gh0strat | 742b089daa07e50d958bce3a45ca3244f30315276ae662c1dc84aece0d098f17

Analysis

max time kernel
5s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
06/03/2025, 03:02

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e.exe
Size

172KB
MD5

54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e
SHA1

fab27ec1340df44db93802dcb63ea76b59c41361
SHA256

742b089daa07e50d958bce3a45ca3244f30315276ae662c1dc84aece0d098f17
SHA512

44c79954082f2c5c926479717f170b824d780e788dbb6419c4c37816522d5f5ba007b4916264e22d3c3bda2deb02eb272bb2275d380df2029c1322092913d448
SSDEEP

3072:DiFteIZP9993rganIsWlDNiSuEgzhqr2NBG:SL9VrfCNFhgzhqr2vG

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023d38-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2580-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2580-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3472	scrss.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3472	scrss.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files\XX.ini	JaffaCakes118_54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\LL.ini	JaffaCakes118_54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\LL.ini	JaffaCakes118_54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\scrss.exe	JaffaCakes118_54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\632.tmp	JaffaCakes118_54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\632.tmp	JaffaCakes118_54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e.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_54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	scrss.exe

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2580	JaffaCakes118_54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 3472	2580	JaffaCakes118_54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e.exe	86
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 3472	2580	JaffaCakes118_54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e.exe	86
PID 2580 wrote to memory of 3472	2580	JaffaCakes118_54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_54b296adf6d73b04120e1926eb4c204e.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2580
- C:\Program Files\scrss.exe
  "C:\Program Files\scrss.exe" "C:\Program Files\LL.ini" main
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3472

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

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

C:\Program Files\LL.ini

Filesize
264KB

MD5
2d08c8063e23317c46f92e1c33ae5b53

SHA1
02ba6d755bb99a52d1387abcfcf187b79fd8acfc

SHA256
568617e61b553530b68f68492841c7859380b5ce77660a48e2c9fda9ab02f9cf

SHA512
e593ff66f1057bf2744decf26481a6badf78e329cabdf34602852132df1f513a43de82cba161b3c259f04cb017b4542300613e8d77a7737d4f9f68c3e31b69c3

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C:\Program Files\scrss.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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memory/2580-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
172KB

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memory/2580-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
172KB

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