chinese_generic_botnet | aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874

General

Target

aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
Size

564KB
MD5

7cc28064f9d8829bd1e0ed93e01513b6
SHA1

05c3cfb3e8145b384e07e0080802180b8fd079c2
SHA256

aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874
SHA512

a8da0db1c9af3fa8ad3a21beddc13a69ba099c2e03370d30bab27076de2a8c097c77d72728afc8d967a95196dc8db44da2ddb32d66bc4489f81c873039108c61
SSDEEP

3072:tHMIeSFXAJZJnYC8rgIzVL2UzuvnMB/N23ooBujtk1wLpsUMEMuKi7U+FTlHHyo:eCQJZJt8kIJL2cxM7gpsUMLS7U6ln

Score

10^/10

chinese_generic_botnet gh0strat botnet rat upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Generic Chinese Botnet
A botnet originating from China which is currently unnamed publicly.
botnet chinese_generic_botnet

Gh0st RAT payload 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/748-6-0x0000000003650000-0x000000000379F000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/748-8-0x0000000003650000-0x000000000379F000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/748-9-0x0000000003650000-0x000000000379F000-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

Chinese Botnet payload 1 IoCs

botnet

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/748-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010012000-memory.dmp	unk_chinese_botnet

UPX packed file 4 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/748-3-0x0000000003650000-0x000000000379F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/748-6-0x0000000003650000-0x000000000379F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/748-8-0x0000000003650000-0x000000000379F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/748-9-0x0000000003650000-0x000000000379F000-memory.dmp	upx

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\B:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs

pid	Process
748	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1815711207-1844170477-3539718864-1000_Classes\Local Settings	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
748	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
748	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
748	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
748	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
748	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
748	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
748	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
748	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	748	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
748	aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
4156	OpenWith.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aef63b35e5a7b886462dcdc7549f1ac0dfac208102d5dd1b12c23f52a6e53874.exe"
1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Checks processor information in registry
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:748

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4156

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/748-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010012000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/748-3-0x0000000003650000-0x000000000379F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/748-6-0x0000000003650000-0x000000000379F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/748-8-0x0000000003650000-0x000000000379F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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memory/748-9-0x0000000003650000-0x000000000379F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.3MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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