gh0strat | 46f227d962a503eb6276f99d63b891e8de60a1eaf02c768ac4b0aba2e3ac5d56

General

Target

ExeFile (24).exe
Size

112KB
MD5

ca1ad33af1b5a62528075b8d3c69472d
SHA1

8d7307b490bf258572530fba14b0462b7cb974e7
SHA256

46f227d962a503eb6276f99d63b891e8de60a1eaf02c768ac4b0aba2e3ac5d56
SHA512

3ee3b2a1a88fb9be5211a104c3544afa2e59669554d28f149ee62ea3c15ec870ab8d3fc69f32f06006643d2281e01d829969e9a948333b541063225bfeea8ba9
SSDEEP

1536:vqEA70HzLJksPEOajozLElnqiO2sdJ/tHi:vXTLJkQ7zAV3OtC

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
\Windows\Fonts\259464045.dll	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

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Processes:

ExeFile (24).exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\serivces\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\fonts\\259464045.dll"	ExeFile (24).exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exe

pid process

2176 cmd.exe
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

serivces.exe

pid process

2708 serivces.exe
Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

Processes:

ExeFile (24).exesvchost.exeserivces.exe

pid process

2292 ExeFile (24).exe
2440 svchost.exe
2440 svchost.exe
2708 serivces.exe
2708 serivces.exe
2708 serivces.exe
2708 serivces.exe
Creates a Windows Service
persistence
Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe svchost.exe
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe svchost.exe
Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

ExeFile (24).exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Windows\fonts\259464045.dll ExeFile (24).exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

pid	process
2176	cmd.exe

pid	process
2708	serivces.exe

pid	process
2292	ExeFile (24).exe
2440	svchost.exe
2440	svchost.exe
2708	serivces.exe
2708	serivces.exe
2708	serivces.exe
2708	serivces.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe	svchost.exe

description	ioc	process
File created	C:\Windows\fonts\259464045.dll	ExeFile (24).exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Processes:

ExeFile (24).exesvchost.execmd.exePING.EXEserivces.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ExeFile (24).exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	serivces.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
discovery

Internet Connection Discovery
T1016.001

Processes:

cmd.exePING.EXE

pid process

2176 cmd.exe
2656 PING.EXE
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

2656 PING.EXE
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

ExeFile (24).exe

pid process

2292 ExeFile (24).exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

ExeFile (24).exe

description pid process

Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2292 ExeFile (24).exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

ExeFile (24).exe

pid process

2292 ExeFile (24).exe

pid	process
2176	cmd.exe
2656	PING.EXE

pid	process
2656	PING.EXE

pid	process
2292	ExeFile (24).exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2292	ExeFile (24).exe

pid	process
2292	ExeFile (24).exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes:

ExeFile (24).execmd.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 2176	2292	ExeFile (24).exe	cmd.exe
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 2176	2292	ExeFile (24).exe	cmd.exe
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 2176	2292	ExeFile (24).exe	cmd.exe
PID 2292 wrote to memory of 2176	2292	ExeFile (24).exe	cmd.exe
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 2656	2176	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 2656	2176	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 2656	2176	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2176 wrote to memory of 2656	2176	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2708	2440	svchost.exe	serivces.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2708	2440	svchost.exe	serivces.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2708	2440	svchost.exe	serivces.exe
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2708	2440	svchost.exe	serivces.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExeFile (24).exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExeFile (24).exe"
1⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2292
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1 && del /f/q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExeFile (24).exe"
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2176
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:2656

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "serivces"
1⤵
PID:1804

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "serivces"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2440
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\serivces.exe "c:\windows\fonts\259464045.dll",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2708

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Server Software Component

1

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

1

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\serivces.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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\Windows\Fonts\259464045.dll

Filesize
37KB

MD5
d120109c51cdb5187c0b926bbbecc7af

SHA1
1fef747d87dcf29e3dec31c5bdf71d05ef6f2b4e

SHA256
0649e4500086724bb606fb46726a6c9c4c7fce062fb8c9eb3d9149200432a08f

SHA512
9ae1a041d004e2ccd16feaf6918b3410dfc6a96bac4fc7857a6c9b767101cb725f0113e9cc4ddaaf832b02ece5d48effc0bb0a2423c11fbeb8b73cb6cdbfbd9c

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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