gh0strat | 12d543f6a5c8d36a324ef1c7892b45f5a3971c6543805b3d0cfab7886f4a7320

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
145s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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27-01-2025 08:16

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_3da2cf420147e2a68f5ac0458ed65f8e.exe
Size

373KB
MD5

3da2cf420147e2a68f5ac0458ed65f8e
SHA1

8f20c31c4572a8927983b94ba334e2db9216a0c1
SHA256

12d543f6a5c8d36a324ef1c7892b45f5a3971c6543805b3d0cfab7886f4a7320
SHA512

7b9e5dd37b0c6280674b7f48cee8d51fd416947c614480daeff585f2b65ffcabc6461acb437b97c6e5657242fe9cd27972db91a000f3bdf9d769e05e498736b5
SSDEEP

6144:zSY9h4EyALXWoPYL3AjqP3ZJZZnNcwawE+3V1accsgF7M1EoI01kxbwK0SNjk5Dp:zSoS5ASoAMeZxnNvKiV4cJS72EXOSZkn

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3012-11-0x0000000062C20000-0x0000000062CA0000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3012-19-0x0000000062C20000-0x0000000062CA0000-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

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3012	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3012	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fjhdmy	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fjhdmy	svchost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\nmhsq.url	svchost.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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_3da2cf420147e2a68f5ac0458ed65f8e.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2156	JaffaCakes118_3da2cf420147e2a68f5ac0458ed65f8e.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2156	JaffaCakes118_3da2cf420147e2a68f5ac0458ed65f8e.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2156	JaffaCakes118_3da2cf420147e2a68f5ac0458ed65f8e.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3da2cf420147e2a68f5ac0458ed65f8e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3da2cf420147e2a68f5ac0458ed65f8e.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2156

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k neTsvcs
1⤵
- Deletes itself
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3012

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

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

C:\PROGRA~3\nmhsq.url

Filesize
247KB

MD5
4e5c02840cdf2fad3e29cbfd4734ca20

SHA1
101be6a14d2fdaf4716d1030c275db4ccc13d9da

SHA256
d7601bc6f6661ac1229d0ae141d780e12d390e203cccd55c2e92a6c2c959d2bc

SHA512
47715f8c47324c9068947e3fca40099862245bddd5624ea3fe0feb6f71df30e3d793b72d53d0d30d759a6d0a654a2eae7ff53915cedfd816aa232409c4fc8adc

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fjhdmy

Filesize
247KB

MD5
2418de71662bf5755ee2b5ec6038f2be

SHA1
313917b4432b873202f98509ebb5548422b66e9d

SHA256
a0d62e1def045ac2bc85a7d47bdc55be15031e5933d1e19fbf037c0ca1661dea

SHA512
043da0bf8787336fedf9b5ddbd04e9f069bd065550abddfeefa3e337136d106d417f83ff3cab856141422fed652c9ea60d575de7c6cc152d88c818c3cba856fd

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memory/2156-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000439000-memory.dmp

Filesize
228KB

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memory/2156-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000439000-memory.dmp

Filesize
228KB

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memory/2156-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000439000-memory.dmp

Filesize
228KB

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memory/3012-10-0x0000000062C20000-0x0000000062CA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/3012-11-0x0000000062C20000-0x0000000062CA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/3012-19-0x0000000062C20000-0x0000000062CA0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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