gh0strat | 695bf6eaa7063527c66636c5d69797a795bbe9a07f727a78d0ea0b015bf49c6f

Analysis

max time kernel
145s
max time network
149s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20250207-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
05/03/2025, 12:01

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe
Size

485KB
MD5

51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933
SHA1

dc405a7ef054e706c2530e263658feceb0f9ebf0
SHA256

695bf6eaa7063527c66636c5d69797a795bbe9a07f727a78d0ea0b015bf49c6f
SHA512

319c2e316463dc1c6592e5952bc9eb9ee19bda1bab741b16d2ea93958203d921725e31cbcba550f29128db1b6f22dcdde46670fabe6c6a09fcaea4e84c5e33bc
SSDEEP

6144:vEsgehtRZL02vIMP6lZSoXnuUEF9GCpiQ+EX+YL:dge3ROA9iLNX/it2e

Score

10^/10

gh0strat bootkit defense_evasion discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0009000000016840-20.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1920-25-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1872-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1872-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/1920-46-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-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
2584	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1920	maolan.exe
2896	qiuqi1.exe

Loads dropped DLL 11 IoCs

pid	Process
1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe
1920	maolan.exe
1920	maolan.exe
1920	maolan.exe
1920	maolan.exe
1920	maolan.exe
1920	maolan.exe
1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe
2896	qiuqi1.exe
2896	qiuqi1.exe
2896	qiuqi1.exe

Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
defense_evasion

File Deletion
T1070.004

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

bootkit persistence

Bootkit

T1542.003

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\PhysicalDrive0	maolan.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\xxxooo.bat	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\maolan.dll	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\xxxooo.dll	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\maolan.exe	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\maolan.exe	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe

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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	maolan.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	qiuqi1.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	maolan.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	maolan.exe

Modifies registry class 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID	qiuqi1.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{603D3801-BD81-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}	qiuqi1.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{603D3801-BD81-11d0-A3A5-00C04FD706EC}\InProcServer32	qiuqi1.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1920	maolan.exe
1920	maolan.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 1920	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	30
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 1920	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	30
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 1920	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	30
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 1920	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	30
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 1920	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	30
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 1920	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	30
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 1920	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	30
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2896	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	32
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2896	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	32
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2896	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	32
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2896	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	32
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2896	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	32
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2896	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	32
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2896	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	32
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2696	2896	qiuqi1.exe	33
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2696	2896	qiuqi1.exe	33
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2696	2896	qiuqi1.exe	33
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2696	2896	qiuqi1.exe	33
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2696	2896	qiuqi1.exe	33
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2696	2896	qiuqi1.exe	33
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2696	2896	qiuqi1.exe	33
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2584	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	35
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2584	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	35
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2584	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	35
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2584	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	35
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2584	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	35
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2584	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	35
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2584	1872	JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe	35

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_51f8ff59a3ce7201ff6921e093ec3933.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1872
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\maolan.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Common Files\maolan.exe" "C:\Program Files\Common Files\maolan.dll" ServiceMain
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:1920
- C:\Documents and Settings\qiuqi1.exe
  "C:\Documents and Settings\qiuqi1.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2896
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c del C:\DOCUME~1\qiuqi1.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2696
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JAFFAC~1.EXE
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2584

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Indicator Removal

T1070

File Deletion

T1070.004

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Program Files\Common Files\maolan.dll

Filesize
24.1MB

MD5
f0e487fd667cdd8d62952ecdfe4f17a0

SHA1
c417ab6117e10789964994532b429bc1e3b8cbb5

SHA256
f58e37e8b01ffcd733c1535b1d2a0001c804dbe43c71cc7b0b86fbc031a53e59

SHA512
9f47baedbb6468afdaa03e0cc02f6ac6a2b6c7379feba926ad6fc3dcb016d46f5c68733a255f7fe1b509e31c3a59adb1d402d6c2c60dfe9d50326b34d070ec5c

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\Program Files\Common Files\maolan.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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\Users\qiuqi1.exe

Filesize
24.0MB

MD5
a407969ab9e9b5db2b40e0e0f52080c8

SHA1
1531e22fcf4010221a9254db6b841416141a33e3

SHA256
a1f6267665747ff0df92ea8b8f60645b95c56374aba81c401218fbf90a12461b

SHA512
dd56e4831787743730683d149612243d0cf1db25622a98487658d88d98dd43505b3cbda6dcdd02e819817c735121a6714a7a84695bbc8a0d79bff592660a46be

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memory/1872-6-0x00000000003F0000-0x00000000003F2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1872-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/1872-5-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1872-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/1872-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/1872-3-0x0000000000480000-0x00000000004BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/1872-2-0x0000000000480000-0x00000000004BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/1872-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/1872-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000479000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/1872-27-0x0000000000240000-0x00000000002B9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/1872-28-0x0000000000480000-0x00000000004BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/1872-1-0x0000000000240000-0x00000000002B9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
484KB

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memory/1872-45-0x0000000000480000-0x00000000004BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
248KB

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memory/1872-34-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000516000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/1920-25-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/1920-46-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/2896-41-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000026000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2896-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000406000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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memory/2896-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000406000-memory.dmp

Filesize
24KB

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