.exe	103
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 1320	3132	cmd.exe	103
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2236	3132	cmd.exe	104
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2236	3132	cmd.exe	104
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2236	3132	cmd.exe	104
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 320	3132	cmd.exe	105
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 320	3132	cmd.exe	105
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 320	3132	cmd.exe	105
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4436	3132	cmd.exe	107
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4436	3132	cmd.exe	107
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4436	3132	cmd.exe	107
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3412	3132	cmd.exe	108
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3412	3132	cmd.exe	108
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3412	3132	cmd.exe	108
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 1368	3132	cmd.exe	109
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 1368	3132	cmd.exe	109
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 1368	3132	cmd.exe	109
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 1728	3132	cmd.exe	110
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 1728	3132	cmd.exe	110
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 1728	3132	cmd.exe	110
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4056	3132	cmd.exe	112
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4056	3132	cmd.exe	112
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4056	3132	cmd.exe	112
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 4580	3132	cmd.exe	113

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 System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4872
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\JH.BAT
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3132
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /delete /tn * /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3504
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config Schedule start= auto
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3236
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
    net start "Task Scheduler"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Service Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2544
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Service Discovery
      PID:3704
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 0:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4600
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 1:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4028
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 2:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4048
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 3:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4444
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 4:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2088
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 5:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2612
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 6:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3420
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 7:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3136
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 8:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1320
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 9:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2236
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 10:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:320
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 11:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4436
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 12:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3412
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 13:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1368
- - 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:4056
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 16:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4580
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 17:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:536
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 18:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5100
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 19:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4356
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 20:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3960
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 21:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3448
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 22:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2096
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 23:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2920
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 24:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXEB5143C5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4596

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/4872-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp

Filesize
220KB

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memory/4872-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp

Filesize
220KB

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memory/4872-3-0x0000000000590000-0x0000000000591000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4872-6-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp

Filesize
220KB

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memory/4872-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp

Filesize
220KB

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memory/4872-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp

Filesize
220KB

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memory/4872-12-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010037000-memory.dmp

Filesize
220KB

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memory/4872-16-0x0000000000590000-0x0000000000591000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4872-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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