gh0strat | 2da3e8ee76567c29bdddc0b82bb2d9bec7b6efc05db6c4d8f74ab80b3057809e

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe
Size

97KB
MD5

3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147
SHA1

6cfcc42596325fe041ddbaa3580819d97893b4f6
SHA256

2da3e8ee76567c29bdddc0b82bb2d9bec7b6efc05db6c4d8f74ab80b3057809e
SHA512

024446f3a2fccddc5d97c3ddcabf32d03ca9e98db6412a9e191ac75a082963991291303f0f27536b92023b5b072a2cccc415bfbe42fa750b5da94fc9b5d456a5
SSDEEP

3072:5FQwQhEOLfuDg0PtOqzKONqsEykRLSePc:5NOFStZzKqqsE6e

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4936-4-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4936-3-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4936-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4936-2-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-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

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\078A7B26 = "C:\\Windows\\078A7B26\\svchsot.exe"	JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe

UPX packed file 5 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4936-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4936-4-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4936-3-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4936-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4936-2-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp	upx

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
4276	4936	WerFault.exe	83
2868	4936	WerFault.exe	83

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	net.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	net1.exe

System Service Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may try to gather information about registered local system services.

discovery

System Service Discovery

T1007

pid	Process
1080	net.exe
1400	net1.exe

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
4936	JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe
4936	JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe
4936	JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe
4936	JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe
4936	JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe
4936	JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4936	JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4936	JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4936 wrote to memory of 1080	4936	JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe	87
PID 4936 wrote to memory of 1080	4936	JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe	87
PID 4936 wrote to memory of 1080	4936	JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe	87
PID 1080 wrote to memory of 1400	1080	net.exe	89
PID 1080 wrote to memory of 1400	1080	net.exe	89
PID 1080 wrote to memory of 1400	1080	net.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3d8a2e5da8c5c98dad8aeba8f52bf147.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4936
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
  net start "Task Scheduler"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Service Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1080
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Service Discovery
    PID:1400
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4936 -s 608
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4276
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4936 -s 740
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2868

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4936 -ip 4936
1⤵
PID:1012

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 552 -p 4936 -ip 4936
1⤵
PID:828

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Service Discovery

1

T1007

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/4936-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/4936-4-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/4936-3-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/4936-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/4936-2-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/4936-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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