Malware Analysis Report

2025-08-05 09:04

Sample ID 241230-vdl4gaznhk
Target 5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe
SHA256 5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735
Tags
rat runningrat gh0strat discovery persistence
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

5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

rat runningrat gh0strat discovery persistence

Gh0strat

Gh0strat family

Runningrat family

Gh0st RAT payload

RunningRat payload

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

Deletes itself

Checks computer location settings

Executes dropped EXE

Loads dropped DLL

Drops file in System32 directory

Creates a Windows Service

Unsigned PE

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery

Enumerates physical storage devices

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Runs ping.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-12-30 16:52

Signatures

RunningRat payload

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

Runningrat family

runningrat

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-30 16:52

Reported

2024-12-30 16:54

Platform

win7-20240708-en

Max time kernel

118s

Max time network

119s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\dmw\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\ProgramData\\259439287.dll" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe N/A

Deletes itself

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

Executes dropped EXE

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

Creates a Windows Service

persistence

Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmw.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmw.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmw.exe N/A

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE N/A

Runs ping.exe

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2636 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2636 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2636 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2984 wrote to memory of 2636 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2464 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2464 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2464 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 2636 wrote to memory of 2464 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2180 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmw.exe
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2180 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmw.exe
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2180 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmw.exe
PID 3052 wrote to memory of 2180 N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmw.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "dmw"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "dmw"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1 && del /f/q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE

ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmw.exe

C:\Windows\system32\dmw.exe "c:\programdata\259439287.dll",MainThread

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 fwq.kuai-go.com udp

Files

\ProgramData\259439287.dll

MD5 07c9f184d5cf6709a94807845c7ab382
SHA1 280c71e47ffdf5584cdde0542ef63dba725bf66f
SHA256 57ab6db208a1f1431eec74ca7ee5098ca6173850973f88a3f50a1d55d99b1f52
SHA512 a7f3250f20c4fd523ebac921a99d675ecdebed962f0440ad813391dd6a7ba0d98e02427aa94f450be76c470ebb1ae51bd85fbbb19d74a9fb34de33524298408d

\Windows\SysWOW64\dmw.exe

MD5 51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8
SHA1 8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58
SHA256 5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124
SHA512 794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-12-30 16:52

Reported

2024-12-30 16:54

Platform

win10v2004-20241007-en

Max time kernel

102s

Max time network

103s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

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

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Gh0strat family

gh0strat

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\dmw\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\ProgramData\\240609578.dll" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe N/A

Checks computer location settings

Description Indicator Process Target
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

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

Creates a Windows Service

persistence

Drops file in System32 directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmw.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A
File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmw.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A

Enumerates physical storage devices

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmw.exe N/A

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE N/A

Runs ping.exe

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe N/A

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "dmw"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "dmw"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1 && del /f/q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c15dfb77e6ebf777995de8713092d59d857adadc12a0fd4457eb3e75a385735N.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE

ping 127.0.0.1 -n 1

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmw.exe

C:\Windows\system32\dmw.exe "c:\programdata\240609578.dll",MainThread

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 104.219.191.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 71.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 fwq.kuai-go.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 fwq.kuai-go.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 fwq.kuai-go.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 212.20.149.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 92.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 fwq.kuai-go.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 fwq.kuai-go.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 fwq.kuai-go.com udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 83.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 48.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 fwq.kuai-go.com udp

Files

C:\ProgramData\240609578.dll

MD5 07c9f184d5cf6709a94807845c7ab382
SHA1 280c71e47ffdf5584cdde0542ef63dba725bf66f
SHA256 57ab6db208a1f1431eec74ca7ee5098ca6173850973f88a3f50a1d55d99b1f52
SHA512 a7f3250f20c4fd523ebac921a99d675ecdebed962f0440ad813391dd6a7ba0d98e02427aa94f450be76c470ebb1ae51bd85fbbb19d74a9fb34de33524298408d

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dmw.exe

MD5 889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679
SHA1 8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7
SHA256 6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910
SHA512 08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641