gh0strat | d6818b84aab8f4699b1ec9b09836806f47d58d42dacb2b81a7d57aa962c63de4

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_481ca73b9c971aafc0d01fd55ce6400c.exe
Size

304KB
MD5

481ca73b9c971aafc0d01fd55ce6400c
SHA1

9d86a850c576d082a82c75620cce0bdeed470169
SHA256

d6818b84aab8f4699b1ec9b09836806f47d58d42dacb2b81a7d57aa962c63de4
SHA512

2d94ffc3d6eaa3cfc9c246c99ff2c370cb495ffc5f0237cab1cda1055aa3a78bf774a99212482c4157b0160e7b47fcb2938e28b6950ce7e970730e582d34438f
SSDEEP

6144:i4f3OBkOFO8PRg2pqi+0rgoWUHSpW2qUzirTcxgTWZ4ka7+4J:i4feBJRrqi+w/H12BirTygJ3HJ

Score

10^/10

gh0strat defense_evasion discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0005000000022b32-14.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1220-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1220-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-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

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1161330783-2912525651-1278508834-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_481ca73b9c971aafc0d01fd55ce6400c.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4044	240619156.exe
1220	240622578.exe

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\USER\S-1-5-21-1161330783-2912525651-1278508834-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Ball = "C:\\WINDOWS\\Ball.exe"	240622578.exe

Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
defense_evasion

File Deletion
T1070.004

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\WINDOWS\Ball.exe	240622578.exe
File opened for modification	C:\WINDOWS\Ball.exe	240622578.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
3432	1220	WerFault.exe	93

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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_481ca73b9c971aafc0d01fd55ce6400c.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	240619156.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	240622578.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs

pid	Process
1220	240622578.exe
1220	240622578.exe
1220	240622578.exe
1220	240622578.exe
1220	240622578.exe
1220	240622578.exe
1220	240622578.exe
1220	240622578.exe
1220	240622578.exe
1220	240622578.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4900 wrote to memory of 4044	4900	JaffaCakes118_481ca73b9c971aafc0d01fd55ce6400c.exe	88
PID 4900 wrote to memory of 4044	4900	JaffaCakes118_481ca73b9c971aafc0d01fd55ce6400c.exe	88
PID 4900 wrote to memory of 4044	4900	JaffaCakes118_481ca73b9c971aafc0d01fd55ce6400c.exe	88
PID 4044 wrote to memory of 1744	4044	240619156.exe	91
PID 4044 wrote to memory of 1744	4044	240619156.exe	91
PID 4044 wrote to memory of 1744	4044	240619156.exe	91
PID 4900 wrote to memory of 1220	4900	JaffaCakes118_481ca73b9c971aafc0d01fd55ce6400c.exe	93
PID 4900 wrote to memory of 1220	4900	JaffaCakes118_481ca73b9c971aafc0d01fd55ce6400c.exe	93
PID 4900 wrote to memory of 1220	4900	JaffaCakes118_481ca73b9c971aafc0d01fd55ce6400c.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_481ca73b9c971aafc0d01fd55ce6400c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_481ca73b9c971aafc0d01fd55ce6400c.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4900
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240619156.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\240619156.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4044
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240619156.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1744
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240622578.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240622578.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:1220
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1220 -s 448
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:3432

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 412 -p 1220 -ip 1220
1⤵
PID:4696

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Indicator Removal

1

T1070

File Deletion

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240622578.exe

Filesize
224KB

MD5
2d1f300d4557117a736a4fe7118d39cf

SHA1
8632c0030646cdff9b3080d69860609e7129fab9

SHA256
8a204beab5048f1fd4ab730bf8f4b12500d3e1aa0cd15c1cb42915125e787215

SHA512
f3c6e616a54180f697b36d46ad1c513c1198139b2112b7bf6f851cb4585b4fbf4b5b2331954a09cb274323c77c7cd29693377d0f0402b1a0561e3416aa433a0e

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memory/1220-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/1220-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
236KB

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memory/4044-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
28KB

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memory/4044-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
28KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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