Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-05 23:55

Sample ID 241230-s8jwgs1ndz
Target 126cc0c85e1ae5a1e1a6134d8deca1d073bf7503d203d11c8c469f00ab850d17
SHA256 126cc0c85e1ae5a1e1a6134d8deca1d073bf7503d203d11c8c469f00ab850d17
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

126cc0c85e1ae5a1e1a6134d8deca1d073bf7503d203d11c8c469f00ab850d17

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 126cc0c85e1ae5a1e1a6134d8deca1d073bf7503d203d11c8c469f00ab850d17 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 15:47

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 15:47

Reported

2024-12-30 15:50

Platform

win7-20241010-en

Max time kernel

141s

Max time network

126s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\126cc0c85e1ae5a1e1a6134d8deca1d073bf7503d203d11c8c469f00ab850d17.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 3044 wrote to memory of 1664 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 1664 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 1664 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 1664 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 1664 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 1664 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 1664 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\126cc0c85e1ae5a1e1a6134d8deca1d073bf7503d203d11c8c469f00ab850d17.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\126cc0c85e1ae5a1e1a6134d8deca1d073bf7503d203d11c8c469f00ab850d17.dll,#1

Network

N/A

Files

memory/1664-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010011000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-30 15:47

Reported

2024-12-30 15:50

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\126cc0c85e1ae5a1e1a6134d8deca1d073bf7503d203d11c8c469f00ab850d17.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 2740 wrote to memory of 2932 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2932 N/A C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 2932 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\126cc0c85e1ae5a1e1a6134d8deca1d073bf7503d203d11c8c469f00ab850d17.dll,#1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe

rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\126cc0c85e1ae5a1e1a6134d8deca1d073bf7503d203d11c8c469f00ab850d17.dll,#1

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 67.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 197.87.175.4.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 181.129.81.91.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 21.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 udp

Files

memory/2932-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010011000-memory.dmp