gh0strat | abf2b4c003fd7ef2cd172fb1deeff8f9dfa152b1ba3822832fb042d0d02046b6

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, 07:22

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_63f549b381765c6162c47fddf6674f89.exe
Size

107KB
MD5

63f549b381765c6162c47fddf6674f89
SHA1

127b730df411975ddfa1855e7962311f00c66f15
SHA256

abf2b4c003fd7ef2cd172fb1deeff8f9dfa152b1ba3822832fb042d0d02046b6
SHA512

e2de88793d43f3ddea3d748a50bfd4f4b22e28155b9bc2686b6056d770bfe6175a87888add3da7c02be842432afa12d10e91ad1927dd44d546ca69ac52b3bba7
SSDEEP

3072:S406SyKXCZuvoj3/P2B+Wu4BtP7dRcEHMrh:S4tSyKygQjWBJdvP7DcEw

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2644-0-0x0000000000010000-0x000000000002C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x0009000000023c5f-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2644-6-0x0000000000010000-0x000000000002C000-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.
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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:\\Windows\\system32\\qqFastUserSwitchingCompatibilitycc.dll"	JaffaCakes118_63f549b381765c6162c47fddf6674f89.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3812	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3812	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\qqFastUserSwitchingCompatibilitycc.dll	JaffaCakes118_63f549b381765c6162c47fddf6674f89.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sysfzlog.dll	JaffaCakes118_63f549b381765c6162c47fddf6674f89.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_63f549b381765c6162c47fddf6674f89.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2644	JaffaCakes118_63f549b381765c6162c47fddf6674f89.exe
2644	JaffaCakes118_63f549b381765c6162c47fddf6674f89.exe
2644	JaffaCakes118_63f549b381765c6162c47fddf6674f89.exe
2644	JaffaCakes118_63f549b381765c6162c47fddf6674f89.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_63f549b381765c6162c47fddf6674f89.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_63f549b381765c6162c47fddf6674f89.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:2644

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s FastUserSwitchingCompatibility
1⤵
- Deletes itself
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3812

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:\windows\SysWOW64\qqfastuserswitchingcompatibilitycc.dll

Filesize
95KB

MD5
e476f03fa3278665a3f5b66e6c12e989

SHA1
030874386c01c47f61572a277bf98fef65deb3d2

SHA256
5e9507b7df617ec7f3cbe2f3e86da990c6272f16d40e0d2437ea891657f13bbb

SHA512
aebb8ab0955ae91570e3dfb0d8d75ab6b155a0e027c5c74ed11ec969ba6576294ede369ef700a8eee76b71f9a894039933b83a2c69f2ae1658aebc2a48582fa8

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memory/2644-0-0x0000000000010000-0x000000000002C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/2644-1-0x0000000000011000-0x0000000000012000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2644-6-0x0000000000010000-0x000000000002C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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