gh0strat | 1a9f0e39e34e4f7ec9e5a232b173c4808636e9d543339a199f35e06f18d0ff5b

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
143s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
01/03/2025, 22:47

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_3c1ee7e5376bd0e17d4fb3d405ad3975.exe
Size

130KB
MD5

3c1ee7e5376bd0e17d4fb3d405ad3975
SHA1

ef761b3feb238194f8fc9decc965818d24811df6
SHA256

1a9f0e39e34e4f7ec9e5a232b173c4808636e9d543339a199f35e06f18d0ff5b
SHA512

0c16469b68a4d3191b771fcbb223ecaef436d51158d4d8de7c3e7dacdb393d1ab4499a809916b66384a7944320f02e02e206055eb52fd5329035d0f14a0a0eb8
SSDEEP

3072:Lg/O6L+DcPYCPu10iD1LVo7p+APiFTk7U+5hWDJkQ:k/O6L+D2YCQnToN/iFTkU+vWJ

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1512-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x0009000000023cf9-3.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1512-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3680-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001F000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3680-7-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001F000-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\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Local User\\userdata.dll"	JaffaCakes118_3c1ee7e5376bd0e17d4fb3d405ad3975.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3680	SVCHOST.EXE

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3680	SVCHOST.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_3c1ee7e5376bd0e17d4fb3d405ad3975.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SVCHOST.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1512	JaffaCakes118_3c1ee7e5376bd0e17d4fb3d405ad3975.exe
1512	JaffaCakes118_3c1ee7e5376bd0e17d4fb3d405ad3975.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3c1ee7e5376bd0e17d4fb3d405ad3975.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3c1ee7e5376bd0e17d4fb3d405ad3975.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:1512

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE -K NETSVCS -s FastUserSwitchingCompatibility
1⤵
- Deletes itself
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3680

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:\documents and settings\local user\userdata.dll

Filesize
110KB

MD5
cc269bdbe7e61d34a26f94ebd0cc73af

SHA1
2b5116c09e57e4db424e6d78d88dbbb2cf094ad3

SHA256
6934a2f2e0f9a886ed5cd558b2bd669669b674fc770d44ff7e477d8f292b8ae0

SHA512
e5eeb92fbf1521033c1a24b3e9b8c75e3fedffc14042df75778e548525486d263d960fdd6a4bc43312f0b778b4dedb234e7c373eddfca492ce2538c6e9538b7b

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memory/1512-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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memory/1512-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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memory/3680-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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memory/3680-7-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
124KB

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