gh0strat | e318dd407031f34b70126e803224ce1628a6c25a79bfd1bcd652d3b970a500e8

Analysis

max time kernel
151s
max time network
137s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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23/09/2026, 11:14

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Target
jaffacakes118_e318dd407031f34b70126e803224ce1628a6c25a79bfd1bcd652d3b970a500e8.exe
Size 100.1MB
Sample260923-nccebaad57
SHA256 e318dd407031f34b70126e803224ce1628a6c25a79bfd1bcd652d3b970a500e8
MD5 53496202161206134a1b5ceff379ca66
SHA1 ce46573b34c0cc82e4ea2a25759f2c1a9e1e8574
SHA512 c13789bdfae283765babcaec304b41cc983e02ad75ebfebfe2601bdf233bc08b622df62d603fa38290308d5d577408219c79aaab69fbf6b0651806f10b2e8585
SSDEEP 6144:3mu7IZNecrLj33xOJUaRfoRylVib+qRY2eJ65:WPDesD3x05esVib+qRY2eJ65
TLSH
T16F388E0DF28500F9E6AA157C55AB7B36A63BAD948B155FC37B34DF280833151AA3334B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery gh0strat persistence rat

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.
rat gh0strat

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3432-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001400000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat

Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

persistence

Image File Execution Options Injection

T1546.012

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\360Safe.exe\Debugger = "Explorer.exe"	regedit.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\CCENTER.EXE	regedit.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\CCENTER.EXE\Debugger = "Explorer.exe"	regedit.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AVP.EXE	regedit.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\KAVStart.exe	regedit.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\KAVStart.exe\Debugger = "Explorer.exe"	regedit.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\ksafe.exe	regedit.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\ksafe.exe\Debugger = "Explorer.exe"	regedit.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\AVP.EXE\Debugger = "Explorer.exe"	regedit.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\360Safe.exe	regedit.exe

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\Microsoft MSP2\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\360SP2.dll"	jaffacakes118_e318dd407031f34b70126e803224ce1628a6c25a79bfd1bcd652d3b970a500e8.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4900	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4900	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\360SP2.dll	jaffacakes118_e318dd407031f34b70126e803224ce1628a6c25a79bfd1bcd652d3b970a500e8.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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_e318dd407031f34b70126e803224ce1628a6c25a79bfd1bcd652d3b970a500e8.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	regedit.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Runs .reg file with regedit 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5404	regedit.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3432 wrote to memory of 5404	3432	jaffacakes118_e318dd407031f34b70126e803224ce1628a6c25a79bfd1bcd652d3b970a500e8.exe	90

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_e318dd407031f34b70126e803224ce1628a6c25a79bfd1bcd652d3b970a500e8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_e318dd407031f34b70126e803224ce1628a6c25a79bfd1bcd652d3b970a500e8.exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3432
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regedit.exe
  regedit /s C:\1.reg
  2⤵
  - Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Runs .reg file with regedit
  PID:5404

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:4900

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
PID:4456

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Image File Execution Options Injection

T1546.012

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Image File Execution Options Injection

T1546.012

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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1.reg

Path C:\1.reg
Size 726B
SHA256 1bfb06dc809d72585b85e3c6ce94a6d30a3226facfea95c296e8373c1ef2b581
MD5 6e3e4da9e3b221d8ee93fa4b0a005ff5
SHA1 150493b655acf110047aad2fc10e4122f06d41e2
SHA512 23c19720eb1f18e9afb642ab5fb782382dbd50e0f94768588676f7a6d2763081780dc432ba85bd959103cb7853e31715c17114a6384196aad2dd2795dcf3ec02
TLSH
T16E01F5908126022491F36405C6465C513B7B436A77476F28A4D4C00D33A1BC7869F7CF
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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