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Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
121s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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General

Target

mh.exe
Size

92KB
MD5

990ced068a35be3f8092c491bf2a6dbb
SHA1

b9303bd5671d66b7b5520da2a12f7243b05235f4
SHA256

22e44f753597c056b7b1eba9728043e7e6dbdf94f0f66f06e6bdd1fdba096fb2
SHA512

28ee629fc56a204f2e40f6f1c42e45dd142800ea07277d8d89f3d7522fbe290d32240668543e679b6e40e6d68b2f9a65cd6bf6168a4d9a79859e49df2ae5f48e
SSDEEP

1536:oPoRMUAPWbUFADNjKxoxQhy45mXKhpwvv2Uj281XQoYYqA:oP4ZSbENer5Toz6qXQ3

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery rat upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral27/memory/1668-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral27/memory/2680-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp	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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2680	ssoscc.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ssoscc.exe	mh.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ssoscc.exe	mh.exe

UPX packed file 4 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral27/memory/1668-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral27/files/0x000b000000012259-4.dat	upx
behavioral27/memory/1668-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral27/memory/2680-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp	upx

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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	mh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ssoscc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1668	mh.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 49 IoCs

pid	Process
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
1668	mh.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe
2680	ssoscc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	mh.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2680	ssoscc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 384	1668	mh.exe	3
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 384	1668	mh.exe	3
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 384	1668	mh.exe	3
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 384	1668	mh.exe	3
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 384	1668	mh.exe	3
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 384	1668	mh.exe	3
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 384	1668	mh.exe	3
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 392	1668	mh.exe	4
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 392	1668	mh.exe	4
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 392	1668	mh.exe	4
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 392	1668	mh.exe	4
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 392	1668	mh.exe	4
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 392	1668	mh.exe	4
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 392	1668	mh.exe	4
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 432	1668	mh.exe	5
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 432	1668	mh.exe	5
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 432	1668	mh.exe	5
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 432	1668	mh.exe	5
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 432	1668	mh.exe	5
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 432	1668	mh.exe	5
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 432	1668	mh.exe	5
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 476	1668	mh.exe	6
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 476	1668	mh.exe	6
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 476	1668	mh.exe	6
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 476	1668	mh.exe	6
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 476	1668	mh.exe	6
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 476	1668	mh.exe	6
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 476	1668	mh.exe	6
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 488	1668	mh.exe	7
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 488	1668	mh.exe	7
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 488	1668	mh.exe	7
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 488	1668	mh.exe	7
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 488	1668	mh.exe	7
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 488	1668	mh.exe	7
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 488	1668	mh.exe	7
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 496	1668	mh.exe	8
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 496	1668	mh.exe	8
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 496	1668	mh.exe	8
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 496	1668	mh.exe	8
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 496	1668	mh.exe	8
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 496	1668	mh.exe	8
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 496	1668	mh.exe	8
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 592	1668	mh.exe	9
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 592	1668	mh.exe	9
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 592	1668	mh.exe	9
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 592	1668	mh.exe	9
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 592	1668	mh.exe	9
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 592	1668	mh.exe	9
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 592	1668	mh.exe	9
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 672	1668	mh.exe	10
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 672	1668	mh.exe	10
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 672	1668	mh.exe	10
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 672	1668	mh.exe	10
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 672	1668	mh.exe	10
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 672	1668	mh.exe	10
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 672	1668	mh.exe	10
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 744	1668	mh.exe	11
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 744	1668	mh.exe	11
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 744	1668	mh.exe	11
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 744	1668	mh.exe	11
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 744	1668	mh.exe	11
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 744	1668	mh.exe	11
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 744	1668	mh.exe	11
PID 1668 wrote to memory of 812	1668	mh.exe	12

C:\Windows\system32\wininit.exe
wininit.exe
1⤵
PID:384
- C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
  2⤵
  PID:476
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch
    3⤵
    PID:592
  - - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
      4⤵
      PID:1680
  - - C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
      4⤵
      PID:1236
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k RPCSS
    3⤵
    PID:672
- - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
    3⤵
    PID:744
- - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
    3⤵
    PID:812
  - - C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:1048
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    3⤵
    PID:860
  - - \\?\C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WMIADAP.EXE
      wmiadap.exe /F /T /R
      4⤵
      PID:1252
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
    3⤵
    PID:964
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
    3⤵
    PID:272
- - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    3⤵
    PID:1072
- - C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
    "taskhost.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:1076
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork
    3⤵
    PID:1164
- - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPSVC.EXE
    "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPSVC.EXE"
    3⤵
    PID:1548
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
    3⤵
    PID:2200
- - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
    3⤵
    PID:1940
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ssoscc.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ssoscc.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2680
- C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  2⤵
  PID:488
- C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
  2⤵
  PID:496

C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe
%SystemRoot%\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,20480,768 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ServerDll=sxssrv,4 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16
1⤵
PID:392

C:\Windows\system32\winlogon.exe
winlogon.exe
1⤵
PID:432

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1120
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mh.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mh.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1668

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ssoscc.exe

Filesize
92KB

MD5
990ced068a35be3f8092c491bf2a6dbb

SHA1
b9303bd5671d66b7b5520da2a12f7243b05235f4

SHA256
22e44f753597c056b7b1eba9728043e7e6dbdf94f0f66f06e6bdd1fdba096fb2

SHA512
28ee629fc56a204f2e40f6f1c42e45dd142800ea07277d8d89f3d7522fbe290d32240668543e679b6e40e6d68b2f9a65cd6bf6168a4d9a79859e49df2ae5f48e

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memory/1668-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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memory/1668-1-0x000000007748F000-0x0000000077490000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1668-2-0x0000000077490000-0x0000000077491000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1668-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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memory/1668-7-0x000000007EF90000-0x000000007EF9C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
48KB

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memory/1668-6-0x000000007748F000-0x0000000077490000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1668-5-0x0000000077490000-0x0000000077491000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2680-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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