gh0strat | ab8677667362010742a6778ccf1a46a28a9a07fc40b24d245b9f8950b5d56fe5

Analysis

max time kernel
147s
max time network
149s
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 17:42

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe
Size

130KB
MD5

4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f
SHA1

9351db850cc4e45ed5a05700ca95c9f67055eaaf
SHA256

ab8677667362010742a6778ccf1a46a28a9a07fc40b24d245b9f8950b5d56fe5
SHA512

3ddc042cc808fe5e7bbbee2c1cf083bfade1a73d631c3bf03142bcd9c5655c3bf73384dd5b79b444fe0a2b48f086bea86458029fe366fa75e3b61020c4b3e357
SSDEEP

3072:u4jNJcm9SSSsNM3pQ2FzCBCRMkLkf+KYLVPQJ+:u4jNJAsNMfQBm1LI+KYLFQJ+

Score

10^/10

gh0strat defense_evasion discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3372-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023c53-3.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3372-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-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\MSDIS\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\data.dll"	JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4692	svchost.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

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\data.dll	JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.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_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3372	JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe
3372	JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe
3372	JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe
3372	JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3372	JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe
3372	JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3372 wrote to memory of 2140	3372	JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe	84
PID 3372 wrote to memory of 2140	3372	JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe	84
PID 3372 wrote to memory of 2140	3372	JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3372
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd /c del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4d9736dad28dea9491936d3dbeeba07f.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2140

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4692

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

Indicator Removal

T1070

File Deletion

T1070.004

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)\data.dll

Filesize
112KB

MD5
71377bb442f0756da018d4137a709c22

SHA1
d8aee70a5a600b53c5eef86c6b9efebcba89f2ee

SHA256
487b50028ea952787276444be7248c455574334cc5a34d05deae9e1c9c8f49b6

SHA512
5e6927b3c5dc90ef57300edea5b4452a0dccf38f72dc93a1cb426d6a3d4168b1eeb877e982892c7b28b2a4322c5ba79bb50a548c9be935b0b482d1615e3f40a1

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memory/3372-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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memory/3372-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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