gh0strat | 1ac96c2f28f5622743af2d52caa412a0e5adfd21c46aa3c37a8816193d67aae9

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
10/03/2025, 13:55

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396.exe
Size

438KB
MD5

5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396
SHA1

112c16d94fe66dc08a36b63e7ea32507472577ae
SHA256

1ac96c2f28f5622743af2d52caa412a0e5adfd21c46aa3c37a8816193d67aae9
SHA512

7fdd2ef7620191a8c4585bc9a8caeaaf09944c5dd8d60b25f44559ab8b120ba6ef11c77ad6da8d3fa03138d6b2f779d2614481899b15cce35410fe05bc6499b5
SSDEEP

6144:7evzV8Yct6Ym5OjI6UOwqdC32bAAzMFBJ:7e7V8rzmb6URlizUBJ

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2136-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F5000-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 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2136	svchest000.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_5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe	JaffaCakes118_5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe	JaffaCakes118_5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\notepab.exe	JaffaCakes118_5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396.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	svchest000.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2136	3052	JaffaCakes118_5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396.exe	30
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2136	3052	JaffaCakes118_5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396.exe	30
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2136	3052	JaffaCakes118_5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396.exe	30
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2136	3052	JaffaCakes118_5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3052
- \??\c:\Windows\svchest000.exe
  c:\Windows\svchest000.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2136

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\BJ.exe

Filesize
438KB

MD5
885e6a600c3aaa4f29abcc5fe0da1771

SHA1
afc18b07da3e066a97263d13248e9cc7159d16e1

SHA256
03977694cce86631676675cc65ce057afd9ded8553e016dbb93f59f126739290

SHA512
add8b579b4de84d5713a01fb1329f08903f1d421b9a62fbe130eb9cef54e7579421c0cbd0ad7bbf22acbacbd4b02dfed065a1d0848a1414265dee697691d295a

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C:\Windows\svchest000.exe

Filesize
438KB

MD5
5f84cd0d2403cc77cfde08342396d396

SHA1
112c16d94fe66dc08a36b63e7ea32507472577ae

SHA256
1ac96c2f28f5622743af2d52caa412a0e5adfd21c46aa3c37a8816193d67aae9

SHA512
7fdd2ef7620191a8c4585bc9a8caeaaf09944c5dd8d60b25f44559ab8b120ba6ef11c77ad6da8d3fa03138d6b2f779d2614481899b15cce35410fe05bc6499b5

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memory/2136-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
980KB

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memory/2136-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
980KB

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memory/3052-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
980KB

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memory/3052-13-0x0000000002570000-0x0000000002665000-memory.dmp

Filesize
980KB

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Malware Config

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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