gh0strat | 46afedf403f590821fa2bbc46f2be0fc7033fff76be68548c5360b64e9e53761

Analysis

max time kernel
145s
max time network
148s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
28-01-2025 10:24

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe
Size

387KB
MD5

49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef
SHA1

ffadf7142aab43a6fb061304fee0f87f4f06275d
SHA256

46afedf403f590821fa2bbc46f2be0fc7033fff76be68548c5360b64e9e53761
SHA512

93ab871320e5c60ca91bba982d7b20a24d51743cd7d847476110bf314b4c45cb68e694a9123d48afbcc1488579ef971b93038394c4bcf5fe946b346b041716f9
SSDEEP

6144:kbB5jfgexjptZL02vIMoIcGRU0MQmEMRxlroXnuUEF9GCpiQd3klWqAc:kbB5jfgexjrOA9NRPmxwX/itFO

Score

10^/10

gh0strat bootkit defense_evasion discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000012119-20.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2792-25-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2736-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2736-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2792-47-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-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
2652	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2792	qiuqiu.exe
588	qiuqiu.exe

Loads dropped DLL 11 IoCs

pid	Process
2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe
2792	qiuqiu.exe
2792	qiuqiu.exe
2792	qiuqiu.exe
2792	qiuqiu.exe
2792	qiuqiu.exe
2792	qiuqiu.exe
2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe
588	qiuqiu.exe
588	qiuqiu.exe
588	qiuqiu.exe

Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
defense_evasion

File Deletion
T1070.004

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

bootkit persistence

Bootkit

T1542.003

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\PhysicalDrive0	qiuqiu.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\maomao.dll	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqiu.dll	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqiu.exe	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqiu.exe	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	qiuqiu.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	qiuqiu.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	qiuqiu.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	qiuqiu.exe

Modifies registry class 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1}\InProcServer32	qiuqiu.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID	qiuqiu.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1}	qiuqiu.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{438755C2-A8BA-11D1-B96B-00A0C90312E1}\InProcServer32\ = "C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\qiuqiu.dll"	qiuqiu.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2792	qiuqiu.exe
2792	qiuqiu.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2792	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	30
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2792	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	30
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2792	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	30
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2792	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	30
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2792	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	30
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2792	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	30
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2792	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	30
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 588	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	32
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 588	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	32
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 588	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	32
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 588	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	32
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 588	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	32
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 588	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	32
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 588	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	32
PID 588 wrote to memory of 2272	588	qiuqiu.exe	33
PID 588 wrote to memory of 2272	588	qiuqiu.exe	33
PID 588 wrote to memory of 2272	588	qiuqiu.exe	33
PID 588 wrote to memory of 2272	588	qiuqiu.exe	33
PID 588 wrote to memory of 2272	588	qiuqiu.exe	33
PID 588 wrote to memory of 2272	588	qiuqiu.exe	33
PID 588 wrote to memory of 2272	588	qiuqiu.exe	33
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2652	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	34
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2652	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	34
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2652	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	34
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2652	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	34
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2652	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	34
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2652	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	34
PID 2736 wrote to memory of 2652	2736	JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe	34

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_49d1b5fde2e77033d6fd58e486ab3aef.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2736
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqiu.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqiu.exe" "C:\Program Files\Common Files\maomao.dll" ServiceMain
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:2792
- C:\Documents and Settings\qiuqiu.exe
  "C:\Documents and Settings\qiuqiu.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:588
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c del C:\DOCUME~1\qiuqiu.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2272
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JAFFAC~1.EXE
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2652

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Indicator Removal

T1070

File Deletion

T1070.004

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

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

C:\Program Files\Common Files\maomao.dll

Filesize
24.1MB

MD5
942fd9f64fe78cdc35bf012154f9734f

SHA1
50f7343a1e1edcce47fab377223a30344317cd5a

SHA256
64a694357dbf7d7849032dcc28e51fb1b041eb9ecdad4a1bf44faf65c906a9cc

SHA512
fa335168c8e5f1d68a5dba80e388ac4d4b2ac048f7dbb2781dfb58f19fc720a96414528297f156085f73e49dabd0e7c1e6b0ba7fe64890939a57d6dde27fc910

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\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqiu.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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\Users\qiuqiu.exe

Filesize
24.0MB

MD5
7320650150508c34d4d17f3e17a46983

SHA1
49945d190bce196c220ce9c2bb98103d179e752b

SHA256
5fb8025faf503d673efa7e00692d15c091e5684851c822256587209d778370ba

SHA512
3984318a1f710f9fa91c8eea9435283da14b6bbb7a2b95f5065ae996b445d72702c0a014eb0f37f261c7c71ce9ebbcf7eda41578e095e67729c71ab6ed018373

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memory/588-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000406000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/588-41-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000026000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/588-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000406000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/588-40-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000026000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2736-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/2736-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/2736-3-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/2736-1-0x00000000008E0000-0x0000000000959000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/2736-5-0x00000000001F0000-0x00000000001F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2736-6-0x0000000000200000-0x0000000000202000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2736-27-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/2736-2-0x00000000008E0000-0x0000000000959000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/2736-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/2736-33-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003E6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2736-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/2736-4-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/2736-46-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002CE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/2736-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/2792-25-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/2792-47-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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