gh0strat | 297b918341f1557ac6299bcb659645d58b4ebbca594ec61867272f93d45cf0a5

Analysis

max time kernel
147s
max time network
151s
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, 13:39

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe
Size

509KB
MD5

4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7
SHA1

c5ab707d945b74bc916e38066102d813984e15db
SHA256

297b918341f1557ac6299bcb659645d58b4ebbca594ec61867272f93d45cf0a5
SHA512

d7f46bec2b6cfe103e9981577c992f60a1834fc99098478a4d5f11007d30b829d6acd6bac7540fd71c6164babee51c45f0166ac8e7eb00f55a2ebc9e8dbc60a7
SSDEEP

6144:CwQvXoim363/OG58dyQIpXBeKvcKviyg/P:7z6le0plvBvij/P

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3080-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3080-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3080-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3080-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-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

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\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw== = "C:\\Windows\\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\\svchsot.exe"	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Default	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe
File created	C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\JH.BAT	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe

Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
1976	sc.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 31 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	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	net1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	net.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe

System Service Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may try to gather information about registered local system services.

discovery

System Service Discovery

T1007

pid	Process
5968	net.exe
1448	net1.exe

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
3080	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe
3080	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe
3080	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe
3080	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe
3080	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe
3080	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe
3080	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe
3080	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3080 wrote to memory of 4452	3080	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe	85
PID 3080 wrote to memory of 4452	3080	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe	85
PID 3080 wrote to memory of 4452	3080	JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe	85
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 4256	4452	cmd.exe	87
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 4256	4452	cmd.exe	87
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 4256	4452	cmd.exe	87
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 1976	4452	cmd.exe	88
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 1976	4452	cmd.exe	88
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 1976	4452	cmd.exe	88
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5968	4452	cmd.exe	89
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5968	4452	cmd.exe	89
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5968	4452	cmd.exe	89
PID 5968 wrote to memory of 1448	5968	net.exe	90
PID 5968 wrote to memory of 1448	5968	net.exe	90
PID 5968 wrote to memory of 1448	5968	net.exe	90
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3144	4452	cmd.exe	91
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3144	4452	cmd.exe	91
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3144	4452	cmd.exe	91
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5744	4452	cmd.exe	92
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5744	4452	cmd.exe	92
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5744	4452	cmd.exe	92
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 4960	4452	cmd.exe	93
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 4960	4452	cmd.exe	93
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 4960	4452	cmd.exe	93
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3280	4452	cmd.exe	94
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3280	4452	cmd.exe	94
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3280	4452	cmd.exe	94
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3036	4452	cmd.exe	95
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3036	4452	cmd.exe	95
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3036	4452	cmd.exe	95
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5924	4452	cmd.exe	96
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5924	4452	cmd.exe	96
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5924	4452	cmd.exe	96
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 2372	4452	cmd.exe	98
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 2372	4452	cmd.exe	98
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 2372	4452	cmd.exe	98
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3776	4452	cmd.exe	99
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3776	4452	cmd.exe	99
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3776	4452	cmd.exe	99
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3816	4452	cmd.exe	100
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3816	4452	cmd.exe	100
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3816	4452	cmd.exe	100
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5444	4452	cmd.exe	101
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5444	4452	cmd.exe	101
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5444	4452	cmd.exe	101
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5288	4452	cmd.exe	102
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5288	4452	cmd.exe	102
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5288	4452	cmd.exe	102
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3644	4452	cmd.exe	103
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3644	4452	cmd.exe	103
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3644	4452	cmd.exe	103
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5092	4452	cmd.exe	104
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5092	4452	cmd.exe	104
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5092	4452	cmd.exe	104
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5972	4452	cmd.exe	105
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5972	4452	cmd.exe	105
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 5972	4452	cmd.exe	105
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 2692	4452	cmd.exe	106
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 2692	4452	cmd.exe	106
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 2692	4452	cmd.exe	106
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3896	4452	cmd.exe	107
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3896	4452	cmd.exe	107
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 3896	4452	cmd.exe	107
PID 4452 wrote to memory of 2860	4452	cmd.exe	108

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4755a376b9328bde7999a3ba754210e7.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3080
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\JH.BAT""
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4452
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /delete /tn * /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4256
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config Schedule start= auto
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1976
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
    net start "Task Scheduler"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Service Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5968
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Service Discovery
      PID:1448
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 0:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3144
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 1:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5744
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 2:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4960
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 3:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3280
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 4:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3036
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 5:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5924
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 6:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2372
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 7:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3776
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 8:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3816
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 9:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5444
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 10:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5288
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 11:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3644
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 12:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5092
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 13:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5972
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 14:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2692
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 15:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3896
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 16:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2860
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 17:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1100
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 18:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4244
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 19:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5260
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 20:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5360
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 21:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3792
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 22:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:6140
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 23:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3576
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 24:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5908

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Service Discovery

T1007

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\JH.BAT

Filesize
1KB

MD5
d8d3a3c95e9e23157286b883310db430

SHA1
df3540006561b11eba293cb19556cb21a5f1cab7

SHA256
a6557c4d137e61f94df072ae9f05d890f418388745151263d3278f0020a49ba1

SHA512
b5065a78947236960e6dc632443443570839c47ba6107e091efd4c84df7f21a93dff07d97fc892d69a58ccecb5c04b019e8adbc718f735b0d9821ee7b82d21bc

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memory/3080-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/3080-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/3080-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/3080-9-0x00000000021E0000-0x0000000002220000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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memory/3080-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/3080-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/3080-18-0x00000000021E0000-0x0000000002220000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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