gh0strat | 1eec291949e0aa22852762eaf632c848a8f5bae0f1976a1b9b8a9b9169cd13eb

Analysis

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

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
03/03/2025, 21:37

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_494aed20768299da1a0871ee4c0481d7.exe
Size

198KB
MD5

494aed20768299da1a0871ee4c0481d7
SHA1

78ed4147ff3a9f2767ea977a047d0c97e8ab7a02
SHA256

1eec291949e0aa22852762eaf632c848a8f5bae0f1976a1b9b8a9b9169cd13eb
SHA512

e0f7ed4de2d60fdf02036259ef5dd31f8b3db2a7638305a83959b52e97c9793023d92d08e88a098ba309d40bad92490d3092f85266a3cc6a22a86f4f760f9f24
SSDEEP

6144:/OVLnWFc2FtsFkVRTl0QdTmNPPYhzU6zPh:/8LWFR+kV1KIo+fTh

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0009000000016cd1-2.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

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2336	svchost.exe
2284	svchost.exe
1664	svchost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\StormII\%SESSIONNAME%\hdboq.pic	JaffaCakes118_494aed20768299da1a0871ee4c0481d7.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	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2900	JaffaCakes118_494aed20768299da1a0871ee4c0481d7.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2900	JaffaCakes118_494aed20768299da1a0871ee4c0481d7.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2900	JaffaCakes118_494aed20768299da1a0871ee4c0481d7.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2900	JaffaCakes118_494aed20768299da1a0871ee4c0481d7.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2900	JaffaCakes118_494aed20768299da1a0871ee4c0481d7.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_494aed20768299da1a0871ee4c0481d7.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_494aed20768299da1a0871ee4c0481d7.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2900

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2336

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2284

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1664

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k regsvc
1⤵
PID:2292

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

\??\c:\program files (x86)\stormii\%sessionname%\hdboq.pic

Filesize
24.0MB

MD5
8cad12ea53505585cc118fe7b6326c9d

SHA1
c9f6e60869650837a825b444a86173a4cc00d2d1

SHA256
515073235fc7bc33c38e07939a55bb064b11cd5099d22aa76febe057a28e8b6e

SHA512
ca5161060c6c2ab3d827a3c5e5ee560775fe97c21abd4c1fc9b0d5779c461f2febf74df57e96a064145ba2aed09bfeea0ca2489ba8080530dcc863fb1a9577b2

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