gh0strat | e1a5558088d6f241331f2f443e098f8293c14843d580a1e0971dbde7ff2e6c6c

General

Target

829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe
Size

108KB
MD5

98cbe8668a8e12416cb4dd7041ae5a1f
SHA1

2bfea256de980a9faeada753725b9bcb368efcd8
SHA256

e1a5558088d6f241331f2f443e098f8293c14843d580a1e0971dbde7ff2e6c6c
SHA512

54413adf88c300d372f3cfe6c057f204d2a70a714ec84dbe566e2c32475774518c89a584954da6a55e338d0b0e5338456b969f6b472bfab310c44bac32f64d77
SSDEEP

1536:lqEA70HzLJksPEOajozLElnqiO2+dgPb:lXTLJkQ7zAV3XPb

Score

10^/10

gh0strat runningrat persistence rat

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

gh0strat

C2

p.f2pool.info

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x00080000000231f7-1.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

Processes:

829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\serivces\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240599093.dll"	829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.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

Processes:

829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1168293393-3419776239-306423207-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

serivces.exe

pid	Process
2564	serivces.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exesvchost.exeserivces.exe

pid	Process
5008	829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe
2672	svchost.exe
2564	serivces.exe

Creates a Windows Service
persistence

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

Processes:

829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240599093.dll	829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.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

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid	Process
4620	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe

pid	Process
5008	829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe
5008	829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5008	829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe

pid	Process
5008	829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5008 wrote to memory of 2904	5008	829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe	90
PID 5008 wrote to memory of 2904	5008	829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe	90
PID 5008 wrote to memory of 2904	5008	829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe	90
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 4620	2904	cmd.exe	92
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 4620	2904	cmd.exe	92
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 4620	2904	cmd.exe	92
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2564	2672	svchost.exe	97
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2564	2672	svchost.exe	97
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2564	2672	svchost.exe	97

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.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:5008
- 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\829567da24356078abb1ff8beb1b53e460cb4f1d67fab2b1d605912b8b7c438c.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2904
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1
    3⤵
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:4620

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "serivces"
1⤵
PID:4056

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "serivces"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2672
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\serivces.exe "c:\windows\system32\240599093.dll",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:2564

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\240599093.dll

Filesize
37KB

MD5
930fe8d5aca539f7b32d2bd1b0bffcff

SHA1
2061bb9069cef64c98da6339b82d356a5991415c

SHA256
56d548aed25b26a26990a4985272fd466bc44b67fd6269d6af3f7e7c2ae7b1a5

SHA512
aac894efb15048b47995faec9c26171508142374e1e032d183dc17eae88d56e92c4a1c85c024b60e0db97c7699f54e2640f071aa1655f863143a2d9be81055f5

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.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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