gh0strat | e3fbd0c29925ae3cc073a21622c6a9a034f29a919733320c078a0a008fb2e471

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
136s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
02/03/2025, 18:54

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_41fd0ccd25908d6228fb07030abdef88.exe
Size

127KB
MD5

41fd0ccd25908d6228fb07030abdef88
SHA1

1f5941f868e3ba2cc48f98a1760ab28f5c6b776e
SHA256

e3fbd0c29925ae3cc073a21622c6a9a034f29a919733320c078a0a008fb2e471
SHA512

a75c16d538300800de80f8eaf989a0fd69ab077bdfc25e0be1880ed6bef7a70a490a806eee66294bba1cb066d39577d7efbe2ca395194ee64d442d580c5b0d5a
SSDEEP

3072:Z6ZgfcUpBg4nyyYeEDSyQZIi+y8A4X67rzOKDWCVuVgXlYL1KXOd+UOu1kf:gglXgl7uLZR+tAq67rzplIVOq1Ked+WU

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3008-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010035000-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\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility.dll"	JaffaCakes118_41fd0ccd25908d6228fb07030abdef88.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3008	SVCHOST.EXE

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3008	SVCHOST.EXE

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility.dll	JaffaCakes118_41fd0ccd25908d6228fb07030abdef88.exe

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_41fd0ccd25908d6228fb07030abdef88.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TaSkKiLl.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SVCHOST.EXE

Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
2976	TaSkKiLl.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2976	TaSkKiLl.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2976	2724	JaffaCakes118_41fd0ccd25908d6228fb07030abdef88.exe	29
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2976	2724	JaffaCakes118_41fd0ccd25908d6228fb07030abdef88.exe	29
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2976	2724	JaffaCakes118_41fd0ccd25908d6228fb07030abdef88.exe	29
PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2976	2724	JaffaCakes118_41fd0ccd25908d6228fb07030abdef88.exe	29

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_41fd0ccd25908d6228fb07030abdef88.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_41fd0ccd25908d6228fb07030abdef88.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2724
- 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:2976

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE -K NETSVCS
1⤵
- Deletes itself
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3008

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

\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\fastuserswitchingcompatibility.dll

Filesize
83KB

MD5
cb1a0279ef9eace2435ddfd1aafe8e1e

SHA1
3119d110dc26b5e8550b3e68ccf451ec9971e37b

SHA256
61da317361852bf29dff190cea5a579dd21ae6141b73bbac831241806b27d5ed

SHA512
713b0d30c93f88c0422da5b13dd47a7bb6b4b3f2ac185f428bcb0d952dfaf45800f8c515e0ede862de2ee5d328891f64fc54ba4cf3482c8d6e4dfa57b08b27c6

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memory/2724-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B058-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/2724-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B058-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/3008-6-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010035000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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memory/3008-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010035000-memory.dmp

Filesize
212KB

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