gh0strat | 0d2b25eaf2d9794fa21b4d61d6ceae3357d57ced31456e8d8f43f6faf0fb6014

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
28/01/2025, 07:35

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_48690b4ff7bf12c85b0ebdb4ac979f22.exe
Size

142KB
MD5

48690b4ff7bf12c85b0ebdb4ac979f22
SHA1

99082d66f6532458b23670b2a86de093e489bed5
SHA256

0d2b25eaf2d9794fa21b4d61d6ceae3357d57ced31456e8d8f43f6faf0fb6014
SHA512

7749a0284a1c27f23e3470c68a67a191551d06e01d8eb9866f46952740f0d5514d9159d7f0a4e801cf0089c687197c253952a8c175cc3b9e1b19a3bb3d2d0348
SSDEEP

3072:0CjbCCzKxkRMLiVUdx/j9dyDt+WDjNM7YKQo0iq/k/5F98:0CjmCOxkRlVmj9wFMsy0iqMW

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/576-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x00070000000195c5-2.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2468-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010021000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/576-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2468-6-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010021000-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\360svc\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Local User\\windmx.dll"	JaffaCakes118_48690b4ff7bf12c85b0ebdb4ac979f22.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2468	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2468	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_48690b4ff7bf12c85b0ebdb4ac979f22.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
576	JaffaCakes118_48690b4ff7bf12c85b0ebdb4ac979f22.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_48690b4ff7bf12c85b0ebdb4ac979f22.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_48690b4ff7bf12c85b0ebdb4ac979f22.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:576

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
- Deletes itself
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2468

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

\??\c:\documents and settings\local user\windmx.dll

Filesize
119KB

MD5
6c9d87c04669378a7f6d52c1578b89c2

SHA1
7e7a9b566ede254b15f09f1a3a36c5f39c75acde

SHA256
b81e351e8779f72b239eed4853c68b8eab5b1a4ebf590804dcbabe7ae3f232fe

SHA512
563e5da85c88ab93f923cf2c381f90293c65395643c7a9b1b21bcfba7bb7da94fec02284351b36929cff5109e5d7859806964cb286c847ff1953c0f7ae59482d

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memory/576-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/576-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000425000-memory.dmp

Filesize
148KB

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memory/2468-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010021000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/2468-6-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010021000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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