gh0strat | e598ba5c9be92eb08aaa84d73fcc3dc242eb7170765b27d0c71082156e9cd549

Analysis

max time kernel
122s
max time network
122s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
05/03/2025, 01:26

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe
Size

129KB
MD5

4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d
SHA1

5ee8eac36776fb79c47191db8465ae50fbb1cfcc
SHA256

e598ba5c9be92eb08aaa84d73fcc3dc242eb7170765b27d0c71082156e9cd549
SHA512

a4df944d361080f47c45583bbe092b5806528f0d52a5b7e3a6462b1e443c6cf8d66dfcecb5700a6946588e6b09d74c6e97eb714ce74cc8bbd3faee3a64a0eba4
SSDEEP

3072:7SBwLvnQ+/7IRy3TPlYw9mpG2BybS6TcpPZcLgSv:7SBwLvnQ+TW+Dmw9mp/WSAiPZVa

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2280-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000012116-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2280-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-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
2764	cmd.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msgsvc.dll	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dllcache\msgsvc.dll	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msgsvc.dll	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386\msgsvc.dll	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2280	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe
2280	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2280	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2280	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 2764	2280	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe	30
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 2764	2280	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe	30
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 2764	2280	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe	30
PID 2280 wrote to memory of 2764	2280	JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_4fdebb68b2cdb96a447b4a72981d386d.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2280
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /C DEL C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JAFFAC~1.EXE > NUL
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2764

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\log.tmp

Filesize
106KB

MD5
89714e2b3a0772b7d2adabf0ae4a8e07

SHA1
e7388553de3a0f6ce30373c863e85579a6862477

SHA256
64ff234670c09a0d6ab18f13c48dda31a907dc1a8c7bad8e29fd7e8ab456fe8d

SHA512
798c33dbd6c2d3f3ec1511845a4eb52c15bd8ebff06719987c8545c1710e125494655778de1055a1bf60de2eb2d9a5e7657aa0d42785cd53a4c133065230401f

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memory/2280-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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memory/2280-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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