gh0strat | 5a4d9bf7c8d5cf1d15d692a39e1733d8e54a57e7e5f93b2118e25f36f10d0293

Analysis

max time kernel
92s
max time network
135s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
09/03/2025, 14:30

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_599d2c08c55b2ffe365e1c5f0ee1061b.dll
Size

153KB
MD5

599d2c08c55b2ffe365e1c5f0ee1061b
SHA1

dfccc0f499982f0226b690dd51dcfd217b6b30d8
SHA256

5a4d9bf7c8d5cf1d15d692a39e1733d8e54a57e7e5f93b2118e25f36f10d0293
SHA512

eca020aae83a013efbd7590b632add22e30d755dc2fe0eada4f7304cb6c9fd773789dc7252e047d244ec0f9ddd53025d85e5e87fae3cd952bed0e7f5ca3ced93
SSDEEP

3072:59oesPqrkiQLRXdilvYXirXumHTBftWmtOqnUK:5YqIiExcdNumHTBlWmtOE

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1756-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010028000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1756-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010028000-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

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe.txt	rundll32.exe

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
4288	1756	WerFault.exe	85

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	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5024 wrote to memory of 1756	5024	rundll32.exe	85
PID 5024 wrote to memory of 1756	5024	rundll32.exe	85
PID 5024 wrote to memory of 1756	5024	rundll32.exe	85

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_599d2c08c55b2ffe365e1c5f0ee1061b.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5024
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_599d2c08c55b2ffe365e1c5f0ee1061b.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1756
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1756 -s 616
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:4288

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 412 -p 1756 -ip 1756
1⤵
PID:4596

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

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

memory/1756-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010028000-memory.dmp

Filesize
160KB

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memory/1756-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010028000-memory.dmp

Filesize
160KB

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