gh0strat | 385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe

Analysis

max time kernel
146s
max time network
154s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20220812-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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28-11-2022 02:24

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General

Target

385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe
Size

356KB
MD5

228b747f695c1527c16cc6313176e4d7
SHA1

808e16063aad430d5bb488f5f302f13066a08512
SHA256

385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe
SHA512

3f104508f6098c3efeef76cda8a25b527f93b9fe5d1b7ca5d40f7ca02f89140cc3f9e1a0185d4170d7031788f6fe4d05d6fb2bc1aac83aa32b84a25dd4402f00
SSDEEP

6144:UtMMmwzlqUHoeWofjjpAViY/lH6h+Evtz6UjHunTk/FoFi4mSk+4zKjLJsD4QH:3epqEojofjdAVikV6QcGkNezmSdfiss

Score

10^/10

gh0strat persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/636-139-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/636-140-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/636-142-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat

Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
rat gh0strat

ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 2 IoCs

Detects file using ACProtect software.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000022e1b-133.dat	acprotect
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000022e1b-134.dat	acprotect

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
636	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe
636	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XXXXXX6EFBF310 = "C:\\Windows\\XXXXXX6EFBF310\\svchsot.exe"	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Default	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe
File created	C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\JH.BAT	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe

Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
4920	sc.exe

Runs net.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
636	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe
636	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe
636	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe
636	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe
636	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe
636	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe
636	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe
636	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
636	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 636 wrote to memory of 4944	636	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe	79
PID 636 wrote to memory of 4944	636	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe	79
PID 636 wrote to memory of 4944	636	385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe	79
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4912	4944	cmd.exe	81
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4912	4944	cmd.exe	81
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4912	4944	cmd.exe	81
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4920	4944	cmd.exe	82
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4920	4944	cmd.exe	82
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4920	4944	cmd.exe	82
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 5000	4944	cmd.exe	83
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 5000	4944	cmd.exe	83
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 5000	4944	cmd.exe	83
PID 5000 wrote to memory of 1436	5000	net.exe	84
PID 5000 wrote to memory of 1436	5000	net.exe	84
PID 5000 wrote to memory of 1436	5000	net.exe	84
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 1432	4944	cmd.exe	85
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 1432	4944	cmd.exe	85
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 1432	4944	cmd.exe	85
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 3596	4944	cmd.exe	86
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 3596	4944	cmd.exe	86
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 3596	4944	cmd.exe	86
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2204	4944	cmd.exe	87
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2204	4944	cmd.exe	87
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2204	4944	cmd.exe	87
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2012	4944	cmd.exe	88
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2012	4944	cmd.exe	88
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2012	4944	cmd.exe	88
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2040	4944	cmd.exe	89
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2040	4944	cmd.exe	89
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2040	4944	cmd.exe	89
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 3952	4944	cmd.exe	90
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 3952	4944	cmd.exe	90
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 3952	4944	cmd.exe	90
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 3692	4944	cmd.exe	91
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 3692	4944	cmd.exe	91
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 3692	4944	cmd.exe	91
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2544	4944	cmd.exe	92
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2544	4944	cmd.exe	92
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2544	4944	cmd.exe	92
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2784	4944	cmd.exe	93
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2784	4944	cmd.exe	93
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2784	4944	cmd.exe	93
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4716	4944	cmd.exe	94
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4716	4944	cmd.exe	94
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4716	4944	cmd.exe	94
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 408	4944	cmd.exe	95
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 408	4944	cmd.exe	95
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 408	4944	cmd.exe	95
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4040	4944	cmd.exe	96
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4040	4944	cmd.exe	96
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4040	4944	cmd.exe	96
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2472	4944	cmd.exe	97
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2472	4944	cmd.exe	97
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 2472	4944	cmd.exe	97
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4088	4944	cmd.exe	98
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4088	4944	cmd.exe	98
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4088	4944	cmd.exe	98
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 1708	4944	cmd.exe	99
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 1708	4944	cmd.exe	99
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 1708	4944	cmd.exe	99
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 404	4944	cmd.exe	100
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 404	4944	cmd.exe	100
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 404	4944	cmd.exe	100
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4828	4944	cmd.exe	101

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\385753c8ce17178b6daaccf094b43c64ea9c2e9e8370e31adc337f0916380afe.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:636
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\JH.BAT
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4944
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /delete /tn * /f
    3⤵
    PID:4912
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc config Schedule start= auto
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    PID:4920
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
    net start "Task Scheduler"
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5000
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\net1 start "Task Scheduler"
      4⤵
      PID:1436
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 0:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:1432
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 1:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:3596
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 2:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2204
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 3:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2012
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 4:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2040
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 5:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:3952
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 6:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:3692
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 7:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2544
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 8:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2784
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 9:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:4716
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 10:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:408
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 11:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:4040
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 12:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2472
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 13:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:4088
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 14:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:1708
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 15:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:404
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 16:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:4828
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 17:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:4104
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 18:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2304
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 19:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:4048
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 20:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2092
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 21:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2636
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 22:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:488
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 23:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:1408
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\at.exe
    At 24:00 C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\svchsot.exe
    3⤵
    PID:4124

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\yli71F8.tmp

Filesize
172KB

MD5
685f1cbd4af30a1d0c25f252d399a666

SHA1
6a1b978f5e6150b88c8634146f1406ed97d2f134

SHA256
0e478c95a7a07570a69e6061e7c1da9001bccad9cc454f2ed4da58824a13e0f4

SHA512
6555ad6b4f4f26105ca8aad64501d74519a3e091f559b4b563d6ffb20a2ddfcde65e4fe94971a9bc65e86db577f2548ca00f9920d341c8ea808b04c0947d61d9

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\yli71F8.tmp

Filesize
172KB

MD5
685f1cbd4af30a1d0c25f252d399a666

SHA1
6a1b978f5e6150b88c8634146f1406ed97d2f134

SHA256
0e478c95a7a07570a69e6061e7c1da9001bccad9cc454f2ed4da58824a13e0f4

SHA512
6555ad6b4f4f26105ca8aad64501d74519a3e091f559b4b563d6ffb20a2ddfcde65e4fe94971a9bc65e86db577f2548ca00f9920d341c8ea808b04c0947d61d9

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C:\Windows\XXXXXX6EFBF310\JH.BAT

Filesize
1KB

MD5
84499ce5c7c9c4a4b5b6cd09cd2629e0

SHA1
e0575d47f04ca918ddee7ad58ddd6fdb7937472c

SHA256
275af4cd6b474560e2fe5890f3e0979bc572990e098059449198626e1f305803

SHA512
0742f1086606535905a6041b5629d44a4f8d72188b5700633d6e0625d8612e04202fd90a236687bd172dae26ce63cc05213b71076ea6e39faea6b92e74c3f0d5

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memory/636-135-0x00000000021B0000-0x0000000002223000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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memory/636-140-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/636-142-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/636-175-0x00000000021B0000-0x0000000002223000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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memory/636-174-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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memory/636-136-0x00000000021B0000-0x0000000002223000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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memory/636-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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memory/636-139-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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memory/636-137-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010121000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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