gh0strat | f6bd421d9f1d03171902621ba6667fd6c59c3f13771cd972c3cd25f5ca596007

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
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, 12:01

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_4015c64a57de7262eb13f1d692b804ac.exe
Size

360KB
MD5

4015c64a57de7262eb13f1d692b804ac
SHA1

5a2e834ec7dcfbafb183ddae920e6b6d901794af
SHA256

f6bd421d9f1d03171902621ba6667fd6c59c3f13771cd972c3cd25f5ca596007
SHA512

0b90b57e420f09859fbb0e4384d8bb577f21c4c715f0a4c78244be5f0d4c8feea5ce690c95b0f7bec9c1c0ec3c13b966f6f6aaec9f44ca71e097b5dadea987a2
SSDEEP

6144:/iTyixB05L7t0J5xp34uGS4G7v4G7AWFH4G7AWF5:qlB05d0rxNNJJAaAW

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023d4b-4.dat	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\USER\S-1-5-21-2278412438-3475196406-3686434223-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Ball = "C:\\WINDOWS\\Ball.exe"	JaffaCakes118_4015c64a57de7262eb13f1d692b804ac.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\WINDOWS\Ball.exe	JaffaCakes118_4015c64a57de7262eb13f1d692b804ac.exe
File created	C:\WINDOWS\Ball.exe	JaffaCakes118_4015c64a57de7262eb13f1d692b804ac.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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_4015c64a57de7262eb13f1d692b804ac.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3912	JaffaCakes118_4015c64a57de7262eb13f1d692b804ac.exe
3912	JaffaCakes118_4015c64a57de7262eb13f1d692b804ac.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3912	JaffaCakes118_4015c64a57de7262eb13f1d692b804ac.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4015c64a57de7262eb13f1d692b804ac.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4015c64a57de7262eb13f1d692b804ac.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3912

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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Downloads

C:\Windows\Temp\zk.exe

Filesize
360KB

MD5
4015c64a57de7262eb13f1d692b804ac

SHA1
5a2e834ec7dcfbafb183ddae920e6b6d901794af

SHA256
f6bd421d9f1d03171902621ba6667fd6c59c3f13771cd972c3cd25f5ca596007

SHA512
0b90b57e420f09859fbb0e4384d8bb577f21c4c715f0a4c78244be5f0d4c8feea5ce690c95b0f7bec9c1c0ec3c13b966f6f6aaec9f44ca71e097b5dadea987a2

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