Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-05 21:59

Sample ID 240428-j5chkabf8z
Target 8457878129ed4537db5bca7b1e58c1e641067cabb4265d3085885453fb06ea42
SHA256 8457878129ed4537db5bca7b1e58c1e641067cabb4265d3085885453fb06ea42
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

8457878129ed4537db5bca7b1e58c1e641067cabb4265d3085885453fb06ea42

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 8457878129ed4537db5bca7b1e58c1e641067cabb4265d3085885453fb06ea42 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat rat

Gh0strat

Gh0strat family

Gh0st RAT payload

Unsigned PE

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

N/A

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-04-28 08:14

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 08:14

Reported

2024-04-28 08:17

Platform

win7-20240220-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

123s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8457878129ed4537db5bca7b1e58c1e641067cabb4265d3085885453fb06ea42.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 2072 wrote to memory of 2028 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2028 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2028 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2028 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2028 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2028 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2072 wrote to memory of 2028 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\8457878129ed4537db5bca7b1e58c1e641067cabb4265d3085885453fb06ea42.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8457878129ed4537db5bca7b1e58c1e641067cabb4265d3085885453fb06ea42.dll,#1

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2028-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010011000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-04-28 08:14

Reported

2024-04-28 08:17

Platform

win10v2004-20240226-en

Max time kernel

142s

Max time network

149s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8457878129ed4537db5bca7b1e58c1e641067cabb4265d3085885453fb06ea42.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 824 wrote to memory of 4748 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 824 wrote to memory of 4748 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 824 wrote to memory of 4748 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\8457878129ed4537db5bca7b1e58c1e641067cabb4265d3085885453fb06ea42.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8457878129ed4537db5bca7b1e58c1e641067cabb4265d3085885453fb06ea42.dll,#1

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3944 --field-trial-handle=2280,i,11703952675008463361,17436195144517971517,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 134.190.18.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 68.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
GB 23.44.234.16:80 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 13.107.253.64:443 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 159.113.53.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 90.16.208.104.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/4748-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010011000-memory.dmp