Analysis Overview
SHA256
aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856
Threat Level: Known bad
The file aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Gh0st RAT payload
RunningRat
RunningRat payload
Gh0strat
Executes dropped EXE
Sets DLL path for service in the registry
UPX packed file
Loads dropped DLL
Deletes itself
Checks computer location settings
Drops file in System32 directory
Creates a Windows Service
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Runs ping.exe
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V6
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2022-07-31 04:58
Signatures
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2022-07-31 04:58
Reported
2022-07-31 06:42
Platform
win7-20220718-en
Max time kernel
80s
Max time network
183s
Command Line
Signatures
Gh0st RAT payload
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Gh0strat
RunningRat
RunningRat payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
Sets DLL path for service in the registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\serivces\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\7117748.dll" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
Creates a Windows Service
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\7117748.dll | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\Version = "7" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "serivces"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "serivces"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1 && del /f/q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe
C:\Windows\system32\serivces.exe "c:\windows\system32\7117748.dll",MainThread
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | sky.hobuff.info | udp |
| CN | 61.153.62.164:9001 | sky.hobuff.info | tcp |
Files
memory/1996-54-0x0000000075BF1000-0x0000000075BF3000-memory.dmp
memory/1996-55-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp
\Windows\SysWOW64\7117748.dll
| MD5 | 01732383f30044f6f444c6ecd95ed05d |
| SHA1 | b58c949261541e7599a4e9b3f79582d877aa8fe5 |
| SHA256 | 6cc07d2e4f2ab6c07a555d563865b060ee2a3c82cb57c13f5f56ec5c85a90255 |
| SHA512 | 7f4254ce85ff7d77f8e019c98e975e184e286de590cfcd8d99d50fc95861da2824bd99b0f45c0a84b92a6cce4357878d287bb62cdbb06a1323b7305426b33f37 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\7117748.dll
| MD5 | 01732383f30044f6f444c6ecd95ed05d |
| SHA1 | b58c949261541e7599a4e9b3f79582d877aa8fe5 |
| SHA256 | 6cc07d2e4f2ab6c07a555d563865b060ee2a3c82cb57c13f5f56ec5c85a90255 |
| SHA512 | 7f4254ce85ff7d77f8e019c98e975e184e286de590cfcd8d99d50fc95861da2824bd99b0f45c0a84b92a6cce4357878d287bb62cdbb06a1323b7305426b33f37 |
\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\7117748.dll
| MD5 | 01732383f30044f6f444c6ecd95ed05d |
| SHA1 | b58c949261541e7599a4e9b3f79582d877aa8fe5 |
| SHA256 | 6cc07d2e4f2ab6c07a555d563865b060ee2a3c82cb57c13f5f56ec5c85a90255 |
| SHA512 | 7f4254ce85ff7d77f8e019c98e975e184e286de590cfcd8d99d50fc95861da2824bd99b0f45c0a84b92a6cce4357878d287bb62cdbb06a1323b7305426b33f37 |
memory/1724-59-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
memory/1996-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp
memory/1404-61-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe
| MD5 | 51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8 |
| SHA1 | 8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58 |
| SHA256 | 5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124 |
| SHA512 | 794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d |
memory/2036-63-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe
| MD5 | 51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8 |
| SHA1 | 8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58 |
| SHA256 | 5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124 |
| SHA512 | 794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d |
\Windows\SysWOW64\7117748.dll
| MD5 | 01732383f30044f6f444c6ecd95ed05d |
| SHA1 | b58c949261541e7599a4e9b3f79582d877aa8fe5 |
| SHA256 | 6cc07d2e4f2ab6c07a555d563865b060ee2a3c82cb57c13f5f56ec5c85a90255 |
| SHA512 | 7f4254ce85ff7d77f8e019c98e975e184e286de590cfcd8d99d50fc95861da2824bd99b0f45c0a84b92a6cce4357878d287bb62cdbb06a1323b7305426b33f37 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\7117748.dll
| MD5 | 01732383f30044f6f444c6ecd95ed05d |
| SHA1 | b58c949261541e7599a4e9b3f79582d877aa8fe5 |
| SHA256 | 6cc07d2e4f2ab6c07a555d563865b060ee2a3c82cb57c13f5f56ec5c85a90255 |
| SHA512 | 7f4254ce85ff7d77f8e019c98e975e184e286de590cfcd8d99d50fc95861da2824bd99b0f45c0a84b92a6cce4357878d287bb62cdbb06a1323b7305426b33f37 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\7117748.dll
| MD5 | 01732383f30044f6f444c6ecd95ed05d |
| SHA1 | b58c949261541e7599a4e9b3f79582d877aa8fe5 |
| SHA256 | 6cc07d2e4f2ab6c07a555d563865b060ee2a3c82cb57c13f5f56ec5c85a90255 |
| SHA512 | 7f4254ce85ff7d77f8e019c98e975e184e286de590cfcd8d99d50fc95861da2824bd99b0f45c0a84b92a6cce4357878d287bb62cdbb06a1323b7305426b33f37 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe
| MD5 | 51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8 |
| SHA1 | 8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58 |
| SHA256 | 5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124 |
| SHA512 | 794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d |
\Windows\SysWOW64\7117748.dll
| MD5 | 01732383f30044f6f444c6ecd95ed05d |
| SHA1 | b58c949261541e7599a4e9b3f79582d877aa8fe5 |
| SHA256 | 6cc07d2e4f2ab6c07a555d563865b060ee2a3c82cb57c13f5f56ec5c85a90255 |
| SHA512 | 7f4254ce85ff7d77f8e019c98e975e184e286de590cfcd8d99d50fc95861da2824bd99b0f45c0a84b92a6cce4357878d287bb62cdbb06a1323b7305426b33f37 |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2022-07-31 04:58
Reported
2022-07-31 06:42
Platform
win10v2004-20220721-en
Max time kernel
185s
Max time network
195s
Command Line
Signatures
Gh0st RAT payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Gh0strat
RunningRat
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
Sets DLL path for service in the registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\serivces\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240587578.dll" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1101907861-274115917-2188613224-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
Creates a Windows Service
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240587578.dll | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\Version = "7" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe | N/A |
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "serivces"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "serivces"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1 && del /f/q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aab860136a482df72beb37e9f7d5f8284fe663879588203143729c4190fec856.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe
C:\Windows\system32\serivces.exe "c:\windows\system32\240587578.dll",MainThread
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.238.21.254:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.238.21.254:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.238.21.254:80 | tcp | |
| FR | 2.18.109.224:443 | tcp | |
| NL | 178.79.208.1:80 | tcp | |
| NL | 178.79.208.1:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | sky.hobuff.info | udp |
| CN | 61.153.62.164:9001 | sky.hobuff.info | tcp |
| US | 93.184.220.29:80 | tcp |
Files
memory/4356-130-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240587578.dll
| MD5 | 01732383f30044f6f444c6ecd95ed05d |
| SHA1 | b58c949261541e7599a4e9b3f79582d877aa8fe5 |
| SHA256 | 6cc07d2e4f2ab6c07a555d563865b060ee2a3c82cb57c13f5f56ec5c85a90255 |
| SHA512 | 7f4254ce85ff7d77f8e019c98e975e184e286de590cfcd8d99d50fc95861da2824bd99b0f45c0a84b92a6cce4357878d287bb62cdbb06a1323b7305426b33f37 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240587578.dll
| MD5 | 01732383f30044f6f444c6ecd95ed05d |
| SHA1 | b58c949261541e7599a4e9b3f79582d877aa8fe5 |
| SHA256 | 6cc07d2e4f2ab6c07a555d563865b060ee2a3c82cb57c13f5f56ec5c85a90255 |
| SHA512 | 7f4254ce85ff7d77f8e019c98e975e184e286de590cfcd8d99d50fc95861da2824bd99b0f45c0a84b92a6cce4357878d287bb62cdbb06a1323b7305426b33f37 |
\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\240587578.dll
| MD5 | 01732383f30044f6f444c6ecd95ed05d |
| SHA1 | b58c949261541e7599a4e9b3f79582d877aa8fe5 |
| SHA256 | 6cc07d2e4f2ab6c07a555d563865b060ee2a3c82cb57c13f5f56ec5c85a90255 |
| SHA512 | 7f4254ce85ff7d77f8e019c98e975e184e286de590cfcd8d99d50fc95861da2824bd99b0f45c0a84b92a6cce4357878d287bb62cdbb06a1323b7305426b33f37 |
memory/2744-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
memory/4356-135-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp
memory/3444-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
memory/2088-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe
| MD5 | 889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679 |
| SHA1 | 8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7 |
| SHA256 | 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910 |
| SHA512 | 08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe
| MD5 | 889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679 |
| SHA1 | 8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7 |
| SHA256 | 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910 |
| SHA512 | 08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240587578.dll
| MD5 | 01732383f30044f6f444c6ecd95ed05d |
| SHA1 | b58c949261541e7599a4e9b3f79582d877aa8fe5 |
| SHA256 | 6cc07d2e4f2ab6c07a555d563865b060ee2a3c82cb57c13f5f56ec5c85a90255 |
| SHA512 | 7f4254ce85ff7d77f8e019c98e975e184e286de590cfcd8d99d50fc95861da2824bd99b0f45c0a84b92a6cce4357878d287bb62cdbb06a1323b7305426b33f37 |