Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-05 23:54

Sample ID 241230-s5jfjsymdl
Target 12603601eff5a1a507a770182118f2dd2326c1382f403dc6e779b9c7b9548873
SHA256 12603601eff5a1a507a770182118f2dd2326c1382f403dc6e779b9c7b9548873
Tags
gh0strat discovery rat
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

12603601eff5a1a507a770182118f2dd2326c1382f403dc6e779b9c7b9548873

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 12603601eff5a1a507a770182118f2dd2326c1382f403dc6e779b9c7b9548873 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat discovery rat

Gh0st RAT payload

Gh0strat family

Gh0strat

Unsigned PE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-12-30 15:42

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-30 15:42

Reported

2024-12-30 15:45

Platform

win7-20240903-en

Max time kernel

140s

Max time network

125s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12603601eff5a1a507a770182118f2dd2326c1382f403dc6e779b9c7b9548873.dll,#1

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 2288 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 2288 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 2288 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 2288 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 2288 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 2288 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2272 wrote to memory of 2288 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12603601eff5a1a507a770182118f2dd2326c1382f403dc6e779b9c7b9548873.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12603601eff5a1a507a770182118f2dd2326c1382f403dc6e779b9c7b9548873.dll,#1

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2288-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001014F000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-30 15:42

Reported

2024-12-30 15:45

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

150s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12603601eff5a1a507a770182118f2dd2326c1382f403dc6e779b9c7b9548873.dll,#1

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2288 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2288 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2288 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

Processes

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12603601eff5a1a507a770182118f2dd2326c1382f403dc6e779b9c7b9548873.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12603601eff5a1a507a770182118f2dd2326c1382f403dc6e779b9c7b9548873.dll,#1

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 21.49.80.91.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 23.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 200.163.202.172.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 107.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 udp

Files

memory/2288-0-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001014F000-memory.dmp