Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    116s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    25/09/2026, 00:22

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_ca459510a07f5a516382edcb8a0262e7a9e1499bdc58fdb0e1818607337d6242.exe
  • Size 196KB
  • Sample260925-apd7sazxev
  • SHA256 ca459510a07f5a516382edcb8a0262e7a9e1499bdc58fdb0e1818607337d6242
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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 7 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 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_ca459510a07f5a516382edcb8a0262e7a9e1499bdc58fdb0e1818607337d6242.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_ca459510a07f5a516382edcb8a0262e7a9e1499bdc58fdb0e1818607337d6242.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4484
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\boysxvcpmu
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_ca459510a07f5a516382edcb8a0262e7a9e1499bdc58fdb0e1818607337d6242.exe" a -sc:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\jaffacakes118_ca459510a07f5a516382edcb8a0262e7a9e1499bdc58fdb0e1818607337d6242.exe
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2420
  • 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:4916
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4916 -s 1016
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4552
  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    1⤵
      PID:3632
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 500 -p 4916 -ip 4916
      1⤵
        PID:2016
      • 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:1276
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1276 -s 1052
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:2728
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 596 -p 1276 -ip 1276
        1⤵
          PID:2388
        • 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:3216
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3216 -s 800
            2⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:5840
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 596 -p 3216 -ip 3216
          1⤵
            PID:2712

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                boysxvcpmu

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\boysxvcpmu
                • Size 19.6MB
                • SHA256 374fef0ebbcc0a5728160837dd942bbd3f998f88067f07d2aac740ed5ac335d3
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 202B
                • SHA256 2fcb670796253e823007608093714603dce16c0d8fab71dffd98fbf639e5d23c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 303B
                • SHA256 450ae1164b5812681079b633d7b1001825c1975d63ed043c14f3fc3c740bbf30
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                gidhd.xm

                • Path \??\c:\program files (x86)\tencent\%sessionname%\gidhd.xm
                • Size 21.0MB
                • SHA256 4c4479f2e8911dba5f339f1b8c6e286e9880e7f8c78b4e3d7cb47f00735e17c6
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/1276-15-0x0000000001B60000-0x0000000001B61000-memory.dmp

                memory/1276-18-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/2420-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432000-memory.dmp

                memory/3216-20-0x0000000001940000-0x0000000001941000-memory.dmp

                memory/3216-23-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/4484-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432000-memory.dmp

                memory/4916-11-0x0000000002C80000-0x0000000002C81000-memory.dmp

                memory/4916-13-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp