gh0strat | b88bace4e5a1b4b7f0a4d944b30f0248dd71873e0a8aaf339699d402856856e9

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
10/03/2025, 17:26

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741.exe
Size

385KB
MD5

60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741
SHA1

144ba24e082c2c920fb5c601790143f25523d909
SHA256

b88bace4e5a1b4b7f0a4d944b30f0248dd71873e0a8aaf339699d402856856e9
SHA512

bee650546ef9bb8bbde2c8d89eb0f3039344911045d9ee611a0ca4eddabbac3291a0b4f93c8f0db32b99deee208afaad0feddb27cec1c98c9e688d9236d8b476
SSDEEP

6144:wGzRxSVtp0l6whGfsKR+zkBpTaa5tJHYt4Z4q:Dt0VPFfsKAkrbPlYG+q

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2884-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F0000-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
2884	(null)0.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:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\JaffaCakes118_60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741.exe"	JaffaCakes118_60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741.exe

UPX packed file 3 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2516-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/files/0x00080000000160ae-8.dat	upx
behavioral1/memory/2884-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\(null)0.exe	JaffaCakes118_60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741.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	(null)0.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 2884	2516	JaffaCakes118_60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741.exe	30
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 2884	2516	JaffaCakes118_60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741.exe	30
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 2884	2516	JaffaCakes118_60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741.exe	30
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 2884	2516	JaffaCakes118_60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2516
- \??\c:\Windows\(null)0.exe
  c:\Windows\(null)0.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2884

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\(null)0.exe

Filesize
385KB

MD5
60724e60e43f65c70227c44fb3603741

SHA1
144ba24e082c2c920fb5c601790143f25523d909

SHA256
b88bace4e5a1b4b7f0a4d944b30f0248dd71873e0a8aaf339699d402856856e9

SHA512
bee650546ef9bb8bbde2c8d89eb0f3039344911045d9ee611a0ca4eddabbac3291a0b4f93c8f0db32b99deee208afaad0feddb27cec1c98c9e688d9236d8b476

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memory/2516-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/2516-11-0x00000000028C0000-0x00000000029B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/2884-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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