gh0strat | dba9cbfd3c5dd8595d50c64583b295289673a664b908aab6da35b7adc5b818ad

Analysis

max time kernel
147s
max time network
150s
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, 17:44

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_422ba312b995b8d000f797b8c7bb0cbc.exe
Size

159KB
MD5

422ba312b995b8d000f797b8c7bb0cbc
SHA1

79c787b3b0443f18ebd8ee4c9809663a7f9741ce
SHA256

dba9cbfd3c5dd8595d50c64583b295289673a664b908aab6da35b7adc5b818ad
SHA512

20a4f1d21b3da2b4448a89bdd337c16a915bf0ea162a6a33ef265ceea1113ec9ac44508f2723a0c07d8bd91569d56017d186b5765695d2e2fcdd75364f56d4bd
SSDEEP

3072:PP5Cbz70dZlVfp9O0moWOQJdpgMxsdSyg4TvtcMk8Lyzb8ckivlu5K7iCbmc:PPHVB9ONoWOQHpl2GkGMkSgb8Svlu5Kb

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000c000000023b24-2.dat	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

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

persistence

Active Setup

T1547.014

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9v9061ng-wb6m-3z32-isjt-jhcsbtvyaehe}	userinit.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9v9061ng-wb6m-3z32-isjt-jhcsbtvyaehe}\ = "ÏµÍ³ÉèÖÃ"	userinit.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9v9061ng-wb6m-3z32-isjt-jhcsbtvyaehe}\stubpath	userinit.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3044	userinit.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	userinit.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_422ba312b995b8d000f797b8c7bb0cbc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3260	JaffaCakes118_422ba312b995b8d000f797b8c7bb0cbc.exe
3260	JaffaCakes118_422ba312b995b8d000f797b8c7bb0cbc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3260	JaffaCakes118_422ba312b995b8d000f797b8c7bb0cbc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3260 wrote to memory of 3044	3260	JaffaCakes118_422ba312b995b8d000f797b8c7bb0cbc.exe	82
PID 3260 wrote to memory of 3044	3260	JaffaCakes118_422ba312b995b8d000f797b8c7bb0cbc.exe	82
PID 3260 wrote to memory of 3044	3260	JaffaCakes118_422ba312b995b8d000f797b8c7bb0cbc.exe	82
PID 3260 wrote to memory of 3044	3260	JaffaCakes118_422ba312b995b8d000f797b8c7bb0cbc.exe	82

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_422ba312b995b8d000f797b8c7bb0cbc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_422ba312b995b8d000f797b8c7bb0cbc.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3260
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\userinit.exe
  userinit.exe
  2⤵
  - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - 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

Active Setup

T1547.014

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240613296_lang.dll

Filesize
114KB

MD5
e2d5266e8921d173563eb61bc036e402

SHA1
41b3745edbba6e70dab7be6a039feb8eb8cd8569

SHA256
8d4c7bf95542b08b6fafd9488aebc37a4fb78e0bdada810beb8112f6d5ff53ca

SHA512
cb904d9234e72a0f900f7238bc6371ff883b2a1f77c43bc1cca7fe1ce638a35303bc5731b45d31b78de0bd8559a370a57d4e69d523f50d60f1b5a41a0f1bd8a4

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