gh0strat | bb742401155a5aa724fd56a265b69a9ef0b27b7514badc09b0dc3ae112b4d6b7

Analysis

max time kernel
125s
max time network
151s
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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06/03/2025, 21:47

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe
Size

183KB
MD5

57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b
SHA1

906ab9b0c698a6a334239eb36a8076e8f826f1b3
SHA256

bb742401155a5aa724fd56a265b69a9ef0b27b7514badc09b0dc3ae112b4d6b7
SHA512

f774bae9709f631070b047dc88d97970f05901797f84c51068c5ddcb9d05fba1aa816d6b6f534e5a4af2c34277f912117dd3d6e1bb4e41b97825a6e545992d26
SSDEEP

3072:S85KYTt2SIT0chwzzcdZKF8UvvoeWofjjpAVioRF8s//NLj6h+EvtRC:jHcMmwzlqUHoeWofjjpAViY/lH6h+EvC

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1384-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1384-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1384-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1384-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-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

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\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw== = "C:\\Windows\\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\\svchsot.exe"	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Default	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe
File created	C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\JH.BAT	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe

Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
3288	sc.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 31 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	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	net.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	net1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	at.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

System Service Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may try to gather information about registered local system services.

discovery

System Service Discovery

T1007

pid	Process
4980	net.exe
2004	net1.exe

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
1384	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe
1384	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe
1384	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe
1384	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe
1384	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe
1384	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe
1384	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe
1384	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 2704	1384	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe	87
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 2704	1384	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe	87
PID 1384 wrote to memory of 2704	1384	JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe	87
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3184	2704	cmd.exe	89
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3184	2704	cmd.exe	89
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3184	2704	cmd.exe	89
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3288	2704	cmd.exe	90
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3288	2704	cmd.exe	90
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3288	2704	cmd.exe	90
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 4980	2704	cmd.exe	91
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 4980	2704	cmd.exe	91
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 4980	2704	cmd.exe	91
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 2004	4980	net.exe	92
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 2004	4980	net.exe	92
PID 4980 wrote to memory of 2004	4980	net.exe	92
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3020	2704	cmd.exe	93
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3020	2704	cmd.exe	93
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3020	2704	cmd.exe	93
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 2044	2704	cmd.exe	94
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 2044	2704	cmd.exe	94
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 2044	2704	cmd.exe	94
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1136	2704	cmd.exe	95
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1136	2704	cmd.exe	95
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1136	2704	cmd.exe	95
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 556	2704	cmd.exe	96
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 556	2704	cmd.exe	96
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 556	2704	cmd.exe	96
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3408	2704	cmd.exe	97
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3408	2704	cmd.exe	97
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3408	2704	cmd.exe	97
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 5004	2704	cmd.exe	98
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 5004	2704	cmd.exe	98
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 5004	2704	cmd.exe	98
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 4764	2704	cmd.exe	99
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 4764	2704	cmd.exe	99
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 4764	2704	cmd.exe	99
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1368	2704	cmd.exe	100
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1368	2704	cmd.exe	100
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1368	2704	cmd.exe	100
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 5056	2704	cmd.exe	101
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 5056	2704	cmd.exe	101
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 5056	2704	cmd.exe	101
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3712	2704	cmd.exe	102
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3712	2704	cmd.exe	102
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3712	2704	cmd.exe	102
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 4604	2704	cmd.exe	103
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 4604	2704	cmd.exe	103
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 4604	2704	cmd.exe	103
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 2920	2704	cmd.exe	104
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 2920	2704	cmd.exe	104
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 2920	2704	cmd.exe	104
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3316	2704	cmd.exe	105
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3316	2704	cmd.exe	105
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3316	2704	cmd.exe	105
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 4564	2704	cmd.exe	106
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 4564	2704	cmd.exe	106
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 4564	2704	cmd.exe	106
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 952	2704	cmd.exe	107
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 952	2704	cmd.exe	107
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 952	2704	cmd.exe	107
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 864	2704	cmd.exe	108
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 864	2704	cmd.exe	108
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 864	2704	cmd.exe	108
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 2880	2704	cmd.exe	109

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_57b8ce0a23290232a8f7126628a91b0b.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1384
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\JH.BAT""
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2704
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /delete /tn * /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3184
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config Schedule start= auto
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3288
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
    net start "Task Scheduler"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Service Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4980
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Service Discovery
      PID:2004
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 0:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3020
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 1:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2044
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 2:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1136
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 3:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:556
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 4:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3408
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 5:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5004
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 6:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4764
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 7:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1368
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 8:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5056
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 9:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3712
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 10:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4604
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 11:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2920
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 12:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3316
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 13:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4564
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 14:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:952
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 15:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:864
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 16:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2880
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 17:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2640
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 18:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2976
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 19:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4788
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 20:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4476
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 21:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4796
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 22:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2896
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 23:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5064
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 24:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2180

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

System Service Discovery

T1007

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\JH.BAT

Filesize
1KB

MD5
d8d3a3c95e9e23157286b883310db430

SHA1
df3540006561b11eba293cb19556cb21a5f1cab7

SHA256
a6557c4d137e61f94df072ae9f05d890f418388745151263d3278f0020a49ba1

SHA512
b5065a78947236960e6dc632443443570839c47ba6107e091efd4c84df7f21a93dff07d97fc892d69a58ccecb5c04b019e8adbc718f735b0d9821ee7b82d21bc

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memory/1384-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1384-3-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000006F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1384-7-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1384-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1384-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1384-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/1384-17-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000006F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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