gh0strat | cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42

General

Target

cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe
Size

2.7MB
MD5

2d7f39379c650b1acfe72c4b0f5b8e1e
SHA1

4ef37f8b091cfe45e77b3b0df182723fa608c64f
SHA256

cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42
SHA512

f8cd907f3bce73c56f9a836a3fbf2aadeda928f1a8a4d4557e18df01940577ae11e3bf196d2875909f2f12d5d644b4edabf3fbf9167f718dc322a05cd2022ff9
SSDEEP

49152:/YREXSVMDi39x7kYKy2Re589Y+wejfxYD2qQfs+RiieNXsD:A2SVMD8n7kYec589YLeLxYD2qQfs+Rsi

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023c93-5.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\\240621968.bat"	look2.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4008	look2.exe
4252	HD_cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe
2924	svchcst.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4008	look2.exe
556	svchost.exe
2924	svchcst.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240621968.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)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.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_cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchcst.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1520	cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe
1520	cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1520	cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe
1520	cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 4008	1520	cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe	83
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 4008	1520	cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe	83
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 4008	1520	cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe	83
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 4252	1520	cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe	86
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 4252	1520	cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe	86
PID 1520 wrote to memory of 4252	1520	cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe	86
PID 556 wrote to memory of 2924	556	svchost.exe	94
PID 556 wrote to memory of 2924	556	svchost.exe	94
PID 556 wrote to memory of 2924	556	svchost.exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1520
- 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:4008
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4252

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
PID:3568

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:556
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\svchcst.exe "c:\windows\system32\240621968.bat",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2924

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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Downloads

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

Filesize
1.3MB

MD5
a3b312045874c1b649aa97591b6598b6

SHA1
5f7d6e1704562bc40ea31b9acfa26ad36ceaf00c

SHA256
8f00e0d6fbe748bc26e5c2b9f19b3c754b96d0e539aaaa48a0d7a1ee6053bf15

SHA512
69bb57d9ab8530580ae96d1955a937abc8e0f1bba175c1525d8eb9a1cbb904299451a9b34500ad38c63ca0e6f40f71cf77023a28d0ead060acc00867ed39d671

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_cf125daacc62a36873b806b44bb4e216523bd7e461b7f1f4f75fdad43825df42.exe

Filesize
1.4MB

MD5
3b18120dd3ec631f480b83d695b44824

SHA1
6aff3d0935c31a99e2cd3e6ea73e54cc095f7de7

SHA256
58a3efb76d4fa71ff00d28417965966463a4972f6014073ff7debff3a6d3848b

SHA512
fe2a92eee7dd7fb05e1805752190e79040f27b2b8350e9b6a9cb4865da4b6ee309d52e2623a33ace0df7b4eb7f09f209a62b0d1e61ea49a728930da687905f70

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

Filesize
337KB

MD5
2f3b6f16e33e28ad75f3fdaef2567807

SHA1
85e907340faf1edfc9210db85a04abd43d21b741

SHA256
86492ebf2d6f471a5ee92977318d099b3ea86175b5b7ae522237ae01d07a4857

SHA512
db17e99e2df918cfc9ccbe934adfe73f0777ce1ce9f28b57a4b24ecd821efe2e0b976a634853247b77b16627d2bb3af4ba20306059d1d25ef38ffada7da3e3a4

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240621968.bat

Filesize
51KB

MD5
c7417285731ac7ed7c658bcb0d6e9c06

SHA1
9e0b7a70fe53237f8d2d1a9a05504aa3ffb02db6

SHA256
d6a88b8f1302aadf32346f7cb2b6633d6567fa78019ac7f62c4b5312f6ac084c

SHA512
b445c77fd212ed3cdc6dfecfc37fc76a24222c43a5e71878f735873db5bba2d73321dfd0b803a43f605e180f19c9d6ce114e5a30eaf7013a7ca38864af1ac611

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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