gh0strat | cdb9e5de54c73e2d93ceade5cf79fb58d4a124fe940259a2d5642771f343ae59

Analysis

max time kernel
121s
max time network
127s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
27/01/2025, 18:45

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_4296aeaa8a4e7f78e0c47c39b87d8910.exe
Size

119KB
MD5

4296aeaa8a4e7f78e0c47c39b87d8910
SHA1

0f232392acf5088124d90545a53ad703a41ff746
SHA256

cdb9e5de54c73e2d93ceade5cf79fb58d4a124fe940259a2d5642771f343ae59
SHA512

1d37b67ec532301d24f27525d50c82a9797a9ada83ab33f9b4660b4297c3d0f7223cc1112f292b8de69017e9d14986973ac1d9ab35a6dd97a95ae9df100aa1a2
SSDEEP

3072:mLk395hYXJh3ZUoghL84P+m4HWwHVaJHKOLp6AYqUB:mQqzZUoghVQ29aAAB

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery rat upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2448-15-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2448-17-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2448-16-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2448-18-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2448	perser.exe

Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs

pid	Process
844	JaffaCakes118_4296aeaa8a4e7f78e0c47c39b87d8910.exe
844	JaffaCakes118_4296aeaa8a4e7f78e0c47c39b87d8910.exe
2448	perser.exe
2448	perser.exe
2448	perser.exe

UPX packed file 5 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2448-13-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2448-15-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2448-17-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2448-16-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2448-18-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	upx

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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_4296aeaa8a4e7f78e0c47c39b87d8910.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	perser.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2448	perser.exe
2448	perser.exe
2448	perser.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 844 wrote to memory of 2448	844	JaffaCakes118_4296aeaa8a4e7f78e0c47c39b87d8910.exe	30
PID 844 wrote to memory of 2448	844	JaffaCakes118_4296aeaa8a4e7f78e0c47c39b87d8910.exe	30
PID 844 wrote to memory of 2448	844	JaffaCakes118_4296aeaa8a4e7f78e0c47c39b87d8910.exe	30
PID 844 wrote to memory of 2448	844	JaffaCakes118_4296aeaa8a4e7f78e0c47c39b87d8910.exe	30
PID 844 wrote to memory of 2448	844	JaffaCakes118_4296aeaa8a4e7f78e0c47c39b87d8910.exe	30
PID 844 wrote to memory of 2448	844	JaffaCakes118_4296aeaa8a4e7f78e0c47c39b87d8910.exe	30
PID 844 wrote to memory of 2448	844	JaffaCakes118_4296aeaa8a4e7f78e0c47c39b87d8910.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4296aeaa8a4e7f78e0c47c39b87d8910.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4296aeaa8a4e7f78e0c47c39b87d8910.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:844
- C:\Windows\temp\perser.exe
  "C:\Windows\temp\perser.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:2448

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

\Windows\Temp\perser.exe

Filesize
94KB

MD5
ecd70f7731330a6a277772830ad53592

SHA1
fcaaf6f0848bde746040bb6b4cf87f5668edf487

SHA256
e1fb4f907fae8ca2ff75ec3cd1ccdddb51a29226fac3963202a9ed28979e105d

SHA512
c9741b95725555d37ba271fbb28e8a6144e298fe9b8562fbe4df13fef61f96dafb6dfab714e82a80d28333eaa6466c43db7a73d5ab7780db4e289be6ca32bb72

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memory/2448-13-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/2448-15-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/2448-17-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/2448-16-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/2448-18-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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