gh0strat | 29e00945e632c4a0666365a3b0b13ceb58c0e426c0d6264899d75d05ddf208eb

Analysis

max time kernel
121s
max time network
122s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
01/03/2025, 19:41

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe
Size

146KB
MD5

3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8
SHA1

7c099bbd960044d43dc5e4a297387fcf4289fb36
SHA256

29e00945e632c4a0666365a3b0b13ceb58c0e426c0d6264899d75d05ddf208eb
SHA512

b128ba9c9fac119e8c76df7ccdc5ecb0f77af33eff9913358684bcd7a58f75d0d4b079873bc04735d477aa0161f149bc92a5fe781f188bb195dcf9f8e01e5390
SSDEEP

3072:OhZWRdXEoC1soqk+69+F7IRHe0s+HfVlTrQrTw+9Ty:OhZMC1h+6907IRHf5NlHYw+1

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2744-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-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

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2788	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2756	closesfc.jpg

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2744	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe
2744	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.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	net.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	net1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2756	closesfc.jpg
2756	closesfc.jpg

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	closesfc.jpg

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2756	2744	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe	31
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2756	2744	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe	31
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2756	2744	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe	31
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2756	2744	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe	31
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2824	2744	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe	33
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2824	2744	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe	33
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2824	2744	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe	33
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2824	2744	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe	33
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2788	2744	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe	34
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2788	2744	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe	34
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2788	2744	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe	34
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2788	2744	JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe	34
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2676	2824	net.exe	37
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2676	2824	net.exe	37
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2676	2824	net.exe	37
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2676	2824	net.exe	37

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2744
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\closesfc.jpg
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\closesfc.jpg
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2756
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
  net start TrkWks
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2824
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\net1 start TrkWks
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2676
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd /c erase /F "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3b25e2cd6af9205b25a75f749f3734a8.exe"
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2788

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

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

\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\closesfc.jpg

Filesize
28KB

MD5
e483656c90e267e0ab2adee7df61f75e

SHA1
c2db5c21d670bc9ec9d8c76f759f8dc94469aa26

SHA256
3c0078fc1a11ffea606ab73c734e4cdfd6b1d8b9897820cd3d0d93c3ff23e344

SHA512
4bab5e5321859632824aaa612d0e65207f186d544427b7f91a007cdb70147345aeaf3bf2438060ad9f3aad27cdd37d1a746c331f156d451b07944f7fec95ab97

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memory/2744-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
184KB

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