gh0strat | cdcae892b9f43ef306c6c11792835bcbdfac0d4e67c39d13d14ecc51818c4bf8

Analysis

max time kernel
93s
max time network
149s
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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28/01/2025, 03:26

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General

Target

cdcae892b9f43ef306c6c11792835bcbdfac0d4e67c39d13d14ecc51818c4bf8.dll
Size

137KB
MD5

a8626dbc4e7a08700899062dfc904b69
SHA1

119d1b49de9cbd285a376b4c2c2c3207494cd864
SHA256

cdcae892b9f43ef306c6c11792835bcbdfac0d4e67c39d13d14ecc51818c4bf8
SHA512

52b203378afff96633f07d23f159f4712742a940264397003ca4b3025078652016598675f97460cc3f922b71e47eab6fca5ff2f7bfdf3bf501b7c64ddf55402f
SSDEEP

3072:hR02WMK8RJGInTlhnaBanONVk40rpg4yeF/TyUGSK9FrafcUksPxx6iTUuP:s25GgFny61mrap

Score

10^/10

gh0strat discovery persistence rat

Malware Config

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1936-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	family_gh0strat
behavioral2/memory/1936-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-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

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Port Monitors 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may use port monitors to run an adversary supplied DLL during system boot for persistence or privilege escalation.

persistence

Port Monitors

T1547.010

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\SCSI Port Monitor	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors\SCSI Port Monitor\Driver = "scsimon.dll"	rundll32.exe

Sets service image path in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Spooler\ImagePath = "Spoolsv.exe"	rundll32.exe

ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 2 IoCs

Detects file using ACProtect software.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1936-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	acprotect
behavioral2/memory/1936-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp	acprotect

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\com\comb.dll	rundll32.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\AppPatch\ComBack.Dll	rundll32.exe
File created	C:\Windows\AppPatch\ComBack.Dll	rundll32.exe

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
3848	1936	WerFault.exe	83

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 656 wrote to memory of 1936	656	rundll32.exe	83
PID 656 wrote to memory of 1936	656	rundll32.exe	83
PID 656 wrote to memory of 1936	656	rundll32.exe	83

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cdcae892b9f43ef306c6c11792835bcbdfac0d4e67c39d13d14ecc51818c4bf8.dll,#1
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:656
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cdcae892b9f43ef306c6c11792835bcbdfac0d4e67c39d13d14ecc51818c4bf8.dll,#1
  2⤵
  - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Port Monitors
  - Sets service image path in registry
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1936
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1936 -s 616
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:3848

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 404 -p 1936 -ip 1936
1⤵
PID:5116

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Port Monitors

T1547.010

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Port Monitors

T1547.010

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/1936-5-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/1936-6-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/1936-9-0x0000000043E50000-0x0000000043E77000-memory.dmp

Filesize
156KB

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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