gh0strat | ee967f6b80ddb226f340899640484ccb32a73cacbd52248fff63c5dd6ef3595d

Analysis

max time kernel
84s
max time network
98s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
05/03/2025, 21:08

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f.exe
Size

308KB
MD5

53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f
SHA1

480f764c3f90f925ccdf779c08402144f775aa3c
SHA256

ee967f6b80ddb226f340899640484ccb32a73cacbd52248fff63c5dd6ef3595d
SHA512

2d3f1df284d3b009069ccfed9d59e47cf9b143a220b9ec9954a8a131b60c6a80fd45e92ac913daf926cc241042e7d4c4766c77d02a4a199aa5256fc74d93885d
SSDEEP

6144:MiTtiWB0wL7t/J5Gp34EnUC4G7v4G7AWF/:LXB0wd/rGN7UEJAi

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0002000000018334-4.dat	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\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Ball = "C:\\WINDOWS\\Ball.exe"	JaffaCakes118_53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\WINDOWS\Ball.exe	JaffaCakes118_53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f.exe
File opened for modification	C:\WINDOWS\Ball.exe	JaffaCakes118_53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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_53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2904	JaffaCakes118_53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f.exe
2904	JaffaCakes118_53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f.exe
2904	JaffaCakes118_53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f.exe
2904	JaffaCakes118_53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f.exe
2904	JaffaCakes118_53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2904	JaffaCakes118_53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2904

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

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\Temp\zk.exe

Filesize
308KB

MD5
53a1669f529743bbae224d376355bb0f

SHA1
480f764c3f90f925ccdf779c08402144f775aa3c

SHA256
ee967f6b80ddb226f340899640484ccb32a73cacbd52248fff63c5dd6ef3595d

SHA512
2d3f1df284d3b009069ccfed9d59e47cf9b143a220b9ec9954a8a131b60c6a80fd45e92ac913daf926cc241042e7d4c4766c77d02a4a199aa5256fc74d93885d

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