Malware Analysis Report

2025-01-22 14:44

Sample ID 240604-xykggshc96
Target 396154a02411ba541af3c94de6eac230_NeikiAnalytics.exe
SHA256 f14ae561cf2e27d6588dcfb9bf60c50458aa3b95f9955ba9c9c66f3b9591d590
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

f14ae561cf2e27d6588dcfb9bf60c50458aa3b95f9955ba9c9c66f3b9591d590

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 396154a02411ba541af3c94de6eac230_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat rat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat family

Gh0strat

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

MITRE ATT&CK

N/A

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-04 19:15

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

2024-06-04 19:15

Reported

2024-06-04 19:18

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

119s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\396154a02411ba541af3c94de6eac230_NeikiAnalytics.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 2964 wrote to memory of 2136 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2136 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2136 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2136 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2136 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2136 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2964 wrote to memory of 2136 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\396154a02411ba541af3c94de6eac230_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\396154a02411ba541af3c94de6eac230_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2136-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010011000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-04 19:15

Reported

2024-06-04 19:18

Platform

win10v2004-20240426-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

100s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\396154a02411ba541af3c94de6eac230_NeikiAnalytics.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 5092 wrote to memory of 3608 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 5092 wrote to memory of 3608 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 5092 wrote to memory of 3608 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\396154a02411ba541af3c94de6eac230_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\396154a02411ba541af3c94de6eac230_NeikiAnalytics.dll,#1

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 107.27.33.23.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 138.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 52.111.227.11:443 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 31.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/3608-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010011000-memory.dmp