gh0strat | 1e535931be296e3bd5cdf4b498756173f7bb68a95b6ee3825f93113c96d69afc

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20250207-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
11/03/2025, 01:22

Sharing

Copy URL

Twitter E-mail

Report Analysis Logs

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216.exe
Size

288KB
MD5

6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216
SHA1

ddb8f69209f48e23e155348ba6d88ebcfc51d373
SHA256

1e535931be296e3bd5cdf4b498756173f7bb68a95b6ee3825f93113c96d69afc
SHA512

3b02696eeb7c6fc04354398e41cea20adfadf775b7ad8509be34f04ae635a506f735eb5b75afb59739ec0f382f2f6f9205f8b24278239b8cb84457387bbb0599
SSDEEP

6144:QGzRxSVtp0l6whGfsKR+zkBpTaa5tJHXhHANUTNd:jt0VPFfsKAkrbPlXhHANUTNd

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3036-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F1000-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
3036	(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_6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216.exe"	JaffaCakes118_6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216.exe

UPX packed file 4 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2424-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F1000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000016308-5.dat	upx
behavioral1/memory/3036-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F1000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3036-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F1000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\(null)0.exe	JaffaCakes118_6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216.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_6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	(null)0.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 3036	2424	JaffaCakes118_6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216.exe	30
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 3036	2424	JaffaCakes118_6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216.exe	30
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 3036	2424	JaffaCakes118_6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216.exe	30
PID 2424 wrote to memory of 3036	2424	JaffaCakes118_6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2424
- \??\c:\Windows\(null)0.exe
  c:\Windows\(null)0.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3036

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

Replay Monitor

Loading Replay Monitor...

Downloads

C:\Windows\(null)0.exe

Filesize
288KB

MD5
6267aab275099ccbfe04578dbb6c2216

SHA1
ddb8f69209f48e23e155348ba6d88ebcfc51d373

SHA256
1e535931be296e3bd5cdf4b498756173f7bb68a95b6ee3825f93113c96d69afc

SHA512
3b02696eeb7c6fc04354398e41cea20adfadf775b7ad8509be34f04ae635a506f735eb5b75afb59739ec0f382f2f6f9205f8b24278239b8cb84457387bbb0599

Download Submit
memory/2424-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
964KB

Download
memory/2424-8-0x0000000002870000-0x0000000002961000-memory.dmp

Filesize
964KB

Download
memory/3036-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
964KB

Download
memory/3036-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
964KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Replay Monitor

Loading Replay Monitor...

Downloads