gh0strat | 023009a501cb4457ab1262cd0ccf4210e651cb3074895de7c7632bcad801b96c

Analysis

max time kernel
117s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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28-01-2025 14:04

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_4bb436e366bc63b6086b415a931a7d1c.exe
Size

197KB
MD5

4bb436e366bc63b6086b415a931a7d1c
SHA1

e650151697cabf8a8e97bf1fc413c8e6d1e88478
SHA256

023009a501cb4457ab1262cd0ccf4210e651cb3074895de7c7632bcad801b96c
SHA512

e8b4bafa1cee858dcae8843f77d5b86b2661159d336226a1258312ab72e4759929924005935a45f96670638350fe244045cdefa1f341a6bcafc5b47ee8b47f7f
SSDEEP

6144:gOVLnWFcvFtsFkVRTl0QdTmNPPYhVUeqPT:g8LWF++kV1KIo+pYT

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0035000000016d42-2.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

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2332	svchost.exe
2888	svchost.exe
2840	svchost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\%SESSIONNAME%\hoqwp.pic	JaffaCakes118_4bb436e366bc63b6086b415a931a7d1c.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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_4bb436e366bc63b6086b415a931a7d1c.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2100	JaffaCakes118_4bb436e366bc63b6086b415a931a7d1c.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2100	JaffaCakes118_4bb436e366bc63b6086b415a931a7d1c.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2100	JaffaCakes118_4bb436e366bc63b6086b415a931a7d1c.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2100	JaffaCakes118_4bb436e366bc63b6086b415a931a7d1c.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2100	JaffaCakes118_4bb436e366bc63b6086b415a931a7d1c.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4bb436e366bc63b6086b415a931a7d1c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4bb436e366bc63b6086b415a931a7d1c.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2100

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2332

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2888

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2840

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k regsvc
1⤵
PID:2796

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:\program files (x86)\%sessionname%\hoqwp.pic

Filesize
21.0MB

MD5
56f3671c3ecf548c09c723f54a5b0c1d

SHA1
de17f3049c77efce4d269e1eb4c008f15c5b5c7d

SHA256
26294b7f00e73bfb8d10c79397ce5ee8737fc9469adb2a19c255cee5d5e83096

SHA512
2fa18e6c23c16799f4f95693b1044efbe6b3ca6aea2b8fc7adcb809fe41fd83b5bc906418c6b320f8760b7b8be9dfb8639716fa5cdac10bc51e146d635ac57ca

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