gh0strat | 94f91c8f8d82ab66f0dd9cd6de802f2779281c7f9d5811afe8279f59213cb571

General

Target

2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
Size

4.4MB
MD5

64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64
SHA1

52064945e1381eb65739cb82fd031410daa3a095
SHA256

94f91c8f8d82ab66f0dd9cd6de802f2779281c7f9d5811afe8279f59213cb571
SHA512

d42d28c66c1f8a6e560750650ff31ea9f4c4b60540fd4cbe0ad9dd1201264a3a411ce1d328bc125df4159b5125800e53e7b80c06e84be14321cab229deb8b048
SSDEEP

49152:IYREXSVMDi3Rx/bXsPNIULkmp1/j6AeXZG7wmpvGF1IP9z5WuHC4O8b8ITDnl27z:J2SVMD8T/bXsPN5kiQaZ56

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240622234.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\\240622234.bat"	look2.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

look2.exeHD_2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exesvchcst.exe

pid process

412 look2.exe
3716 HD_2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
3696 svchcst.exe
Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

Processes:

look2.exesvchost.exesvchcst.exe

pid process

412 look2.exe
4476 svchost.exe
3696 svchcst.exe

pid	process
412	look2.exe
3716	HD_2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
3696	svchcst.exe

pid	process
412	look2.exe
4476	svchost.exe
3696	svchcst.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exelook2.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240622234.bat	look2.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	look2.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe	svchost.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

Processes:

2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.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:

svchcst.exe2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exelook2.exesvchost.exeHD_2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchcst.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.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_2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

pid	process
2936	2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
2936	2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes:

2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

pid	process
2936	2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
2936	2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes:

2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 412	2936	2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	look2.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 412	2936	2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	look2.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 412	2936	2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	look2.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 3716	2936	2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	HD_2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 3716	2936	2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	HD_2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
PID 2936 wrote to memory of 3716	2936	2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe	HD_2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 3696	4476	svchost.exe	svchcst.exe
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 3696	4476	svchost.exe	svchcst.exe
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 3696	4476	svchost.exe	svchcst.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.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:2936
- 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:412
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3716

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
PID:628

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:4476
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\svchcst.exe "c:\windows\system32\240622234.bat",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3696

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2024-11-14_64fb8213dd0b059147e3fb0e1b7caf64_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer.exe

Filesize
3.1MB

MD5
fb083acd60fe5c3156dc25442be815e3

SHA1
61df59b8f3ebd8b3d29ca3aedc4995e23cacf6d8

SHA256
f130b3789962d5c8b59aa250d6f26ad5945928f3905b32bf65aa7bd30348a794

SHA512
7147337d2c1006bb15cfa967c9eea6826b63c8d343f866e7454d7368d25019f39e52cf179500810834244c3ca9644d6c0df0b2c3128a9051e9ee6b428fa926f6

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

Filesize
1.3MB

MD5
647c2f4363d8d4f2c092b2dff06aa350

SHA1
7d5ba45ac89ac87c5db505fccdaa324a4e99e3ee

SHA256
f14f9c2f1c7cc9ec5450a851b54d0c186b4b164cd48cb7daa3bcea71ab2ceab0

SHA512
91cc12293f6c76cc705fa4f37c148100502986384441bc4fea2585ab8614845817a463478fc2b470f81ff5154172ac3385e1413d815eda8340af1aa484fe5dac

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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\240622234.bat

Filesize
51KB

MD5
16d9c0be560c0155c6ec33fec1fd255e

SHA1
23c402365af91929bd22aea796119f4d61a08eff

SHA256
51e33f34db7fe95f1641e752cce9199729420a2d8e4522d2a57ae21d35318e9b

SHA512
8e490d201808dac28ce2eeadacb71885b623bf65fdfd8ef1d6e2ac1d4c359197893d60c6b854022f53f11d09a5502222ddaf7216758ac788284e8eafadb6c732

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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