gh0strat | 4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
149s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
16-01-2025 12:51

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General

Target

4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
Size

6.6MB
MD5

3e74e6505a8497e115f02a8d93047b70
SHA1

542a19cd5523d3c8c42d137f2d9343967ba458cf
SHA256

4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7
SHA512

058f08f1772075b2763186c0661f8dd53c00ae30274ec5307d295dbf4e2f671c58eeda6ea2e6f21cbc44a816340d8d929ab2c0f2bbe5af6c605e41abcc1f966d
SSDEEP

49152:aYREXSVMDi31HjnsHyjtk2MYC5GDI0xqRXlJBgyW:P2SVMD81Dnsmtk2aCaVJBgyW

Score

10^/10

gh0strat xred backdoor discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

xred

xred.mooo.com

Attributes

email
[email protected]
payload_url
http://freedns.afraid.org/api/?action=getdyndns&sha=a30fa98efc092684e8d1c5cff797bcc613562978

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVlVsOGlEVGxuZVk&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1w4p8gc6jzo0sg/SUpdate.ini?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/SUpdate.ini

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSVzUyaHFYVkQxeFk&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zhp1b06imehwylq/Synaptics.rar?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/Synaptics.rar

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxsMXGfPIZfSTmlVYkxhSDg5TzQ&export=download

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzj752whr3ontsm/SSLLibrary.dll?dl=1

http://xred.site50.net/syn/SSLLibrary.dll

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000015d0d-6.dat	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
Xred
Xred is backdoor written in Delphi.
backdoor xred
Xred family
xred

Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\svchcst\Parameters\ServiceDll = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\259426807.bat"	look2.exe

Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2004	look2.exe
2928	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
2684	._cache_HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
2708	Synaptics.exe
2776	._cache_Synaptics.exe
264	svchcst.exe

Loads dropped DLL 16 IoCs

pid	Process
2384	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
2004	look2.exe
2368	svchost.exe
2384	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
2384	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
2928	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
2928	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
2928	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
2928	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
2928	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
2708	Synaptics.exe
2708	Synaptics.exe
2708	Synaptics.exe
2708	Synaptics.exe
2368	svchost.exe
264	svchcst.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe"	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ini.ini	look2.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe	svchost.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\259426807.bat	look2.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 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	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	EXCEL.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchcst.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	look2.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\FloatingPointProcessor	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2764	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2384	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2384	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
2384	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
2684	._cache_HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
2684	._cache_HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
2776	._cache_Synaptics.exe
2776	._cache_Synaptics.exe
2764	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2004	2384	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	28
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2004	2384	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	28
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2004	2384	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	28
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2004	2384	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	28
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2928	2384	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	31
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2928	2384	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	31
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2928	2384	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	31
PID 2384 wrote to memory of 2928	2384	4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	31
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2684	2928	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	32
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2684	2928	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	32
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2684	2928	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	32
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2684	2928	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	32
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2708	2928	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	33
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2708	2928	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	33
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2708	2928	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	33
PID 2928 wrote to memory of 2708	2928	HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe	33
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2776	2708	Synaptics.exe	34
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2776	2708	Synaptics.exe	34
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2776	2708	Synaptics.exe	34
PID 2708 wrote to memory of 2776	2708	Synaptics.exe	34
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 264	2368	svchost.exe	37
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 264	2368	svchost.exe	37
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 264	2368	svchost.exe	37
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 264	2368	svchost.exe	37

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2384
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\look2.exe
  2⤵
  - Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2004
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2928
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2684
- - C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
    "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2708
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2776

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
PID:288

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2368
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\svchcst.exe "c:\windows\system32\259426807.bat",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:264

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2764

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe

Filesize
972KB

MD5
9be9baef8f5bddb382889aeb190b341c

SHA1
79c452f0f15824c1642fc8fedd7be5a4314ac089

SHA256
3fcb28d168674e3fcc8d388914a54b49a6a49f254081a4827b121c3e38565e45

SHA512
d9410f421b64718c037a2f2fa9c012d7e55935ab90d34059aceec691d1751866c89cef110192413e17f973779bd661692970efcfec0a7735a29c672d0cc3686a

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6CwGAz5q.xlsm

Filesize
17KB

MD5
e566fc53051035e1e6fd0ed1823de0f9

SHA1
00bc96c48b98676ecd67e81a6f1d7754e4156044

SHA256
8e574b4ae6502230c0829e2319a6c146aebd51b7008bf5bbfb731424d7952c15

SHA512
a12f56ff30ea35381c2b8f8af2446cf1daa21ee872e98cad4b863db060acd4c33c5760918c277dadb7a490cb4ca2f925d59c70dc5171e16601a11bc4a6542b04

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6CwGAz5q.xlsm

Filesize
24KB

MD5
36ec3c0539461e03d46e7e76dc96e169

SHA1
e7f617e643f067e880d90efb990bb2f300ee3abe

SHA256
9cde050df708a5afc7a2dafad7021b30c3e72736604be56aa6f8d4d7bff16874

SHA512
27876922e7fee55c6aac972b5dae852d489d2be278e4113157186b5d2f6f715629276a8df871ac93ddf7714fc1a3e732d1d042c43b730da0bf11c7b28e65ae92

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6CwGAz5q.xlsm

Filesize
28KB

MD5
31db5396bbf92c650ef14329aa4fca09

SHA1
a1f53fce7cd0998ee1a12ec057d3767cbeb4af01

SHA256
d425e650550772f041572fc9b12c38f72958e26ee633b4e676e5561e54ab8133

SHA512
7382bdc47c7586b56accc868e6328ce56174af308bac1a63f10cfa9d7bca00209c684191a4eb1d2bdf914920920a6c3d5db4760457a2eebf3011de5e86540cfa

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6CwGAz5q.xlsm

Filesize
29KB

MD5
d322ac50881df4fc39a66555a74ecd78

SHA1
6ea2b8f62bdd50640d3471a7e21360c88006817e

SHA256
5a4748d644bd29d46ff0e6f1e409bd8f85ab955af4afa61a1f12bf25e7b57476

SHA512
e86b72dc3874b5180032e640bf104ba0f4b5dac160478afdceed3e449a5bc59bedd44604c3e13d8fbe39fad39d450973c8f164d6f0f2999ea52e881360e78c32

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_4066ba34407980fa5c44d2603a771096605bbdab4c7dc1fa4c820947014c7cf7.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
7fa42ffc17069589fd85c3ea2b46a57c

SHA1
24bae7958b39d3f308f3cc4cbe30bea7b3427bf1

SHA256
f0026fa17ef0d858292b5e9564623a7770a58e048479da86ae49ff91994b1f80

SHA512
87e8c012a01f9b54aed577ed254b7d9a05523d95092eeb3a3a984cd3d100e97a1a41ee99e12bb84ac95eeadf94869fa4c70968f6b3af776fe67b59ffd6c5209a

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\look2.exe

Filesize
337KB

MD5
2f3b6f16e33e28ad75f3fdaef2567807

SHA1
85e907340faf1edfc9210db85a04abd43d21b741

SHA256
86492ebf2d6f471a5ee92977318d099b3ea86175b5b7ae522237ae01d07a4857

SHA512
db17e99e2df918cfc9ccbe934adfe73f0777ce1ce9f28b57a4b24ecd821efe2e0b976a634853247b77b16627d2bb3af4ba20306059d1d25ef38ffada7da3e3a4

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\Users\Admin\Desktop\SplitBlock.exe

Filesize
5.6MB

MD5
0d78aef7c65fc933902672ad41027796

SHA1
7c740b007473ff2d116fe52f8bb2f47ee5c82df3

SHA256
4cd6b3f81114f7b8a5f861531698aceed3a95aaa900151c58104352254402eea

SHA512
dd2ee53025e5e9eab62df982675e77608df7dfacfbebcab2bc4063822d40ccfd93dc795469408eb0e3a6da106d5b8315b189ce8b64b389c664e1b51f7ab8f4f2

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\Windows\SysWOW64\259426807.bat

Filesize
51KB

MD5
710462e75cbd622e7af1dd9d8efab14c

SHA1
d4fca2b153507a1bd80d335876c5a57e9a330b59

SHA256
6eebd56586b5bc30f1ff01f5672e37d9bf48e8f7f36bc6ce111ac6f42ca80cd6

SHA512
441cf2aa8db7b0e5851bab2c9ddea56614943d35428daab17789de19b4e060d82a36c07003f30286651cfe0b4c02fd6d75e8df5a5c29fa0e435a621e9afb549c

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\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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memory/2708-144-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2708-145-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2708-177-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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memory/2764-72-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2764-137-0x000000005FFF0000-0x0000000060000000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2928-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.7MB

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