gh0strat | f3295b9f27c544f155bd8f881b25372ed6c6d03ed4790bd3f5174ad44ae7c246

Analysis

max time kernel
144s
max time network
146s
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, 07:05

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_45945f6d9c8edd729b93aeffa3d1fc27.exe
Size

201KB
MD5

45945f6d9c8edd729b93aeffa3d1fc27
SHA1

90dceee6c34577e711189b732fce9ce54d9cdd58
SHA256

f3295b9f27c544f155bd8f881b25372ed6c6d03ed4790bd3f5174ad44ae7c246
SHA512

896674c57e1d9552d46323e0746410c8c5b97ef00e5044652e0ac29048d4bbcbea2b140ae2fb4bd219e29ef1b28f2379e24c18ea7f59d66bc8033d42beaa6334
SSDEEP

6144:xs4C6nW8QABTyFZqyhYPbFcTBlhHr6ndnkM0Nd:OQW88jq8YPbFcT3ySd

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000700000001e6c0-3.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x000f000000023c04-7.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1200-11-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4376-16-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3456-21-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-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

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
6064	boqfqlyktk

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
6064	boqfqlyktk

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1200	svchost.exe
4376	svchost.exe
3456	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\jgyoqasdqt	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\jgyoqasdqt	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\jxkviwqfdy	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt	svchost.exe

Program crash 5 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
540	6064	WerFault.exe	89
2204	6064	WerFault.exe	89
4540	1200	WerFault.exe	97
3376	4376	WerFault.exe	103
3992	3456	WerFault.exe	106

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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	JaffaCakes118_45945f6d9c8edd729b93aeffa3d1fc27.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	boqfqlyktk
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 2 IoCs

pid	Process
6064	boqfqlyktk
6064	boqfqlyktk

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	6064	boqfqlyktk
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	6064	boqfqlyktk
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	6064	boqfqlyktk
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	6064	boqfqlyktk
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1200	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1200	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1200	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1200	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1200	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1200	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1200	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1200	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1200	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1200	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1200	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1200	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1200	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1200	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4376	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4376	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4376	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4376	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4376	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4376	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4376	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4376	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4376	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4376	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4376	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4376	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4376	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4376	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3456	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3456	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3456	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 6064	4252	JaffaCakes118_45945f6d9c8edd729b93aeffa3d1fc27.exe	89
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 6064	4252	JaffaCakes118_45945f6d9c8edd729b93aeffa3d1fc27.exe	89
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 6064	4252	JaffaCakes118_45945f6d9c8edd729b93aeffa3d1fc27.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_45945f6d9c8edd729b93aeffa3d1fc27.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_45945f6d9c8edd729b93aeffa3d1fc27.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4252
- \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\boqfqlyktk
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_45945f6d9c8edd729b93aeffa3d1fc27.exe" a -sc:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\jaffacakes118_45945f6d9c8edd729b93aeffa3d1fc27.exe
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:6064
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 6064 -s 320
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:540
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 6064 -s 512
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:2204

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 416 -p 6064 -ip 6064
1⤵
PID:1084

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1200
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1200 -s 872
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4540

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 528 -p 6064 -ip 6064
1⤵
PID:2356

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 488 -p 1200 -ip 1200
1⤵
PID:4240

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4376
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4376 -s 1104
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:3376

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 4376 -ip 4376
1⤵
PID:3156

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3456
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3456 -s 884
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:3992

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 588 -p 3456 -ip 3456
1⤵
PID:5236

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\boqfqlyktk

Filesize
21.3MB

MD5
a9e5151c0ace4bdc6b27a2e13a9fc999

SHA1
fafd900ae4c2401a60d2f40c6b4a671c22bd9bb7

SHA256
bf2ea62a6b8a0b78d299ff63a22466227225457ed4a9e2380784da79df8b0fac

SHA512
6b57d74ca9d4b05919fabe3cec052ce8cc872a0f43b6f6726bfed6b3e714fe851fd1b657c35fd3e84528a8e65f9e10410c3674be903b0f9d57b2526937ac8302

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt

Filesize
198B

MD5
492f38a739cab58f6e7f98d87a9c9db9

SHA1
0a2b64d5fd4fca6fc9d6c1ab599d68ea06658b2c

SHA256
fe22c404f77b5f8ad7b4dabdd64e60260ed44ead99dcad28f56c7830536c50c6

SHA512
759bf2870a8799772d1165ed558994c997fc71d12304e1919ad6f7373f3def7d263db748b3095cf81e8c476e08e8badacb54aa4babce3a7362f46cc4bc57e558

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt

Filesize
297B

MD5
dad8aa0582c785baaaea54435d6a245c

SHA1
ec585397c839158b04e3547622662528cd4c2731

SHA256
ca8e8106f690dead1e038534622aa34896cc89bb13cf5d13a202815106504787

SHA512
2b73dfebc90ebc9b269e1e87d81d12138608d7ef8d2763cb54efacbfe0a53be692c547970978702aa2eb68425a68134a79e698e698498ab9c1bf81e7c912f832

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\??\c:\programdata\drm\%sessionname%\tdrfu.cc3

Filesize
20.0MB

MD5
360902e29c24a09b63f2ce574665d785

SHA1
4051a2c462878227b0943e05b0677c4e680c7f8a

SHA256
01ffdf67ceadb5d2f9c00f22c4064bc8ab5e671f9aa11471860e1a6bbe28d1d5

SHA512
8c902371f256583b4abc24227b276967a39011f993a52c252ff5514c38ea7ca92a97b688304e41ebead3e3ea7419c3f44fba9a3071590b401dca3f6f1a398602

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memory/1200-9-0x0000000001D10000-0x0000000001D11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1200-11-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/3456-18-0x0000000001D80000-0x0000000001D81000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3456-21-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/4376-13-0x0000000000E40000-0x0000000000E41000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4376-16-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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