gh0strat | de952c80c707b509d79d11bd96ae1db878e18169a277e5b9d2eb4809646fbb1b

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241023-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
01/03/2025, 23:10

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170.exe
Size

176KB
MD5

3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170
SHA1

f7bc9f7b4df4ccdcdb3170844fda6828253ce99f
SHA256

de952c80c707b509d79d11bd96ae1db878e18169a277e5b9d2eb4809646fbb1b
SHA512

1d2cd8785b9bfe6dfdcfeab9f90f1d0e18e35a1f2eb12249ead47c2afd4b978bfffe6aa8f8e2604b8b7dc637c2a7111a8e253bad89fc486fd29fc12d5bde9065
SSDEEP

3072:R+QGB8zNmVMYSxKeobNKcf09c8wfCL7uQ/IpRoutyVX6Ao0:R+NB8YutgeoJc9XL5WoSyFt

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1332-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2412-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F6000-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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1332	svchest000.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:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\JaffaCakes118_3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170.exe"	JaffaCakes118_3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe	JaffaCakes118_3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe	JaffaCakes118_3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170.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_3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchest000.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 1332	2412	JaffaCakes118_3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170.exe	30
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 1332	2412	JaffaCakes118_3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170.exe	30
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 1332	2412	JaffaCakes118_3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170.exe	30
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 1332	2412	JaffaCakes118_3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2412
- \??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe
  c:\Windows\svchest000.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1332

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\svchest000.exe

Filesize
176KB

MD5
3c3cb8730c61979b804dd52782eac170

SHA1
f7bc9f7b4df4ccdcdb3170844fda6828253ce99f

SHA256
de952c80c707b509d79d11bd96ae1db878e18169a277e5b9d2eb4809646fbb1b

SHA512
1d2cd8785b9bfe6dfdcfeab9f90f1d0e18e35a1f2eb12249ead47c2afd4b978bfffe6aa8f8e2604b8b7dc637c2a7111a8e253bad89fc486fd29fc12d5bde9065

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memory/1332-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
984KB

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memory/1332-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
984KB

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memory/2412-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
984KB

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memory/2412-8-0x00000000025B0000-0x00000000026A6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
984KB

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memory/2412-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
984KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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