General

  • Target

    tmp

  • Size

    114KB

  • Sample

    230326-s9p4wsha99

  • MD5

    f1ec2cf6256a7c8543586065a07da47a

  • SHA1

    4b09ea264e9762305f30668fe2ce7fc7999adc2f

  • SHA256

    8ad50e2cd339bb8033e62937f73308441bdbe8acf61ad9edd1489eb35f3a2895

  • SHA512

    faaa3483ebb0f02d1247788ec6cd41e83ecb3529ffb419b39d63b6068e1db388ffcce7557972f7349481462ffb3e4aba0a5991490163d4d84f84684dc5e3d78a

  • SSDEEP

    3072:yyETbqC8r+DfEnMIXRyGcCHwuWWDPD6QbF6sRa:DEyifMXfcCQ+DOpC

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

gh0strat

C2

81.68.216.37

Targets

    • Target

      tmp

    • Size

      114KB

    • MD5

      f1ec2cf6256a7c8543586065a07da47a

    • SHA1

      4b09ea264e9762305f30668fe2ce7fc7999adc2f

    • SHA256

      8ad50e2cd339bb8033e62937f73308441bdbe8acf61ad9edd1489eb35f3a2895

    • SHA512

      faaa3483ebb0f02d1247788ec6cd41e83ecb3529ffb419b39d63b6068e1db388ffcce7557972f7349481462ffb3e4aba0a5991490163d4d84f84684dc5e3d78a

    • SSDEEP

      3072:yyETbqC8r+DfEnMIXRyGcCHwuWWDPD6QbF6sRa:DEyifMXfcCQ+DOpC

    • 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

    • Windows security bypass

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • UPX packed file

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

    • Windows security modification

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Privilege Escalation

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1088

Defense Evasion

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1088

Disabling Security Tools

3
T1089

Modify Registry

5
T1112

Discovery

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Query Registry

2
T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Tasks