Analysis Overview
SHA256
2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6 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
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-05-31 09:35
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-31 09:35
Reported
2024-05-31 09:38
Platform
win10v2004-20240426-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
145s
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\\240595843.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 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 |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240595843.bat | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Program Files directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6.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\2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3352 wrote to memory of 3100 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe |
| PID 3352 wrote to memory of 3100 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe |
| PID 3352 wrote to memory of 3100 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe |
| PID 1468 wrote to memory of 2200 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe |
| PID 1468 wrote to memory of 2200 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe |
| PID 1468 wrote to memory of 2200 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6.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\240595843.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 | 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 80.90.14.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 71.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.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 | 133.211.185.52.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 | 26.165.165.52.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 | 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 | 13.227.111.52.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 |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe
| MD5 | 2f3b6f16e33e28ad75f3fdaef2567807 |
| SHA1 | 85e907340faf1edfc9210db85a04abd43d21b741 |
| SHA256 | 86492ebf2d6f471a5ee92977318d099b3ea86175b5b7ae522237ae01d07a4857 |
| SHA512 | db17e99e2df918cfc9ccbe934adfe73f0777ce1ce9f28b57a4b24ecd821efe2e0b976a634853247b77b16627d2bb3af4ba20306059d1d25ef38ffada7da3e3a4 |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240595843.bat
| MD5 | c36a91aff01582e53aba416cace3e9f6 |
| SHA1 | 02b015ea685c7d29cc92f2c4d66efe6d92fb7859 |
| SHA256 | 8894b98d4f9ba6535fd2aede3998dd5a842b79a37ae6150f9b17588c1c8a726e |
| SHA512 | e83e7ab974498894cf5ef053bca6306213b0b5b5f815d55c11a8366550fb31fe85c528103a631037d55fbdcd7a064d3ea3bae7d6ec7731e274914046c4dbca1c |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
| MD5 | 2f1a3f4c5f080135935b922d7439e30a |
| SHA1 | eb0f4eb5e05911b575f53ffef4268e21c3969fdc |
| SHA256 | 2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6 |
| SHA512 | 3cfaa8d956fa993c1f7bac33598e64e2310d471d128967abc17883a7db7cf1e728c4e386634e1ede571fbdfeaf461c73073c2f0dbdf49101f981dc55c710842b |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
| MD5 | 889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679 |
| SHA1 | 8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7 |
| SHA256 | 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910 |
| SHA512 | 08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641 |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-31 09:35
Reported
2024-05-31 09:38
Platform
win7-20240419-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
148s
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\\259395030.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\2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6.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 created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259395030.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)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6.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\2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6.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\259395030.bat",MainThread
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| 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 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\259395030.bat
| MD5 | c36a91aff01582e53aba416cace3e9f6 |
| SHA1 | 02b015ea685c7d29cc92f2c4d66efe6d92fb7859 |
| SHA256 | 8894b98d4f9ba6535fd2aede3998dd5a842b79a37ae6150f9b17588c1c8a726e |
| SHA512 | e83e7ab974498894cf5ef053bca6306213b0b5b5f815d55c11a8366550fb31fe85c528103a631037d55fbdcd7a064d3ea3bae7d6ec7731e274914046c4dbca1c |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
| MD5 | 2f1a3f4c5f080135935b922d7439e30a |
| SHA1 | eb0f4eb5e05911b575f53ffef4268e21c3969fdc |
| SHA256 | 2fb8ba0ec049aa90e2a605a86d4eeb3af4eab1422a5279eb376fe12a3e4223a6 |
| SHA512 | 3cfaa8d956fa993c1f7bac33598e64e2310d471d128967abc17883a7db7cf1e728c4e386634e1ede571fbdfeaf461c73073c2f0dbdf49101f981dc55c710842b |
\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
| MD5 | 51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8 |
| SHA1 | 8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58 |
| SHA256 | 5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124 |
| SHA512 | 794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d |