gh0strat | d3f1c50519f33a1eabe9c643dbb35df12e83368cecfa6a811c8c32b0d5841fab

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
151s
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, 13:46

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe
Size

210KB
MD5

524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98
SHA1

1ed7eb66106553222c51d483405ffc89bfd9b9d0
SHA256

d3f1c50519f33a1eabe9c643dbb35df12e83368cecfa6a811c8c32b0d5841fab
SHA512

4409bb35e599f3b6e173585bc7b0a67c8d0959450124e309bff283609f663551ab286ca5aeb65022e9997321fe8f7e6dd78b5a60b6c4154897c0d147a36f8208
SSDEEP

3072:413AD+bMgBJH56aX1Jqu4Fain4+t9DBQ4qiRoZfiPCOuNas1Q4qiRoZfiPCOuNas:4xr/Z6aX6u4Fn4+xTRk6PCyUTRk6PCy

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1044-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1044-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1044-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1044-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-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\363157D9 = "C:\\Windows\\363157D9\\svchsot.exe"	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Default	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe
File created	C:\Windows\363157D9\JH.BAT	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe

Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

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

pid	Process
3328	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	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.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	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.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
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	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	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

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
5032	net1.exe
2732	net.exe

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
1044	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe
1044	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe
1044	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe
1044	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe
1044	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe
1044	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe
1044	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe
1044	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1044	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1044	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1044 wrote to memory of 4800	1044	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe	86
PID 1044 wrote to memory of 4800	1044	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe	86
PID 1044 wrote to memory of 4800	1044	JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe	86
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3252	4800	cmd.exe	88
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3252	4800	cmd.exe	88
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3252	4800	cmd.exe	88
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3328	4800	cmd.exe	90
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3328	4800	cmd.exe	90
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3328	4800	cmd.exe	90
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2732	4800	cmd.exe	91
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2732	4800	cmd.exe	91
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2732	4800	cmd.exe	91
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 5032	2732	net.exe	92
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 5032	2732	net.exe	92
PID 2732 wrote to memory of 5032	2732	net.exe	92
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4720	4800	cmd.exe	93
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4720	4800	cmd.exe	93
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4720	4800	cmd.exe	93
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 312	4800	cmd.exe	94
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 312	4800	cmd.exe	94
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 312	4800	cmd.exe	94
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2464	4800	cmd.exe	95
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2464	4800	cmd.exe	95
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2464	4800	cmd.exe	95
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2120	4800	cmd.exe	96
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2120	4800	cmd.exe	96
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2120	4800	cmd.exe	96
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4560	4800	cmd.exe	97
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4560	4800	cmd.exe	97
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4560	4800	cmd.exe	97
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 400	4800	cmd.exe	98
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 400	4800	cmd.exe	98
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 400	4800	cmd.exe	98
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4680	4800	cmd.exe	99
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4680	4800	cmd.exe	99
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4680	4800	cmd.exe	99
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4008	4800	cmd.exe	100
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4008	4800	cmd.exe	100
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4008	4800	cmd.exe	100
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3084	4800	cmd.exe	101
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3084	4800	cmd.exe	101
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3084	4800	cmd.exe	101
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2448	4800	cmd.exe	102
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2448	4800	cmd.exe	102
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 2448	4800	cmd.exe	102
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 5092	4800	cmd.exe	103
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 5092	4800	cmd.exe	103
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 5092	4800	cmd.exe	103
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3260	4800	cmd.exe	104
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3260	4800	cmd.exe	104
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3260	4800	cmd.exe	104
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 1688	4800	cmd.exe	105
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 1688	4800	cmd.exe	105
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 1688	4800	cmd.exe	105
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 664	4800	cmd.exe	106
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 664	4800	cmd.exe	106
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 664	4800	cmd.exe	106
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3484	4800	cmd.exe	107
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3484	4800	cmd.exe	107
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 3484	4800	cmd.exe	107
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 32	4800	cmd.exe	108
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 32	4800	cmd.exe	108
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 32	4800	cmd.exe	108
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 1236	4800	cmd.exe	109

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_524e54a74829aea510e88b66f2a9ed98.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 AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1044
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\363157D9\JH.BAT
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4800
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /delete /tn * /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3252
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config Schedule start= auto
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3328
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
    net start "Task Scheduler"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Service Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2732
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Service Discovery
      PID:5032
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 0:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4720
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 1:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:312
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 2:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2464
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 3:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2120
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 4:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4560
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 5:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:400
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 6:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4680
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 7:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4008
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 8:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3084
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 9:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2448
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 10:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5092
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 11:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3260
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 12:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1688
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 13:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:664
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 14:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3484
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 15:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:32
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 16:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1236
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 17:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4488
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 18:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3360
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 19:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3704
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 20:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4068
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 21:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2560
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 22:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4888
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 23:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3120
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 24:00 /interactive C:\Windows\363157D9\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1980

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\363157D9\JH.BAT

Filesize
1KB

MD5
b39cf88168f9c789d54e15dceff801ca

SHA1
1ccf150a5d43129c7180acec11df70d13be2893f

SHA256
867a457799a2e189f2ce62c407d163646b488c0ccdaa5ca4a921eb3ca6eca972

SHA512
a452053a6eb5cae924d7b9e6c69dcc47ace5040190220ad805d21e99d0a7f8c3c3e3f02ef17e80b74baee31b0bb694f4d39dfc1ff7074b3d742ee499ea2086a8

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memory/1044-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
364KB

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memory/1044-1-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

Filesize
280KB

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memory/1044-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

Filesize
280KB

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memory/1044-6-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000631000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1044-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

Filesize
280KB

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memory/1044-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

Filesize
280KB

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memory/1044-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010046000-memory.dmp

Filesize
280KB

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memory/1044-16-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000631000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1044-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
364KB

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