gh0strat | 65670ddbd1d893929df544ff3497a79e870b2d7fc383e9341b61589b80206422

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
122s
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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29-01-2025 05:01

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1.exe
Size

852KB
MD5

52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1
SHA1

117c10966ca4f770dc0d0059286d7a4a6f3cc7bb
SHA256

65670ddbd1d893929df544ff3497a79e870b2d7fc383e9341b61589b80206422
SHA512

7c2093cca6f64961c6810a68368188cffdd49e4bd9b2e6ca91f37b70622537c9ef3c6322ff75200e65bce85ab3cef231663cbcd6f48b0cf49483b0797881d7fc
SSDEEP

12288:eM5jZKbBL3aKHx5r+TuxX+fWbwFBfdGmTnu:eM5j8Z3aKHx5r+TuxX+IwffFTnu

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023c4b-4.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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1032	svchest432048043204801465662051.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Kris = "c:\\Windows\\notepab.exe"	JaffaCakes118_52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	\??\c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe	JaffaCakes118_52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe	JaffaCakes118_52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\notepab.exe	JaffaCakes118_52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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_52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchest432048043204801465662051.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 1032	4808	JaffaCakes118_52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1.exe	82
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 1032	4808	JaffaCakes118_52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1.exe	82
PID 4808 wrote to memory of 1032	4808	JaffaCakes118_52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1.exe	82

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4808
- \??\c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe
  c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1032

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe

Filesize
852KB

MD5
52fd6fb393c2d8c85ab76b27559ee1e1

SHA1
117c10966ca4f770dc0d0059286d7a4a6f3cc7bb

SHA256
65670ddbd1d893929df544ff3497a79e870b2d7fc383e9341b61589b80206422

SHA512
7c2093cca6f64961c6810a68368188cffdd49e4bd9b2e6ca91f37b70622537c9ef3c6322ff75200e65bce85ab3cef231663cbcd6f48b0cf49483b0797881d7fc

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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