gh0strat | a4dbe39f8b2c802207e0e229a2bc1ef5fd6ae6c2ea3b2b897d6cde1556ca26ee

Analysis

max time kernel
92s
max time network
125s
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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04/10/2024, 22:04

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General

Target

1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

183KB
MD5

1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99
SHA1

38c2897ddc09896d445918c92fd4c15fe6655aa6
SHA256

a4dbe39f8b2c802207e0e229a2bc1ef5fd6ae6c2ea3b2b897d6cde1556ca26ee
SHA512

5c7ee1c56ccf2070856387b72da3551b4bc95832e83c94670dbc0f024d87b691ebd1925bf78416a52b83fc6dae7de376a2c1aa0c35bd9223f640970fff46cde4
SSDEEP

3072:LMqKbTtCSIT0chwzzcdZKF8UvvoeWofjjpAVioRF8s//NLj6h+EvtR9:Y9MMmwzlqUHoeWofjjpAViY/lH6h+Ev9

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1456-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1456-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1456-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1456-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-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\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw== = "C:\\Windows\\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\\svchsot.exe"	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Default	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\JH.BAT	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe

Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

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

pid	Process
3124	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	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.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	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	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	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
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	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
724	net.exe
3712	net1.exe

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
1456	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe
1456	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe
1456	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe
1456	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe
1456	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe
1456	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe
1456	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe
1456	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1456 wrote to memory of 2352	1456	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1456 wrote to memory of 2352	1456	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1456 wrote to memory of 2352	1456	1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 532	2352	cmd.exe	84
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 532	2352	cmd.exe	84
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 532	2352	cmd.exe	84
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 3124	2352	cmd.exe	85
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 3124	2352	cmd.exe	85
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 3124	2352	cmd.exe	85
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 724	2352	cmd.exe	86
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 724	2352	cmd.exe	86
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 724	2352	cmd.exe	86
PID 724 wrote to memory of 3712	724	net.exe	87
PID 724 wrote to memory of 3712	724	net.exe	87
PID 724 wrote to memory of 3712	724	net.exe	87
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 4564	2352	cmd.exe	88
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 4564	2352	cmd.exe	88
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 4564	2352	cmd.exe	88
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 3604	2352	cmd.exe	89
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 3604	2352	cmd.exe	89
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 3604	2352	cmd.exe	89
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2160	2352	cmd.exe	90
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2160	2352	cmd.exe	90
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2160	2352	cmd.exe	90
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1360	2352	cmd.exe	91
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1360	2352	cmd.exe	91
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1360	2352	cmd.exe	91
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 4452	2352	cmd.exe	92
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 4452	2352	cmd.exe	92
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 4452	2352	cmd.exe	92
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 60	2352	cmd.exe	93
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 60	2352	cmd.exe	93
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 60	2352	cmd.exe	93
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 3360	2352	cmd.exe	94
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 3360	2352	cmd.exe	94
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 3360	2352	cmd.exe	94
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1536	2352	cmd.exe	95
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1536	2352	cmd.exe	95
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1536	2352	cmd.exe	95
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 748	2352	cmd.exe	96
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 748	2352	cmd.exe	96
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 748	2352	cmd.exe	96
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 336	2352	cmd.exe	97
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 336	2352	cmd.exe	97
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 336	2352	cmd.exe	97
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1508	2352	cmd.exe	98
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1508	2352	cmd.exe	98
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1508	2352	cmd.exe	98
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2068	2352	cmd.exe	99
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2068	2352	cmd.exe	99
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 2068	2352	cmd.exe	99
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 4520	2352	cmd.exe	100
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 4520	2352	cmd.exe	100
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 4520	2352	cmd.exe	100
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 4844	2352	cmd.exe	101
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 4844	2352	cmd.exe	101
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 4844	2352	cmd.exe	101
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1920	2352	cmd.exe	102
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1920	2352	cmd.exe	102
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1920	2352	cmd.exe	102
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1532	2352	cmd.exe	103
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1532	2352	cmd.exe	103
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 1532	2352	cmd.exe	103
PID 2352 wrote to memory of 3116	2352	cmd.exe	104

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1513393ccc23eefe657e0f3059499e99_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 use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1456
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\JH.BAT""
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2352
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /delete /tn * /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:532
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config Schedule start= auto
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3124
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
    net start "Task Scheduler"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Service Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:724
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Service Discovery
      PID:3712
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 0:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4564
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 1:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3604
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 2:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2160
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 3:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1360
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 4:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4452
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 5:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:60
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 6:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3360
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 7:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1536
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 8:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:748
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 9:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:336
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 10:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1508
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 11:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2068
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 12:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4520
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 13:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4844
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 14:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1920
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 15:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1532
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 16:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3116
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 17:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4208
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 18:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4904
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 19:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1160
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 20:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1328
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 21:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2976
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 22:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1108
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 23:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4376
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 24:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3044

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\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\JH.BAT

Filesize
1KB

MD5
d8d3a3c95e9e23157286b883310db430

SHA1
df3540006561b11eba293cb19556cb21a5f1cab7

SHA256
a6557c4d137e61f94df072ae9f05d890f418388745151263d3278f0020a49ba1

SHA512
b5065a78947236960e6dc632443443570839c47ba6107e091efd4c84df7f21a93dff07d97fc892d69a58ccecb5c04b019e8adbc718f735b0d9821ee7b82d21bc

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memory/1456-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1456-3-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000601000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1456-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1456-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1456-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1456-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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