gh0strat | 26d015319ff716572eaa985dbbbdfcbb3727a4921236cbe7a7f869e37620316e

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
154s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
05/03/2025, 07:26

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_511d97f004ebd6c2c64da1d411324314.exe
Size

63KB
MD5

511d97f004ebd6c2c64da1d411324314
SHA1

88c0b2b92970c14b4ccf0c340d5fab5c113dcb2d
SHA256

26d015319ff716572eaa985dbbbdfcbb3727a4921236cbe7a7f869e37620316e
SHA512

7696bdf5e40d3fcc128af0083e2dbf5b5399f9ab78c6f7ddc422203d4b3bb34023042ca452f37987246ae03653765dd0621364043e85c8967dfffc58a8e01cde
SSDEEP

1536:gfcmXF39zWSSgw9/j5kqQh3u3JfOOXJZBjKWWlgZcx3:gfcmxlPSgwLkqQhOJfOjWWlgZcx3

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3404-13-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010020000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3404-15-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010020000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3404-17-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010020000-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

Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Drivers\beep.sys	JaffaCakes118_511d97f004ebd6c2c64da1d411324314.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Drivers\beep.sys	svchost.exe

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:\\Windows\\system32\\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility.dll"	JaffaCakes118_511d97f004ebd6c2c64da1d411324314.exe

ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 2 IoCs

Detects file using ACProtect software.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023cf0-4.dat	acprotect
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023cf4-11.dat	acprotect

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3404	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4924	JaffaCakes118_511d97f004ebd6c2c64da1d411324314.exe
3404	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility.dll	JaffaCakes118_511d97f004ebd6c2c64da1d411324314.exe

UPX packed file 6 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023cf0-4.dat	upx
behavioral2/memory/4924-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010020000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023cf4-11.dat	upx
behavioral2/memory/3404-13-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010020000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3404-15-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010020000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3404-17-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010020000-memory.dmp	upx

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	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_511d97f004ebd6c2c64da1d411324314.exe

Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs

pid	Process
664	Process not Found
664	Process not Found

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_511d97f004ebd6c2c64da1d411324314.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_511d97f004ebd6c2c64da1d411324314.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4924

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s FastUserSwitchingCompatibility
1⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Deletes itself
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3404

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

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240616062_ex.tmp

Filesize
47KB

MD5
faa9278f5675784542f857d9f4ea892b

SHA1
a532342b9e66b827c1953d29132c0e47283631be

SHA256
dad3fb4f0a1289376a9cfbed6c7f6370b918fed1b36d1d2f61f1c502157496fd

SHA512
78d9b347269138abb3a27063fe048b32bc289b7579893140cf347e36f90c97693eabbcd6de521ca2df18e46c83d9dff8c45733c42bab787c36a6da8b713c0022

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\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\fastuserswitchingcompatibility.dll

Filesize
47KB

MD5
effe866a2f75b11f7e7db7e9616d449b

SHA1
c5e0e38c754701c40d33b2a33d84ab920122c386

SHA256
098ca48a55d89d4fe1c51505a91e6fd354b0fae893e2b80f7aa90f907d0b3004

SHA512
b3b0b8bb91936f1d77a2cc9688b80400cb319b683497f3f0c864298143ebb2e7f71d4232071adb6a5930484c176c3e6942278773c33a818a23db9584622a9e35

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memory/3404-13-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010020000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/3404-15-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010020000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/3404-17-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010020000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4924-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/4924-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010020000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/4924-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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