gh0strat | 79f2cdf80b08c0ff63ad881a8d7251888f9376df35ab8bd36aa7499527ac9744

Analysis

max time kernel
147s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
02/03/2025, 00:47

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046.exe
Size

107KB
MD5

3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046
SHA1

8bd737161735cd070b158dbb2df81beca43f80c8
SHA256

79f2cdf80b08c0ff63ad881a8d7251888f9376df35ab8bd36aa7499527ac9744
SHA512

32f77a3782a049614b6c9d1fda2402be3a02d7e1ad798831db46b494f1b27db404f05fb1b48fb2bd6a5f87351ff4dd586d16426748298429dc85003fdf54182f
SSDEEP

3072://eq6y3R2OU9cYUwOpHcr4WvWxrCCsYGaZkZn://eq6y30OUKpwOpHfJxGiG9

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5044-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/5044-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-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\NetMan1\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\LocalService\\NetMan.log"	JaffaCakes118_3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046.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	JaffaCakes118_3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SVCHOST.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	taskkill.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
4476	taskkill.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5044	JaffaCakes118_3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046.exe
5044	JaffaCakes118_3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5044	JaffaCakes118_3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4476	taskkill.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 4476	5044	JaffaCakes118_3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046.exe	85
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 4476	5044	JaffaCakes118_3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046.exe	85
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 4476	5044	JaffaCakes118_3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046.exe	85
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 4808	5044	JaffaCakes118_3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046.exe	88
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 4808	5044	JaffaCakes118_3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046.exe	88
PID 5044 wrote to memory of 4808	5044	JaffaCakes118_3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046.exe	88

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3cc16d3ce25ace85ceb523539c688046.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:5044
- 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:4476
- 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:4808

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE -K NETSVCS
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2764

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/5044-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/5044-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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