gh0strat | 48aaf0f25649fab8754b3d367ab8f79b2e77fe741d42cd3878049be0e9cb58da

Analysis

max time kernel
94s
max time network
138s
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, 12:31

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe.exe
Size

172KB
MD5

390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe
SHA1

3631d9dee73e837806bbb2c54ef497f51b468ed8
SHA256

48aaf0f25649fab8754b3d367ab8f79b2e77fe741d42cd3878049be0e9cb58da
SHA512

ae16c6a8309473d61c6b63190b6a644129237f47a534c43e3526bf505f5c39beb9b0f0542cdbf99460b47b2c4e9658b6de1f456c96d79bb252cc583f77d2b0cc
SSDEEP

3072:izFdf8Fw+ZTjSXmCyntSKYD2cFdMxZsG0gIY6nkFw3Sm07lz:qZ8hCyh82yuZTb6nMw3SmIl

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2284-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2284-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-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\NetCreate1\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\LocalService\\NetCreate.dll"	JaffaCakes118_390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	taskkill.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SVCHOST.EXE

Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
2612	taskkill.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2284	JaffaCakes118_390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe.exe
2284	JaffaCakes118_390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2284	JaffaCakes118_390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2612	taskkill.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2284 wrote to memory of 2612	2284	JaffaCakes118_390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe.exe	93
PID 2284 wrote to memory of 2612	2284	JaffaCakes118_390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe.exe	93
PID 2284 wrote to memory of 2612	2284	JaffaCakes118_390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe.exe	93
PID 2284 wrote to memory of 540	2284	JaffaCakes118_390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe.exe	96
PID 2284 wrote to memory of 540	2284	JaffaCakes118_390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe.exe	96
PID 2284 wrote to memory of 540	2284	JaffaCakes118_390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe.exe	96

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_390ea996e28a03662d57a6a349c802fe.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2284
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
  taskkill /f /t /im RSTray.exe
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Kills process with taskkill
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2612
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JAFFAC~1.EXE > nul
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:540

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE -K NETSVCS
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3500

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

memory/2284-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

Filesize
192KB

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memory/2284-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

Filesize
192KB

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