gh0strat | 59ed8a7a3905296a3977a7d1eef5c2cc5d98fdd3ea1c4ffa42fce4746081503b

Analysis

max time kernel
85s
max time network
144s
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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04/03/2025, 12:55

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_4d7792981944ef0283a2ac7f7e12b6ce.exe
Size

96KB
MD5

4d7792981944ef0283a2ac7f7e12b6ce
SHA1

580bfa54cccea158425b4e79709b66c7aa2a430c
SHA256

59ed8a7a3905296a3977a7d1eef5c2cc5d98fdd3ea1c4ffa42fce4746081503b
SHA512

59430100861fcdab5b42fc17d2b1b85a3a3c237bb6f03c2603988180a85c40ddfde95b91941e70722ca242f84b1edbf12a49e39b571eb0bb55d471467c05314d
SSDEEP

1536:VNFusSx9qYMhdFHS8qdydo3nTzhYxJA+CwNUtBZVY9v8pr07+StQ753y:VzS4jHS8q/3nTzePCwNUh4E9l75C

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000300000001e728-15.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3688-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E4A4-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4900-20-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4196-25-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1564-30-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-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
3688	cyimwrkird

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3688	cyimwrkird

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4900	svchost.exe
4196	svchost.exe
1564	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cqnhsinkxc	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cycbblphlw	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ciyolflmlg	svchost.exe

Program crash 3 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
468	4900	WerFault.exe	94
4032	4196	WerFault.exe	101
4892	1564	WerFault.exe	104

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	JaffaCakes118_4d7792981944ef0283a2ac7f7e12b6ce.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cyimwrkird
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
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
3688	cyimwrkird
3688	cyimwrkird

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3688	cyimwrkird
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3688	cyimwrkird
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3688	cyimwrkird
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3688	cyimwrkird
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4900	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4900	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4900	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4900	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4900	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4900	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4900	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4900	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4900	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4900	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4900	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4900	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4900	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4900	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4196	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4196	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4196	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4196	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4196	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4196	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4196	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4196	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4196	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4196	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4196	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4196	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4196	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4196	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1564	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1564	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2544 wrote to memory of 3688	2544	JaffaCakes118_4d7792981944ef0283a2ac7f7e12b6ce.exe	89
PID 2544 wrote to memory of 3688	2544	JaffaCakes118_4d7792981944ef0283a2ac7f7e12b6ce.exe	89
PID 2544 wrote to memory of 3688	2544	JaffaCakes118_4d7792981944ef0283a2ac7f7e12b6ce.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4d7792981944ef0283a2ac7f7e12b6ce.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4d7792981944ef0283a2ac7f7e12b6ce.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2544
- \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\cyimwrkird
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4d7792981944ef0283a2ac7f7e12b6ce.exe" a -sc:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\jaffacakes118_4d7792981944ef0283a2ac7f7e12b6ce.exe
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3688

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:4900
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4900 -s 796
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:468

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 460 -p 4900 -ip 4900
1⤵
PID:3140

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:4196
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4196 -s 1104
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4032

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 524 -p 4196 -ip 4196
1⤵
PID:1232

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:1564
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1564 -s 864
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4892

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 412 -p 1564 -ip 1564
1⤵
PID:2172

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\cyimwrkird

Filesize
24.1MB

MD5
2117a3d47f6fb82a944ea74253f23efa

SHA1
48ae20ea5f222e2f44ec605827ef82a5d7b55634

SHA256
02e04c8f0a2b3e4c99efdec1324807ab763e6df74e4bd968303447f407c5615c

SHA512
77b89f380c68b8f5a4fd7f649cec544c4836c7a36cbb4c8ed65fe88dd2240e987c138459936c1fd821b8b241815d21719ca1238210aa1ed1f698d3266f400740

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

Filesize
202B

MD5
84ae35a6060c3bea9ec7f189f6e3f6f0

SHA1
1f2b4c45f6b1baad94796b1e78855f685450f534

SHA256
6735c7d1ab5fac82b6cafb84991a013506d80f3c679d80b6f48c366485511bdd

SHA512
c40c5fa6aa8d3cfae7433ad780ca25ad379921b6a18e7f456c0e383e2e26560e4dfb9a565ff384a72a29b6d140887000417b931d00e8e491afb96b65ad2253c6

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

Filesize
303B

MD5
51b9021abfb9e038f6f12470421be782

SHA1
5fb42dd9216f6e56c63dc7970b2ca7337b8f9b3c

SHA256
78e95d3c28901328f344632432722e8b32e39921960fff961bd9bc38fef71420

SHA512
8d57daa4a53b14c621fecd00eca1565ce9477c948832edeb44c1a6dd9d351f807a25fbb19e76110a0b535c3d0032efc791cf6775219e5a1dff7af27e11dec3f1

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\??\c:\programdata\application data\storm\update\%sessionname%\rhwhp.cc3

Filesize
23.0MB

MD5
8a4a60f3f017d135a418d91ea22df99e

SHA1
4398e511d3fd946e174db10d2332397cdbc6f5ae

SHA256
e7fa480464431728fd9120e8e92d012a8587944bfc42dac211bae532ec23d9d1

SHA512
7342dda95348d6b7f33fc558c523bc0309fa6573b72a3e2ead320bb8ea0f170dc4d50a9fc1e0c86e8778c71d39b6da95b58a5c8f92b32c56f2f226d9dc554c2b

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memory/1564-30-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/1564-27-0x0000000001BB0000-0x0000000001BB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2544-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E4A4-memory.dmp

Filesize
313KB

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memory/2544-2-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2544-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E4A4-memory.dmp

Filesize
313KB

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memory/3688-12-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3688-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E4A4-memory.dmp

Filesize
313KB

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memory/3688-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044E4A4-memory.dmp

Filesize
313KB

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memory/4196-25-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/4196-22-0x00000000011F0000-0x00000000011F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4900-20-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/4900-18-0x00000000019E0000-0x00000000019E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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