Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-06 01:47

Sample ID 241031-bqhr2awdle
Target e4a43b3e530f59215fe577313e6661ec32c278cec4501489c0e9f0cf6bd07a8b
SHA256 e4a43b3e530f59215fe577313e6661ec32c278cec4501489c0e9f0cf6bd07a8b
Tags
gh0strat discovery rat
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

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

e4a43b3e530f59215fe577313e6661ec32c278cec4501489c0e9f0cf6bd07a8b

Threat Level: Known bad

The file e4a43b3e530f59215fe577313e6661ec32c278cec4501489c0e9f0cf6bd07a8b was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat discovery rat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat family

Gh0strat

Unsigned PE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-10-31 01:23

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

2024-10-31 01:20

Reported

2024-10-31 01:26

Platform

win7-20240903-en

Max time kernel

141s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4a43b3e530f59215fe577313e6661ec32c278cec4501489c0e9f0cf6bd07a8b.dll,#1

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

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 2100 wrote to memory of 2068 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2068 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2068 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2068 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2068 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2068 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2068 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\e4a43b3e530f59215fe577313e6661ec32c278cec4501489c0e9f0cf6bd07a8b.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4a43b3e530f59215fe577313e6661ec32c278cec4501489c0e9f0cf6bd07a8b.dll,#1

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2068-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001014F000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-10-31 01:20

Reported

2024-10-31 01:26

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4a43b3e530f59215fe577313e6661ec32c278cec4501489c0e9f0cf6bd07a8b.dll,#1

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

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 3496 wrote to memory of 4144 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 3496 wrote to memory of 4144 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 3496 wrote to memory of 4144 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\e4a43b3e530f59215fe577313e6661ec32c278cec4501489c0e9f0cf6bd07a8b.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e4a43b3e530f59215fe577313e6661ec32c278cec4501489c0e9f0cf6bd07a8b.dll,#1

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 150.171.28.10:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 2.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 53.210.109.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 226.108.222.173.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 19.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/4144-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001014F000-memory.dmp