gh0strat | beaf2f350812e4fa0854e022f1d6bde17b00c7452cb4c5940e2b22244f5945e6

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
119s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
04/03/2025, 00:42

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_4a19475432d549076d57605aab074f09.exe
Size

110KB
MD5

4a19475432d549076d57605aab074f09
SHA1

673ede98944f6ef84a38863b75750ec0e040bf30
SHA256

beaf2f350812e4fa0854e022f1d6bde17b00c7452cb4c5940e2b22244f5945e6
SHA512

ac94bfda62f393005146317963e00ff1c5b669b3b88cc1c161f72695155e7d436424b1a4ebca1b71a517fcd1e5bfaded8dfc6206108721ac2ae3affae1fa92d0
SSDEEP

3072:iXqu8kHvzJT1wQ6NpvgPC4Wa8CHOi4W9oD5zaQ66l:iXB8IvMpqCvUOi4WUzak

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2764-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2840-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000016d0e-4.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2840-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-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.
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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:\\Documents and Settings\\Local User\\naxiaozi.dll"	JaffaCakes118_4a19475432d549076d57605aab074f09.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2840	SVCHOST.EXE

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2840	SVCHOST.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_4a19475432d549076d57605aab074f09.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SVCHOST.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4a19475432d549076d57605aab074f09.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4a19475432d549076d57605aab074f09.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2764

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE -K NETSVCS
1⤵
- Deletes itself
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2840

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

\Users\Local User\naxiaozi.dll

Filesize
100KB

MD5
e651bc418a0f73b3c12df835a5e7c516

SHA1
030fe38ae293dc0dd2189fb9c3061a502e1de61a

SHA256
fab4e18e7e150751714d054cb741ced631f17b096d2c42fba48710202f36c3bf

SHA512
b0bc3aa983d378d1d2801690104d77b2fb76ecd159be1582705c7571820ec849e3c28568c6091aec08ad6ac4b100682ea8a99d3ab33287b432408201a97ab705

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memory/2764-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/2840-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2840-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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