Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/10/2026, 02:35

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_HEUR.Trojan.Win32.Generic.exe
  • Size 95KB
  • Sample261014-c3dvaae19n
  • SHA256 fe9b6a6cbbb4a6db86ca3ed79adcfca5914eb4e7aabfb93731dfc5834f885871
  • 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:516
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ihxewfjomc
      "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:3684
  • 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:564
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 564 -s 812
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:1060
  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    1⤵
      PID:2380
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 564 -ip 564
      1⤵
        PID:3240
      • 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:1208
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1208 -s 1108
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4300
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 480 -p 1208 -ip 1208
        1⤵
          PID:4760
        • 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:2272
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2272 -s 1100
            2⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:4512
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 492 -p 2272 -ip 2272
          1⤵
            PID:1248

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                pxsuk.cc3

                • Path C:\ProgramData\Storm\update\%SESSIONNAME%\pxsuk.cc3
                • Size 20.0MB
                • SHA256 29b963a0e691c639a00c6215bde1c9d1a111338dc1033ba822bc061dac3eed46
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 203B
                • SHA256 3d5d24ee999a9a169d1de8eb39b8b6f8b41aa3525bb4480bea89927185171d37
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                svchost.exe.txt

                • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe.txt
                • Size 304B
                • SHA256 2e1e17a137ded8332f23db298340481917453ef1c83fe1b872aaf61a5a088d78
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                ihxewfjomc

                • Path \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\ihxewfjomc
                • Size 21.1MB
                • SHA256 ebf68aae9861ed93fffbaa505e1fd96c50ef33952462056b9742fbc0a9620a08
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/516-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C616-memory.dmp

                memory/516-2-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp

                memory/516-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C616-memory.dmp

                memory/564-18-0x00000000017F0000-0x00000000017F1000-memory.dmp

                memory/564-20-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/1208-22-0x0000000001BE0000-0x0000000001BE1000-memory.dmp

                memory/1208-25-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/2272-27-0x0000000001600000-0x0000000001601000-memory.dmp

                memory/2272-30-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

                memory/3684-17-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C616-memory.dmp

                memory/3684-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044C616-memory.dmp