gh0strat | 3898841e36bac7f6afed2c52039720a47f6cf405bad7c500bca316547f2b59e6

Analysis

max time kernel
92s
max time network
137s
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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09/03/2025, 22:04

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe
Size

86KB
MD5

5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243
SHA1

3961a2d1233460b2442f324615db806afe45e801
SHA256

3898841e36bac7f6afed2c52039720a47f6cf405bad7c500bca316547f2b59e6
SHA512

f9fa5505f85499e39b7fb30c857f0c8afbee21599c7156e1d76681ffb094f3ed71555f703891a325d08eb18ceace10c37840e099ad6854cadba133bfd938bc87
SSDEEP

1536:f0jgaEGFDMbbMt9ODnjfiwKcuybfLIeEwKJB4AY4eEtgreOv3/DRI:MjgTGFIMDODn+wKByrLIeNKJBZ2EtIe+

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x001000000001ee2b-2.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

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

persistence

Active Setup

T1547.014

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{774BDE8B-EB38-40bb-9399-479FAB1FE446}	JaffaCakes118_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{774BDE8B-EB38-40bb-9399-479FAB1FE446}\stubpath = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\WinHelp32.exe"	JaffaCakes118_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4800	WinHelp32.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHelp32.exe	JaffaCakes118_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHelp32.exe	JaffaCakes118_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WinHelp32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	6056	JaffaCakes118_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 6056 wrote to memory of 4800	6056	JaffaCakes118_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe	90
PID 6056 wrote to memory of 4800	6056	JaffaCakes118_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe	90
PID 6056 wrote to memory of 4800	6056	JaffaCakes118_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe	90
PID 6056 wrote to memory of 3900	6056	JaffaCakes118_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe	91
PID 6056 wrote to memory of 3900	6056	JaffaCakes118_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe	91
PID 6056 wrote to memory of 3900	6056	JaffaCakes118_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe	91
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 6040	4800	WinHelp32.exe	92
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 6040	4800	WinHelp32.exe	92
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 6040	4800	WinHelp32.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243.exe"
1⤵
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:6056
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHelp32.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\WinHelp32.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4800
- - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:6040
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JAFFAC~1.EXE > nul
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3900

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

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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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WinHelp32.exe

Filesize
86KB

MD5
5b800be3632b46f46b79147d1c4c7243

SHA1
3961a2d1233460b2442f324615db806afe45e801

SHA256
3898841e36bac7f6afed2c52039720a47f6cf405bad7c500bca316547f2b59e6

SHA512
f9fa5505f85499e39b7fb30c857f0c8afbee21599c7156e1d76681ffb094f3ed71555f703891a325d08eb18ceace10c37840e099ad6854cadba133bfd938bc87

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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