gh0strat | 332ee3eff68305532c352859772e36b6693a483bb2e1a46f0aee46b816e1eb49

Analysis

max time kernel
117s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
28/02/2025, 23:32

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_35488d47c90abce38e4b6af5851ea660.exe
Size

96KB
MD5

35488d47c90abce38e4b6af5851ea660
SHA1

728e80da6301ff406565286680191033ab4fbead
SHA256

332ee3eff68305532c352859772e36b6693a483bb2e1a46f0aee46b816e1eb49
SHA512

9707dfc1fbf016a8b64eab8c0e1c29a89346ae3fbe9ee6c4200b810640d34d12fa046656a24212d0c98b72221ada885f87af12d28abd2ee4de98d470a1851499
SSDEEP

1536:C2aWii8VlzGOU/PYbQF99d1HB5O43kx+AEn2vl7cHQkGcm+GOLOBpbQ54wytbJ/3:GPzRlC9pW43k02vlmTt6BpbQ54wYb0A

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2004-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000012117-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2004-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-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\M23\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259434498.dll"	JaffaCakes118_35488d47c90abce38e4b6af5851ea660.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3024	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259434498.dll	JaffaCakes118_35488d47c90abce38e4b6af5851ea660.exe

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
2032	3024	WerFault.exe	30

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_35488d47c90abce38e4b6af5851ea660.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2032	3024	svchost.exe	31
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2032	3024	svchost.exe	31
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2032	3024	svchost.exe	31
PID 3024 wrote to memory of 2032	3024	svchost.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_35488d47c90abce38e4b6af5851ea660.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_35488d47c90abce38e4b6af5851ea660.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2004

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 WriteProcessMemory
PID:3024
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3024 -s 244
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2032

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\SysWOW64\259434498.dll

Filesize
10.1MB

MD5
05dbe2e12a894b5c662500bcc09b12b8

SHA1
09c225b9e5b7ebb8f429e98de4fb61752add7419

SHA256
ffb5211293067ea1aff91e3e92410afd34836fa9373d067b5a80b46e7b25bb66

SHA512
7deea11652bb1ede203ab0b41778c50960bed864c3c806a64596e98e4345e25522d483f17c749a663a77b8a63cf4982a90ae06c4e930b5f9958af22ee245e51e

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memory/2004-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/2004-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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