gh0strat | 522a61b98d71853bf653510da30f2b4ad437d0ff22a393172bac6d7eb6e91a8e

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
150s
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, 11:32

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_5edf022b564d50bfd6a02a2de6745dad.exe
Size

105KB
MD5

5edf022b564d50bfd6a02a2de6745dad
SHA1

bce03b27545331c68c75959e33cd587b4193c14b
SHA256

522a61b98d71853bf653510da30f2b4ad437d0ff22a393172bac6d7eb6e91a8e
SHA512

8373e6b5c69aa1ca582b6ce6056af9e12685bde7e25cecc7140db066422294d61e19c1db69cd927fcfbadc431ca62480b32b26e5bccfb9619f669980b7d159bf
SSDEEP

3072:F8G6SyGxDPgaiT/t0nijg1DBIM9SlWATw+DkUhcUEdWK:+lSyGtorT/10DC2SlWAw+gUhbSF

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3712-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x000c000000023c28-4.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3712-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-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\FastUserSwitchingCompatibility\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\FastUserSwitchingCompatibilityex.dll"	JaffaCakes118_5edf022b564d50bfd6a02a2de6745dad.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3512	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3512	svchost.exe

Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 2 IoCs

Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

description	flow	ioc	pid	Process
Destination IP	24	98.126.104.66	3512	svchost.exe
Destination IP	66	98.126.104.66	3512	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FastUserSwitchingCompatibilityex.dll	JaffaCakes118_5edf022b564d50bfd6a02a2de6745dad.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_5edf022b564d50bfd6a02a2de6745dad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5edf022b564d50bfd6a02a2de6745dad.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5edf022b564d50bfd6a02a2de6745dad.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3712

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s FastUserSwitchingCompatibility
1⤵
- Deletes itself
- Loads dropped DLL
- Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3512

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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Downloads

\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\fastuserswitchingcompatibilityex.dll

Filesize
95KB

MD5
92c01801ef67e9518a27b4220f7caab1

SHA1
88d9d917550f042af746f8d33191090d1cd1ce02

SHA256
48f28a30249e27d9dfc70b99808c7000dee93a5efa0685ca455b9019ddf8e469

SHA512
318361dc550ea26526984e29a524ba86c5c0992f2ce46190eedc4664b51ed9a4281e27ad049fe7b4afeac11cd65483fb9e682f7c88c811416ef5e59f1bbd2378

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memory/3712-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/3712-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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