gh0strat | db984366b8a3b5bccd52766033101ad9d139a9f87b3f545513cb72dbca05601b

Analysis

max time kernel
117s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
27/01/2025, 07:15

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe
Size

171KB
MD5

3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951
SHA1

0c033dfcfe8179680bd6d627efa11f07b7afc8d3
SHA256

db984366b8a3b5bccd52766033101ad9d139a9f87b3f545513cb72dbca05601b
SHA512

86947368d7f4e30c9a43bd1eb66fcd45f64592859664d51b523329a8f19a076949bcb8535aa3d6fe2f46ac960d571692408da65bd84b581d95e08223cddcfd2d
SSDEEP

3072:LhRkipDLeCOpHzcSCynt3e5SYF6WJLxqsG0LY6rw3ySQRkr:LhXpeB1CyFcSMPTqTL6rw3ySt

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3040-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/3040-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-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
Gh0strat family
gh0strat

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\NetCreate1\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\LocalService\\NetCreate.dll"	JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2660	cmd.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	JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SVCHOST.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	taskkill.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
3064	taskkill.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3040	JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3040	JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3064	taskkill.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 3064	3040	JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe	30
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 3064	3040	JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe	30
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 3064	3040	JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe	30
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 3064	3040	JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe	30
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2660	3040	JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe	33
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2660	3040	JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe	33
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2660	3040	JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe	33
PID 3040 wrote to memory of 2660	3040	JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe	33

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3d282a5d3790107e6f8205237e620951.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3040
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
  taskkill /f /t /im RSTray.exe
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Kills process with taskkill
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3064
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JAFFAC~1.EXE > nul
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2660

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE -K NETSVCS
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2708

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

memory/3040-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
188KB

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memory/3040-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
188KB

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