gh0strat | 2b9df8202473d6392e0d0f0528aa2decfe8f71213127f813145c483f0e53fe06

Analysis

max time kernel
125s
max time network
138s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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03/03/2025, 02:12

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_4407a8cae98fe538af4f335f687254a2.exe
Size

188KB
MD5

4407a8cae98fe538af4f335f687254a2
SHA1

37aba75d216bafc4b9a5d1aa17eed4cea93ff3ba
SHA256

2b9df8202473d6392e0d0f0528aa2decfe8f71213127f813145c483f0e53fe06
SHA512

78fae8e69e57c9825b79292aa3bf5e57a34ac4b78c5c4c6f0dc3abbc1fa778a2c56e38f0103f1185d965bb96a04218811c305bde7330633f54f6c9786ea4ce39
SSDEEP

3072:3l1xEDv8CsDTB0Oslzs+Jh7sPl/OJ8CTzPg5ilQcM+dM7Y:LxEDvQy/j0l/O2CPxlZM+dI

Score

10^/10

gh0strat bootkit discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0009000000023d37-2.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

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4908	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4908	svchost.exe

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

bootkit persistence

Bootkit

T1542.003

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\PhysicalDrive0	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ppomjomeue	svchost.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_4407a8cae98fe538af4f335f687254a2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	svchost.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\Version = "7"	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
4908	svchost.exe
4908	svchost.exe
4908	svchost.exe
4908	svchost.exe
4908	svchost.exe
4908	svchost.exe
4908	svchost.exe
4908	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3236	JaffaCakes118_4407a8cae98fe538af4f335f687254a2.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3236	JaffaCakes118_4407a8cae98fe538af4f335f687254a2.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4908	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4908	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4908	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4908	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4908	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4908	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4908	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4908	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4908	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4908	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4908	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4908	svchost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4407a8cae98fe538af4f335f687254a2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4407a8cae98fe538af4f335f687254a2.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3236

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
1⤵
- Deletes itself
- Loads dropped DLL
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4908

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

\??\c:\users\admin\applic~1\chcaw\chcaw.lib

Filesize
148KB

MD5
c95bdd65bd8fb795424f47ee86e3e676

SHA1
41a8b0a722e1099c31941876cc035259b53414d7

SHA256
ba68cc7c788edad052e3915e6dd31259eae78ff8804e8eae728f26be0d7844f4

SHA512
de748a36ab75467af9069496397c7bfcc5baf98b7be228fd3375825013c3cc1a00be5fd9835aeea256b1275e6863c7e179d2a1eca5911046b6aa5f7c5b5bcd67

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