General

  • Target

    987c2acd37189d9e974c5657bc221a141dba59c72b6105f3a0304a868d885b36

  • Size

    56KB

  • Sample

    220925-gnkfqsegdr

  • MD5

    042ebb79d722664a2d29c5dd03360fa0

  • SHA1

    089cc1d242c04e9ce28b9a41c1063c80a5a08890

  • SHA256

    987c2acd37189d9e974c5657bc221a141dba59c72b6105f3a0304a868d885b36

  • SHA512

    74e950fdc77546c13e23fdb76500c096ec5e5ad6bcf33c0a56d41cb996513a4a129f2f63d4b4b9aa0ad006be6f3a1d79bcc998d3e8cf98239118ff2ad04da54c

  • SSDEEP

    768:JcbloI371T8W+RGV4sWRIOKcGlO/qR13Clrs8Ag:JylohVu4sWRbWMkYs

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      987c2acd37189d9e974c5657bc221a141dba59c72b6105f3a0304a868d885b36

    • Size

      56KB

    • MD5

      042ebb79d722664a2d29c5dd03360fa0

    • SHA1

      089cc1d242c04e9ce28b9a41c1063c80a5a08890

    • SHA256

      987c2acd37189d9e974c5657bc221a141dba59c72b6105f3a0304a868d885b36

    • SHA512

      74e950fdc77546c13e23fdb76500c096ec5e5ad6bcf33c0a56d41cb996513a4a129f2f63d4b4b9aa0ad006be6f3a1d79bcc998d3e8cf98239118ff2ad04da54c

    • SSDEEP

      768:JcbloI371T8W+RGV4sWRIOKcGlO/qR13Clrs8Ag:JylohVu4sWRbWMkYs

    • Gh0st RAT payload

    • Gh0strat

      Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.

    • UAC bypass

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • UPX packed file

      Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

    • Drops startup file

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • An obfuscated cmd.exe command-line is typically used to evade detection.

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Privilege Escalation

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1088

Defense Evasion

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1088

Disabling Security Tools

1
T1089

Modify Registry

2
T1112

Discovery

System Information Discovery

4
T1082

Query Registry

2
T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Tasks