gh0strat | 8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
154s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
11-11-2024 16:30

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General

Target

8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe
Size

2.9MB
MD5

f9a15443745c8b6c0e2c2e871f46ca30
SHA1

c00e4316da7d3e4a658a15aa2a3ef537d87bce66
SHA256

8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7
SHA512

b0e6752be0a30e10251fada4ff432c7fd09ad45429cd08343304c5f169cc30d94ccaf41ddb90e1844338b396f1977aa03562e8fc121ae5840661aa8cfa95008b
SSDEEP

49152:KYREXSVMDi3D+3+XGwv2tP1zTPADnWPMklKu8bi4O8b8ITDnl13S:/2SVMD8D+3+Wwv2tP1PPknK

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000016cf0-6.dat	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
Gh0strat family
gh0strat

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\svchcst\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259456884.bat"	look2.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1968	look2.exe
2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe
2868	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe
1624	svchcst.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2332	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe
1968	look2.exe
2324	svchost.exe
2332	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe
2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe
2324	svchost.exe
1624	svchcst.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259456884.bat	look2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	look2.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe	svchost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	look2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchcst.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000_CLASSES\	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2332	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2332	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe
2332	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 1968	2332	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	31
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 1968	2332	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	31
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 1968	2332	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	31
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 1968	2332	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	31
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2368	2332	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2368	2332	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2368	2332	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	34
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2368	2332	8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	34
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2868	2368	HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe	35

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2332
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\look2.exe
  2⤵
  - Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1968
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2368
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe" --channel=2368.0.589249908 --type=renderer
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2868

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
PID:1408

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2324
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\svchcst.exe "c:\windows\system32\259456884.bat",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1624

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

Filesize
1.4MB

MD5
06d978dd90f0f028ac682657a328ac4a

SHA1
d45928316caafd1402df444e44bcdaaaee1a3678

SHA256
9bdcca0eb16f0549cda899a222d028e882895c6447329a5ddbb449f3ed9069ba

SHA512
90a5c1b92410572207a1c9c21a32de136ef9243e1a5472ae31d96a1bfc181c07fa7d85a9b12d1a9b9158e1196fe31e9ec1eb40c444a5420b7158490e83bb8601

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_8143703d320fe0b7849fbce9371af5f703a78ddae3439c6b83cc8d2296db75b7.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
7a97aa40d8a3da4a9095873c72d524c5

SHA1
d219db66995e0548ea1226cb1806388b1ac718f7

SHA256
00d2ce2c35e8f2d31c2a8778c6e8846be3d1467cd1e66aa494571a14dea0e4d1

SHA512
16de6e0fdda9ebd7de996e97f73d9fad661c947320b604e5aafdcde50ee4582b1b07da98233b12dc76c464abe2104323c056b1ab477532ee10f5117cb03aa90c

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe

Filesize
337KB

MD5
2f3b6f16e33e28ad75f3fdaef2567807

SHA1
85e907340faf1edfc9210db85a04abd43d21b741

SHA256
86492ebf2d6f471a5ee92977318d099b3ea86175b5b7ae522237ae01d07a4857

SHA512
db17e99e2df918cfc9ccbe934adfe73f0777ce1ce9f28b57a4b24ecd821efe2e0b976a634853247b77b16627d2bb3af4ba20306059d1d25ef38ffada7da3e3a4

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\259456884.bat

Filesize
51KB

MD5
a9085e2a4792b122da0475b6556f1315

SHA1
b42baf387b0f4b2646a990e65b12ddeceedb1c8e

SHA256
1ffe3bd7c38c213f068a8470ec6c45bce1046d53e0399a993cee1856e3cdd4a2

SHA512
960c5653322f070d817d2a00a6a6d82b455b0712b38d3020a597bad516743e6197c63984e28f0221679e70f39c170c747fff0204de8856867025a0ee325ffd55

Download Submit
\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

Download Submit
memory/2868-33-0x0000000000470000-0x0000000000472000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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