General

  • Target

    829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe

  • Size

    108KB

  • Sample

    240126-nk8gqacdg9

  • MD5

    98cbe8668a8e12416cb4dd7041ae5a1f

  • SHA1

    2bfea256de980a9faeada753725b9bcb368efcd8

  • SHA256

    e1a5558088d6f241331f2f443e098f8293c14843d580a1e0971dbde7ff2e6c6c

  • SHA512

    54413adf88c300d372f3cfe6c057f204d2a70a714ec84dbe566e2c32475774518c89a584954da6a55e338d0b0e5338456b969f6b472bfab310c44bac32f64d77

  • SSDEEP

    1536:lqEA70HzLJksPEOajozLElnqiO2+dgPb:lXTLJkQ7zAV3XPb

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

gh0strat

C2

p.f2pool.info

Targets

    • Target

      829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe

    • Size

      108KB

    • MD5

      98cbe8668a8e12416cb4dd7041ae5a1f

    • SHA1

      2bfea256de980a9faeada753725b9bcb368efcd8

    • SHA256

      e1a5558088d6f241331f2f443e098f8293c14843d580a1e0971dbde7ff2e6c6c

    • SHA512

      54413adf88c300d372f3cfe6c057f204d2a70a714ec84dbe566e2c32475774518c89a584954da6a55e338d0b0e5338456b969f6b472bfab310c44bac32f64d77

    • SSDEEP

      1536:lqEA70HzLJksPEOajozLElnqiO2+dgPb:lXTLJkQ7zAV3XPb

    • 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.

    • RunningRat

      RunningRat is a remote access trojan first seen in 2018.

    • Sets DLL path for service in the registry

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Deletes itself

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Creates a Windows Service

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

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

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Remote System Discovery

1
T1018

Tasks