General

  • Target

    fa5e4b6e74a18ed58d98b3662e239e49d606984025ae042deeff385abd46f40b

  • Size

    143KB

  • Sample

    221206-gdbqvacf3z

  • MD5

    c3a4ab24763bd70ca6bb5054c8dca536

  • SHA1

    1399e5598ebc5604c32840811e5c1d449a9e5e35

  • SHA256

    fa5e4b6e74a18ed58d98b3662e239e49d606984025ae042deeff385abd46f40b

  • SHA512

    8241469a8f31cb817baf4b853ac11c3aa87455cfaf42f3595e684267c38a53d63b8acb331ffbdb6f1bb6b49ea461b2e24dfa0a513d882050d528d87b4fb5b533

  • SSDEEP

    3072:vhT2137DYmJS6miZtt9uds8NSaqJAyvpVBLOHbQ80CYaxLspZ/:vhRD6JZrr8cjp7LOHb3TxAT

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      fa5e4b6e74a18ed58d98b3662e239e49d606984025ae042deeff385abd46f40b

    • Size

      143KB

    • MD5

      c3a4ab24763bd70ca6bb5054c8dca536

    • SHA1

      1399e5598ebc5604c32840811e5c1d449a9e5e35

    • SHA256

      fa5e4b6e74a18ed58d98b3662e239e49d606984025ae042deeff385abd46f40b

    • SHA512

      8241469a8f31cb817baf4b853ac11c3aa87455cfaf42f3595e684267c38a53d63b8acb331ffbdb6f1bb6b49ea461b2e24dfa0a513d882050d528d87b4fb5b533

    • SSDEEP

      3072:vhT2137DYmJS6miZtt9uds8NSaqJAyvpVBLOHbQ80CYaxLspZ/:vhRD6JZrr8cjp7LOHb3TxAT

    • 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.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Sets DLL path for service in the registry

    • Sets service image path in registry

    • UPX packed file

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

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

      Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

2
T1060

Bootkit

1
T1067

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

2
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Tasks