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Analysis

max time kernel
145s
max time network
133s
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

bj.exe
Size

378KB
MD5

a770ebf2e59e29c7460a01241a0a493f
SHA1

97e59e483e1fa524a305828157a50203e918ada9
SHA256

ca89debe5dff34c2e2f56875d7dcde5e47565329d3aeb2f2f4a6a3e2248fe664
SHA512

4cf99a862fc6e2299e33113bb757dd31a0543c5b5716146de2051fbabe86a122e895a8ced9d4f2290ae82dd9f6093dc883abcb2a6747caa90e8fd46e061f6140
SSDEEP

6144:WsItKnWUQpBTyPRqyhYPbncTBlhHrbndnkv0oX90wRudOl1YTSgux1p2iPtGZ5da:btWUzJq8YPbncT3+bRHfYTSgS21NPE+S

Score

10^/10

gh0strat bootkit discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 9 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral7/memory/3020-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432800-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral7/memory/3020-2-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001F3000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral7/files/0x000500000001998a-11.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral7/memory/2368-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432800-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral7/memory/3020-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432800-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral7/memory/2368-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432800-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral7/files/0x0006000000019c48-28.dat	family_gh0strat
behavioral7/memory/2368-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432800-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral7/memory/2348-33-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-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

ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs

Detects file using ACProtect software.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral7/files/0x0007000000012117-5.dat	acprotect

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2368	grtdyqoxtk

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2368	grtdyqoxtk

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3020	bj.exe
3020	bj.exe
2368	grtdyqoxtk
2348	svchost.exe

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

bootkit persistence

Bootkit

T1542.003

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\PhysicalDrive0	svchost.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xnuefwloye	svchost.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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	bj.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	grtdyqoxtk
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	svchost.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum	svchost.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ActiveMovie\devenum\Version = "7"	svchost.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2368	grtdyqoxtk
2348	svchost.exe
2348	svchost.exe
2348	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 18 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2368	grtdyqoxtk
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2368	grtdyqoxtk
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2368	grtdyqoxtk
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2368	grtdyqoxtk
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2348	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2348	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3020	bj.exe
2368	grtdyqoxtk

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2368	3020	bj.exe	30
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2368	3020	bj.exe	30
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2368	3020	bj.exe	30
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2368	3020	bj.exe	30
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2368	3020	bj.exe	30
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2368	3020	bj.exe	30
PID 3020 wrote to memory of 2368	3020	bj.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bj.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bj.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3020
- \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\grtdyqoxtk
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bj.exe" a -sc:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\bj.exe
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2368

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2348

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

\??\c:\programdata\drm\%sessionname%\wborq.cc3

Filesize
19.0MB

MD5
0bd8249f42451d1d36a538d619b7d1db

SHA1
c0f9e0e1bf3bf7bc9c28d40f05a777ba878efa1d

SHA256
2ed14e763d544b6f132b1f2f215be2bea183ad775919a69abcfd824c00e4c986

SHA512
03a581980f566a36dac9e24614497fa4194701cfd67b43b4554eb83d37ec0a6c33136f2cec82bd43650b8ea203079922eada0c56b22b0af1d539b3c6b2c8b6e4

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xqlA3ED.tmp

Filesize
172KB

MD5
4f407b29d53e9eb54e22d096fce82aa7

SHA1
a4ee25b066cac19ff679dd491f5791652bb71185

SHA256
cf0ecf30fc95800a34105acb9bcb484bb594a35b3ef26ace8f122af4f9f888dc

SHA512
325f7b599455195101e4c0dafd3654906d20ed2c1ce2a5f38784635e16ab545df6ee44a83bed6128239be2dee5be110552c7b246b7f52482ab31552e14b54183

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\grtdyqoxtk

Filesize
23.7MB

MD5
6d3f0661d31cdaf9c3adb269f8aec20f

SHA1
9a94f6fe8f0ab4670de4b01fc2e35262e9d75337

SHA256
6bd819828a1c236cbad6ff2957bf4c794c21000a44c04e03edc5a020b8b6292b

SHA512
de2c519172657b68cfb6b71a7af7a3e93768f86b72c10885888ca11f9f1955d2230f047cd2e2a291404cad84846ba9b801d6f4abd996cc44a0c6a6ba51bc290b

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memory/2348-33-0x0000000020000000-0x0000000020027000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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memory/2348-32-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2368-24-0x0000000000260000-0x00000000002D4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
464KB

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memory/2368-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432800-memory.dmp

Filesize
202KB

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memory/2368-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432800-memory.dmp

Filesize
202KB

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memory/2368-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432800-memory.dmp

Filesize
202KB

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memory/2368-30-0x0000000000260000-0x00000000002D4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
464KB

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memory/3020-14-0x00000000002A0000-0x00000000002D3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
204KB

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memory/3020-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432800-memory.dmp

Filesize
202KB

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memory/3020-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000432800-memory.dmp

Filesize
202KB

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memory/3020-19-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000984000-memory.dmp

Filesize
464KB

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memory/3020-4-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001F3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
204KB

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memory/3020-8-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000402000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3020-3-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001F3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
204KB

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memory/3020-7-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000984000-memory.dmp

Filesize
464KB

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memory/3020-2-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001F3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
204KB

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