gh0strat | bea5b55cdef955ac7b8a9fead52ddc7f659fa3470c470fd36e769d1b57c5234e

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
154s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
05/03/2025, 20:48

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe
Size

5.0MB
MD5

5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6
SHA1

20f55805079a0c35ce493589335fce990c8e708a
SHA256

bea5b55cdef955ac7b8a9fead52ddc7f659fa3470c470fd36e769d1b57c5234e
SHA512

82f0cf0a85ec7164dbcd442c33e969186e8ddb179707b053fb0ac91f09891bd2196f9e8499cd3ab903a3262f7f334a82916b150b18dab29c84c7d04fd6c4987a
SSDEEP

49152:smv3GY5fa22GFbn0iDenAPpv//e2zzoM/IFnLA5:s0W2SLGFD0i0UPe2N/YLA5

Score

10^/10

gh0strat bootkit defense_evasion discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2764-42-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x00090000000186c3-45.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2764-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2764-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2764-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2764-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2764-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2764-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2620-56-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-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.
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Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

defense_evasion

Query Registry

T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__	gswhpgqvmq

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2764	gswhpgqvmq

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2764	gswhpgqvmq

Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

defense_evasion

Query Registry

T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Software\Wine	JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Software\Wine	gswhpgqvmq

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1612	JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe
1612	JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe
2620	svchost.exe

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	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nnsuvduuwr	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\nvhnegwskn	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1612	JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe
2764	gswhpgqvmq

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	JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	gswhpgqvmq
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.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	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	svchost.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\Version = "7"	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
1612	JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe
2764	gswhpgqvmq
2764	gswhpgqvmq
2620	svchost.exe
2620	svchost.exe
2620	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 18 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	gswhpgqvmq
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	gswhpgqvmq
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	gswhpgqvmq
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	gswhpgqvmq
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2620	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2620	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2620	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2620	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2620	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2620	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2620	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2620	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2620	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2620	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2620	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2620	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2620	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2620	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2764	1612	JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe	30
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2764	1612	JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe	30
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2764	1612	JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe	30
PID 1612 wrote to memory of 2764	1612	JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe"
1⤵
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1612
- \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\gswhpgqvmq
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe" a -sc:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\jaffacakes118_5392164e0cb5045847c4ee9cff4813f6.exe
  2⤵
  - Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
  - Deletes itself
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Identifies Wine through registry keys
  - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2764

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2620

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

T1497

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

\??\c:\programdata\application data\storm\update\%sessionname%\qefnb.cc3

Filesize
23.0MB

MD5
ac90456078b5733dc17175f16b2b0977

SHA1
23a7a45453e9052d09288c519926614e476785ae

SHA256
6eaf4184ed96621356dfe9e6117eb30f19af3bd6222fa2a3b2493ad2a415f845

SHA512
44fb512db7a6de9d9dd6325770c19941675d8243822458ec9db12c2d4ff46e9625298a8c3c4610b3abb55dfdd7232e55e6fb1d02eb7c657e647c95b2ab30b6ff

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gswhpgqvmq

Filesize
19.1MB

MD5
884485fb8e952a494c8d59f987a57c1c

SHA1
54bbe2bc704595fed18bb5d25f88158b9334db8e

SHA256
607746097e1ee7427e8858cadbfbdbed95d6295ed364d2dc9d55521a568aef15

SHA512
f494c73f3c6ed15bb65cb011f8e75d0c96183d0698147355cbc81986028eeab1270737245e09dbcc3d90cbee591f0e48e6763c082016ba5bd761baa6eb3eef62

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memory/1612-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/1612-12-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000221000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1612-5-0x0000000077D20000-0x0000000077D22000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1612-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/1612-6-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/1612-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/1612-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/1612-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/1612-30-0x00000000046B0000-0x0000000004C2D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/1612-2-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1612-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/1612-14-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1612-3-0x00000000021A0000-0x0000000002300000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.4MB

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memory/1612-24-0x00000000046B0000-0x0000000004C2D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/1612-26-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000419000-memory.dmp

Filesize
96KB

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memory/1612-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/1612-1-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000221000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2620-54-0x00000000000F0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2620-56-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/2764-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-33-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-34-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-35-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-37-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-38-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-39-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-42-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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memory/2764-25-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000097D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.5MB

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