gh0strat | 03ae5aaef1dc79c45eedd14698e221533735d829bf172cbd1049219e60e1ff0c

Analysis

max time kernel
0s
max time network
34s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
21-11-2024 13:48

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General

Target

03ae5aaef1dc79c45eedd14698e221533735d829bf172cbd1049219e60e1ff0c.exe
Size

2.5MB
MD5

c4b5fdf92ad5b5e7d8d8df0648cb8044
SHA1

54189d8c5cba249b57fd6a63e35f8d04675478f4
SHA256

03ae5aaef1dc79c45eedd14698e221533735d829bf172cbd1049219e60e1ff0c
SHA512

5ff11d8e2c83f5176499815b04f2ca2164cdd4933a5e359f97f10b0ac3899b59cab642a72a26a12c8eeba89d398651a550d79e0d5ca9928de00b240a0d85b84e
SSDEEP

24576:bCwsbKgbQ5NANIvGTYwMHXA+wT1kfTw4SIuvB74fgt7ibhRM5QhKehFdMtRj7nHv:bCwsbCANnKXferL7Vwe/Gg0P+WhViDn

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 14 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023ca2-5.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023ca2-9.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4072-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3488-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2596-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2596-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2596-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2596-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/2596-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/3488-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4072-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/4072-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023ca2-8.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/files/0x0007000000023ca2-56.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\Remote Data\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\240623421.txt"	R.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1752	R.exe
4072	N.exe
3488	TXPlatfor.exe
2596	TXPlatfor.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1752	R.exe
3604	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240623421.txt	R.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	R.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe	N.exe

UPX packed file 13 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4072-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4072-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3488-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2596-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2596-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2596-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2596-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2596-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2596-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3488-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3488-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4072-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4072-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp	upx

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	N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TXPlatfor.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	03ae5aaef1dc79c45eedd14698e221533735d829bf172cbd1049219e60e1ff0c.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	R.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
1564	PING.EXE
1264	cmd.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
1564	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4072	N.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1052	03ae5aaef1dc79c45eedd14698e221533735d829bf172cbd1049219e60e1ff0c.exe
1052	03ae5aaef1dc79c45eedd14698e221533735d829bf172cbd1049219e60e1ff0c.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1052 wrote to memory of 1752	1052	03ae5aaef1dc79c45eedd14698e221533735d829bf172cbd1049219e60e1ff0c.exe	83
PID 1052 wrote to memory of 1752	1052	03ae5aaef1dc79c45eedd14698e221533735d829bf172cbd1049219e60e1ff0c.exe	83
PID 1052 wrote to memory of 1752	1052	03ae5aaef1dc79c45eedd14698e221533735d829bf172cbd1049219e60e1ff0c.exe	83
PID 1052 wrote to memory of 4072	1052	03ae5aaef1dc79c45eedd14698e221533735d829bf172cbd1049219e60e1ff0c.exe	86
PID 1052 wrote to memory of 4072	1052	03ae5aaef1dc79c45eedd14698e221533735d829bf172cbd1049219e60e1ff0c.exe	86
PID 1052 wrote to memory of 4072	1052	03ae5aaef1dc79c45eedd14698e221533735d829bf172cbd1049219e60e1ff0c.exe	86
PID 4072 wrote to memory of 1264	4072	N.exe	88
PID 4072 wrote to memory of 1264	4072	N.exe	88
PID 4072 wrote to memory of 1264	4072	N.exe	88
PID 3488 wrote to memory of 2596	3488	TXPlatfor.exe	89
PID 3488 wrote to memory of 2596	3488	TXPlatfor.exe	89
PID 3488 wrote to memory of 2596	3488	TXPlatfor.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\03ae5aaef1dc79c45eedd14698e221533735d829bf172cbd1049219e60e1ff0c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\03ae5aaef1dc79c45eedd14698e221533735d829bf172cbd1049219e60e1ff0c.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1052
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.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:1752
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\N.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4072
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe > nul
    3⤵
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    PID:1264
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 2 127.0.0.1
      4⤵
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:1564

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
PID:4256

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3604
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240623421.txt",MainThread
  2⤵
  PID:2852

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3488
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -acsi
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2596

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

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

Filesize
309KB

MD5
1d96fe2f0b12c9c276b71398a35b0588

SHA1
853be9fa1eec19905f442e8bffcbc0105ebae6c0

SHA256
7a8b15dba469bfbd770701312b657c079a276252a7677cb667f1b481768684d2

SHA512
a8743e0d7a22387621e2acd6dd1ea06ddd448b3ba0c888da587f727ff1fccd3fd363951899bfe6e25d711abe7a9845e14af5ba038b81bb6f04a0f32953ccf70e

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

Filesize
377KB

MD5
4a36a48e58829c22381572b2040b6fe0

SHA1
f09d30e44ff7e3f20a5de307720f3ad148c6143b

SHA256
3de6c02f52a661b8f934f59541d0cf297bb489eb2155e346b63c7338e09aeaf8

SHA512
5d0ea398792f6b9eb3f188813c50b7f43929183b5733d2b595b2fd1c78722764fd15f62db1086b5c7edfb157661a6dcd544ddd80907ee7699dddbca1ef4022d0

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

Filesize
576KB

MD5
038f250b9e8c049afe63178a1f927f85

SHA1
93091bcc8a32b71e95980f0305d2f3676582aa51

SHA256
9f69f32f834ed11c9aab1905ea37ddd814ec528b3705837dcbbc4efd6a7e5cca

SHA512
81994a2c9030fe6d330b220b08d8f5a7b797dd0f345385564b57a105c51f508517bfa5e72241c7a095a47c12ff38428c8d180824fcc8594f926848b32a52bde5

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

Filesize
327KB

MD5
43795e9d2244e546b8ea64a91a9ac0a0

SHA1
0a177c8e4a33d346fe47154f49c9fd5109182ec5

SHA256
a55f30fba1ff7c341360adccb97a8c98ffca92800b034197de5bc1b6da6ff0e3

SHA512
be74e23372720953eb1c39706990d67733d6fdfe72ae67fb2a442fd47c28446faacaed67472415c08b9a5bda574353267933a8f03aba7395acf7c9f0ea9d6a4c

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240623421.txt

Filesize
595KB

MD5
353687ca67d0a9a98c36f34d58ae1832

SHA1
c9a9023e1ea02e71e4133e72f0359635a5597fd0

SHA256
f368bd2a68102acb53286f09fb5bdbc33272f837507bb5a018120eb5cd74dbfb

SHA512
075ac41a3676a77e1e31ddbf55a9f19410a6e85c07a2b717cfc03ab700857fb5b75464942a672b9ee9b9709d1c39872d9086e4d9391b860e6cb5378cbfae8048

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240623421.txt

Filesize
288KB

MD5
06cfb478cb9d517e415a56bcb7cc6879

SHA1
6e58a592672147c1a3b89e6046c7c173ef940b04

SHA256
ffd6984d52459dcf0830de6dfee32502296c1a2f988e9defe45b3ee6bb5aad77

SHA512
f92d08a500c7aa14729a2fcb27cb6ccfa917600bed873bb6e119b537c7d1c7f3c413c2977cd110931f6964d89b0977b98561be9d109097c9b5ac2c61392b3a93

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240623421.txt

Filesize
663KB

MD5
1ecf0969cdba3d0c375ee4d797f8cf06

SHA1
2123706589e080376171614e0dd6c4557d8ad491

SHA256
8985378daa6b4ecf0e53f11f08ba8945e0a4796d4a8ee86e0b7d1328647829e0

SHA512
d8c45df30c8ae97e575be79470141f079e9783e09b58409904ee8ad41a9ea82d51442bc43de24715c3f7dc7b1fb724b5239bc1e73fbc61358bcffcfbb23e1306

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\240623421.txt

Filesize
514KB

MD5
e943b1235624ca770fd4b11e0f91fca7

SHA1
da981e125b45148559b02c152c6f89d03112ae0e

SHA256
a00c82e630a3bdfd611f02a9c714401063c709797041ddeccffcecf91ecb6cc8

SHA512
2db8c253cd8bbea5b4c1e481c5222d395a8ec955278c76accb28284febcd1cbb496a0e5d57b6ac46aee4c637a44a2afadbc9087e7ae628b5b241cd5a04b2ffe3

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memory/2596-32-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2596-48-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2596-45-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2596-52-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2596-35-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2596-34-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3488-26-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3488-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/3488-29-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4072-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4072-23-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4072-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/4072-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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