gh0strat | 5a718eb94603844db476cea87ff43b942da2fb142315e99414fe8c2b428e692f

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
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, 16:41

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_52d4c3b23513feaccf30a0033adc0a7c.exe
Size

96KB
MD5

52d4c3b23513feaccf30a0033adc0a7c
SHA1

2ee0ddeddc4d1b16ff499f42ba93477634006527
SHA256

5a718eb94603844db476cea87ff43b942da2fb142315e99414fe8c2b428e692f
SHA512

27a516635a76936839984a319ab93b78631e91b7f2c59987334a74119f5d97e573f3587bbed0e42d646870c444571466c06524bc31e0b11feaecce6cec4e3f9b
SSDEEP

3072:dsbdTkkLVhQX8LC2/+USWmMm0YfF2cXpxmZ:dsqWhQX8Lssm70yF7xC

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3464-9-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001E000-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

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\\FastUserSwitchingCompatibilityexxxx.dll"	JaffaCakes118_52d4c3b23513feaccf30a0033adc0a7c.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3464	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3464	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FastUserSwitchingCompatibilityexxxx.dll	JaffaCakes118_52d4c3b23513feaccf30a0033adc0a7c.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	JaffaCakes118_52d4c3b23513feaccf30a0033adc0a7c.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\ProxyBypass = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\IntranetName = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\UNCAsIntranet = "1"	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\AutoDetect = "0"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1192	JaffaCakes118_52d4c3b23513feaccf30a0033adc0a7c.exe
1192	JaffaCakes118_52d4c3b23513feaccf30a0033adc0a7c.exe
3464	svchost.exe
3464	svchost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_52d4c3b23513feaccf30a0033adc0a7c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_52d4c3b23513feaccf30a0033adc0a7c.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:1192

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s FastUserSwitchingCompatibility
1⤵
- Deletes itself
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:3464

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:\windows\SysWOW64\fastuserswitchingcompatibilityexxxx.dll

Filesize
46KB

MD5
d77fddae5d7d1d69e5d39b511d57b54a

SHA1
8f171373a8500555a7636e86e6397f611529288c

SHA256
e0ccf2837fd1d23129b7f5c8dc6fe0eae046004afceb28d14f4eb8fa58d220b9

SHA512
c27f283e27496168d592cd426a3bcebff1c9cfa8ae11082ab5c44041f53a271aa864f99886c216e39852dd6c29d020c2ee04f13bb75d14ec912ccde133409bd4

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memory/1192-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
252KB

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memory/1192-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
252KB

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memory/3464-8-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/3464-9-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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