gh0strat | 1a62e1effbfeb3dc0fe689df3b44d7331cdb5a10538b9db6ba21d639d384fdc1

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
136s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
11/03/2025, 16:32

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_663f92e63fe7a29d4253e40bc90f8c6b.exe
Size

142KB
MD5

663f92e63fe7a29d4253e40bc90f8c6b
SHA1

4a583b99733d6d6a829585926b9baefcb75b3fba
SHA256

1a62e1effbfeb3dc0fe689df3b44d7331cdb5a10538b9db6ba21d639d384fdc1
SHA512

660772d6a2f0a6a63ded55885f2df4381bd7d3732f9b596a4600bebc2b15c6e84d308dd7874f178de3f6106cc0047dbf08245c24c4c6d7619f237abb26828996
SSDEEP

3072:Rmyquxs4bTzxLqh+lPmPouqJdP/EaN6a//rBNYQ:Rmyquxs4bTzx2h+VmtYPM0//D

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2124-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/files/0x000b000000012266-6.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2124-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2476-9-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral1/memory/2476-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-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:\\Windows\\system32\\FastUserSwitchingCompatibilityapi.dll"	JaffaCakes118_663f92e63fe7a29d4253e40bc90f8c6b.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2476	SVCHOST.EXE

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2476	SVCHOST.EXE

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FastUserSwitchingCompatibilityapi.dll	JaffaCakes118_663f92e63fe7a29d4253e40bc90f8c6b.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_663f92e63fe7a29d4253e40bc90f8c6b.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SVCHOST.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2124	JaffaCakes118_663f92e63fe7a29d4253e40bc90f8c6b.exe
2124	JaffaCakes118_663f92e63fe7a29d4253e40bc90f8c6b.exe
2124	JaffaCakes118_663f92e63fe7a29d4253e40bc90f8c6b.exe
2124	JaffaCakes118_663f92e63fe7a29d4253e40bc90f8c6b.exe
2124	JaffaCakes118_663f92e63fe7a29d4253e40bc90f8c6b.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_663f92e63fe7a29d4253e40bc90f8c6b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_663f92e63fe7a29d4253e40bc90f8c6b.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:2124

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:2476

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\fastuserswitchingcompatibilityapi.dll

Filesize
98KB

MD5
d32ae70a84b6d83672afef95cbff59cf

SHA1
74694f14d42dadfb028450c5c516b3103b0b5339

SHA256
8d61bd7fb4c2ffd231ed345a95b1c1afc51b5368e618e88c48f9eecf6f224cc1

SHA512
fce640be9d9a5ec7c010918021dee0bee800b7cb5b054737d07544d0458ce2c5b28a39a932939873ca042ca7563b7c2f5fb9efd9659bce47b64276208b11fdd2

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memory/2124-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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memory/2124-2-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000402000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2124-1-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000253000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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memory/2124-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

Filesize
140KB

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memory/2476-9-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/2476-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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