General

  • Target

    Ghost_hack_v4.6.8_winx64.exe

  • Size

    841KB

  • Sample

    211026-hx815aghg4

  • MD5

    59cb8c2e4df7535a36fdd12a85ecf564

  • SHA1

    0225e17dcafd4bbe411f1d82f950577a92bac71f

  • SHA256

    9afbe2849d34f99fe831b97ca436fb950ea1d33ce347f009d9facb5a1606dfa7

  • SHA512

    34db260d02e4a72b9865ef9c6716816d1fda69ac2d754450db7ef02d309da84fc39d39a2407657b5ecbd77a851c9d8a9c63c9727ecca063be8261637b9891c9a

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      Ghost_hack_v4.6.8_winx64.exe

    • Size

      841KB

    • MD5

      59cb8c2e4df7535a36fdd12a85ecf564

    • SHA1

      0225e17dcafd4bbe411f1d82f950577a92bac71f

    • SHA256

      9afbe2849d34f99fe831b97ca436fb950ea1d33ce347f009d9facb5a1606dfa7

    • SHA512

      34db260d02e4a72b9865ef9c6716816d1fda69ac2d754450db7ef02d309da84fc39d39a2407657b5ecbd77a851c9d8a9c63c9727ecca063be8261637b9891c9a

    • Modifies security service

    • RedLine

      RedLine Stealer is a malware family written in C#, first appearing in early 2020.

    • RedLine Payload

    • xmrig

      XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

    • XMRig Miner Payload

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • VMProtect packed file

      Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

      BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Drops startup file

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Themida packer

      Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

    • Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks installed software on the system

      Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

2
T1031

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

3
T1112

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

Install Root Certificate

1
T1130

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

2
T1081

Discovery

Query Registry

3
T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

1
T1497

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Collection

Data from Local System

2
T1005

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks