gh0strat | 0016ccb17891a8e3111caa42ee42aa53987dedfbd51447118ddbe7b56bba766a

Analysis

max time kernel
146s
max time network
150s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
28/01/2025, 16:22

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe
Size

386KB
MD5

4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977
SHA1

4ca74b1d892683d80faa311ffeb56dece839eba3
SHA256

0016ccb17891a8e3111caa42ee42aa53987dedfbd51447118ddbe7b56bba766a
SHA512

8dd3d641408f762983f2607b16963c1b4f8f778f6400ae9972c280949513de35934231fa1d803c8691e46ce0b67df01cce45ca4cd03a18a713091db0ed2ffe6e
SSDEEP

6144:EF3ge/Luz9FR1eTboMMjZstEGnUKvf8QLBBzAM+GuN8QpKPZ7:o3ge/LeL5FGnFlLbzL+jkZ7

Score

10^/10

gh0strat bootkit defense_evasion discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000016edb-20.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/804-27-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2100-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2100-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/804-46-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-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
2620	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
804	qiuqi0.exe
2916	qiuqi0.exe

Loads dropped DLL 11 IoCs

pid	Process
2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe
804	qiuqi0.exe
804	qiuqi0.exe
804	qiuqi0.exe
804	qiuqi0.exe
804	qiuqi0.exe
804	qiuqi0.exe
2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe
2916	qiuqi0.exe
2916	qiuqi0.exe
2916	qiuqi0.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	qiuqi0.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqi0.bat	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\maoma0.dll	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqi0.dll	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqi0.exe	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqi0.exe	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.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	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	qiuqi0.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	qiuqi0.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.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	qiuqi0.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	qiuqi0.exe

Modifies registry class 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{603D3801-BD81-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}\InProcServer32	qiuqi0.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID	qiuqi0.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{603D3801-BD81-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}	qiuqi0.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
804	qiuqi0.exe
804	qiuqi0.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 804	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 804	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 804	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 804	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 804	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 804	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 804	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2916	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	32
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2916	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	32
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2916	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	32
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2916	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	32
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2916	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	32
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2916	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	32
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2916	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	32
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2776	2916	qiuqi0.exe	33
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2776	2916	qiuqi0.exe	33
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2776	2916	qiuqi0.exe	33
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2776	2916	qiuqi0.exe	33
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2776	2916	qiuqi0.exe	33
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2776	2916	qiuqi0.exe	33
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 2776	2916	qiuqi0.exe	33
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2620	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	34
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2620	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	34
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2620	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	34
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2620	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	34
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2620	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	34
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2620	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	34
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2620	2100	JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe	34

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4ce4228b9f0aee3fe8d88c41eafbb977.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2100
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqi0.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqi0.exe" "C:\Program Files\Common Files\maoma0.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:804
- C:\Documents and Settings\qiuqi0.exe
  "C:\Documents and Settings\qiuqi0.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2916
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c del C:\DOCUME~1\qiuqi0.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2776
- 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:2620

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\maoma0.dll

Filesize
24.1MB

MD5
2effe96c1f6d0d74a30f6818e7a6538a

SHA1
d41aa5316db276c6b6ba864f29d815f9d5ad6a87

SHA256
5b377c9badacdd62801d7ed0ae62945b2ba35f7ea6caaa4729ba5be0878e722c

SHA512
b9c3e329b99c8c34d1a65fb43c0a32b9c5f245cbe282596e0150742b99aeda46aa09488a4f2fc661112b7b06330e010cde33c5d9691975022da3fde7ab842348

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\Program Files\Common Files\qiuqi0.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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\Users\qiuqi0.exe

Filesize
24.0MB

MD5
9fb9e53d5cd85d43c1552dcf67e8e56f

SHA1
b212de5e992573773796a0854bcdca301d54d8a4

SHA256
37864c16543bbddf9887ea0ed9eefc2a077c1aeb4cec35b0d588226ef81117b5

SHA512
a139064c2c51df4b37a5b305de7e021902ab9ef49d4432c63625acde5757c95a4c7f11d0f1506d02d110016e5b30b87aa5688bdf43bd656a33dfcd8482f56021

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memory/804-27-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/804-26-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/804-46-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/804-24-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/2100-3-0x0000000000270000-0x00000000002AE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/2100-29-0x0000000000270000-0x00000000002AE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/2100-1-0x0000000000240000-0x00000000002B8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2100-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2100-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2100-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2100-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2100-6-0x00000000002C0000-0x00000000002C2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2100-2-0x0000000000270000-0x00000000002AE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/2100-5-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2100-35-0x00000000003A0000-0x00000000003A6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2100-43-0x0000000000270000-0x00000000002AE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/2100-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

Filesize
480KB

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memory/2916-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000406000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2916-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000406000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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