gh0strat | 1b5a5352e3bf98f25cc22b17c90193409e173d974843d54c6834a02c5a19f464

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
119s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20250207-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
08/03/2025, 12:46

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_59231865c27bcdd644379732b8c68460.exe
Size

128KB
MD5

59231865c27bcdd644379732b8c68460
SHA1

0a1a8c8c17913e09316709d1e654e2812b442b4f
SHA256

1b5a5352e3bf98f25cc22b17c90193409e173d974843d54c6834a02c5a19f464
SHA512

67e1ebb7b31ea5460df40bce8e1ec79620e5d00ecb08d98897885fa2f7d6e5d098dea142775fb2e43f305082681788ce5f3f4ceab2a2f9f15ff0991a08613ea4
SSDEEP

3072:ZMXS65kEYMAwY3sKevb4FLDcJ6YIC6pZdrvDsraHf:ZMXS65kEJjrkFnbB3pZFDp

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000016c68-1.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

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\360svc\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\Local User\\windmad.dll"	JaffaCakes118_59231865c27bcdd644379732b8c68460.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1708	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1708	svchost.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	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_59231865c27bcdd644379732b8c68460.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2000	JaffaCakes118_59231865c27bcdd644379732b8c68460.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_59231865c27bcdd644379732b8c68460.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_59231865c27bcdd644379732b8c68460.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:2000

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:1708

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:\documents and settings\local user\windmad.dll

Filesize
110KB

MD5
c735c3b4af00a29ffe82b11569fbad54

SHA1
fa7edbdec5e2c23e2fdaf94b580b777c1a839f7a

SHA256
e46feb6b6c8bcad9d7ce1d2324a8c00673526d804eb2cba6265208004e2e366f

SHA512
e1dbe112f1551fe5b2ce147330f1cfd45cd9958dcedde0f30471347d2440bb7a8d2f85edf3a0f625b7fab3b3553345a1ba16bfee7cff60530e1b68925073da71

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