gh0strat | 1c5a27653fe9f1218994decb8e6fbf5f96b014e91d08c3affefcf0ebcb4d6d28

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
122s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
09/03/2025, 18:55

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b.exe
Size

474KB
MD5

5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b
SHA1

529feaf5eac857d40386956ef978aaec1441fe3c
SHA256

1c5a27653fe9f1218994decb8e6fbf5f96b014e91d08c3affefcf0ebcb4d6d28
SHA512

31a98dc20a56614306cac27b025d803381f2b99c33ef2ea6fbd9e14330ed0624daea5257ef58613c162dd04ce0f52ea873563e4f5871d33350eb1b0eec9b0caf
SSDEEP

6144:QGzRxSVtp0l6whGfsKR+zkBpTaa5tJH71y:jt0VPFfsKAkrbPl71y

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2056-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F1000-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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2056	(null)0.exe

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\Kris = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\JaffaCakes118_5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b.exe"	JaffaCakes118_5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b.exe

UPX packed file 4 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1712-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F1000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/files/0x0007000000018780-5.dat	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F1000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/2056-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F1000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\(null)0.exe	JaffaCakes118_5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b.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	JaffaCakes118_5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	(null)0.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 2056	1712	JaffaCakes118_5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b.exe	30
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 2056	1712	JaffaCakes118_5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b.exe	30
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 2056	1712	JaffaCakes118_5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b.exe	30
PID 1712 wrote to memory of 2056	1712	JaffaCakes118_5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1712
- \??\c:\Windows\(null)0.exe
  c:\Windows\(null)0.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2056

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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C:\Windows\(null)0.exe

Filesize
474KB

MD5
5abed01712f378b172f10320aaef7a0b

SHA1
529feaf5eac857d40386956ef978aaec1441fe3c

SHA256
1c5a27653fe9f1218994decb8e6fbf5f96b014e91d08c3affefcf0ebcb4d6d28

SHA512
31a98dc20a56614306cac27b025d803381f2b99c33ef2ea6fbd9e14330ed0624daea5257ef58613c162dd04ce0f52ea873563e4f5871d33350eb1b0eec9b0caf

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memory/1712-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
964KB

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memory/1712-9-0x00000000026E0000-0x00000000027D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
964KB

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memory/2056-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
964KB

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memory/2056-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
964KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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