Analysis Overview
SHA256
c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9
Threat Level: Known bad
The file c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT payload
Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
UPX packed file
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Drops file in System32 directory
Drops file in Program Files directory
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-23 01:43
Signatures
Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-23 01:43
Reported
2024-06-23 01:46
Platform
win7-20240220-en
Max time kernel
139s
Max time network
148s
Command Line
Signatures
Gh0st RAT payload
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Gh0strat
Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\svchcst\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259395716.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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.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\c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.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 |
UPX packed file
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Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259395716.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\c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchcst.exe "c:\windows\system32\259395716.bat",MainThread
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.taobao.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| GB | 79.133.176.227:443 | www.taobao.com | tcp |
| CN | 114.55.89.54:442 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | world.taobao.com | udp |
| GB | 79.133.176.221:443 | world.taobao.com | tcp |
| GB | 79.133.176.221:443 | world.taobao.com | tcp |
| GB | 79.133.176.221:443 | world.taobao.com | tcp |
| GB | 79.133.176.221:443 | world.taobao.com | tcp |
| CN | 114.55.89.54:442 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | tcp |
| CN | 114.55.89.54:442 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| CN | 114.55.89.54:442 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | tcp |
| CN | 114.55.89.54:442 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | tcp |
| CN | 114.55.89.54:442 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | udp |
| CN | 114.55.89.54:442 | kinh.xmcxmr.com | tcp |
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe
| MD5 | 2f3b6f16e33e28ad75f3fdaef2567807 |
| SHA1 | 85e907340faf1edfc9210db85a04abd43d21b741 |
| SHA256 | 86492ebf2d6f471a5ee92977318d099b3ea86175b5b7ae522237ae01d07a4857 |
| SHA512 | db17e99e2df918cfc9ccbe934adfe73f0777ce1ce9f28b57a4b24ecd821efe2e0b976a634853247b77b16627d2bb3af4ba20306059d1d25ef38ffada7da3e3a4 |
\Windows\SysWOW64\259395716.bat
| MD5 | f5c2200a407e9e106e852af9dae5ac5d |
| SHA1 | f21c002f8038a2690a276badcd6b47e3ef634d6e |
| SHA256 | 048f81fc78878c634791b16fcfafb6130ed0acac2dc9c5ded2db9a31937e4cd9 |
| SHA512 | a71bb7bc124777839bf92eb08f1770e52db714a2a47903a6373647c9a52b56ea7b9e6b726a24fd507e5873e10732bdce07a16827db488d8174e462eed7767f6a |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.exe
| MD5 | 54f724806d05ae7d4def3b0cffdfb17d |
| SHA1 | e2a930b2e68d77977b7df9e65c4b6335e1919fd0 |
| SHA256 | 95b93a7c204d24780281a5e032e1d1053b2681d384b32224fae8ca8883b967d2 |
| SHA512 | ba0e010941ee83a22fa96bc0decd042580a640a3cb149ecf8b94545738bec850912e600ec3fe3dbc5367d8cfeb44de5c59f752e4cec05d4cb075bae007ed5680 |
memory/2820-28-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-30-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-31-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-33-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-51-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-35-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-37-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-39-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-41-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-53-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-59-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-57-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-55-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-71-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-69-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-67-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-65-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-63-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-61-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-49-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-47-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-45-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-44-0x00000000008D0000-0x000000000090E000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
| MD5 | c0f49acab93d9c76593f568d50c606f2 |
| SHA1 | d41c6a88b6036010ca30b60f5a143ed6ef8fdb41 |
| SHA256 | 11c5c1db7d944f5134259f3015fc58d397fa50c2f503372a7ca0672bb024fc9f |
| SHA512 | 780be3fe1826a4b616ed0586be311e03b1f642c8539097add885d0979c649ac9e815449537b14f6028d09c51bb354349f9148deccfc9b9290d3ca9b6c6ecc51d |
\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
| MD5 | 51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8 |
| SHA1 | 8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58 |
| SHA256 | 5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124 |
| SHA512 | 794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-23 01:43
Reported
2024-06-23 01:46
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
149s
Command Line
Signatures
Gh0st RAT payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Gh0strat
Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\svchcst\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240604890.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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.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\240604890.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\c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchcst.exe "c:\windows\system32\240604890.bat",MainThread
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| 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\240604890.bat
| MD5 | f5c2200a407e9e106e852af9dae5ac5d |
| SHA1 | f21c002f8038a2690a276badcd6b47e3ef634d6e |
| SHA256 | 048f81fc78878c634791b16fcfafb6130ed0acac2dc9c5ded2db9a31937e4cd9 |
| SHA512 | a71bb7bc124777839bf92eb08f1770e52db714a2a47903a6373647c9a52b56ea7b9e6b726a24fd507e5873e10732bdce07a16827db488d8174e462eed7767f6a |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_c52961c702b80b25eaaaa3dc03bc284b5118a8a130a6bcdb12ba3024e51744e9.exe
| MD5 | 54f724806d05ae7d4def3b0cffdfb17d |
| SHA1 | e2a930b2e68d77977b7df9e65c4b6335e1919fd0 |
| SHA256 | 95b93a7c204d24780281a5e032e1d1053b2681d384b32224fae8ca8883b967d2 |
| SHA512 | ba0e010941ee83a22fa96bc0decd042580a640a3cb149ecf8b94545738bec850912e600ec3fe3dbc5367d8cfeb44de5c59f752e4cec05d4cb075bae007ed5680 |
memory/1560-18-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003C000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat
| MD5 | c0f49acab93d9c76593f568d50c606f2 |
| SHA1 | d41c6a88b6036010ca30b60f5a143ed6ef8fdb41 |
| SHA256 | 11c5c1db7d944f5134259f3015fc58d397fa50c2f503372a7ca0672bb024fc9f |
| SHA512 | 780be3fe1826a4b616ed0586be311e03b1f642c8539097add885d0979c649ac9e815449537b14f6028d09c51bb354349f9148deccfc9b9290d3ca9b6c6ecc51d |
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
| MD5 | 889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679 |
| SHA1 | 8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7 |
| SHA256 | 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910 |
| SHA512 | 08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641 |
memory/1560-41-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003C000-memory.dmp