gh0strat | 6b357ea4c19a7d32d89bc4725b26d15bddabaa1be03aa7ebefc81e12374258b5

Analysis

max time kernel
118s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
03/03/2025, 08:06

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_45d9218a010768f378b5437dd96a5420.exe
Size

110KB
MD5

45d9218a010768f378b5437dd96a5420
SHA1

4a60964d97ed786913a2f43dbbfbdb24a0311380
SHA256

6b357ea4c19a7d32d89bc4725b26d15bddabaa1be03aa7ebefc81e12374258b5
SHA512

322f56104fe6966e92e3931bff6c932c87b04ea531719bac95745ded11f09949a6b0846cd9cba7099bebe87d513b15aab7375eb3d059a5b8e290a58555723f32
SSDEEP

3072:MwMRjDIFSyBnuG+zw01RTn6MDwMFBAKlg9uYwbh7yHpq5N:b8jDKSyBuG6w01cpG6rjwbRyHpQ

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1992-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x00080000000120f9-4.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1992-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-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

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\FastUserSwitchingCompatibilityno.dll"	JaffaCakes118_45d9218a010768f378b5437dd96a5420.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2224	svchost.exe
2224	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FastUserSwitchingCompatibilityno.dll	JaffaCakes118_45d9218a010768f378b5437dd96a5420.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_45d9218a010768f378b5437dd96a5420.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1992	JaffaCakes118_45d9218a010768f378b5437dd96a5420.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_45d9218a010768f378b5437dd96a5420.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_45d9218a010768f378b5437dd96a5420.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:1992

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2224

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

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:\windows\SysWOW64\fastuserswitchingcompatibilityno.dll

Filesize
95KB

MD5
d4b3bd344ca12576e826fa1b5fd54740

SHA1
0414fdbaad66bcc660fd6804a57b320fc5007670

SHA256
dc9e87e24afc59f65b7b40f606bc10d9b0762aaf3d60ceb28528c40a8a28f6c0

SHA512
c76e57e29d76dd678c419446c9ef5e7c93b079e1cabdc05a624005f59620b7b1441733a50eeb3258687661877e8bbb59824dd38e08b68a9f934f445280347e4a

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memory/1992-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/1992-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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