gh0strat | 9add48345d3ecdb3bd0987c6a88e917496336276b1105be64ae4b3d2063d4874

Analysis

max time kernel
92s
max time network
133s
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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10/03/2025, 21:52

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_6190de80898ebbb7bf5d7f71595a9a73.exe
Size

123KB
MD5

6190de80898ebbb7bf5d7f71595a9a73
SHA1

445def76d96d174f171b25b1f74aadaa0294dadc
SHA256

9add48345d3ecdb3bd0987c6a88e917496336276b1105be64ae4b3d2063d4874
SHA512

87c52865196620dcdc3d143f5e0398d4aadc3879a03030b5236b92409e181533232e8e3a98507bb10eb852b2eb4af92723a3103fe53e76af4dd88249929b7bf4
SSDEEP

3072:wHz3dUcSMwTHt4UExgWd/CDWZmZR90ZiIUJ6o5jdLcv6C:wHz3dU5MwTHtKxJdKDWiAZvSbjdU

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4636-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4636-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-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\Hostwold\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\ProgramData\\DRM\\Hostswold.dll"	JaffaCakes118_6190de80898ebbb7bf5d7f71595a9a73.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_6190de80898ebbb7bf5d7f71595a9a73.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4636	JaffaCakes118_6190de80898ebbb7bf5d7f71595a9a73.exe
4636	JaffaCakes118_6190de80898ebbb7bf5d7f71595a9a73.exe
4636	JaffaCakes118_6190de80898ebbb7bf5d7f71595a9a73.exe
4636	JaffaCakes118_6190de80898ebbb7bf5d7f71595a9a73.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4636	JaffaCakes118_6190de80898ebbb7bf5d7f71595a9a73.exe
4636	JaffaCakes118_6190de80898ebbb7bf5d7f71595a9a73.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6190de80898ebbb7bf5d7f71595a9a73.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6190de80898ebbb7bf5d7f71595a9a73.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4636

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2532

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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memory/4636-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/4636-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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