gh0strat | c97adbc24eb3a8f9c59f8415dfdd3af4a8c2b5265cd140efd3ebafba1e311078

Analysis

max time kernel
136s
max time network
141s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
06/03/2025, 18:13

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_5743b53483a2de66c353b0450f2983e8.exe
Size

431KB
MD5

5743b53483a2de66c353b0450f2983e8
SHA1

85924b18db2bbb8ad966b9d8eae211fac2b41fb8
SHA256

c97adbc24eb3a8f9c59f8415dfdd3af4a8c2b5265cd140efd3ebafba1e311078
SHA512

d750a134e42a846dec990cea014e4176422558b3ba6d3db3e2ac4a42aed9687131d5dbaf1c51b68a3cc334751eb089fef27025d98e9a4ae4147063e33f54cac8
SSDEEP

6144:0/UN3c9FNx22NZp96wgvRHCzOYtqlGyzcsX3KA0LQIQRKb3uW:EUNM9FNk2Nh3gNCpOdn/unaW

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2908-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2908-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2908-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-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_5743b53483a2de66c353b0450f2983e8.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe	JaffaCakes118_5743b53483a2de66c353b0450f2983e8.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\XXXXXX579E5A5B VVVVVVrr2unw==\svchsot.exe	JaffaCakes118_5743b53483a2de66c353b0450f2983e8.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_5743b53483a2de66c353b0450f2983e8.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2908	JaffaCakes118_5743b53483a2de66c353b0450f2983e8.exe
2908	JaffaCakes118_5743b53483a2de66c353b0450f2983e8.exe
2908	JaffaCakes118_5743b53483a2de66c353b0450f2983e8.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5743b53483a2de66c353b0450f2983e8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5743b53483a2de66c353b0450f2983e8.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:2908

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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memory/2908-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp

Filesize
452KB

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memory/2908-1-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2908-4-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2908-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2908-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2908-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/2908-13-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2908-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp

Filesize
452KB

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