gh0strat | c8419c826d3ad8f927166961c9447abde6322c72d2527acd0d3cf3302c2ed1b1

General

Target

c8419c826d3ad8f927166961c9447abde6322c72d2527acd0d3cf3302c2ed1b1.exe
Size

207KB
MD5

4c9162f7f91b170993b997ed977c6cc7
SHA1

085f669fae4d0a6f4a2a02b26dc839c67278ab29
SHA256

c8419c826d3ad8f927166961c9447abde6322c72d2527acd0d3cf3302c2ed1b1
SHA512

70697ebfc3bc60672f9d2bb86ecdaf5542921415cd03144abbf0fd2ae7921afddce8959791f925d07eac1e716b037119c7ed4471b9154ac82d29eda42dcc52e2
SSDEEP

3072:fP5gvNVLIfHQja1RfmLQADwSKkhU+tLgT5lODbiC8r1PkTF:X2vnSwjaOcADw9cUeCOf

Score

10^/10

gh0strat bootkit discovery persistence rat spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

gh0strat

C2

107.163.241.193:6520

http://107.163.241.181:16300/

http://107.163.241.182:12354/login.php

Attributes

user_agent
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; .NET4.0C))

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0)

Signatures

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

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1148	cqimhswk.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1148	cqimhswk.exe
2576	jfgll.exe

Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2368	cmd.exe
2368	cmd.exe
1148	cqimhswk.exe
2576	jfgll.exe
2576	jfgll.exe
2576	jfgll.exe
2576	jfgll.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

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\USER\S-1-5-21-1488793075-819845221-1497111674-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Depend = "c:\\Program Files\\hlamnmlzg\\jfgll.exe \"c:\\Program Files\\hlamnmlzg\\jfgll.dll\",Compliance"	jfgll.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\a:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\b:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\j:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\l:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\n:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\s:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\u:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\e:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\h:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\i:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\m:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\r:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\t:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\w:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\x:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\q:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\k:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\o:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\p:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\v:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\z:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\g:	jfgll.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\y:	jfgll.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	jfgll.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\hlamnmlzg\jfgll.dll	cqimhswk.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\hlamnmlzg\jfgll.exe	cqimhswk.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\hlamnmlzg\jfgll.exe	cqimhswk.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\hlamnmlzg	cqimhswk.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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	c8419c826d3ad8f927166961c9447abde6322c72d2527acd0d3cf3302c2ed1b1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cqimhswk.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	jfgll.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
2368	cmd.exe
2696	PING.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	jfgll.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	jfgll.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2696	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2576	jfgll.exe
2576	jfgll.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2576	jfgll.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2204	c8419c826d3ad8f927166961c9447abde6322c72d2527acd0d3cf3302c2ed1b1.exe
1148	cqimhswk.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 2368	2204	c8419c826d3ad8f927166961c9447abde6322c72d2527acd0d3cf3302c2ed1b1.exe	30
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 2368	2204	c8419c826d3ad8f927166961c9447abde6322c72d2527acd0d3cf3302c2ed1b1.exe	30
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 2368	2204	c8419c826d3ad8f927166961c9447abde6322c72d2527acd0d3cf3302c2ed1b1.exe	30
PID 2204 wrote to memory of 2368	2204	c8419c826d3ad8f927166961c9447abde6322c72d2527acd0d3cf3302c2ed1b1.exe	30
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2696	2368	cmd.exe	32
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2696	2368	cmd.exe	32
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2696	2368	cmd.exe	32
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 2696	2368	cmd.exe	32
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1148	2368	cmd.exe	33
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1148	2368	cmd.exe	33
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1148	2368	cmd.exe	33
PID 2368 wrote to memory of 1148	2368	cmd.exe	33
PID 1148 wrote to memory of 2576	1148	cqimhswk.exe	34
PID 1148 wrote to memory of 2576	1148	cqimhswk.exe	34
PID 1148 wrote to memory of 2576	1148	cqimhswk.exe	34
PID 1148 wrote to memory of 2576	1148	cqimhswk.exe	34

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8419c826d3ad8f927166961c9447abde6322c72d2527acd0d3cf3302c2ed1b1.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8419c826d3ad8f927166961c9447abde6322c72d2527acd0d3cf3302c2ed1b1.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2204
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2&C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\cqimhswk.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8419c826d3ad8f927166961c9447abde6322c72d2527acd0d3cf3302c2ed1b1.exe"
  2⤵
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2368
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:2696
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cqimhswk.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\cqimhswk.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8419c826d3ad8f927166961c9447abde6322c72d2527acd0d3cf3302c2ed1b1.exe"
    3⤵
    - Deletes itself
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Drops file in Program Files directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1148
  - - \??\c:\Program Files\hlamnmlzg\jfgll.exe
      "c:\Program Files\hlamnmlzg\jfgll.exe" "c:\Program Files\hlamnmlzg\jfgll.dll",Compliance C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cqimhswk.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Loads dropped DLL
      Adds Run key to start application
      Enumerates connected drives
      Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Checks processor information in registry
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2576

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Pre-OS Boot

1

T1542

Bootkit

1

T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Pre-OS Boot

1

T1542

Bootkit

1

T1542.003

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

1

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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\??\c:\Program Files\hlamnmlzg\jfgll.dll

Filesize
141KB

MD5
35ed786086345ba187e1a9bc5bddc280

SHA1
52d7c6be72390af4880139f32c4947e558fd104d

SHA256
762c85dd4ac7d30dcaf171f83bd04c2f0b704fa05fc9f92bf28ac75da544460e

SHA512
089c911501fa658ed407eac10a89808ef59db39993d9602532c9424c326063ed16b4e1251d2bf0091cd5e972f1f07cdef9e5318f9ea3bf73955120db947a8b51

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\??\c:\Program Files\hlamnmlzg\jfgll.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
51138beea3e2c21ec44d0932c71762a8

SHA1
8939cf35447b22dd2c6e6f443446acc1bf986d58

SHA256
5ad3c37e6f2b9db3ee8b5aeedc474645de90c66e3d95f8620c48102f1eba4124

SHA512
794f30fe452117ff2a26dc9d7086aaf82b639c2632ac2e381a81f5239caaec7c96922ba5d2d90bfd8d74f0a6cd4f79fbda63e14c6b779e5cf6834c13e4e45e7d

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cqimhswk.exe

Filesize
208KB

MD5
7fd4e07881c2ca2abc807d5d126d7d05

SHA1
e03b355adb39e5cc55ab6bdc2c9d4863e1373ecc

SHA256
5e3123a74471827380920cf61a6eb0d43e400bd7ee67c22c245422ccecadfbaa

SHA512
c8e8bdeb7a2160034c18bf21b14281657fb4c5bbfd9cc4cef2ec3cb0029c132b8bedc44b10685ecbcb1d242b8569d4f2e3c91705bf6ca15b42d0c1ac6b27ea62

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memory/1148-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/1148-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/1148-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/1148-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2204-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2204-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2204-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2204-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2368-6-0x0000000000260000-0x00000000002AA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
296KB

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memory/2576-30-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2576-26-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2576-27-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2576-29-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2576-31-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2576-34-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2576-36-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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