Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-05 21:58

Sample ID 240428-ajvmksbh9s
Target e9aafe450ef3f113a33017868bde71b33da792a2a2af5f82efdf5a767a14f169
SHA256 e9aafe450ef3f113a33017868bde71b33da792a2a2af5f82efdf5a767a14f169
Tags
gh0strat rat
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

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

e9aafe450ef3f113a33017868bde71b33da792a2a2af5f82efdf5a767a14f169

Threat Level: Known bad

The file e9aafe450ef3f113a33017868bde71b33da792a2a2af5f82efdf5a767a14f169 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat rat

Gh0strat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat family

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

N/A

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-04-28 00:14

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-04-28 00:14

Reported

2024-04-28 00:17

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9aafe450ef3f113a33017868bde71b33da792a2a2af5f82efdf5a767a14f169.dll,#1

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 1924 wrote to memory of 1260 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 1924 wrote to memory of 1260 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 1924 wrote to memory of 1260 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 1924 wrote to memory of 1260 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 1924 wrote to memory of 1260 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 1924 wrote to memory of 1260 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 1924 wrote to memory of 1260 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9aafe450ef3f113a33017868bde71b33da792a2a2af5f82efdf5a767a14f169.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9aafe450ef3f113a33017868bde71b33da792a2a2af5f82efdf5a767a14f169.dll,#1

Network

N/A

Files

memory/1260-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001014F000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-04-28 00:14

Reported

2024-04-28 00:17

Platform

win10v2004-20240419-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

52s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9aafe450ef3f113a33017868bde71b33da792a2a2af5f82efdf5a767a14f169.dll,#1

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 3540 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 3540 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 3540 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9aafe450ef3f113a33017868bde71b33da792a2a2af5f82efdf5a767a14f169.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e9aafe450ef3f113a33017868bde71b33da792a2a2af5f82efdf5a767a14f169.dll,#1

Network

Files

memory/3540-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001014F000-memory.dmp