gh0strat | c2d170f6043dd3ea76340e24ec27bb96cf9b77c554251d00f885d25fa7e2d017

Analysis

max time kernel
93s
max time network
96s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250129-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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28-01-2025 18:25

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_4df51c9c1d1ba6d3c9778c07bf4151af.exe
Size

134KB
MD5

4df51c9c1d1ba6d3c9778c07bf4151af
SHA1

0dce1ef639d7d9f672a89c404917e9902759e5ff
SHA256

c2d170f6043dd3ea76340e24ec27bb96cf9b77c554251d00f885d25fa7e2d017
SHA512

f7061dc4b242d21d97a6abcd3c85d428121121be18f14b18dcef4d0ccbfd61baa232456f38bdf4d16362d12dce365f9ab40ac276d6f02d4aeb927e68691d7ca0
SSDEEP

3072:qOrSnIpxpsrZg5gSvWOUHdUeM+AqOELvNcbDIr9wzA:qOrSnixmgfFUHidJqReDq

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2204-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2204-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x000f000000023b98-18.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

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\Rspdates Apxplicatioan\Parameters\ServiceDll	JaffaCakes118_4df51c9c1d1ba6d3c9778c07bf4151af.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1152	svchost.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\hfsetemp.ini	JaffaCakes118_4df51c9c1d1ba6d3c9778c07bf4151af.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Svchost.txt	JaffaCakes118_4df51c9c1d1ba6d3c9778c07bf4151af.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Svchost.reg	JaffaCakes118_4df51c9c1d1ba6d3c9778c07bf4151af.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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_4df51c9c1d1ba6d3c9778c07bf4151af.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2204	JaffaCakes118_4df51c9c1d1ba6d3c9778c07bf4151af.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2204	JaffaCakes118_4df51c9c1d1ba6d3c9778c07bf4151af.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1152	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 2208	1152	svchost.exe	80
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 2208	1152	svchost.exe	80
PID 1152 wrote to memory of 2208	1152	svchost.exe	80

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4df51c9c1d1ba6d3c9778c07bf4151af.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4df51c9c1d1ba6d3c9778c07bf4151af.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2204

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1152
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe,main
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2208

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:\Windows\hfsetemp.ini

Filesize
376B

MD5
9caf4502cf2e30737e527dd838dd7cad

SHA1
fbf6465e77725ad9f3100ede74a7de7b1cbc1761

SHA256
e1ff2c17aa2a4d7bae72ed53232576543705f9ebb0c9cc79e4e3907f739eb769

SHA512
5aca15b0aebe387576e2d41f15f3178361010985c38f6d3fa7dfed493135070130e13f0378df383c08cb49ba357eebb6301a5991353695b2a7b499e578e515ec

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\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\winnie.dll

Filesize
120KB

MD5
f831056859560dc7ea6a212c0f4ebdd2

SHA1
7a4155261a725bad8c619d4d74e9dd62273b443d

SHA256
914a9b13fc2626ca8e513df314f1ddd426b5311251d2705542daf3dc50ac4cea

SHA512
fdffc09b7b06869f7a8fd935add428fb2c606a16743c13d285e8337abc1407f4728a2c86100c03406f50b96e6e24841bea9cfd6920d64cc62f91c153106a2b85

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memory/2204-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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memory/2204-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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