gh0strat | 50769aa72a83dca80caa534d1931ecc5876136108432aa409ceb2c00130bd3a4

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
01/03/2025, 11:06

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e.exe
Size

466KB
MD5

38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e
SHA1

e83595fe00383dc8471f7106b47bf09e23e941d1
SHA256

50769aa72a83dca80caa534d1931ecc5876136108432aa409ceb2c00130bd3a4
SHA512

5d505182603b853b9a8a4c0c039b626d912841c94cbe6ffdf98cb4928802e09912b1cabdd6bd8029e699a6b85939b328c26d3dc2f43b291c1f4ddd8344f67683
SSDEEP

6144:7evzV8Yct6Ym5OjI6UOwqdC32bAAzMFB/:7e7V8rzmb6URlizUB/

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2560-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F5000-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
2560	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:\\Windows\\notepab.exe"	JaffaCakes118_38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe	JaffaCakes118_38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe	JaffaCakes118_38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\notepab.exe	JaffaCakes118_38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e.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_38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchest000.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 2560	2912	JaffaCakes118_38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e.exe	28
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 2560	2912	JaffaCakes118_38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e.exe	28
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 2560	2912	JaffaCakes118_38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e.exe	28
PID 2912 wrote to memory of 2560	2912	JaffaCakes118_38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e.exe	28

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2912
- \??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe
  c:\Windows\svchest000.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2560

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
466KB

MD5
38a56ba71251474c7b572e46de821e0e

SHA1
e83595fe00383dc8471f7106b47bf09e23e941d1

SHA256
50769aa72a83dca80caa534d1931ecc5876136108432aa409ceb2c00130bd3a4

SHA512
5d505182603b853b9a8a4c0c039b626d912841c94cbe6ffdf98cb4928802e09912b1cabdd6bd8029e699a6b85939b328c26d3dc2f43b291c1f4ddd8344f67683

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memory/2560-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
980KB

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memory/2560-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
980KB

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memory/2912-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
980KB

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memory/2912-13-0x0000000002870000-0x0000000002965000-memory.dmp

Filesize
980KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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