gh0strat | be384585992fd5887703aa5a4ef1ca00b5a3537d0a59f59eb0774d0ed175a27f

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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01/03/2025, 03:55

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58.exe
Size

579KB
MD5

369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58
SHA1

55b1281cf90ae8d74489030cebd43395b690716c
SHA256

be384585992fd5887703aa5a4ef1ca00b5a3537d0a59f59eb0774d0ed175a27f
SHA512

4469b52dff1a3da3b2629eb76ee977d450ae7021974fbae013bc5fb1093660017aaffe26388329935fd44f5d3879fb87a48906393b7f8d75166534c91538f57f
SSDEEP

12288:/UIZVQQxfnr+TK7r79/JCtWCtCsbzm/6M5xJ:/zVQQxfnr+TK7r79/JC/t3bi6M5xJ

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023c99-6.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
1492	svchest425024042502400.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_369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58.exe"	JaffaCakes118_369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\svchest425024042502400.exe	JaffaCakes118_369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\svchest425024042502400.exe	JaffaCakes118_369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58.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_369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchest425024042502400.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3088 wrote to memory of 1492	3088	JaffaCakes118_369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58.exe	85
PID 3088 wrote to memory of 1492	3088	JaffaCakes118_369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58.exe	85
PID 3088 wrote to memory of 1492	3088	JaffaCakes118_369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3088
- \??\c:\Windows\svchest425024042502400.exe
  c:\Windows\svchest425024042502400.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1492

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\svchest425024042502400.exe

Filesize
579KB

MD5
369342d7968dc624f8f3ccc4f1e95f58

SHA1
55b1281cf90ae8d74489030cebd43395b690716c

SHA256
be384585992fd5887703aa5a4ef1ca00b5a3537d0a59f59eb0774d0ed175a27f

SHA512
4469b52dff1a3da3b2629eb76ee977d450ae7021974fbae013bc5fb1093660017aaffe26388329935fd44f5d3879fb87a48906393b7f8d75166534c91538f57f

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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