Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-14 23:12

Sample ID 240407-abc3kafe97
Target 71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97
SHA256 71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97
Tags
gh0strat persistence rat
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat persistence rat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat

Adds Run key to start application

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

Unsigned PE

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-04-07 00:01

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
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Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-04-07 00:01

Reported

2024-04-07 00:04

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

153s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3787592910-3720486031-2929222812-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97.exe N/A

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97.exe N/A
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Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
CN 42.194.196.162:8011 tcp
CN 42.194.196.162:8011 tcp
CN 42.194.196.162:8011 tcp
CN 42.194.196.162:8011 tcp
CN 42.194.196.162:8011 tcp
CN 42.194.196.162:8011 tcp

Files

memory/2212-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000069B000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-1-0x00000000764D0000-0x0000000076517000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-811-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-812-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-814-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-816-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-818-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-820-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-822-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-824-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-826-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-828-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-830-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-832-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-834-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-836-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-838-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-840-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-842-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-844-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-846-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-848-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-850-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-852-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-854-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-856-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-858-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-860-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-862-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-864-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-866-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-868-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-870-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-872-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-2547-0x00000000021A0000-0x0000000002321000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-8692-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000069B000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-8693-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000025F1000-memory.dmp

memory/2212-8701-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000069B000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-04-07 00:01

Reported

2024-04-07 00:04

Platform

win10v2004-20240226-en

Max time kernel

147s

Max time network

154s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-513485977-2495024337-1260977654-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97.exe N/A

Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

Description Indicator Process Target
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Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\71ff319179fef3be6d0e59439877346ff584f95644667530c96cb12e16ee0d97.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 80.192.122.92.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 23.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
CN 42.194.196.162:8011 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 150.1.37.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa udp
CN 42.194.196.162:8011 tcp
CN 42.194.196.162:8011 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 145.83.221.88.in-addr.arpa udp
CN 42.194.196.162:8011 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 22.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 105.83.221.88.in-addr.arpa udp
CN 42.194.196.162:8011 tcp
CN 42.194.196.162:8011 tcp
CN 42.194.196.162:8011 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 201.201.50.20.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/840-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000069B000-memory.dmp

memory/840-1-0x0000000075B80000-0x0000000075D95000-memory.dmp

memory/840-3875-0x0000000077180000-0x0000000077320000-memory.dmp

memory/840-5884-0x0000000076530000-0x00000000765AA000-memory.dmp

memory/840-13069-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000069B000-memory.dmp

memory/840-13070-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000069B000-memory.dmp

memory/840-13071-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000069B000-memory.dmp

memory/840-13072-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000069B000-memory.dmp

memory/840-13074-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000069B000-memory.dmp

memory/840-13075-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000069B000-memory.dmp

memory/840-13076-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010010000-memory.dmp

memory/840-13081-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000069B000-memory.dmp