gh0strat | 87f4f9b2dd2b1675b98dbf734051e19311abcd91c400b4ee307e3f34e2ab68fd

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
05/03/2025, 20:40

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_538cf6a4bc7cf018816b3d8d021926eb.exe
Size

123KB
MD5

538cf6a4bc7cf018816b3d8d021926eb
SHA1

c3ad4bbf651bc822bb1d235192b035b3f77afa5e
SHA256

87f4f9b2dd2b1675b98dbf734051e19311abcd91c400b4ee307e3f34e2ab68fd
SHA512

40af1a22d865d479f226eebedd7c7a2d8360ea647833e04d5c19effc70a98dbdbeb4b7dd2fe3ff4005f6a0c2d1d65cd729145b4dbbac20baba1f9bc242cb87c7
SSDEEP

3072:xTBhn6096QQGEAwsUCHXAUSYOyYNnFLzCqASw17kwmkT:xVhn6096QQxAwtoXbjUFPMSwvN

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2940-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2056-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001D000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000015d19-4.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2940-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2056-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001D000-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:\\Documents and Settings\\Local User\\userdata.dll"	JaffaCakes118_538cf6a4bc7cf018816b3d8d021926eb.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2056	SVCHOST.EXE

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2056	SVCHOST.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_538cf6a4bc7cf018816b3d8d021926eb.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SVCHOST.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_538cf6a4bc7cf018816b3d8d021926eb.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_538cf6a4bc7cf018816b3d8d021926eb.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2940

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE -K NETSVCS
1⤵
- Deletes itself
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2056

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

\Users\Local User\userdata.dll

Filesize
105KB

MD5
8e2d081d3cd827b9839622599f2cf2fe

SHA1
8ad615ad486d61a0635f2f5b5f720ea6e8710f98

SHA256
057bed3e667540d03253c1c4dda5c4c6ac65c25306ab805caa280a6d2c63495a

SHA512
05de0b31ab8e6c3e3cba98cb9262007c9bf876f0db7bae39e155d66e3c5177434156b223b0ece7240bd934373333361a4db697f18d97e639387a70acd701b120

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memory/2056-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/2056-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/2940-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/2940-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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