gh0strat | a6b0bb2357d899776f74234bc568c3f5f99a112009988a05a5161f50e3cb2ecc

Analysis

max time kernel
93s
max time network
136s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
10/03/2025, 08:15

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_5dfdd4a74bd9f10bd50dc09a87ccb8f1.exe
Size

153KB
MD5

5dfdd4a74bd9f10bd50dc09a87ccb8f1
SHA1

4b803bbe062e2a4c55651c7ac2690311ff05be81
SHA256

a6b0bb2357d899776f74234bc568c3f5f99a112009988a05a5161f50e3cb2ecc
SHA512

4f42211b2c170d447d563451a8318ade5e857cead2c80904269c871d0df5777061b58539f6fffa0e6e8bd7169e92844c8baf646e41937f7118eb437833535ca7
SSDEEP

3072:18kDzabNDDLofIdsPRcAO5naptsyfH4pq+8:17ubN0ITAO/fq+8

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023d60-15.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4528-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D160-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4528-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D160-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 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3368	~server_.exe
4528	win.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\RunOnce\wextract_cleanup0 = "rundll32.exe C:\\Windows\\system32\\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\IXP000.TMP\\\""	~server_.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_5dfdd4a74bd9f10bd50dc09a87ccb8f1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	~server_.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	win.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4224	JaffaCakes118_5dfdd4a74bd9f10bd50dc09a87ccb8f1.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4224 wrote to memory of 3368	4224	JaffaCakes118_5dfdd4a74bd9f10bd50dc09a87ccb8f1.exe	85
PID 4224 wrote to memory of 3368	4224	JaffaCakes118_5dfdd4a74bd9f10bd50dc09a87ccb8f1.exe	85
PID 4224 wrote to memory of 3368	4224	JaffaCakes118_5dfdd4a74bd9f10bd50dc09a87ccb8f1.exe	85
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 4528	3368	~server_.exe	86
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 4528	3368	~server_.exe	86
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 4528	3368	~server_.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5dfdd4a74bd9f10bd50dc09a87ccb8f1.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5dfdd4a74bd9f10bd50dc09a87ccb8f1.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4224
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~server_.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\~server_.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3368
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\win.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\win.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4528

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\win.exe

Filesize
125KB

MD5
80a0eb3c8259d7bfcc712019e7bd4689

SHA1
3a46ce36d4d22e4788cc4ea87d5b2734b117f9e5

SHA256
db3f536df70c3f8209af86c878013a7bf537fd4069e083b0f0ccaf30883fc0c8

SHA512
bea5fdad472cccf7d43bb4f6059c4ab1bb795f05d5dfb404eaede4f31f8a9f74e22abb1e311d862564dc9dd003b6bd75f9030375b8552add13e2f3bb00f50a59

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~server_.exe

Filesize
102KB

MD5
ad4357226e7fa6a795308ed54e1600d4

SHA1
b2790bab4f3367785a7b720977da1ea40db21520

SHA256
96ac75ba9782fb9ef75bef0c19d5a2f846da1ce4dd82af999f2a450b53039262

SHA512
b716508fff62e994a7adbe67f3cdffd9092a51f73f659a1056473ac8d3835a2c854d01328466160ec7f93f0fa6bb7fa9a0f277d4db9212c10f2ef6f9427d7485

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memory/3368-8-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001040994-memory.dmp

Filesize
258KB

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memory/3368-9-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001040994-memory.dmp

Filesize
258KB

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memory/3368-10-0x0000000001021000-0x0000000001022000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3368-23-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001040994-memory.dmp

Filesize
258KB

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memory/4224-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C34C-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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memory/4224-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C34C-memory.dmp

Filesize
176KB

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memory/4528-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D160-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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memory/4528-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D160-memory.dmp

Filesize
116KB

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Analysis

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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