gh0strat | 5e7598299235a3a273eb643220d8dde2046d01e69038f52043f94b685fbb07b6

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
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
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09/03/2025, 13:16

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_59457611d5bab4789b5b3444e7e5c4ef.exe
Size

156KB
MD5

59457611d5bab4789b5b3444e7e5c4ef
SHA1

e5e1f9105228c6780cadd724d7cae8a2b5aa0b5b
SHA256

5e7598299235a3a273eb643220d8dde2046d01e69038f52043f94b685fbb07b6
SHA512

59e3687a9d02ce825b9508cb63d42204ce1e856f3af3457337eda04ada72c262c3b19ef220097795062f776bc7483592f9a71a4fd9c7db2b799c6392a87e37cb
SSDEEP

3072:3SQbfCKwr17xC3GFjhURSLOJ0yA0V1+AvBVwAlL6l7J6HyjrAVSD7t7v0udb8YEY:3tbureIGK0V0EcAG7J6q8VSD7J0uB8Yv

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2016-9-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010039000-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\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility.dll"	JaffaCakes118_59457611d5bab4789b5b3444e7e5c4ef.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2016	SVCHOST.EXE

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2016	SVCHOST.EXE

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility.dll	JaffaCakes118_59457611d5bab4789b5b3444e7e5c4ef.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3208	JaffaCakes118_59457611d5bab4789b5b3444e7e5c4ef.exe
2016	SVCHOST.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_59457611d5bab4789b5b3444e7e5c4ef.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SVCHOST.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	taskKiLl.exe

Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
2720	taskKiLl.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2720	taskKiLl.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3208 wrote to memory of 2720	3208	JaffaCakes118_59457611d5bab4789b5b3444e7e5c4ef.exe	86
PID 3208 wrote to memory of 2720	3208	JaffaCakes118_59457611d5bab4789b5b3444e7e5c4ef.exe	86
PID 3208 wrote to memory of 2720	3208	JaffaCakes118_59457611d5bab4789b5b3444e7e5c4ef.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_59457611d5bab4789b5b3444e7e5c4ef.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_59457611d5bab4789b5b3444e7e5c4ef.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3208
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskKiLl.exe
  taskKiLl.exe /f /t /im RsTrAy.exe
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Kills process with taskkill
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2720

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE -K NETSVCS -s FastUserSwitchingCompatibility
1⤵
- Deletes itself
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2016

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:\windows\SysWOW64\fastuserswitchingcompatibility.dll

Filesize
101KB

MD5
fdc0b194acefb2aed141d6c45eb0556e

SHA1
437bd6ab2659c257a1b8e10e4fddc342f87fb463

SHA256
1ecbfda0194b5dcfd6ddf1c6415a105acd947cb8f168327da4b4d6cceafe8e7d

SHA512
33c817e3f29f9b948aa0cf26a68386692f26109bf787ccc74bedf2d7585e65936d28ae48899aaa59e469b0fa2a317d3faa62b6208418cff4af377b30e17f609b

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memory/2016-8-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010039000-memory.dmp

Filesize
228KB

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memory/2016-9-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010039000-memory.dmp

Filesize
228KB

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memory/3208-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044709C-memory.dmp

Filesize
284KB

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memory/3208-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044709C-memory.dmp

Filesize
284KB

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memory/3208-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044709C-memory.dmp

Filesize
284KB

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