Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    142s
  • 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, 22:29

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe
  • Size 95KB
  • Sample261013-2eqxdade77
  • SHA256 879510104829f8e541d1c6ba59ce2b1a50abae9c5024394287b87dfe3d379e01
  • 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 7 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:1732
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\dshxdbhuji
      "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:1180
  • 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:3272
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3272 -s 784
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4752
  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    1⤵
      PID:5084
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 3272 -ip 3272
      1⤵
        PID:2236
      • 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:3676
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3676 -s 1104
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:1712
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 520 -p 3676 -ip 3676
        1⤵
          PID:3284
        • 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:2516
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2516 -s 1108
            2⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:3112
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 520 -p 2516 -ip 2516
          1⤵
            PID:2788

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                ckxyv.cc3

                • Path C:\ProgramData\Storm\update\%SESSIONNAME%\ckxyv.cc3
                • Size 24.0MB
                • SHA256 0efe703c8e678b673edbcff827023350a427debee0a72a848b88361270f52de9
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                dshxdbhuji

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\dshxdbhuji
                • Size 20.0MB
                • SHA256 ebfd41d9244800b134217e1f2a8307e0c32a9cb96f61bacbfe3748a937aed1f4
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 206B
                • SHA256 d4e460805193e9723eff840c06d203019edb59e1f78b2730dfa8b1f313b6a13a
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 309B
                • SHA256 e7d015f53d53a47ef26c4ce3b68fec2d103af0d65f02a09d9f34a405f627d1da
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                memory/1180-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C60F-memory.dmp

                memory/1180-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C60F-memory.dmp

                memory/1732-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C60F-memory.dmp

                memory/1732-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C60F-memory.dmp

                memory/1732-2-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp

                memory/2516-28-0x00000000019D0000-0x00000000019D1000-memory.dmp

                memory/2516-31-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/3272-19-0x0000000001E90000-0x0000000001E91000-memory.dmp

                memory/3272-21-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/3676-23-0x0000000001C40000-0x0000000001C41000-memory.dmp

                memory/3676-26-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp