Overview
overview
9Static
static
9Norton Gho...RR.txt
windows7-x64
1Norton Gho...RR.txt
windows10-2004-x64
1Norton Gho...32.exe
windows7-x64
6Norton Gho...32.exe
windows10-2004-x64
6Norton Gho...64.exe
windows7-x64
6Norton Gho...64.exe
windows10-2004-x64
6Norton Gho...xp.exe
windows7-x64
6Norton Gho...xp.exe
windows10-2004-x64
6Norton Gho...64.exe
windows7-x64
6Norton Gho...64.exe
windows10-2004-x64
6Norton Gho...32.dmp
windows7-x64
3Norton Gho...32.dmp
windows10-2004-x64
3Norton Gho...rn.txt
windows7-x64
1Norton Gho...rn.txt
windows10-2004-x64
1Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows7_x64 -
resource
win7-20240903-en -
resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system -
submitted
04-09-2024 16:26
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/GHOSTERR.txt
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/GHOSTERR.txt
Resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/Ghost32.exe
Resource
win7-20240729-en
Behavioral task
behavioral4
Sample
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/Ghost32.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
Behavioral task
behavioral5
Sample
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/Ghost64.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral6
Sample
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/Ghost64.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
Behavioral task
behavioral7
Sample
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/Ghostexp.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral8
Sample
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/Ghostexp.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
Behavioral task
behavioral9
Sample
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/Ghostexp64.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral10
Sample
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/Ghostexp64.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
Behavioral task
behavioral11
Sample
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/ghost32.dmp
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral12
Sample
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/ghost32.dmp
Resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
Behavioral task
behavioral13
Sample
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/ghstwarn.txt
Resource
win7-20240903-en
Behavioral task
behavioral14
Sample
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/ghstwarn.txt
Resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
General
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Target
Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]/Ghostexp.exe
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Size
3.4MB
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MD5
dee6581051c749c032f2ac4b14b8f35b
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SHA1
c817d554582dc13cf2c6f2e59576771e2a9cecb7
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SHA256
88d1be906b870b76b990ac1ed1d25529f73d094554a077e445e2d2eb723d60c2
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SHA512
8c40e9b1db29b205eec34591293a7794a24925f6f3838f07c9182a6af6949b8c76c216cfcc3b60c0cd60030275eb02b96c3f4a0ed6a8b0de43525cc0b4cbf94b
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SSDEEP
98304:QuD6fsViW3fk4XKMqzFqaAXJG4ogN5rDh146Y:5DpViW3fk2aAXr3NJ91b
Malware Config
Signatures
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Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
Processes:
Ghostexp.exedescription ioc process File opened (read-only) \??\D: Ghostexp.exe File opened (read-only) \??\F: Ghostexp.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: Ghostexp.exe -
Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
Processes:
Ghostexp.exedescription ioc process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum Ghostexp.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0 Ghostexp.exe -
Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.
Processes:
Ghostexp.exedescription ioc process File opened for modification \??\PhysicalDrive0 Ghostexp.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
Processes:
Ghostexp.exedescription ioc process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Ghostexp.exe -
Modifies registry class 8 IoCs
Processes:
Ghostexp.exedescription ioc process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ghost\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\NORTON~1\\Ghostexp.exe \"%1\"" Ghostexp.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.gho Ghostexp.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.gho\ = "Ghost" Ghostexp.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ghost Ghostexp.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ghost\ = "Ghost image file" Ghostexp.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ghost\shell\open\command Ghostexp.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ghost\shell Ghostexp.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ghost\shell\open Ghostexp.exe -
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
Processes:
Ghostexp.exepid process 2240 Ghostexp.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs
Processes:
Ghostexp.exedescription pid process Token: 33 2240 Ghostexp.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2240 Ghostexp.exe Token: 33 2240 Ghostexp.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2240 Ghostexp.exe Token: 33 2240 Ghostexp.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2240 Ghostexp.exe Token: 33 2240 Ghostexp.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2240 Ghostexp.exe Token: 33 2240 Ghostexp.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2240 Ghostexp.exe Token: 33 2240 Ghostexp.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2240 Ghostexp.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
Processes:
Ghostexp.exepid process 2240 Ghostexp.exe 2240 Ghostexp.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]\Ghostexp.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Norton Ghost 12 + Ghost Explorer 2013 (x32-x64) Portable [ENDO]\Ghostexp.exe"1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2240