gh0strat | f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
152s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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27-01-2025 23:47

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General

Target

f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe
Size

2.7MB
MD5

c8efce2b10d2aa07c95e0cc749ecf500
SHA1

c192a97c4839e0bcb84e05552b3fa78723b28554
SHA256

f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac
SHA512

c657e4e5743265ee41f8ca6d806d589183aa3203f957831ec07c3d79a55378db06b42b878138ce7631c9051a7dcf9fc1e7308d944308e9eb934f744d5a5766a7
SSDEEP

49152:nYREXSVMKi3MsS7+XGwv2tP1zTPADnWPMklKu8bi4O8b8ITDnl13S:Y2SVMK8MsS7+Wwv2tP1PPknK

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000b000000023b8f-5.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

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\\240629546.bat"	look2.exe

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2128	look2.exe
2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe
4380	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe
3528	svchcst.exe

Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2128	look2.exe
2220	svchost.exe
3528	svchcst.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240629546.bat	look2.exe
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

Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe	f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.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 6 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	look2.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchcst.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2045521122-590294423-3465680274-1000_Classes\	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4220	f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe
4220	f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4220	f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe
4220	f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4220 wrote to memory of 2128	4220	f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	83
PID 4220 wrote to memory of 2128	4220	f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	83
PID 4220 wrote to memory of 2128	4220	f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	83
PID 4220 wrote to memory of 2800	4220	f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	86
PID 4220 wrote to memory of 2800	4220	f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	86
PID 4220 wrote to memory of 2800	4220	f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	86
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87
PID 2800 wrote to memory of 4380	2800	HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe	87

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4220
- 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:2128
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2800
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe" --channel=2800.0.421496331 --type=renderer
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4380

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "svchcst"
1⤵
PID:2196

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
PID:2220
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\svchcst.exe "c:\windows\system32\240629546.bat",MainThread
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3528

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Server Software Component

T1505

Terminal Services DLL

T1505.005

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_X.dat

Filesize
1.2MB

MD5
0d246c1971c22b83fc01d6335401672d

SHA1
11e8272622708a04f3fb789e6e58900acb7f0ec0

SHA256
707b6f576878ac89c98091274fc1162b6b591f5c7561ce77334a5fcffda4f9de

SHA512
6c6880b9f6ffa9c8ab898e9da827dd6945a000b070a10ec116838dce617813365279d4189df7426fd2b34bb08f2d3daf98a6bdbc2a90020cfa29228d47f6f538

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_f6d6f15d5423791e7919c951f5b0554982b94bc0e6bcdb71d01e1f7fdef690ac.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
7a97aa40d8a3da4a9095873c72d524c5

SHA1
d219db66995e0548ea1226cb1806388b1ac718f7

SHA256
00d2ce2c35e8f2d31c2a8778c6e8846be3d1467cd1e66aa494571a14dea0e4d1

SHA512
16de6e0fdda9ebd7de996e97f73d9fad661c947320b604e5aafdcde50ee4582b1b07da98233b12dc76c464abe2104323c056b1ab477532ee10f5117cb03aa90c

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

Filesize
337KB

MD5
fb66e1e31fa1e6dfb21a50ccd11e0409

SHA1
6c45a0a115ec896eb14a531a44809b2a22cf8934

SHA256
5ea8c5455f0ebe884ed98834e78ead8b6c68814bbb1723370299fa44b88c0faa

SHA512
58ee149f70438296a67d5ae5cbd6cb9f5b2510a0381466b8f09eec3835be1ce7cad6903ca8fbc9273105132e85952208e78c59f776416c5449b86cc62111154b

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\240629546.bat

Filesize
51KB

MD5
dee43b3e79627f4024b6662a0477425d

SHA1
39d56b619efc005701c0e79d635d15a67894dfda

SHA256
e64cda64a41f9877089b851b7ec7611f2055e0661328c917e2d02c83487753bf

SHA512
de08d9989563439054e2e02c6d3f1788c9a77a4176a991c8b1c176935584902468f2ef69e6922d1b629edbc237738a9ed44c9b3df1531c56fabe467068cfade5

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchcst.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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