gh0strat | 0f8f8a4b34e4cd5f214c38bd405ce1da78c0b21f1b90dcfb232a8a16ab6b6e0a

General

Target

0f8f8a4b34e4cd5f214c38bd405ce1da78c0b21f1b90dcfb232a8a16ab6b6e0a.exe
Size

208KB
MD5

67d7958d9f4a41bb66706a223f7d6123
SHA1

878fad949fdeb8f262f6ee5b60153826d1503b4c
SHA256

0f8f8a4b34e4cd5f214c38bd405ce1da78c0b21f1b90dcfb232a8a16ab6b6e0a
SHA512

92dab8615946462561d0421083579d3a9c315536bb86718991d052bd2c7086952bb69687d0970fbaa8a019ccb3826e91e61cb23188bc0ecbcf05c571c0a3fb73
SSDEEP

3072:fP5gvNVLIfHQja1RfmLQADwSKkhU+tLgT5lODbiC8r1PkTFo:X2vnSwjaOcADw9cUeCOfo

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
2788	ijitw.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2788	ijitw.exe
1364	nds.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1364	nds.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\\pjexv\\nds.exe \"c:\\Program Files\\pjexv\\ndsug.dll\",Compliance"	nds.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:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\e:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\k:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\t:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\u:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\y:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\h:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\i:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\m:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\r:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\s:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\b:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\g:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\j:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\l:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\n:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\v:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\w:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\x:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\o:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\p:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\q:	nds.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\z:	nds.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	nds.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\pjexv	ijitw.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\pjexv\ndsug.dll	ijitw.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\pjexv\nds.exe	ijitw.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\pjexv\nds.exe	ijitw.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	0f8f8a4b34e4cd5f214c38bd405ce1da78c0b21f1b90dcfb232a8a16ab6b6e0a.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	ijitw.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	nds.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
3832	PING.EXE
4176	cmd.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	nds.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	nds.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3832	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1364	nds.exe
1364	nds.exe
1364	nds.exe
1364	nds.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1364	nds.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4060	0f8f8a4b34e4cd5f214c38bd405ce1da78c0b21f1b90dcfb232a8a16ab6b6e0a.exe
2788	ijitw.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4060 wrote to memory of 4176	4060	0f8f8a4b34e4cd5f214c38bd405ce1da78c0b21f1b90dcfb232a8a16ab6b6e0a.exe	87
PID 4060 wrote to memory of 4176	4060	0f8f8a4b34e4cd5f214c38bd405ce1da78c0b21f1b90dcfb232a8a16ab6b6e0a.exe	87
PID 4060 wrote to memory of 4176	4060	0f8f8a4b34e4cd5f214c38bd405ce1da78c0b21f1b90dcfb232a8a16ab6b6e0a.exe	87
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 3832	4176	cmd.exe	89
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 3832	4176	cmd.exe	89
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 3832	4176	cmd.exe	89
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 2788	4176	cmd.exe	90
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 2788	4176	cmd.exe	90
PID 4176 wrote to memory of 2788	4176	cmd.exe	90
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1364	2788	ijitw.exe	91
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1364	2788	ijitw.exe	91
PID 2788 wrote to memory of 1364	2788	ijitw.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0f8f8a4b34e4cd5f214c38bd405ce1da78c0b21f1b90dcfb232a8a16ab6b6e0a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0f8f8a4b34e4cd5f214c38bd405ce1da78c0b21f1b90dcfb232a8a16ab6b6e0a.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4060
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2&C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\ijitw.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0f8f8a4b34e4cd5f214c38bd405ce1da78c0b21f1b90dcfb232a8a16ab6b6e0a.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4176
- - 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:3832
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ijitw.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\ijitw.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0f8f8a4b34e4cd5f214c38bd405ce1da78c0b21f1b90dcfb232a8a16ab6b6e0a.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:2788
  - - \??\c:\Program Files\pjexv\nds.exe
      "c:\Program Files\pjexv\nds.exe" "c:\Program Files\pjexv\ndsug.dll",Compliance C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ijitw.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:1364

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\pjexv\nds.exe

Filesize
60KB

MD5
889b99c52a60dd49227c5e485a016679

SHA1
8fa889e456aa646a4d0a4349977430ce5fa5e2d7

SHA256
6cbe0e1f046b13b29bfa26f8b368281d2dda7eb9b718651d5856f22cc3e02910

SHA512
08933106eaf338dd119c45cbf1f83e723aff77cc0f8d3fc84e36253b1eb31557a54211d1d5d1cb58958188e32064d451f6c66a24b3963cccd3de07299ab90641

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

Filesize
208KB

MD5
c36e4dd672c90dac7beec084dc190175

SHA1
a1b1f636903cbc333bf6705709feb3c6f4c30154

SHA256
078b32e55c42bd530b2ee67baedf2fb0b8169b849c0ab9640db8a361ae9559d6

SHA512
cbbca72b4e9565e802fb834f37019218acc1c8bbce44a18cfaa4c52367833a7e856d7fdfb969e5309dc83b7441f722308598f67eb11e66563667425ba8fea3a9

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\??\c:\Program Files\pjexv\ndsug.dll

Filesize
141KB

MD5
ddd81530800f1a651f82bbeeb6ee7adc

SHA1
1f89ecbd70ee049a34d59c22d4afac082ab9b741

SHA256
0acff7dc3aad39a687db6eb1ffa4228f10284fd4f671e4ecaeca7e76c6d66c27

SHA512
9800c44b7a9edd04a6ca7028aa9b21ba5b7a6a647c6be8c22cbd11619f1ae533f4bc78bee562b21c9d0a901d45dc5ae2d999c81602390a9b79ac52c53e88eb1b

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memory/1364-24-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/1364-20-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/1364-19-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001004E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
312KB

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memory/2788-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2788-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/2788-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/4060-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/4060-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/4060-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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memory/4060-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044901D-memory.dmp

Filesize
292KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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