gh0strat | fd90ebe760f9abbdf17121328c14178e260b5d83f3ad240cb0805f0aac7860c0

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
06/03/2025, 04:07

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_54e3ce1e73f5b6373703d5c7aff0694a.exe
Size

156KB
MD5

54e3ce1e73f5b6373703d5c7aff0694a
SHA1

a793839ae968790073dc5e46aa43daac7eee9dfb
SHA256

fd90ebe760f9abbdf17121328c14178e260b5d83f3ad240cb0805f0aac7860c0
SHA512

2c3b68bb46aa607eed354c05644f778a1dae1e70270005e4fc57aab70be766f46021430b1890f787663ed33c7f8da65034fd918db1d82fe75086417e433cffd4
SSDEEP

3072:uo0IpeXWit3BHgqVibRj1U9doMigzLe1a7Lt17haeRriuemHC1a:u1weGEWkibRG9dPigz60F11Vriuex1a

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000012117-1.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2680-3-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001E000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2680-4-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001E000-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\rsnet_\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\MSInfo\\rsnet.dll"	JaffaCakes118_54e3ce1e73f5b6373703d5c7aff0694a.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2680	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2680	svchost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo	JaffaCakes118_54e3ce1e73f5b6373703d5c7aff0694a.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\rsnet.dll	JaffaCakes118_54e3ce1e73f5b6373703d5c7aff0694a.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_54e3ce1e73f5b6373703d5c7aff0694a.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_54e3ce1e73f5b6373703d5c7aff0694a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_54e3ce1e73f5b6373703d5c7aff0694a.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2384

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:2680

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

\??\c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\msinfo\rsnet.dll

Filesize
105KB

MD5
e94ea7031c5843d1e6a524a96874dccc

SHA1
b8d44458155ca63c4ca400c6f35feb67e3fece7e

SHA256
299d8945b618a2a9413c810846c26206fe026ad74ed9924730cf9f9db3867876

SHA512
a59a51a6469aebc46c0f42e62e12ccb89e36deaa5bc3cd6f45646630c932ff6145467b59155c4167b9b2748215625676f10f625b2e488af4a67eb4fe0e750ce6

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memory/2680-3-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/2680-4-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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