gh0strat | 4a3e1c8e4375c90725702226650cbcddc11cf376e3a9b17edaf3aa33e849a47f

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
103s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
10/03/2025, 12:34

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_5f26b1a4e41757ace0cde4b7d279aaff.exe
Size

128KB
MD5

5f26b1a4e41757ace0cde4b7d279aaff
SHA1

fff906231d7b16d58d1818466adb3c2b89faa399
SHA256

4a3e1c8e4375c90725702226650cbcddc11cf376e3a9b17edaf3aa33e849a47f
SHA512

1f732f45e59de3703eebf3aac513ad40295ce7686422c00eaac5befbdd127007ef0010b923d3cd161e1791e8aff629355df7334e7d57f965a24cea1f41ba4c08
SSDEEP

3072:3Xq28uHvzJT1DQXNpvgPC4WaoCeOC4W9rD5zaQ6SZLmq8:3X18GvvQqCvlOC4WvzaIsT

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2648-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x000f00000001866e-3.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2696-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2696-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-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:\\Documents and Settings\\Local User\\360safe.dll"	JaffaCakes118_5f26b1a4e41757ace0cde4b7d279aaff.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2696	SVCHOST.EXE

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2696	SVCHOST.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_5f26b1a4e41757ace0cde4b7d279aaff.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SVCHOST.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5f26b1a4e41757ace0cde4b7d279aaff.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5f26b1a4e41757ace0cde4b7d279aaff.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2648

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SVCHOST.EXE -K NETSVCS
1⤵
- Deletes itself
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2696

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:\documents and settings\local user\360safe.dll

Filesize
100KB

MD5
cb8e10739eb7f35930491aae94a065d5

SHA1
3405a10818cbb4c264d07f37350a0b7e6e48cc78

SHA256
a0b042e7e06ff597a039a0eddd81400deb737bb524d5ec77a15efb8148937e6a

SHA512
33e7791dee67d30560e273aa353e5895dfbf4f6d6a9d2befaad4e0fe9009becc7800b9e6b337c84d44114e219bfbf3f501756a2fd39d87b52f0a8e51a46ecf00

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memory/2648-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/2696-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2696-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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