gh0strat | 394f079055ec14e8a60130152f8d1c4b5c78d672d8137345d85e7f535b81145a

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
152s
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, 01:35

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d.exe
Size

488KB
MD5

5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d
SHA1

587309cd2b053465a1dfd9641218dab1f9e8b3d4
SHA256

394f079055ec14e8a60130152f8d1c4b5c78d672d8137345d85e7f535b81145a
SHA512

6d93865f553229d594898709f1a0e4edef045228e8591fff1b9d684ae48fa8b9aacbea811091704c6db691400fdac6329e42eb544d98981ea85a57496b48b0b2
SSDEEP

12288:VM5jZKbBL3aKHx5r+TuxX+fWbwFBfdGmz:VM5j8Z3aKHx5r+TuxX+IwffFz

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000a000000023c8f-4.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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4936	svchest432048043204801465662051.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:\\Windows\\notepab.exe"	JaffaCakes118_5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	\??\c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\notepab.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d.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_5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchest432048043204801465662051.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3276 wrote to memory of 4936	3276	JaffaCakes118_5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d.exe	85
PID 3276 wrote to memory of 4936	3276	JaffaCakes118_5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d.exe	85
PID 3276 wrote to memory of 4936	3276	JaffaCakes118_5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3276
- \??\c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe
  c:\Windows\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4936

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\svchest432048043204801465662051.exe

Filesize
488KB

MD5
5c5bc098117330e9713e137c231ded3d

SHA1
587309cd2b053465a1dfd9641218dab1f9e8b3d4

SHA256
394f079055ec14e8a60130152f8d1c4b5c78d672d8137345d85e7f535b81145a

SHA512
6d93865f553229d594898709f1a0e4edef045228e8591fff1b9d684ae48fa8b9aacbea811091704c6db691400fdac6329e42eb544d98981ea85a57496b48b0b2

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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