gh0strat | f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b

General

Target

f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe
Size

4.8MB
MD5

e2a2e613a4090da64092041bfa7c81a4
SHA1

2219e4cac81a3634aa875871dcb22bf54ab0c123
SHA256

f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b
SHA512

e31299e0c90529c4e5ec053ff3c42f5caf29206e6e37f919b16ef489e22bb876e5d6a01e6dbaa38c9069de700610e7b46e17fef97e95fa3381ac36b2a12f03d3
SSDEEP

49152:kYREXSVMDi3F+VbXsPNIULkmp1/j6AeXZG7wmpvGF1IP9z5WuHC4O8b8ITDnl27z:d2SVMD8F+VbXsPN5kiQaZ56

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
\Windows\SysWOW64\259437010.bat	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

Processes:

look2.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\svchcst\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259437010.bat"	look2.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

look2.exeHD_f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exesvchcst.exe

pid process

1308 look2.exe
2380 HD_f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe
2408 svchcst.exe

pid	process
1308	look2.exe
2380	HD_f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe
2408	svchcst.exe

Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs

Processes:

f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exelook2.exesvchost.exesvchcst.exe

pid	process
1908	f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe
1308	look2.exe
2944	svchost.exe
1908	f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe
2944	svchost.exe
2408	svchcst.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

Processes:

look2.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	process
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
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259437010.bat	look2.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 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:

look2.exesvchost.exeHD_f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exesvchcst.exef92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe

description	ioc	process
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_f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchcst.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe

pid process

1908 f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe

pid	process
1908	f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe
1908	f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes:

f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 1308	1908	f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe	look2.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 1308	1908	f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe	look2.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 1308	1908	f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe	look2.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 1308	1908	f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe	look2.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2380	1908	f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe	HD_f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2380	1908	f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe	HD_f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2380	1908	f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe	HD_f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2380	1908	f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe	HD_f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2408	2944	svchost.exe	svchcst.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2408	2944	svchost.exe	svchcst.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2408	2944	svchost.exe	svchcst.exe
PID 2944 wrote to memory of 2408	2944	svchost.exe	svchcst.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1908
- 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:1308
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2380

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
PID:1140

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
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2944
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\svchcst.exe "c:\windows\system32\259437010.bat",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2408

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

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_f92dca5c589b18788810580ea5eea3df92bd0ba9784ea3f70092f29415395f1b.exe

Filesize
3.1MB

MD5
fb083acd60fe5c3156dc25442be815e3

SHA1
61df59b8f3ebd8b3d29ca3aedc4995e23cacf6d8

SHA256
f130b3789962d5c8b59aa250d6f26ad5945928f3905b32bf65aa7bd30348a794

SHA512
7147337d2c1006bb15cfa967c9eea6826b63c8d343f866e7454d7368d25019f39e52cf179500810834244c3ca9644d6c0df0b2c3128a9051e9ee6b428fa926f6

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

Filesize
337KB

MD5
2f3b6f16e33e28ad75f3fdaef2567807

SHA1
85e907340faf1edfc9210db85a04abd43d21b741

SHA256
86492ebf2d6f471a5ee92977318d099b3ea86175b5b7ae522237ae01d07a4857

SHA512
db17e99e2df918cfc9ccbe934adfe73f0777ce1ce9f28b57a4b24ecd821efe2e0b976a634853247b77b16627d2bb3af4ba20306059d1d25ef38ffada7da3e3a4

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259437010.bat

Filesize
51KB

MD5
79e82a89c1fecd1493011d2f95f37b99

SHA1
eaaa627458aed7cebac23bc8c02b063d853bb4a0

SHA256
e46dd6f6da1ccdca280c73f4983948f6d598008b2f9f01a89f01200f2fb89701

SHA512
ee4224c62c157eaa9b0326a957699fb948dc13c46caaf5fff2e4b5346cf9cbbbcdc9d76f3d1054281221d4c9997adf2cc21d7e9bff29d885017958025a68a6b3

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\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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