gh0strat | 248944b10feb9919c98e212385b777458265fa92cbf60a7e553791f3c076c778

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
120s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
05/03/2025, 20:08

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_536f5ff83566ae4fe652853c041a9c50.dll
Size

117KB
MD5

536f5ff83566ae4fe652853c041a9c50
SHA1

a026cfb39f3253948f6bfe543e8a237a3cd75801
SHA256

248944b10feb9919c98e212385b777458265fa92cbf60a7e553791f3c076c778
SHA512

5d3c59c4f8564e47d61236900d2bb25362730e1ab6cd887f781718b44bcd9465996314ef68edfb5d21f9fe05e02cad95a7d9cbfef8dc0de6797305642c5ce388
SSDEEP

1536:xNY14eZoAb++Eb8B9+WO9DceTyfDvqqSQz/EvgiVf/LcgyY6:M14eZZCZ8B9NO9DJTEDvq0/EI4f/og6

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/756-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010024000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2892-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010024000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2880-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010024000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2892-6-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010024000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2880-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010024000-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:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\JaffaCakes118_536f5ff83566ae4fe652853c041a9c50.dll"	rundll32.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2892	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2880	rundll32.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2880	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 756	2712	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 756	2712	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 756	2712	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 756	2712	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 756	2712	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 756	2712	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 756	2712	rundll32.exe	31
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2880	2892	svchost.exe	33
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2880	2892	svchost.exe	33
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2880	2892	svchost.exe	33
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2880	2892	svchost.exe	33
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2880	2892	svchost.exe	33
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2880	2892	svchost.exe	33
PID 2892 wrote to memory of 2880	2892	svchost.exe	33

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_536f5ff83566ae4fe652853c041a9c50.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2712
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_536f5ff83566ae4fe652853c041a9c50.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:756

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2892
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\jaffacakes118_536f5ff83566ae4fe652853c041a9c50.dll wintest
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2880

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

memory/756-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010024000-memory.dmp

Filesize
144KB

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memory/756-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010024000-memory.dmp

Filesize
144KB

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memory/756-1-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010024000-memory.dmp

Filesize
144KB

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memory/756-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010024000-memory.dmp

Filesize
144KB

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memory/2880-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010024000-memory.dmp

Filesize
144KB

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memory/2880-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010024000-memory.dmp

Filesize
144KB

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memory/2892-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010024000-memory.dmp

Filesize
144KB

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memory/2892-6-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010024000-memory.dmp

Filesize
144KB

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