General

  • Target

    4b3e07b87319ae9cba488d6dd25932b9e4d7ce499fb4fe643a4f8e2349ccf9c2

  • Size

    2.8MB

  • Sample

    230613-yb29fsbc88

  • MD5

    7d363717ff9d31add3c9763e28a02d6c

  • SHA1

    559535de142d7349dbb49675129d0b9c78c74cf0

  • SHA256

    4b3e07b87319ae9cba488d6dd25932b9e4d7ce499fb4fe643a4f8e2349ccf9c2

  • SHA512

    80da70e9fed003db6e70bdb511a1c53fe14bde61dc2ef916a076cc8064fd5d433349574f2d75d90d03c71ffaa7ca5c7c55d3f8f3282f796dc199c32d86cfe27a

  • SSDEEP

    49152:aIPTWN4hEuqgv3BukNbWlZ6ZbaHcYz5aAVKiw6ZWqTG93jJ3hWpVcn:jPTFEurfBP2g3Yz5J/693k+

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

gh0strat

C2

125.77.168.181

Targets

    • Target

      4b3e07b87319ae9cba488d6dd25932b9e4d7ce499fb4fe643a4f8e2349ccf9c2

    • Size

      2.8MB

    • MD5

      7d363717ff9d31add3c9763e28a02d6c

    • SHA1

      559535de142d7349dbb49675129d0b9c78c74cf0

    • SHA256

      4b3e07b87319ae9cba488d6dd25932b9e4d7ce499fb4fe643a4f8e2349ccf9c2

    • SHA512

      80da70e9fed003db6e70bdb511a1c53fe14bde61dc2ef916a076cc8064fd5d433349574f2d75d90d03c71ffaa7ca5c7c55d3f8f3282f796dc199c32d86cfe27a

    • SSDEEP

      49152:aIPTWN4hEuqgv3BukNbWlZ6ZbaHcYz5aAVKiw6ZWqTG93jJ3hWpVcn:jPTFEurfBP2g3Yz5J/693k+

    • 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

    • ASPack v2.12-2.42

      Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

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

Query Registry

3
T1012

System Information Discovery

4
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Tasks