gh0strat | 43ba1ca256951b07136f61c080529ebef8b32202af905db29eea97266ee667b5

General

Target

43ba1ca256951b07136f61c080529ebef8b32202af905db29eea97266ee667b5.exe
Size

1.6MB
MD5

5b7378b2d7067b19d0b81c1a46f92462
SHA1

38045ff70d5cf3f718f09f5af17294995f17b4f5
SHA256

43ba1ca256951b07136f61c080529ebef8b32202af905db29eea97266ee667b5
SHA512

54c706af377ad61468551650cf9e5f3f75510844e10625c5a89ad853b1a60ce513cbbff4d25d1c0a1fd6e73df5cdd3eefbfc95288153f61f41bcf5d25c274a17
SSDEEP

24576:EYFbkIsaPiXSVnC7Yp9zkNmZG8RRlnMyzy+SD:EYREXSVMDi37I

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x00090000000233fe-5.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

Sets DLL path for service in the registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\svchcst\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240618234.bat"	look2.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2724	look2.exe
4116	svchcst.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2724	look2.exe
656	svchost.exe
4116	svchcst.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240618234.bat	look2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	look2.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe	svchost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	43ba1ca256951b07136f61c080529ebef8b32202af905db29eea97266ee667b5.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
60	43ba1ca256951b07136f61c080529ebef8b32202af905db29eea97266ee667b5.exe
60	43ba1ca256951b07136f61c080529ebef8b32202af905db29eea97266ee667b5.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 60 wrote to memory of 2724	60	43ba1ca256951b07136f61c080529ebef8b32202af905db29eea97266ee667b5.exe	84
PID 60 wrote to memory of 2724	60	43ba1ca256951b07136f61c080529ebef8b32202af905db29eea97266ee667b5.exe	84
PID 60 wrote to memory of 2724	60	43ba1ca256951b07136f61c080529ebef8b32202af905db29eea97266ee667b5.exe	84
PID 656 wrote to memory of 4116	656	svchost.exe	93
PID 656 wrote to memory of 4116	656	svchost.exe	93
PID 656 wrote to memory of 4116	656	svchost.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\43ba1ca256951b07136f61c080529ebef8b32202af905db29eea97266ee667b5.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\43ba1ca256951b07136f61c080529ebef8b32202af905db29eea97266ee667b5.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:60
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\look2.exe
  2⤵
  - Sets DLL path for service in the registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  PID:2724

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
PID:4516

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:656
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\svchcst.exe "c:\windows\system32\240618234.bat",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  PID:4116

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

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

Filesize
1.6MB

MD5
5b7378b2d7067b19d0b81c1a46f92462

SHA1
38045ff70d5cf3f718f09f5af17294995f17b4f5

SHA256
43ba1ca256951b07136f61c080529ebef8b32202af905db29eea97266ee667b5

SHA512
54c706af377ad61468551650cf9e5f3f75510844e10625c5a89ad853b1a60ce513cbbff4d25d1c0a1fd6e73df5cdd3eefbfc95288153f61f41bcf5d25c274a17

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe

Filesize
337KB

MD5
2f3b6f16e33e28ad75f3fdaef2567807

SHA1
85e907340faf1edfc9210db85a04abd43d21b741

SHA256
86492ebf2d6f471a5ee92977318d099b3ea86175b5b7ae522237ae01d07a4857

SHA512
db17e99e2df918cfc9ccbe934adfe73f0777ce1ce9f28b57a4b24ecd821efe2e0b976a634853247b77b16627d2bb3af4ba20306059d1d25ef38ffada7da3e3a4

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240618234.bat

Filesize
51KB

MD5
af5759007e2a8ae88d845107b50b4122

SHA1
1fc6738f72c2111cca4a86a8b8cf34c9a82adc79

SHA256
5178f2f10020e274d5614c2d0d53aa50d8ceecd6c8c247afad4f9947a00121a4

SHA512
c611a656ae1d3b2487c6301b9ae08df99e6655e380b2906c91787aa107461620475b51ec0e8e19c9873c052616fa08f799bddae07c06616fd09db4b5d0342304

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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