Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • 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
    04/10/2026, 20:01

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_09a88c47ebec1737a1b4184922c7e3f70989c5778146b0b1abdf30a64d9a62d0.exe
  • Size 196KB
  • Sample261004-yrv53sch93
  • SHA256 09a88c47ebec1737a1b4184922c7e3f70989c5778146b0b1abdf30a64d9a62d0
  • 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
  • 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_09a88c47ebec1737a1b4184922c7e3f70989c5778146b0b1abdf30a64d9a62d0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_09a88c47ebec1737a1b4184922c7e3f70989c5778146b0b1abdf30a64d9a62d0.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3328
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ppdnqdsfdo
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_09a88c47ebec1737a1b4184922c7e3f70989c5778146b0b1abdf30a64d9a62d0.exe" a -sc:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\jaffacakes118_09a88c47ebec1737a1b4184922c7e3f70989c5778146b0b1abdf30a64d9a62d0.exe
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4132
  • 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:4528
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4528 -s 956
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4384
  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    1⤵
      PID:2612
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 492 -p 4528 -ip 4528
      1⤵
        PID:2908
      • 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:4088
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4088 -s 1044
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:1760
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 584 -p 4088 -ip 4088
        1⤵
          PID:3920
        • 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:4480
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4480 -s 828
            2⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:120
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 4480 -ip 4480
          1⤵
            PID:2956

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                ppdnqdsfdo

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\ppdnqdsfdo
                • Size 22.3MB
                • SHA256 4c9ef70ab555535303b4dcb679f14f7f214b2780bc5e0eaac32e5782898a0d9c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 202B
                • SHA256 21d35bd8b8905d81b2608596fe70f2718c0353f3b695c17aedbed9b790542006
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 303B
                • SHA256 fce1565fbf53a8f45f216e48469002d68547f2ce9f856a1339c45d3b01dfe9ad
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                tkngk.xm

                • Path \??\c:\programdata\winrar\%sessionname%\%sessionname%\tkngk.xm
                • Size 20.1MB
                • SHA256 290b8c2187decee429a3af1351ea2afc8a0e617b6b2a05fd1d3f9d9dcf7b9e57
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/3328-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432000-memory.dmp

                memory/4088-16-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BB1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4088-19-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010029000-memory.dmp

                memory/4132-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432000-memory.dmp

                memory/4480-21-0x0000000000E80000-0x0000000000E81000-memory.dmp

                memory/4480-24-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010029000-memory.dmp

                memory/4528-12-0x0000000002110000-0x0000000002111000-memory.dmp

                memory/4528-14-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010029000-memory.dmp