gh0strat | a2073a671456a7a10f2dfa55fca6760c89021cf8d1268a1d6753134e4bfe625d

General

Target

a2073a671456a7a10f2dfa55fca6760c89021cf8d1268a1d6753134e4bfe625d.exe
Size

208KB
MD5

6faafb9491560cd8cc589bfc3b6f9136
SHA1

00f9df065c4e1d1d75334a0362d6e6e30376d6a8
SHA256

a2073a671456a7a10f2dfa55fca6760c89021cf8d1268a1d6753134e4bfe625d
SHA512

7f3a44d58c3492239b768ef629a1891cde562061d0aaaef57bf763cfe265f1a2c270ff404b235d9397bf64c7ed6ceab38804dc0a05cefc94a019f4598815cd63
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
644	dochekjy.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
644	dochekjy.exe
3308	mqi.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3308	mqi.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-1-5-21-1161330783-2912525651-1278508834-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Depend = "c:\\Program Files\\hvjvh\\mqi.exe \"c:\\Program Files\\hvjvh\\mqioq.dll\",Compliance"	mqi.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)	\??\g:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\k:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\w:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\x:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\a:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\n:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\p:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\q:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\t:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\u:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\v:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\y:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\o:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\b:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\h:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\j:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\l:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\m:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\r:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\i:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\s:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\z:	mqi.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\e:	mqi.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	mqi.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\hvjvh	dochekjy.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\hvjvh\mqioq.dll	dochekjy.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\hvjvh\mqi.exe	dochekjy.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\hvjvh\mqi.exe	dochekjy.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	a2073a671456a7a10f2dfa55fca6760c89021cf8d1268a1d6753134e4bfe625d.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	dochekjy.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	mqi.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
1308	cmd.exe
3800	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	mqi.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	mqi.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3800	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3308	mqi.exe
3308	mqi.exe
3308	mqi.exe
3308	mqi.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3308	mqi.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3712	a2073a671456a7a10f2dfa55fca6760c89021cf8d1268a1d6753134e4bfe625d.exe
644	dochekjy.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 1308	3712	a2073a671456a7a10f2dfa55fca6760c89021cf8d1268a1d6753134e4bfe625d.exe	86
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 1308	3712	a2073a671456a7a10f2dfa55fca6760c89021cf8d1268a1d6753134e4bfe625d.exe	86
PID 3712 wrote to memory of 1308	3712	a2073a671456a7a10f2dfa55fca6760c89021cf8d1268a1d6753134e4bfe625d.exe	86
PID 1308 wrote to memory of 3800	1308	cmd.exe	88
PID 1308 wrote to memory of 3800	1308	cmd.exe	88
PID 1308 wrote to memory of 3800	1308	cmd.exe	88
PID 1308 wrote to memory of 644	1308	cmd.exe	90
PID 1308 wrote to memory of 644	1308	cmd.exe	90
PID 1308 wrote to memory of 644	1308	cmd.exe	90
PID 644 wrote to memory of 3308	644	dochekjy.exe	92
PID 644 wrote to memory of 3308	644	dochekjy.exe	92
PID 644 wrote to memory of 3308	644	dochekjy.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2073a671456a7a10f2dfa55fca6760c89021cf8d1268a1d6753134e4bfe625d.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2073a671456a7a10f2dfa55fca6760c89021cf8d1268a1d6753134e4bfe625d.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3712
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2&C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\dochekjy.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2073a671456a7a10f2dfa55fca6760c89021cf8d1268a1d6753134e4bfe625d.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1308
- - 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:3800
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dochekjy.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\dochekjy.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2073a671456a7a10f2dfa55fca6760c89021cf8d1268a1d6753134e4bfe625d.exe"
    3⤵
    - Deletes itself
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Drops file in Program Files directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:644
  - - \??\c:\Program Files\hvjvh\mqi.exe
      "c:\Program Files\hvjvh\mqi.exe" "c:\Program Files\hvjvh\mqioq.dll",Compliance C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dochekjy.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:3308

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\hvjvh\mqi.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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C:\Program Files\hvjvh\mqioq.dll

Filesize
141KB

MD5
14cf740ac948731388c2012ecd7b21d9

SHA1
9a112da4f1cc77e67c6b4841a0d9a1809e25c085

SHA256
8a5283b877687dc8ff39065198e307ee4ecc1ab1545439a6a916247451f0006c

SHA512
4992cd4431262355bf0351cd603087aabcd34d949e1a5ea96e4b60cdabc7f2365a98113ea9d5d7d94f8bcde4ce7c65c5d9a34fe739be0a027cd42cd0a20977d1

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

Filesize
208KB

MD5
1d47c6a8eb714e427103b298390746dd

SHA1
cc05212a406695844108f1306b59ebde83912983

SHA256
a18dd7f9fbd01080b931e859c31e2293f75549ecd2a973d5457410dc0e95657a

SHA512
b3953093619c268c741cedcbd4a565a802396ec01ebfae61ca6952ef6a1b8baf3c16217f5dd3d0e67470cfeccc5acdb785abe4480b75e132026472d36655a5be

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memory/644-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/644-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/644-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/644-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/3308-19-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3308-20-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3308-24-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/3712-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/3712-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/3712-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/3712-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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