gh0strat | 849a13aaf8ddb78b463e6fe06b937ccef2018c4f30b02812408583f337126b3b

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
136s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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11/03/2025, 04:55

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_6350e73bfea1f9d15c8b018cb34c8cfa.exe
Size

289KB
MD5

6350e73bfea1f9d15c8b018cb34c8cfa
SHA1

1a24fcfaa7164fa7429bd1abe7fd309c49f641a3
SHA256

849a13aaf8ddb78b463e6fe06b937ccef2018c4f30b02812408583f337126b3b
SHA512

68d97c24312618a1cfc1dbec59df3a631f7ac7c654a8c8dc1b4a88f89a7fe21b7853d2694a2285e995a1df294c7fb861c6c4cd1e64ff74c2c04947824b2c0838
SSDEEP

6144:wGzRxSVtp0l6whGfsKR+zkBpTaa5tJHYt4/:Dt0VPFfsKAkrbPlYG/

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4892-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F0000-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

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_6350e73bfea1f9d15c8b018cb34c8cfa.exe"	JaffaCakes118_6350e73bfea1f9d15c8b018cb34c8cfa.exe

UPX packed file 2 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4892-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4892-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_6350e73bfea1f9d15c8b018cb34c8cfa.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\ì4249552.exe	JaffaCakes118_6350e73bfea1f9d15c8b018cb34c8cfa.exe
File created	\??\c:\Windows\BJ.exe	JaffaCakes118_6350e73bfea1f9d15c8b018cb34c8cfa.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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_6350e73bfea1f9d15c8b018cb34c8cfa.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6350e73bfea1f9d15c8b018cb34c8cfa.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6350e73bfea1f9d15c8b018cb34c8cfa.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4892

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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memory/4892-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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memory/4892-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
960KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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