gh0strat | b8a2bc2014d5ff09b5740ecf8c510750863c7994d5dde616e06f547783f91815

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
139s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
03/03/2025, 05:50

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_4529b93720394baf3244f06c995a9d96.exe
Size

165KB
MD5

4529b93720394baf3244f06c995a9d96
SHA1

c195059bf931cefb9eae9bc2d164aea13e9c1a50
SHA256

b8a2bc2014d5ff09b5740ecf8c510750863c7994d5dde616e06f547783f91815
SHA512

800df45b4f6616838dd692c8a79bc4d305ffd8eebfd6268987b4e4ce7d31c25abc5b4bb77327b6863022c1c5bb0c1e2f94fcea997e5c025469f55f8290043c92
SSDEEP

3072:N3C6T6TjtRZo0j1oWOQ/TpBpiRgjPHKXWqT5w8pS+DTtivlY+82yQMX:N2Xo0hoWOQrpjiRgmWWwYDsvlY+82Fq

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023c82-2.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

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

persistence

Active Setup

T1547.014

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{aqkjrlbb-sisg-jpto-nbfj-ewyglujiyqom}	userinit.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{aqkjrlbb-sisg-jpto-nbfj-ewyglujiyqom}\ = "ÏµÍ³ÉèÖÃ"	userinit.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{aqkjrlbb-sisg-jpto-nbfj-ewyglujiyqom}\stubpath	userinit.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2768	userinit.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_4529b93720394baf3244f06c995a9d96.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	userinit.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4456	JaffaCakes118_4529b93720394baf3244f06c995a9d96.exe
4456	JaffaCakes118_4529b93720394baf3244f06c995a9d96.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4456	JaffaCakes118_4529b93720394baf3244f06c995a9d96.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4456 wrote to memory of 2768	4456	JaffaCakes118_4529b93720394baf3244f06c995a9d96.exe	86
PID 4456 wrote to memory of 2768	4456	JaffaCakes118_4529b93720394baf3244f06c995a9d96.exe	86
PID 4456 wrote to memory of 2768	4456	JaffaCakes118_4529b93720394baf3244f06c995a9d96.exe	86
PID 4456 wrote to memory of 2768	4456	JaffaCakes118_4529b93720394baf3244f06c995a9d96.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4529b93720394baf3244f06c995a9d96.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4529b93720394baf3244f06c995a9d96.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4456
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\userinit.exe
  userinit.exe
  2⤵
  - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2768

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240626718_lang.dll

Filesize
117KB

MD5
c7598393dc9207a0af2729ada38ac4a4

SHA1
1cd71ad346cdc88d5a141a171bfe4deebc2fdc31

SHA256
39bad70503f265dc139a04430b3ab97eb2ee549dc9958c53a00cf2512946e5d9

SHA512
1400ce9dca9e8cc08dba3826fa2a5d69e37d36aab8ccb1c348c695547983081bf434c54c176458b793a723329ffb79b4af0d563d1c859735946fcb6d27ebf8bf

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