Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    113s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/09/2026, 18:01

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118__a61b930d2fad064b5917fa59bb7db7e4.exe
  • Size 94KB
  • Sample260919-wl91yaaa93
  • SHA256 45bfbc1b2aa367c14d62603199c35ecd5fc3438bdfd4866988fc3f207d99ab0d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Gh0strat

    Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.

  • Gh0st RAT payload 5 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
  • Program crash 3 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118__a61b930d2fad064b5917fa59bb7db7e4.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118__a61b930d2fad064b5917fa59bb7db7e4.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3104
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ejfugqjgjt
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118__a61b930d2fad064b5917fa59bb7db7e4.exe" a -sc:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\jaffacakes118__a61b930d2fad064b5917fa59bb7db7e4.exe
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1156
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2640
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2640 -s 1040
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:2612
  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    1⤵
      PID:3720
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 504 -p 2640 -ip 2640
      1⤵
        PID:4576
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
        1⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4772
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4772 -s 860
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4112
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 580 -p 4772 -ip 4772
        1⤵
          PID:5520
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -s fastuserswitchingcompatibility
          1⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1064
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1064 -s 924
            2⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:5936
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 580 -p 1064 -ip 1064
          1⤵
            PID:4284

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 200B
                • SHA256 a73597f8961ecb06d9cbc0b6c8b73172a558c0d15b193902754ed1d0d6c6b9e6
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 300B
                • SHA256 add3af70c5560b86bae40cb9112cc748b546ecea91a43a7504c048b6d6d7c41a
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                bjlwc.cc3

                • Path \??\c:\programdata\application data\storm\update\%sessionname%\bjlwc.cc3
                • Size 21.1MB
                • SHA256 e4973a092a163b9a69266a67b3ed996e63a8cb398a5a4de3cbf6afe1375f37dc
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                ejfugqjgjt

                • Path \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ejfugqjgjt
                • Size 19.8MB
                • SHA256 9c786a179ecf972a59bb4a8cfb6e26ffad753be28d7ca6354d6735aca2c0d086
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/1064-29-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/1064-26-0x0000000001D30000-0x0000000001D31000-memory.dmp

                memory/1156-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C612-memory.dmp

                memory/1156-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C612-memory.dmp

                memory/2640-17-0x00000000016C0000-0x00000000016C1000-memory.dmp

                memory/2640-19-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/3104-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C612-memory.dmp

                memory/3104-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C612-memory.dmp

                memory/3104-2-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005A1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4772-24-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/4772-21-0x00000000023E0000-0x00000000023E1000-memory.dmp