Analysis Overview
SHA256
159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT payload
Sets DLL path for service in the registry
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Drops file in System32 directory
Drops file in Program Files directory
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-05-31 09:33
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-31 09:33
Reported
2024-05-31 09:35
Platform
win7-20240220-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Gh0st RAT payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gh0strat
Sets DLL path for service in the registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\svchcst\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259394172.bat" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259394172.bat | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Program Files directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\look2.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchcst.exe "c:\windows\system32\259394172.bat",MainThread
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe
| MD5 | 2f3b6f16e33e28ad75f3fdaef2567807 |
| SHA1 | 85e907340faf1edfc9210db85a04abd43d21b741 |
| SHA256 | 86492ebf2d6f471a5ee92977318d099b3ea86175b5b7ae522237ae01d07a4857 |
| SHA512 | db17e99e2df918cfc9ccbe934adfe73f0777ce1ce9f28b57a4b24ecd821efe2e0b976a634853247b77b16627d2bb3af4ba20306059d1d25ef38ffada7da3e3a4 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\259394172.bat
| MD5 | 8a8b753eb365f58050fde84356d42333 |
| SHA1 | 68f0a9573b77691851de9954c1df53f0437c734d |
| SHA256 | e7ed46b936fea9c69b58319fdd5adb5ddc017e8a3f920763919f583b2387c0c6 |
| SHA512 | b70341e5329b714f636d0c01684616294a1d6e7deb93082e38d58b24d3acadae6ed99f962a22df130bda729d88339062d5c2bd3cbb7bee4e694fb896bb13af39 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
| MD5 | 356d5ef9d89af07d510321d0c98ee89c |
| SHA1 | 491c19cf83bc306c2d65452522c5803dab560edc |
| SHA256 | 159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8 |
| SHA512 | 3231c9d4dde23deeebda9b200c15ee93e94a0d67ee0f7c7cf3ac6d098d615bbda845cd5a4dae5082ceab8144f40780b1b783e018997395f9bb4cf8874b13cef4 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
| MD5 | 51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8 |
| SHA1 | 8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58 |
| SHA256 | 5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124 |
| SHA512 | 794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-31 09:33
Reported
2024-05-31 09:35
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
147s
Command Line
Signatures
Gh0st RAT payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gh0strat
Sets DLL path for service in the registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\svchcst\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240601000.bat" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240601000.bat | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Program Files directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4564 wrote to memory of 4780 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe |
| PID 4564 wrote to memory of 4780 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe |
| PID 4564 wrote to memory of 4780 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe |
| PID 4200 wrote to memory of 3116 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe |
| PID 4200 wrote to memory of 3116 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe |
| PID 4200 wrote to memory of 3116 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\look2.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchcst.exe "c:\windows\system32\240601000.bat",MainThread
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NL | 23.62.61.96:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 4.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 96.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 89.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 22.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe
| MD5 | 2f3b6f16e33e28ad75f3fdaef2567807 |
| SHA1 | 85e907340faf1edfc9210db85a04abd43d21b741 |
| SHA256 | 86492ebf2d6f471a5ee92977318d099b3ea86175b5b7ae522237ae01d07a4857 |
| SHA512 | db17e99e2df918cfc9ccbe934adfe73f0777ce1ce9f28b57a4b24ecd821efe2e0b976a634853247b77b16627d2bb3af4ba20306059d1d25ef38ffada7da3e3a4 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240601000.bat
| MD5 | 8a8b753eb365f58050fde84356d42333 |
| SHA1 | 68f0a9573b77691851de9954c1df53f0437c734d |
| SHA256 | e7ed46b936fea9c69b58319fdd5adb5ddc017e8a3f920763919f583b2387c0c6 |
| SHA512 | b70341e5329b714f636d0c01684616294a1d6e7deb93082e38d58b24d3acadae6ed99f962a22df130bda729d88339062d5c2bd3cbb7bee4e694fb896bb13af39 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
| MD5 | 356d5ef9d89af07d510321d0c98ee89c |
| SHA1 | 491c19cf83bc306c2d65452522c5803dab560edc |
| SHA256 | 159abf69835781163eedec8b3a3f52eed3be2147fb49739ced8054c23d093cd8 |
| SHA512 | 3231c9d4dde23deeebda9b200c15ee93e94a0d67ee0f7c7cf3ac6d098d615bbda845cd5a4dae5082ceab8144f40780b1b783e018997395f9bb4cf8874b13cef4 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
| MD5 | 889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679 |
| SHA1 | 8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7 |
| SHA256 | 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910 |
| SHA512 | 08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641 |