gh0strat | 80d1795b1d1917c7e14638aa00893469109bab219848d79630ed3fb237aed0f7

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
150s
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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05/03/2025, 05:30

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe
Size

210KB
MD5

50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b
SHA1

41817413cbbc2b82dd542f3ddbf0757f315ec364
SHA256

80d1795b1d1917c7e14638aa00893469109bab219848d79630ed3fb237aed0f7
SHA512

77be8a24bf75f070512014dee801429668b4cf3d5009f6a4bb9233b4013aeacd0e38f20c79e07916a21450cfbef9f4dac74d79222fd4fd96a8e2b71ab0e3c571
SSDEEP

3072:LKdAWCTtDrHwvxiIe91s+n3p/5e8jR0cTs/w+VLXKr6vkvs9R8igyQfgEOBeOB0/:2GGvXoim363/OG58dyQIpXg

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4732-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4732-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4732-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4732-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-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\XXXXXXF84477E5 = "C:\\Windows\\XXXXXXF84477E5\\svchsot.exe"	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Default	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\JH.BAT	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe

Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

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

pid	Process
3900	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	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.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	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	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	cmd.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	net.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

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
2348	net.exe
5108	net1.exe

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
4732	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe
4732	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe
4732	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe
4732	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe
4732	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe
4732	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe
4732	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe
4732	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4732 wrote to memory of 1560	4732	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe	84
PID 4732 wrote to memory of 1560	4732	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe	84
PID 4732 wrote to memory of 1560	4732	JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe	84
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 5004	1560	cmd.exe	87
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 5004	1560	cmd.exe	87
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 5004	1560	cmd.exe	87
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 3900	1560	cmd.exe	88
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 3900	1560	cmd.exe	88
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 3900	1560	cmd.exe	88
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2348	1560	cmd.exe	89
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2348	1560	cmd.exe	89
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2348	1560	cmd.exe	89
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 5108	2348	net.exe	90
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 5108	2348	net.exe	90
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 5108	2348	net.exe	90
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4720	1560	cmd.exe	91
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4720	1560	cmd.exe	91
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4720	1560	cmd.exe	91
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 1860	1560	cmd.exe	92
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 1860	1560	cmd.exe	92
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 1860	1560	cmd.exe	92
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 3828	1560	cmd.exe	94
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 3828	1560	cmd.exe	94
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 3828	1560	cmd.exe	94
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4012	1560	cmd.exe	96
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4012	1560	cmd.exe	96
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4012	1560	cmd.exe	96
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2144	1560	cmd.exe	97
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2144	1560	cmd.exe	97
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2144	1560	cmd.exe	97
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4436	1560	cmd.exe	98
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4436	1560	cmd.exe	98
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4436	1560	cmd.exe	98
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4164	1560	cmd.exe	99
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4164	1560	cmd.exe	99
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4164	1560	cmd.exe	99
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4548	1560	cmd.exe	100
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4548	1560	cmd.exe	100
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4548	1560	cmd.exe	100
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4276	1560	cmd.exe	102
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4276	1560	cmd.exe	102
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4276	1560	cmd.exe	102
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 3196	1560	cmd.exe	103
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 3196	1560	cmd.exe	103
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 3196	1560	cmd.exe	103
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2904	1560	cmd.exe	104
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2904	1560	cmd.exe	104
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2904	1560	cmd.exe	104
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4592	1560	cmd.exe	105
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4592	1560	cmd.exe	105
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 4592	1560	cmd.exe	105
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2980	1560	cmd.exe	106
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2980	1560	cmd.exe	106
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2980	1560	cmd.exe	106
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2920	1560	cmd.exe	107
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2920	1560	cmd.exe	107
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 2920	1560	cmd.exe	107
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 3884	1560	cmd.exe	108
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 3884	1560	cmd.exe	108
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 3884	1560	cmd.exe	108
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 852	1560	cmd.exe	109
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 852	1560	cmd.exe	109
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 852	1560	cmd.exe	109
PID 1560 wrote to memory of 436	1560	cmd.exe	110

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_50b53a7a274add1c38128605f02f441b.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:4732
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\JH.BAT
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1560
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /delete /tn * /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5004
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config Schedule start= auto
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3900
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
    net start "Task Scheduler"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Service Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2348
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Service Discovery
      PID:5108
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 0:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4720
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 1:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1860
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 2:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3828
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 3:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4012
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 4:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2144
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 5:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4436
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 6:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4164
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 7:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4548
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 8:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4276
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 9:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3196
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 10:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2904
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 11:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4592
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 12:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2980
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 13:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2920
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 14:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3884
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 15:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:852
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 16:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:436
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 17:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1916
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 18:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4660
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 19:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1972
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 20:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1924
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 21:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2716
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 22:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3060
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 23:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3164
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 24:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXXF84477E5\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1740

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\XXXXXXF84477E5\JH.BAT

Filesize
1KB

MD5
61c6f67365f0b2cde7fbbd681ca5bcb7

SHA1
baac92279bf7900cffc7029a254b484c605c0e68

SHA256
814f7026db56f9644173afde10b623b69729e22e918a17c750d0ac8b1cf3ab05

SHA512
135f85b00f793d22a2a80078957989cb7b8b99dd9a154a62a18f17a078d60d83489b7829f0e1bb382b500de8b269b5634ad51e8e8d6cf11f8b64fd28e0ed39b7

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memory/4732-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/4732-3-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000006F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4732-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/4732-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/4732-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/4732-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010122000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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