gh0strat | 0cbd139027de913fe57b0e30a3a29c646b17441b6592bf563c99e97beffec9db

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188.exe
Size

384KB
MD5

438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188
SHA1

de83e4b5b3cba54805ec7e4d824e87c5fc59cd0b
SHA256

0cbd139027de913fe57b0e30a3a29c646b17441b6592bf563c99e97beffec9db
SHA512

1a45a3145a2a85f6c6b9a161365dbfd3832b5f64a5353bbdbb7b63583e606f3c01e00279813b8312494ff807ede2ba8441b9bac532ec56bf4f45b26b141df865
SSDEEP

12288:KPdK4bgeK8VL5TKjb31wgxllhz7G60i2qvyOs:KPBjK8VlYb3P9FQ

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 12 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1396-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2932-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1396-30-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2932-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2932-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2932-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2932-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1396-10-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1396-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1396-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1396-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1396-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2932	svchest000.exe

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\Kris = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\JaffaCakes118_438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188.exe"	JaffaCakes118_438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	\??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe	JaffaCakes118_438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe	JaffaCakes118_438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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_438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchest000.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 2932	1396	JaffaCakes118_438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188.exe	30
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 2932	1396	JaffaCakes118_438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188.exe	30
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 2932	1396	JaffaCakes118_438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188.exe	30
PID 1396 wrote to memory of 2932	1396	JaffaCakes118_438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1396
- \??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe
  c:\Windows\svchest000.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2932

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

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Windows\svchest000.exe

Filesize
384KB

MD5
438f69029639fdc8b73ede35ebc94188

SHA1
de83e4b5b3cba54805ec7e4d824e87c5fc59cd0b

SHA256
0cbd139027de913fe57b0e30a3a29c646b17441b6592bf563c99e97beffec9db

SHA512
1a45a3145a2a85f6c6b9a161365dbfd3832b5f64a5353bbdbb7b63583e606f3c01e00279813b8312494ff807ede2ba8441b9bac532ec56bf4f45b26b141df865

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memory/1396-34-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000026E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/1396-30-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1396-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1396-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1396-18-0x0000000002D10000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1396-1-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000026E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/1396-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1396-10-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp

Filesize
412KB

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memory/1396-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1396-2-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000026E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/1396-35-0x0000000002D10000-0x0000000002E5E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1396-3-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1396-5-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000282000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1396-6-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000291000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1396-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1396-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/1396-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/2932-21-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000026E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/2932-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/2932-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/2932-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/2932-25-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/2932-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/2932-29-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000026E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/2932-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/2932-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/2932-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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