gh0strat | 74d6079437e6a67a8afe00f07b64286e16b52d1523d6a8684a2fa74e9e9e7e7d

General

Target

73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe
Size

108KB
MD5

8684aace2cdf6cdda84e2ac34d41b1e4
SHA1

d2d0c57dcb9650c1b928c6f4c920dba44b9f5d64
SHA256

74d6079437e6a67a8afe00f07b64286e16b52d1523d6a8684a2fa74e9e9e7e7d
SHA512

57f0506b1c13b7d2c3d7beeded0c71f2728af0cb136a6858fa5a6ec0b600122eaf25cd0da675ebb138df97df13fc69adc6f8fa68fabad08bf46bd961a0605c93
SSDEEP

1536:lqEA70HzLJksPEOajozLElnqiO2fdgPb:lXTLJkQ7zAV3uPb

Score

10^/10

gh0strat runningrat persistence rat

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

gh0strat

C2

sky.hobuff.info

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023213-1.dat	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
RunningRat
RunningRat is a remote access trojan first seen in 2018.
rat runningrat

Sets DLL path for service in the registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\serivecs\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240611468.dll"	73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2398549320-3657759451-817663969-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4268	serivecs.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4868	73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe
1372	svchost.exe
4268	serivecs.exe

Creates a Windows Service
persistence

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivecs.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240611468.dll	73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivecs.exe	svchost.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2808	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4868	73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe
4868	73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4868	73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4868	73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4868 wrote to memory of 2476	4868	73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe	90
PID 4868 wrote to memory of 2476	4868	73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe	90
PID 4868 wrote to memory of 2476	4868	73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe	90
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2808	2476	cmd.exe	92
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2808	2476	cmd.exe	92
PID 2476 wrote to memory of 2808	2476	cmd.exe	92
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 4268	1372	svchost.exe	96
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 4268	1372	svchost.exe	96
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 4268	1372	svchost.exe	96

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe"
1⤵
- Sets DLL path for service in the registry
- Checks computer location settings
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4868
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1 && del /f/q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\73096690ffc9dad9df868fa94030607f4361bf9cd4e6a0f7e940d8696d758f4c.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2476
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1
    3⤵
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:2808

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "serivecs"
1⤵
PID:4828

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "serivecs"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1372
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivecs.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\serivecs.exe "c:\windows\system32\240611468.dll",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:4268

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240611468.dll

Filesize
37KB

MD5
67471f9e74ce07e6de4be37cd6fadf51

SHA1
57cf550e19df2e8c04a71e712be4dcf58a17faef

SHA256
7faf403b9748cdc9b8f8aba98a64567fcd9c5ad490bcc31a0b6cce978003e754

SHA512
b182b3bd77f5c9a867c84d08b1fb36a4fc715b7dc6970651ca2640fb6147cf0a49fb526d51d56ad31279b2d9ae363a29f0062ba1f8c363279f9b45b2cce569b2

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivecs.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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