gh0strat | d1b5841df061f51dd964744379f6a6e9384fe6eaefcacff876a6657bb286f1fb

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
123s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
11/03/2025, 02:32

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_62b4a1d2a0981afbbfa14a464e0f6648.exe
Size

128KB
MD5

62b4a1d2a0981afbbfa14a464e0f6648
SHA1

2d5dfa947f32750b80f3f3ceb70574857fbb3d5f
SHA256

d1b5841df061f51dd964744379f6a6e9384fe6eaefcacff876a6657bb286f1fb
SHA512

5c636ef416762d1140c973025055d899d21a896035bd7dc6ba539ca867150ea37003b899bbbb91fe7885449e76abc0f6b46783a1d2c31bb872505a2d7b303570
SSDEEP

3072:3Xq28jHvzJT14UVNpvgPC4WaOCeOC4W9rD5za06SZLmqR:3X18TvsyqCvbOC4WvzaEsS

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2692-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2692-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x000c0000000186c8-3.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2848-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2848-7-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-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_62b4a1d2a0981afbbfa14a464e0f6648.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2848	SVCHOST.EXE

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2848	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_62b4a1d2a0981afbbfa14a464e0f6648.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SVCHOST.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_62b4a1d2a0981afbbfa14a464e0f6648.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_62b4a1d2a0981afbbfa14a464e0f6648.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2692

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:2848

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
4bf5c46ead675964860a1f2708c5dbb4

SHA1
676e2b503834b64966832a763d5a8114dd87fe3f

SHA256
a09a848137bd9209ed8db94068914ecc5ee301ad2805352a934558e282579caa

SHA512
4f3837b97e357541c9ab1d2e27d07afb9389d864cff00e770e41d89726358a557323e35f202305d3312251dc053a52f239942e636dd36d2afeb9eb54c4011724

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memory/2692-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/2692-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/2848-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2848-7-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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