Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/10/2026, 22:27

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe
  • Size 97KB
  • Sample261013-2dcy5act5x
  • SHA256 50de3ac626b1c1f997d7244b547fdca9cee9238d95b622ac61721b22368d4518
  • 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 5 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 46 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4344
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\kfvdjwekyy
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe" a -sc:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\jaffacakes118_heur.trojan.win32.generic.exe
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4428
  • 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:1692
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1692 -s 816
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:1196
  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    1⤵
      PID:4792
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 1692 -ip 1692
      1⤵
        PID:3800
      • 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:3032
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3032 -s 880
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4184
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 488 -p 3032 -ip 3032
        1⤵
          PID:3844
        • 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:3152
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3152 -s 880
            2⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:4448
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 484 -p 3152 -ip 3152
          1⤵
            PID:3928

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 206B
                • SHA256 9973fefd642afbcbfe71c9930f1cdab17af0ab450691edf78e54bc3a61d59521
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 309B
                • SHA256 d7b0fd14060199ba1b265c2b64fdd64f677fea85a59b779937c7c53596a5d5a7
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                rntxn.cc3

                • Path \??\c:\programdata\application data\storm\update\%sessionname%\rntxn.cc3
                • Size 22.1MB
                • SHA256 a2637ff848bc3d4c122a57628382232271fe526ebfbc18f2b204d1829c9d762a
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                kfvdjwekyy

                • Path \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\kfvdjwekyy
                • Size 20.9MB
                • SHA256 776a29249d6c52f5ae1855b46d696c8e21f4bd1e9edb74d56d3162ddaf1225cc
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/1692-18-0x00000000015E0000-0x00000000015E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/1692-20-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/3032-25-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/3032-22-0x00000000007F0000-0x00000000007F1000-memory.dmp

                memory/3152-30-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/3152-27-0x00000000015C0000-0x00000000015C1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4344-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F280-memory.dmp

                memory/4344-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F280-memory.dmp

                memory/4344-2-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001E1000-memory.dmp

                memory/4428-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F280-memory.dmp

                memory/4428-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044F280-memory.dmp